Cactus Day Camp Staff 2012
This is Catherine’s 1st year at CDC. Catherine graduated from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. She went on to earn her J.D. from ASU. She grew up attending, volunteering, and working at her mother’s Montessori school and ultimately decided her passion is early childhood education. She has taught for years in many Montessori classrooms. She now teaches Kindergarten-First Grade at the Fountain Hills Charter School. Catherine will be a counselor for the Geckos this summer, in addition to driving the Scottsdale pick-up and drop-off CDC van.
J.T., age 19, comes to AZ from Washington State just this year and will be the counselor of the Coyotes. J.T. is entering his sophomore year at Arizona Christian University where he is currently in the general studies program. He is pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a professional baseball player. He has enjoyed being a referee for a youth flag football team. He looks forward to providing a safe and fun filled camp experience at the CDC this summer. His nickname is Jam & Toast. He is outgoing and likes to have fun.
This is Kyle’s first year at CDC. Born in Arizona, he is studying athletic training at Colorado State University at Pueblo, CO. After graduation his goal is to manage collegiate or professional teams as their athletic trainer and would love to play professional soccer. Kyle coached youth soccer for three years and volunteered assisting children with disabilities with their daily living skills. Kyle will be a counselor for the Roadrunners.
This is Crystal’s 2nd summer at CDC. She is 22 and was born in Ravenna, Ohio. Crystal came to AZ in 2010. She attends Scottsdale Community College and is pursuing a career as a 4th grade teacher. Currently Crystal is a teacher’s asst. for grades 4-8 at F.H. Charter School. Crystal is the counselor for the Ladybugs.
This is Laura’s second summer at CDC. She is a Fountain Hills native and is going into her junior year at Grand Canyon University this fall. Her major is Elementary Education and English. Laura loves to volunteer, tutor and mentor children and to be a positive, supportive role model teaching them that they are capable and able to accomplish anything. Laura will be the Panther counselor.
Rachel is back working at CDC for her 2nd summer. She was born in AZ, and is a junior at NAU where she is studying earth science/secondary education. Rachel’s career goal is to teach middle school and high school sciences. Rachel has several years of experience working with children in a variety of settings and roles such as: tennis coach, tutor, childcare worker, volunteer and camp leader. Rachel will be the counselor to the Butterflies.
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