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Who's Who?
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Heather
Grey
Camp Co-Manager
I first brought my daughter Moriah to camp in 1989
when she was four. It didn't take her long to woo most of the
campers. We both got thoroughly into it, and have been involved
ever since. With Geoph as a co-conspirator, I assumed a camp
co-manager role twelve years ago. In my regular life I'm the
Warehouse Supervisor for the USCA, a cooperative student housing
non-profit in Berkeley, CA. |
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Geoph
Kozeny
Camp Co-Manager (1950 - 2007)
I first brought my 12-year-old daughter to camp in 1986--and
we both got hooked. I've been involved ever since, and assumed
a camp co-manager role twelve years ago. Although I love the
Potholes, the volleyball games, the campfire sing-along, and
most of the discussions and workshops, what brings me back
year after year is the sense of "tribe"--each year
Co-op Camp is like a grand tribal reunion. In my “regular” life,
I'm an activist in the intentional communities movement and
have produced a 90-minute video documentary about them: “Visions
of Utopia: Experiments in Sustainable Culture.” |
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Victor
Aguiar
Camp Co-Manager
I first came to camp with my wife, Julie and our newborn son,
Jesse in 1991. We all got thoroughly into it, and became more
and more involved each year--until 2000 when I got invited
to sign on as an at-camp manager. In my regular life I am
a program director for Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, a non-profit
education and consulting agency. I'm a musician and an expert
in resource conservation, and my primary role at camp--shared
by Julie--is to keep the late-night card games going. |
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Nydia
Cooper
Computer Techie, So. California Support
1995 was my family's first year of camp, and the following
year I led preschool for a week. At camp in '97 I signed
on as a full-on manager, then family and job pressures in
2002 prompted me to scale back in the off season. I was
responsible for creating the first camp website and the
listserve, and still help out coordinating camp biz in southern
California. In my "regular" life, I run a small
computer consulting business in Pasadena and also do contract
work for some gargantuan corporations. I am the mother of
three bright, beautiful rascals--Aidyn, almost 12; Griffin,
almost 14; and Cameron, 16. My family is really looking forward
to our 12th consecutive year at Co-op Camp! |
Former Major Staffers
(We love our "Graduate Campers"! )
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Liz
Weissel
6 years as Heather's right-hand ma'am
Heather, who was my boss at USCA, got me to come to camp
in 2001. I was looking forward to a break from Berkeley,
and figured that I could curl up with a book and ignore the
rest of the campers. Wrong! The community energy and sheer
goodwill of my fellow campers has brought me back each year--with
friends and family in tow! I have worked on the newspaper,
dayboard, in the pre-school, in the office, as the volunteer
coordinator, and as the truck-driving supply-hauling muscle.
I've also been a resource person (Social and Environmentally
Friendly Buying). I now have a collection of gorgeous tie-dyes,
and I'm practicing "Set" (the card game) so that
I can beat the Aguiars next time. |
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Drew
Navarro
8 years as Teen Instigator (Program Advisor)
My first year at camp was 1998, and I haven't missed
a year since. I moved from Berkeley to Boise, Idaho, four
years ago and now work as a legal assistant at a criminal
defense law firm. I'm also musical director for Prairie Dog
Productions, and play drums in a band called, "Joey
November."
[Drew also plays a mean Elton John on the piano.] |
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Adam
Ganes
3 years as Sports Program Coordinator
In 2003 Heather and Liz told me that Camp was the greatest
place on earth, and convinced me to give up my lifelong "other"
camp to be the sports guy at Co-op Camp. At camp I also volunteered
to be the announcement guy and to emcee the talent show--I
sure hope no one is sick of listening to me yet, because I
expect to be involved for the rest of my life. And then there
are the Potholes, whose enjoyment factor is doubled by the
fact that you don't have to drive to them. I'm looking for
ways to come back, but scheduling's tough because I got hired
to be the director of a kid's camp. |
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