Our Team

Kasondra McCracken
Curriculum & Grants Advisor
Adult Programming Lead

Kasondra McCracken is a health educator and lecturer at Arizona State University, and is a certificated holistic stress management instructor.

Her teaching career has included malaria education in West Africa, leading classes for the American Red Cross, educating second graders through Teach for America, and implementing health programs for Northern Arizona University.

She is a graduate of Yale’s Climate Change and Health certificate program and is passionate about sustainability, equity, mindfulness, and public health.

She is a mama to two amazing kiddos through adoption, one of whom was one of our first campers in 2021.

Lindsay Spear
Curriculum & Business Advisor
Wizard Training
Camp Staff and Parent Advocate

Lindsay is the parent of one of our first campers from 2021. She is helping with the parent perspective as well as advice on best business practices. She has previously run her own in-home preschool and worked with several other non-profit agencies in our community.

Lindsay also recruited our first teen counselor, Onyx, inspiring us to start our teen and college counselor program.

Adrienne Kuntz
Curriculum Advisor
& Counselor Training

Adrienne is an educator and advises university education students. Sheloves getting kids outside and helping our teen and college aged counselors connect with each students unique talents and interests. She reminds us of the power in open discovery and play.

Marcy Aldacushion
Grants Guru
Parent Advocate

Jada Santoro
Home School
Community Engagement Coordinator
Parent Advocate

Jada is a home school mom to two of our first campers from 2021, a science teacher for K-12 home educated students, and a total nature nerd!

She loves teaching science by connecting students to the world around them.

She incorporates breathing and mindfulness as an SEL tool with her students and believes that education is way more than memorizing facts!

Jada is also one of our dedicated adult camp and Forest Friday staff members!

Jennifer Buz
Science and Curriculum Advisor

Jenn works with Search and Rescue and is an avid climber, biker, hiker, backpacker and scientist. She is offering general advice on the outdoors and science curriculum. Jenn is an active volunteer in the Flagstaff Community and gives lectures and presentations around the world dealing with spectral imaging, geology. planetary science and more.

Jody Laura
Educational Start-up Advisor

Jody offers her support and expertise on educational start-up, and musical activities. Jody owns Little Music makers of Flagstaff, where she inspires young children and their parents to discover the world through music. She also works with the Flagstaff Symphony and Community Band.

Onyx loves working with and being around kids.

She is a junior in high school going into her senior year in the fall.

Onyx is certified in CPR and first aid.

During the school year she is in the after school theatre program and she is planning on getting the roll of stag manager.

Onyx is considering going to NAU and majoring in elementary educcation, environmental science, or parks and recreation manageent or some combination of those. She was Forest Magic Camp’s first every trail wizard in 2022, and inspired the entire Trail Wizard Program.

Hi! I’m Zia!

I’m going to be a Freshman in high school this fall.

Some things that I love:

soccer, art, and animals.

I’m looking forward to being a Trail Wizard at camp!

I’ve grown up in the Mountainaire neighborhood, and this will be my first year with Forest Magic Camp.

Hi! I’m Dana! (Pronounced like Dan -uh).

I love kids, animals and being outside. Crafts are my specialty and I also love talking with kids one on one and hearing what they have to say.

I grew up camping with my grandparents. I’m originally from Phoenix but have since moved here because I NEED access to nature and hikes for my well-being.

This is my first year with Forest Magic and i’ really looking forward to being part of the program.

Hi! I’m Anna
I’ll be one of the Trail Wizards in training this year. I attended camp for two years as a camper, and now I’m very excited to be working with your kids!

When I’m in school, I’m part of NJHS, Leadership, Cross Country, and I used to be part of the Choir.

After school, I spend my time in plays and musicals. I’m part of the Temple Music and Performing Arts family and love to act.

I also love nature and learning about herbs.

I enjoy video games (sometimes a bit too much) and I’m glad to have a break from the screen.

I can’t wait to meet you all and explore this amazing forest territory together!

Hi! I’m Maddie.

I have been volunteering with Forest Magic Camp and Forest Fridays for a couple years now, starting when I was only 13.

I really enjoy being outside and am interested in sustainable farming and survival skills, as well as science. I love sharing fun facts about the natural world and trying out science experiments with the kids, like last year when we tested the tik-tok watermelon rubber-band explosion trend. I am also a wiz at tie dye and  one of the only ones who can keep Schnebly from barking at 4-wheelers.

Vondaline Hernandez
Montessori Specialist

Vonda is a certified Montessorian and has worked as a Montessori Guide in Flagstaff and Phoenix for more than a decade. She is dedicated to empowering every student to succeed and to connect with the world around them while also finding the best n themselves.

Jamie Paul
Outdoor Specialist

Jamie has worked in formal and informal education with schools, libraries, and nonprofits for more than 2 decades. She is a certified Montessori Guide and Certified Public School Teacher. She loves to help kids find out that they are capable of more than they thought they were while playing outside. Jamie also loves getting kids excited about art, science, and literature.

Schnebly and Elliot
Camp Dogs

We love running and getting belly rubs. We also like pretzels but have mixed feelings about goldfish crackers. We hate four wheelers and mortocycles with a passion. We love kids and running around on sunset plateau with our tails flying!