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
Counselor Training

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.

Heather Weisenberg
Curriculum and Marketing Adviso
Adult Programming Lead

Heather grew up in Northern Arizona and knows the power in connecting to our area. She has managed various businesses and helped community organizations connect to marketing opportunities in the past. She enjoys connecting people of all ages to nature and to the mental health benefits of slowing down.

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
Lead Counselor

Hi my name is Onyx.

I love working with and being around kids.

I am a sophomore in high school going into my junior year. I am certified in CPR and first aid.

During the school year I am in the after school theater program and I am planning on getting the roll of stage manager.

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 gold fish crackers. We hate four wheelers and mortocycles with a passion. We love kids!