Children are particularly vulnerable during disasters. That’s where we come in.
Our Team
-
Mikey Latner
Founder | Executive Director
A former camp director with two decades of camp experience under his belt, Mikey founded Project:Camp with the idea that camp and childcare professionals have critical skills to offer in times of emergency. In developing our pop-up camp model, Mikey sought to use the structure of camp as a vehicle to bring joy, safety and peace of mind to children and parents impacted by natural disasters. He hopes this work leads to a seismic shift in the disaster response ecosystem, creating a more holistic, trauma-informed and community-driven model that prioritizes the needs of families during emergencies.
-
Ozzie Baron
Co-Founder | Deputy Director
With background and experience in the world of tech startups, Ozzie is passionate about making organizations as effective and efficient as possible. Project:Camp allows Ozzie to indulge in his love of summer camp and help bring enriching experiences to children impacted by natural disasters. At Project:Camp, Ozzie oversees our Camps program and focuses on organizational strategy and operations, making sure our vision is clear and everyone in the organization is working towards that vision.
-
Henry Meier
Director of External Affairs
Henry is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in publications that include the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Los Angeles Business Journal and has edited a book on basketball coaching philosophy. As the Director of External Affairs for Project:Camp, he is passionate about championing the stories of children and families, and ensuring their needs are met during disasters. His work focuses on both on the preparedness and response fronts, where he can be found alternating between high-level strategic planning with emergency managers and even higher-level finger painting with groups of 2nd graders.
-
Madeline McClelland
Camps Manager
Madeline has had her heart in camps for many years, starting as a counselor and outdoor educator before working as a director at Mountain Camp, a residential summer camp near Lake Tahoe. After seeing the impacts of climate change on her own camp, Madeline worked with Project:Camp on assisting with organizing camps in Florida and Maui before joining the team full time as the Camps Manager. At Project:Camp, Madeline is part of the Camps team working to pop-up high-quality, trauma-informed day camps to support children and families impacted by disasters.
Board of Directors
-
Lorraine Schneider, CEM
Board Chair
Lorraine is COO of The Resilience Initiative, and author of the Futurisk Newsletter
-
Davey Baron
Board Treasurer
Davey is the Vice President of Brand and Fan Experience for Jump
-
Beth Kanofsky
Board Secretary
Beth is the the Director of Early Career Development at Comcast NBCUniversal
-
Mikey Latner
Board Member
Mikey is the Executive Director and Founder of Project:Camp
-
Mackenzie Lee
Board Member
Mackenzie is the Chief of Staff to the co-CEO at Scopely
Board of Advisors
-
Dr. Rita Burke, PhD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences and Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine
-
Dillon Taylor
Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
-
Lala Wu
Co-Founder | Executive Director, Sister District Project
-
Erika Atkins
Executive Director at Bloomingdale School of Music
-
Andy Kimmelman
Owner | Director, Tumbleweed Day Camp
-
Stan Hays
Co-Founder | CEO, Operation BBQ Relief
-
Ron Towns
School Principal, Oakland Unified School District
-
Umar Hakim
Executive Director, ILM Foundation
Project:Camp in the News