Meet our staff
Ray Morrell, CD
Program Director, Chief Flight Instructor
Ray holds a Transport Canada “Advanced” pilot certificate with a Flight Reviewer rating, and he is responsible for developing our drone curriculum. Ray has experience in mentoring and coaching youth through his previous volunteer work as a youth baseball coach. He has been active in the field of safety training since 2003 and is a health & safety committee co-chair at his full-time workplace. He has also been a Canadian Forces reservist for over 20 years and has been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration.
Ray is licenced to fly drones in 34 countries, including Canada, the United States (Part 107), the United Kingdom (Flyer ID), and all 31 European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) nations. He regularly flies drones for photography and photogrammetry, and is a dad to two teenagers.
Addison Barlow, BSW, RSW
Camp Director
Addison is a registered social worker and graduate of Dalhousie University’s School of Social Work. She is the camp director and helped developed the program and supervise and mentor the counsellors. Addison also has over 5 years of experience working with youth, and was previously a summer camp program director for two national youth organizations. She is a Canadian Forces reservist and lives and works in Ancaster.
Addison brings a spark and energy to our camp that will really engage with the young minds of our campers, and she is dedicated to providing a safe, positive space for youth no matter their background or lived experience. Addison has her “Basic” level Transport Canada small remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) certificate, is an avid photographer and busy mom.
Evan
Counsellor
Evan is an keen robotics enthusiast who is studying computer science and business at Laurier. Evan was on his high school robotics team, and started with ONdronecamp in 2025 at our lead summer counsellor. In his spare time, he loves playing video games and working on his Python coding and drone piloting.
Liv
Counsellor
Liv is a professional drone pilot and videographer who manages a busy schedule coaching youth soccer and baseball. She has her Advanced RPAS pilot certificate from Transport Canada, and is a graduate of the Humber College Film & Television Production Program. Liv joined the team in 2025 as our casual camp counsellor.
Amaan
Student Counsellor
Amaan is a high school student with a strong interest in math and science, and an active community volunteer. This is his first camp counsellor job, and he has really enjoyed working with and mentoring youths, applying his block-based coding experience and positive attitude.
Rhea
Student Counsellor
Rhea is an enthusiastic “graduate” of our first March Break camp, where she says her favorite thing was the drone obstacle course. She loves to watch movies and TV shows in her free time and her favorite fruit is mangoes. She obtained her “Basic” RPAS pilot certificate in 2024.
Ethan
Student Counsellor
Ethan enjoys technology, video gaming, and playing soccer. His favorite subjects at school are math and science. Ethan, along with brother Zachary, attended the March Break session of ONdronecamp and earned their “wings” and also passed the Transport Canada “Basic” RPAS pilot exam
Zachary
Student Counsellor
Zachary also likes math and science, as well as computer programming. He especially likes learning about how machines and technology are built. During the March Break ONdronecamp, which he attended with his brother Ethan, he really enjoyed the coding and drone flying. Zachary also graduated with his “Basic” pilot certification.
All of our adult staff hold current Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSC’s) through their local police service.