Staff

Our Trail Wizards, Wizards in Training, and Board Witches work to keep the magic going all year round!

Trail Wizards

2026

  • 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.

  • I am excited to be a trail wizard because I heard about it from my friend Cat, and she has told me so much about how much shes loved working here over the summer. I also haven’t worked at a summer camp since High School and I loved it so I look forward to doing this again and getting to have fun and help kids learn. I wanted to be a teacher when I first came to college, and although I changed my major I still absolutely love teaching kids and having that just absolutely fun energy at summer camps. And also I'll get paid for running around outdoors and having fun? Heck yeah.

  • Cat loves to be outside, and to work with others in her community, and she led the way on consciously creating relationship with the wizard team last year. She is in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program at NAU and is interested in pursuing wilderness or outdoor education as a career. She also teaches at Trail Blazers!

  • Hunter is an art teacher at Basis and a grad student in Philosophy at NAU. She worked with Elliott to start our music program last summer and is always ready to lend a listening ear or sit with a camper when they need a moment of zin.

  • Eva is a Trail Wizard and NAU student who writes comedy, is the oldest girl of 4 siblings and has prior experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She loves the outdoors and is excited to craft and spot silly looking animals!

  • Hailey enjoys the outdoors and working with children, making her a perfect fit. She has always cared for younger siblings and cannot imagine a summer job that she could be more excited about. Hailey fell in love with the Forest Magic Community last summer and currently works at trail Blazers while she continues her studies at NAU.

Trail Wizards in Training

2026

  • Louis has been at camp since 2021 and is an excellent story teller, and epic lizard catcher and biographer. He also enjoys robotics outside of camp.

  • Astrid is a busy band student so we usually only get her for part of the summer fitted in around her band camps. This was her second year at camp and she is indispensable in spreading fun and wrangling adventurers.

  • Hi! I’m Mia. I’m thirteen years old and I homeschool. But pretty soon I’ll be going to a new school called FALA for high school, and I’m so excited about it! I do something called Aerial Trapeze at this amazing studio called “Momentum Aerial” I also love creating poetry. I’ve read so many books, my favorite is currently Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. (At least for now!) Forest Magic has played such a ground breaking role breaking me out of my shell. If it weren’t for the founder of Forest Magic, Ms.Jamie, and my mother, I wouldn’t be a T.W.I.T! I love Forest Magic so much, so I hope you do too.

  • Hello! My name’s Ash, and I’ve been going here for five years as a camper, and now I’m going as a Trail Wizard in Training. I love being outside, eating watermelon, listening to nice music, playing video games, and catching frogs! I hope to have an excellent and exciting time with all of you!

  • Hi, I’m Julie and I’m 13. I really love art and music. I’ve been coming to this camp for the past two years and I really love how outdoorsy it is. I love working with kids and I usually babysit or take jobs where I get to spend time with them. I also like making friends with the kids and helping them have fun!

Trail Wizards

2025

  • 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.

  • Elliott grew up in Kentucky and attended a camp their that inspired them to be a counselor at Forest Magic! They are a fine art major at NAU specializing in printmaking, they also run the local Flounder House Art Markets and are in a band. Elliott keeps busy! They helped to introduce music at circle time last year with their fabulous guitar skills!

  • Cat loves to be outside, and to work with others in her community, and she led the way on consciously creating relationship with the wizard team last year. She is in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program at NAU and is interested in pursuing wilderness or outdoor education as a career. She also teaches at Trail Blazers!

  • Hunter is an art teacher at Basis and a grad student in Philosophy at NAU. She worked with Elliott to start our music program last summer and is always ready to lend a listening ear or sit with a camper when they need a moment of zin.

  • Savannah is a health Sciences Student at NAU and she loves the outdoors, kids, and the Montessori philosophy! She attended a public Montessori school for elementary and middle school, where she built some of her favorite memories. Savannah is always ready to connect with a child and bring out their silly as she helps them build core forest memories.

