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.

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.

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.

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Jacqueline comes to us with years of experience in emergency management and law enforcement, including her most rewarding job as a bloodhound handler with her partner Copper. She was most-recently the emergency manager for the Karuk Tribe in Northern California, where she actively helped in response to multiple disasters, including both the McKinney and Mill Fires. Utilizing her preparedness and response knowledge, Jacqueline is part of the Project:Camp team tasked with helping organize communities to support and prioritize the needs of children and families when disasters hit.

Community Preparedness Coordinator

Jared has a long history of public service, including working for California Senator Barbara Boxer and current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass while she was a U.S. Representative. Since leaving public service, Jared has worked in healthcare, integrated public behavioral health, and healthcare/mental health advocacy with Federally Qualified Health Centers. Jared received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University and his Master’s of Social Work from the University of Southern California where he focused on community organization, planning and administration (COPA concentration). He is bi-lingual (English/Spanish). At Project:Camp, Jared is part of the preparedness team working to help communities meet the needs of children and families during disasters.

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.

Seasonal Director

Having completed his Masters of Social Work degree, Newt is returning to Project:Camp for his second year as a Seasonal Director. A long-time camp director, and instrumental part of Project:Camp’s work in Maui last year, Newt brings his wealth of experience, talent and charisma to each of our pop-up camps.

Board Chair

Lorraine is COO of The Resilience Initiative, and author of the Futurisk Newsletter

Board Treasurer

Davey is the Vice President of Brand and Fan Experience for Jump

Board Secretary

Beth is the the Director of Early Career Development at Comcast NBCUniversal

Board Member

Mikey is the Executive Director and Founder of Project:Camp

Board Member

Mackenzie is the Chief of Staff to the co-CEO at Scopely