THE STAR COUNSELOR TEAM

Jamie Gale began working in the "camp world" as a teenager and is thrilled to still be doing this work decades later! She is now the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Creative Soul Camp, a creative arts summer camp and after school program.

 

Jamie is also the Founder & Owner of little om BIG OM where she and her team bring yoga and mindfulness to kids and families. Jamie is the Founder of Boss Mama, a professional and personal development group for business-owning moms and is the Co-Creator of Meet Me in Child's Pose, a Kids Yoga Teacher Training.

 

Jamie holds her BA in Spanish and a Certificate in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds multiple certifications to teach yoga and is a Certified Personal Trainer.

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Weslie Cymerman has been working with children for 20 years. She began as an overnight camp counselor, and continued as a hiking and canoeing trip leader at YMCA Camp Minikani. She was a proud teacher for a combined 15 years at Wingra School and Midvale Elementary, and now she is the owner of Outdoors We Learn, LLC, a nature-based after-school and summer camp program. She is also on the planning team of the Madison Green and Healthy School Outdoor Summit, a conference for outdoor educators. 

 

Weslie has her Elementary Education Teaching Degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Sustainability leadership Masters Certificate from Edgewood College. She is also a joyful student in many subjects, most of them offered through the natural world. 

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