  • Hailey enjoys the outdoors and working with children, making her a perfect fit. She has always cared for younger siblings and cannot imagine a summer job that she could be more excited about. Hailey fell in love with the Forest Magic Community last summer and currently works at trail Blazers while she continues her studies at NAU.

Trail Wizards in Training

2025

  • Lily spent her early years here in Flaga nd moved to Tucson in Kindergarten. She has come back up for several summers to attend camp and work as a TWIT! Her little Sister Milli joined us this summer. Lily is a girl scout, a design thinker, and a killer MC for the talent show.

  • Louis has been at camp since 2021 and is an excellent story teller, and epic lizard catcher and biographer. He also enjoys robotics outside of camp.

  • Haylee is one of our resident artists and discovered her skills this summer on bandannas and faces. She was the other half of our Talent Show MC team last summer. She does face paint tattoos at art markets around town, inspired by her camp experience!

  • Astrid is a busy band student so we usually only get her for part of the summer fitted in around her band camps. This was her second year at camp and she is indispensable in spreading fun and wrangling adventurers.

  • Hi! I’m Mia. I’m thirteen years old and I homeschool. But pretty soon I’ll be going to a new school called FALA for high school, and I’m so excited about it! I do something called Aerial Trapeze at this amazing studio called “Momentum Aerial” I also love creating poetry. I’ve read so many books, my favorite is currently Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. (At least for now!) Forest Magic has played such a ground breaking role breaking me out of my shell. If it weren’t for the founder of Forest Magic, Ms.Jamie, and my mother, I wouldn’t be a T.W.I.T! I love Forest Magic so much, so I hope you do too.

  • Hello! My name’s Ash, and I’ve been going here for five years as a camper, and now I’m going as a Trail Wizard in Training. I love being outside, eating watermelon, listening to nice music, playing video games, and catching frogs! I hope to have an excellent and exciting time with all of you!

  • Hi, I’m Julie and I’m 13. I really love art and music. I’ve been coming to this camp for the past two years and I really love how outdoorsy it is. I love working with kids and I usually babysit or take jobs where I get to spend time with them. I also like making friends with the kids and helping them have fun!

Trail Wizards

2024

Maddie

Cassie

Dana

Zia

Onyx

Anna

Board Members and Camp Witches

  • Community Engagement Coordinator

    Jada is a mom to two of our first campers from 2021, a science teacher for K-8 home educated students, and a total nature nerd! She loves teaching science by connecting students to the world around them.

    Jada is also the founder and program director of Trailblazers Learning Community!

    Jada is one of our dedicated adult camp and Forest Friday staff members. She leads the Camp Canteen and supervises our food prep wizards every summer!

  • 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 Wizard program.

    Lindsey also works as one of our adult staffers in summer and at Forest Fridays!

  • Jamie Paul
    Outdoor Specialist

    Marketing and Communications

    Care of Magical Beasts

    Co-Founder

    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.

    Jamie also works as one of our adult staffers at Camp and Forest Fridays.


  • Grants Guru

    Parent Advocate

    Marcy is mother to one of our first campers from 2021 and is an indispensable addition to our governing board, chasing down grants and helping to strategize for our organizational sustainability.

  • Montessori Specialist

    Co-Founder

    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 in themselves.

    Her niece was also one of our founding campers in 2021.

  • Kristine is a parent and an active community advocate in Flagstaff with connections to the Foster Community, FUSD, and affordable housing. She advises on partnership , service, and resource opportunities and is a constant source of encourgament!

  • Science and Curriculum Advisor

    Outdoor Safety Specialist

    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.

    Her nieces and nephews have been at camp for several years.

    Jenn is also a member of the Foster Family Community in Flagstaff and helps to coordinate outreach to that community

Camp Dogs!

Schnebly and Elliott love to help us have fun outdoors!

And they love belly rubs.

Supporters

& Retired

Board Members

  • Curriculum & Grants Advisor
    Adult Programming Incubator

    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.

  • 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.

  • Curriculum Advisor
    & Counselor Training

    Adrienne is an educator and advises university education students. She loves 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.