Liz Stovall

I arrived at Clearwater in the 2nd session of 1994 as a city kid, bewildered after the 8-hour bus ride from Chicago and a bit overwhelmed by the screams of older girls reuniting and overjoyed to be back at camp. I’m not sure if it was the history, the safety I felt in the community, or the beauty of Lake Tomahawk, but I knew in that first summer that Clearwater was a place I didn’t just want to be a part of – it was a place I wanted to belong. Clearwater became my summer home for the next eight summers as a camper and seven more after that as a leadership, counselor, and trip leader. Clearwater taught me that I was funny and also that I could do things physically that I thought were for some other kind of kid – I learned to sail, waterski, and canoe and that I could carry a pack hiking. I found friends that I could laugh for hours with. I learned that nature is a force that calms me and I learned how to have fun!

As far as the rest of my life, I’ve spent most of my career at the intersection of the public and private sectors, spending time as a staffer in the Illinois State Senate and working for over a decade as a Public Sector Consultant at Deloitte and Slalom. I specialize today in guiding health systems, non profits, and global corporations through successful Digital Transformation. I live in Chicago with my wife and two dogs and serve as the Vice Chair of the Equality Illinois Institute Board as well as the Chair of the Equality Illinois PAC. I hold degrees in English – Creative Writing from Colby College and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Chicago Harris School.