My name is Mario Del Cueto, and I’m the Owner/Director of Eagle’s Landing Day Camp. My wife Monika and I stepped into this role in September 2026. Whether you’ve been part of the Eagle’s Landing family for years or you’re just getting to know us, consider this my “Hi! Nice to meet you!”
Last summer, we got to spend time at camp, meeting the team, talking with leadership, and seeing camp in action. And WOW were we impressed!
I visited week six, and the camp was spotless. Directors, Division Leaders, Counselors, and campers bending over to pick up anything they saw on the ground. This action is emblematic of something larger. It’s a sign that people care, and that they want camp to feel (and look) as good in August as it did at the first day drop-off.
And I saw so many Counselors walking backward.
You might be thinking, “Walking backward? Mario, why does this matter? Won’t they trip?”
It’s subtle, but it’s a significant signal of something special. I saw staff walking backward between activities, counting heads, talking to gaggles of campers, and making sure everyone’s involved and engaged during transitions. When staff walk backward, it makes kids feel seen, heard, and cared for in the group.
During those visits, I also sat down individually with every Division Leader, eager to hear their camp stories. It was a great chance to see why kids and families keep coming back to Eagle’s Landing. The people here at camp, those folks dressing up for Special Days and energetically singing during Morning Gathering, truly care for children… and want to see that happen summer after summer.
For years now, the thing I’ve wanted most is for kids to have life-changing experiences at summer camp. Experiences that foster independence, drive social-emotional growth, and build friendship-making skills. So much of what I saw told me Eagle’s Landing is one of those places.
A little about me. I’ve worked in camps and around kids my whole career. While in management consulting at Bain & Company in NYC, I saved my vacation days to visit Camp Directors, tour camp facilities, and present at camp conferences. I took this one step further and left the corporate world to start a day camp out in California, my home state!
This was all with one thing in mind: own and run a NY/NJ day camp. I bought this one myself, with my own name on it, and no investors. When a group of 30 camps went up for sale in summer 2026, most of them were bought by private equity and investment groups. Two were bought by individuals. Eagle’s Landing is one of those two and will forever remain a family business.
Oh, and one more thing, because it’s just a little bit (a lot a bit) important. Our daughter Isa was born on Labor Day 2026. So, yes, Fall 2026 was an incredible stretch.
It’s not lost on me that Isa joined our family and the Eagle’s Landing family within two weeks of each other. She’ll grow up at this camp. Her childhood will be this camp. I want it to be great for the same reasons our full ELDC community does.
Whether your family has been with us for years or you’re still deciding, we want to hear from you, in ways big and small, about your hopes for Eagle’s Landing Day Camp.
Email us at Info@EaglesLandingDayCamp.com, call or text my cell at 818-669-9367, whatever works for you. I’m eager to chat camp!
With excitement and summer cheer,
Mario, Monika, and Isa
