Meet Our Day Camp Team: Talia Giorno

Talia Giorno, one of the Elmhurst YMCA’s Day Camp Counselors, is from Elmhurst and is a recent York Community High School graduate! She will be joining the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the fall as part of the engineering undeclared program. 

She’s looking forward to staying active and spending lots of time outside at Day Camp this summer!

Q: Why did you choose to become a Counselor for the Y? 

A: I love working with kids and wanted to work somewhere with a community focus.

Q: What do you like most about the work that the Y does? 

A: I love the emphasis on inclusion and community!

Q: What’s one thing people don’t know about you that they would be surprised to find out? 

A: I’ve been a competitive dancer for eight years!

Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be (and why)? 

A: Teleportation; I could visit so many amazing places and meet so many amazing people.

Q: What’s the last song you listened to? 

A: “Somebody to Love” by Justin Beiber.

Q: What’s one thing on your bucket list? 

A: Jump off the high dive (so scary!).

Q: Anything else you want to share with us? We love random tidbits and facts! 

A: I have a dog named Sonny!

The YMCA of Metro Chicago believes in the power of play. We play for fun and for progress. Day Camp at the Y empowers Chicagoland youth to do mighty things — making friends, developing new skills, creating life-shaping experiences, and so much more! 

Our experienced and talented counselors and staff are committed to making sure your camper experiences a full day of play, exploration, learning, and personal growth. Here at the Y, we want to show off our Day Camp team’s amazing talents and contributions to our community — and find even more talented, community-oriented individuals who want to work at the YMCA!