Our Counselors and Staff

Fifty volunteer counselors from Stanford University will staff the camp and will undergo extensive training prior to camp. The medical staff will include a nurse, and at least one child psychologist, social worker, or therapist. A doctor will be available on-call.



Camp Kesem Administrative Team
 
 

Camp Director

  
Noah Branman nbranman@stanford.edu  
 
 

Senior Coordinators

  
Amy Padilla amyp@stanford.edu  
Jessica Yu jsyu@stanford.edu  
 
 

Student Coordinators

  
Vang Kou Khang Administration Coordinator vkkhang@stanford.edu
Kyle Evaldez Community Outreach Coordinator kedemon@stanford.edu
Kasey Hurlbutt Counselor Coordinator kaseyh@stanford.edu
Matt McEvoy Family Relations Coordinator mtmcevoy@stanford.edu
Melissa Canney Foundations Fundraising Coordinator mcanney@stanford.edu
Mindi Summers Outdoor Leadership Program Coordinator mindisummers@stanford.edu
Peter Wright Outdoor Leadership Program Coordinator peterw08@stanford.edu
Jack Cackler Private Donors Fundraising Coordinator cackler@stanford.edu
Peter Wright Private Donors Fundraising Coordinator peterw08@stanford.edu



Camp Kesem Advisory Committee

  • Ingrid Aguirre-Happoldt, California Health Care Foundation
  • Nancy Anderson, Camp Parent
  • Dr. Michael Amylon, Stanford University School of Medicine/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
  • Judy Applesmith, Camp Parent
  • Ron Brown, Executive Director, Save Mount Diablo
  • Mychal Copeland, Rabbi, Hillel at Stanford
  • Teri Cosentino, Camp Parent
  • Deborah Costa, Education Coordinator, 2000-2001 (Founding Coordinator)
  • Eduarda Francisco, Program Director, FamiliesCAN
  • Jackie Kubicka, President and Founder, FamiliesCAN
  • Mark Lieber, Community Outreach Coordinator 2005-2006
  • Kathryn Naylor Low, Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente
  • Tali Manber, Senior Coordinator 2004-2005
  • Phyllis L. Mayberg, Stanford University
  • Sophie Messer, Senior Coordinator, 2004-2005
  • Kenda Swartz, NRG Communications
  • Elissa Test, Family Relations Coordinator 2004-2005, OLP Coordinator 2005-2007
  • Stanley F. Wanat, PhD, Field Research Director, Sociology, Stanford University
  • Melisa Wong, Administration Coordinator 2004-2005
  • Dan Zeehandelaar, Private Donor Fundraising Coordinator 2005-2006

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