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Staff Spotlight: Sam Ward, Program Manager

Connecting Kids to Sparks: Sam Ward’s Journey to Leadership at Camp Fire Central Oregon  Sam Ward’s (she/her/hers) journey as program manager at Camp Fire Central Oregon has been a story of fostering connections between people, nature, and the spark of discovery. A long-time outdoor adventurer, Sam—whose camp name is “RAAAAAAAAAAAA”—is deeply passionate about bringing people…Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight: Jess Pederson

Jess Pederson, STEAM Program Coordinator: Coding ‘Creative’ Into Camp Fire’s STEAM Success There’s no question that fall is a super cool time of year for Camp Fire. In particular, that’s when our FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Competition Teams take shape and start skilling up to compete in the upcoming FLL Qualifying Tournament, taking place at…Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight: Carissa

Carissa, Program Support Specialist: Keeping Customer Service and Programs on Track This month, we’re introducing our new Program Support Specialist: Carissa. A welcome addition to the Camp Fire crew, she’s helping drive success from within, supporting customer service needs and a host of back-end program-assistance tasks and to-dos. Read on to learn about Carissa’s background,…Continue reading

Staff Spotlight: Avara Roberts

Avara Roberts, Afterschool Program Coordinator, South County: Bringing Localness, Expertise and Fantastic Fun to New Three Rivers Location Hip hip hooray! We’re so thrilled to announce Avara Roberts has joined Camp Fire Central Oregon’s afterschool program team! As our Afterschool Program Coordinator in South County, she’s serving as the site lead for this new and…Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight: Javier Leiva

Javier Leiva, Executive Administrator, a Superstar Behind Camp Scenes Javier Leiva, our superstar executive administrator, joined Camp Fire in 2020. Soon after moving to Central Oregon and seeing a job opening to teach Spanish in our afterschool program, he decide to apply but, shortly after that, found himself landing a different position—growing the STEM program,…Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight: Logan Betts

Logan Betts, STEM Program Coordinator: Engineering Powerful Connection for Camp Fire Kids It’s hard to believe that Logan Betts (she/her/hers) has only been with Camp Fire Central Oregon for a little over a year. After joining our SummerKids team and then shifting into her current role as STEM Program Coordinator, she’s quickly become so invested…Continue reading

Our Promise

Young people want to shape the world.

Camp Fire provides the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are.

In Camp Fire, it begins now.

Light the fire within