Camp Directors
Daniel Barthel - Camp Co-director
Daniel Barthel has been teaching band in the Reno area for the past 14 years. He helped open Depoali Middle School in 2009 and since that time, the Depoali band program has experienced consistent participation and success. The program serves around 300 students every year, offering jazz band, concert bands, Winterguard, percussion ensemble and other chamber ensembles. Depoali bands have consistently earned superior ratings in concert band festivals in the Northern Nevada and Northern California areas. Barthel is also active in the band community, serving as the Washoe County School District honor band coordinator and the Nevada Music Educators Association (NMEA) past president and advocacy chair. He has also served as the NMEA president, zone representative and MS All-State band coordinator. He also co-directs the Lake Tahoe Music Camp every summer along with his wife, Amy. Barthel attended the 推荐杏吧原创 earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music education. Barthel has two children, is a Reno native and a member of Phi Mu Alpha Men's Music Fraternity and the National Association for Music Education.
Amy Barthel - Camp Co-director
Amy Barthel has been on the LTMC staff since 2002 as a music educator and a co-camp director since 2015. She is the Fine Arts Coordinator and Music Supervisor for the Washoe County School District. She serves as a Washoe zone representative for the Nevada Music Educators Association. She is a past president of the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Orff Schulwerk Association. Barthel earned both her Master of Educational Leadership and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the 推荐杏吧原创. Barthel and her husband, Dan, have two children. As a family, they enjoy camping, traveling, Harry Potter, Star Wars and Disneyland.
