Meet Our Leadership Team:
Max & Alli King
Owners/Directors
Max and Alli King are no strangers to summer camp. Together, they have a long history of being involved in the camp community and are excited to bring their talents, along with a stellar team of camp professionals, to relaunch and revive Camp Arrowhead.
Summer camp has been a part of Max’s life since he was young. After attending Falling Creek Camp as a kid for 9 summers, he went on to be a staff member for 5 additional summers. Most importantly, he met his wife, Alli, while working at Falling Creek in 2010. Their mutual camp leadership roles in 2012 strengthened their relationship in countless ways, which ultimately led to an at-camp marriage proposal. After graduating from Appalachian State, Max moved to Charleston, SC where he began investing in and managing rental properties in the heart of the Historic Downtown Area. Alli graduated from the University of Virginia and currently teaches at Carolina Day School in Asheville.
Max and Alli live in Flat Rock with their daughters.
John Bates
Owner / Staffing Director
Originally from Florida, John spent his summers at the nearby Falling Creek Camp where he developed a life long love for the outdoors. After graduating from the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee he continued his education doing graduate work at Clemson’s youth development leadership program.
John has spent nearly 20 years involved in youth development programming starting in roles such as: outdoor educator, teachers assistant for the intellectually disabled, and direct care personnel for students on the autism spectrum. Additionally, John has served in directorial capacity at several camps in Western North Carolina and is excited to apply his knowledge and experience to Camp Arrowhead.
John and his wife, Alexandria live with their two daughters in Hendersonville. At home, John likes to spend his time playing with the family, working in the garden, and exploring the outdoors.
Justin Ausburn
Associate Director
Justin has been roaming the woods of Arrowhead since 2008. In that time he has served in various roles from counselor to director. He now serves as an associate director, as well as teaches all things woodsy during the summers. He is thankful to be a part of bringing new campers into the Arrowhead family while representing the ones that came before them.
Justin grew up right down the road and spent his summers attending Boy Scout camp. He attended Appalachian State University as an NC Teaching Fellow and now teaches middle school engineering and design classes. When he is not practicing primitive skills at camp or building robots in his shop at school, he is at home usually doing a combination of those things.