Meet the Staff

Coordinator Team

Co-Chairs

Hannah “Meeko” Ruisi

Year and major: 2013, Nutritional Sciences/Pre-med

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Mint chocolate chip or red velvet

When I was little, I wanted to be: A veterinarian, I have always loved animals!

Secret talent: I am really good at impersonating accents

Favorite camp moment: Storming the stage at the end of the talent show and starting a dance party with the whole camp. So much CK love that night – it was truly amazing!

Rebecca “Skittles” Torres

Year and major: 2013, Psychology

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Chocolate Therapy

When I was little, I wanted to be: A school bus driver (I wanted the power they had of making everyone stop when they stopped)

Secret talent: Looking like I’m five feet tall when I’m really a lot taller

Favorite camp moment: Spontaneous dance party

Admin

 

Sam “Lilo” Canlas

Year and major: 2013, Human Development & Family Sciences

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Pineapple, because I’m exotic!

When I was little, I wanted to be: A plastic surgeon

Secret talent: I can wiggle my ears

Favorite camp moment: The closing circle with everyone, including the parents and campers. It was the best way to end the week and it made our hard work throughout the year worth every minute. It was great to hear what everyone enjoyed the most about the week and I was so happy that we could do so much for all the families.

Camper Care

 

Jeanette “Yoda” Lee

Year and major: 2016, Human Development & Family Sciences

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Mango

When I was little, I wanted to be: A pilot

Secret talent: I can flare my nose relatively fast.

Favorite camp moment: I actually haven’t attended camp yet but I imagine my favorite camp moment would be just seeing the campers’ smiles; happiness is contagious!

Fundraising

 

Sandra “Mulan” Ngo

Year and major: 2014, Biochemistry

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Pistachio gelato.. a little nutty, but I like to think people still like me.

When I was little, I wanted to be: A cashier, so I could bring all the money people gave me home to my mom.

Secret talent: Making a Mean Girls reference to anything

Favorite camp moment: Realizing the lasting impact of being part of the Kesem family at the Empowerment Ceremony

 

Megan “Squints” Lee

Year and major: 2013, Nutritional Sciences

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Coffee

When I was little, I wanted to be: A Radio City Rockette, but then I was told you have to be between 5’5″ and 5’10″…

Secret talent: Batman voice

Favorite camp moment: Listening to the conversations between campers about how much they love camp

Student Support

 

Jennifer “Roo” Lee

Year and major: 2014, Biochemistry/Pre-med

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Birthday cake ice cream

When I was little, I wanted to be: A doctor!

Secret talent: I can use all forty-something muscles to frown!

Favorite camp moment: Hearing what the parents and campers had to say on the last closing circle and being reminded how much magic was truly made that week.

Lexi “Mater” Iverson

Year and major: 2015, English/Education

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Phish Food, duh

When I was little, I wanted to be: A teacher

Secret talent: I can do the worm with my eyebrows

Favorite camp moment: The closing circle with the parents and campers

Public Relations

Andrea “Tweety” Chang

Year and major: 2014, Human Biology

If you were ice cream, what flavor would you be: Mint chocolate chip – calm and collected with a surprise hint of sassy

When I was little, I wanted to be: A potato farmer in Idaho (I dream big)

Secret talent: Picking every single pepper off a supreme pizza while leaving the rest perfectly intact

Favorite camp moment: Having 3 campers braid my hair while I tried to down as much fruit punch as humanly possible

Junior Coordinators

CKTexasJrCoords

Ashley “Blossom” Chen, ’15
Team: Student Support
Major: Biochemistry
Fun facts: I love salsa dancing, and I’m really good at catching mosquitoes with one hand!
Jessica Tran, ’15
Team: Student Support
Major: Biology
Fun facts: I once had 14 dogs at one time. I’ve gotten the term ‘hangry’ coined after me because my friends say I’m ALWAYS hungry and angry when I eat!
Aivien “Bambi” Do, ’15
Team: Fundraising
Major: Chemistry/Psychology
Fun facts: My name means ‘loving person’ in Vietnamese, and I’ve skied on double black diamond since I was 5!
Jingle Yue, ’15
Team: Admin & Programming
Major: Chemical Engineering/Pre-med
Fun facts: I love eating eggs and watermelon (but definitely not together) and I was attacked by a kangaroo in Australia!