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World Camp's Board of Directors
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Baker Henson, Board Chair. Baker has been working with World Camp
since putting through the original paperwork to found
the organization while he was still in college. At last
count, he has made the journey to Malawi over twenty
times. Over the years his love for the Malawian people
has grown along with his familiarity with the nuances of
the culture. He has successfully led more than two
hundred volunteers through the World Camp program,
taking the time to show each one the ups and downs of
working in Africa, while looking out for the well-being
of all. In addition to his work in Malawi, he has worked
in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, and
completed a bike trip through most of Eastern Africa. He
is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of North
Carolina, and is now in Medical School at Virginia
Tech. |
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Elizabeth Jernigan, Secretary. Liz received her undergraduate degree
in English and Anthropology from Appalachian State in
2002. She then spent a year working with the Maryland
Conservation Corps, an Americorps program before hiking
the Appalachian Trail in 2004. She received her Masters
of Public Affairs with a concentration in Nonprofit
Management from UNC-Greensboro in 2008. Liz is
currently Stormwater Outreach and Education Coordinator
for the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments in
Greensboro, NC. She has watched World Camp grow as a
nonprofit and is excited about the opportunity to work
with the rest of the World Camp team to ensure their
continued success. |
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Benjamin Crosswell,
Assistant Secretary.
Ben is from Boone, North Carolina and graduated from the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2006. He
has been involved with World Camp for four years both as
a volunteer and a Program Coordinator. He currently
works for Axceler in Los Angeles, California. He joined the Board of Directors in 2008. |
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Peter Goff,
Assistant Treasurer. Pete began his involvement
with WC as a volunteer instructor in January 2004. This
trip inspired Pete to learn more about the HIV/AIDS
pandemic in Africa by volunteering with organizations
addressing this problem from a variety of angles. After
graduating from Middlebury College in May 2005 with a
B.A. in Biochemistry, he spent several months
volunteering, teaching, and studying with various
HIV/AIDS related groups in East and Southern Africa.
Subsequently, Pete joined Dr. Frederick Alt's lab at the
Immune Disease Institute and Harvard Medical School to
research immune system development and diversification
in B- and T- lineage cells. Pete then moved to Dr.
Nathaniel Landau's lab in the New York University School
of Medicine's Microbial Pathogenesis Program, where he
investigated the molecular mechanisms responsible for
HIV nuclear import. He recently completed a Master of
Liberal Arts degree with a focus in biology at Harvard
in May 2009. |
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Sonal Raja, Board Member.
Sonal began her
involvement with World Camp when she traveled to Malawi,
Africa as a volunteer during the summer of 2006. Seeing
the positive impact the program had on the children in
Malawi and understanding the power of education at a
much deeper level, Sonal decided she wanted to take a
leap and try to start the program in India. The
following year, Sonal traveled on and off to India to
set up World Camp India and assisted in running the
first session in Ahmedabad, India during the summer of
2007. Sonal has worked abroad in different capacities
in South Africa and Thailand. She graduated from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel with a double
major in Political Science and International Studies in
2002 and is currently finishing up her third year in law
school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill where she was named Public Service student of the year. |
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Robert Lamb,
Board Member. Rob worked as a program coordinator
and office staff for World Camp from 2006 to 2008. After
graduating with honors from the University of North
Carolina, he worked throughout the U.S. as a wilderness
instructor and overseas as an English teacher. He drew
on his leadership and education experience to enhance
volunteers' interaction with children and teachers in
each of the diverse cultures World Camp works in, taking
part in the growth of the Honduras program, the
inaugural session in India, and the creation of the
Youth to Youth outreach program in Malawi. He now
studies law at the University of North Carolina, where
he was named Public Service student of the year and is a
member of the nationally ranked trial team. |
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Taylor
Lea
Jones, Board Member. A longtime fan of World Camp
and its mission,
Taylor
became a World Camp board member in 2008.
Taylor
attended the
University
of
North Carolina
at
Chapel Hill
and
received a Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
After graduating cum laude from Boston University School of Law,
Taylor
and her husband settled in
Arlington
,
VA.
She is currently an attorney in
Washington
,
DC
, specializing in health care
regulatory law. |
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Catherine Scantlin, Board Member. Catherine is a licensed counselor working as a community based clinician and substance abuse prevention specialist for mental health management in NC. Her passion for wellness is carried over into her work as a yoga teacher and spin class instructor. Catherine and her husband Brett Scantlin served as volunteer coordinators in Malawi and became passionate about helping World Camp. They are expecting their first child in November. |
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Jay Brollier, Board Member. Jay first became involved with World Camp in early 2009 as a volunteer with the Malawi Program. After returning from Malawi, Jay continued to work with World Camp staff on fundraising, program development, and as an Area Representative for the South/Southwest Region of the U.S. Prior to volunteering with World Camp, Jay served as Junior Board President for Chances by Choice, a not-for-profit adoption program that places HIV-affected children from Africa and Asia with adoptive families in the U.S. and Europe. He has also volunteered for five summers with Camp Hope, a camp for HIV-positive children, based in Texas. Jay received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Accountancy from Loyola University Chicago. After living in Chicago for almost a decade, Jay has returned to Houston where he grew up, and works as a Forensic Accountant. |
World Camp's Advisory Board
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Brett Scantlin, Advisory Board Member. Brett and his wife, Catherine served as volunteer coordinators in Malawi and became passionate about helping World Camp. Brett is an engineer, contractor, and owns his own home building company specializing in green building techniques. He also serves on the Town of Boone planning Board in Boone, NC. Brett joined the World Camp Advisory Board in 2009 and he and Catherine are expecting their first child in November. |
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Scott Coriell, Advisory Board Member. Scott originally volunteered with World Camp in Malawi during the summer of 2006. After graduating from Middlebury College in 2007, he worked as a US History teacher and coach for alpine ski racing at a private school in Killington, VT. In May of 2008 Scott began working full-time for World Camp as the Volunteer Coordinator in the Asheville office, and lead Program Coordinator in Malawi. He coordinated 5 sessions in Malawi during his tenure with World Camp, helping to strengthen the program's outreach efforts and specifically the gender relations curriculum. Scott is currently living in Washington DC and working on Capitol Hill. |
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