About 4 Star Camps

About 4 Star Camps

• 4 Star Camps has been a leader in conducting outstanding summer programs since 1975.
• Since its inception, 4 Star has been family owned and operated.  It is not an agency of the University of Virginia.
• We now offer three separate camps at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville - all with their own unique goals and atmosphere.
• Each summer we bring together an outstanding group of instructors, counselors, Program Directors, and Resident Advisors to ensure a safe and positive experience for our students.
• We are very proud of our professional team who work to provide our students the best experience possible.
• Supervision is clearly our number one priority but other goals include building a caring and supportive environment with attention given to each individual.
• Diversity is important to us - in our community everyone is welcome and respected.  Each year we attract young people from all over the country and the rest of the world - people from fascinating and diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.  We are dedicated to providing an atmosphere of mutual respect and acceptance of people from diverse backgrounds.

About University of Virginia

About University of Virginia

• U.S. News and World Report has rated the University of Virginia the top public university in the country.
• The New York Times has declared it "the greatest campus plan in the history of American architecture".
• The University to this day bears the influence of Thomas Jefferson, he conceived it, designed it and built it, hired its original faculty and created its academic mission.
• Jefferson's original "academical village" remains to this day the University's spiritual core - the domed Rotunda, gleaming white columns and red brick pavilions, where faculty still live and conduct classes, open upon the breathtakingly beautiful lawn.

About Charlottesville

Some of the many great things you may see and do in and around Charlottesville include:

• "The Corner" - bookstores, shops and cafes which have almost become a part of the University.
• The Downtown Mall - an enchanting pedestrian mall with outdoor concerts, dining and art galleries.
• History - nearby you will find Civil War battlefields and the homes of three presidents (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe).
• Culture - over 20 movie theaters, light opera at Ashlawn, concerts on tour and Charlottesville's own Municipal Band.

Meet our Staff

Ann Grubbs - Associate Director

Ann has 32 years of experience in all aspects of the camp business from running the administrative office and enrolling students, to designing databases and program content, to marketing the programs and setting up the personnel office and continues to work in all those areas.  She is also a USPTA certified tennis teaching professional with experience teaching adults and juniors in both camp and club settings.  Ann has been the director of 4 Star Camp locations from Connecticut to Florida.  She is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a former collegiate tennis player.

Marietta Naramore - Administrative Director

Marietta is a business school graduate of George Mason University.  For 26 years Marietta has been the administrative director, ensuring that each camper is carefully matched to the best program for them.  Selecting a camp can be stressful for both parents and campers and Marietta works tirelessly to provide a customer friendly enrollment experience.  She coordinates students getting to camp and runs the show in the camp's administrative office in Springfield, VA.  Marietta is the person to contact for camp information and registration.

Christopher "Cubby" Cubbage - Director of Athletics

Cubby is a USPTA certified tennis teaching professional with 27 years of teaching and playing experience.  He has been a Director of Tennis and Head Professional at clubs from Massachusetts to Georgia, he has coached a USTA Zonal Team, been a conference speaker for the New England Division of the USPTA, as well as coached and traveled with several nationally ranked junior players.  cubby is also the founder of the Matilda Blue Adaptive Tennis Program for children with autism spectrum disorder and on the advisory board for QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia.  His collegiate career prior to focusing on tennis was as a scholarship baseball player at Louisburg Junior College and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Tim Riskie - Director of Tennis - University of Virginia

Tim is currently in his first year as Head Tennis and Squash coach at Hobart College.  Prior to Hobart, he was the Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach at Allegheny College for two years.  Tim is a PTR certified tennis teaching professional who played his collegiate tennis Washington College, Chestertown, MD, where he was an ITA Academic All-American as well as team captain.  His post college experiences range from tennis pro at a country club to working for USTA Middle States as a communication and marketing intern, to Graduate Assistant Men's and Women's coach at Drexel University while completing his Masters in Communications in 2009.  Tim is a 4 Star veteran having worked at 4 Star Camps as a tennis counselor during his college days.

Scott Ezell - PGA Professional and Golf Director

Scott has been helping golfers improve their games for over 22 years.  A collegiate and tour golfer, Scott moved to Virginia in 1994 and has served both as the University of Virginia's Assistant Golf Coach and Birdwood's Director of Instruction.  His expertise and genuine love of working with kids is one of the most outstanding highlights of our golf camp.