World Camp's Staff

PROGRAM COORDINATORS

	Katy Lackey, Program Coordinator - Malawi, India.  Katy Lackey graduated in 2007 from Santa Clara University with degrees in Psychology and Religious Studies and a minor in Anthropology. Her volunteer experience in Malawi prompted her to join the World Camp team as a Program Coordinator, beginning with the 2008 India Program. She hopes to use these experiences and her passion for working with environmental issues, children and adolescents, homelessness and poverty, and human rights and gender issues to expand the World Camp curriculum, programs, and overall volunteer experience. Of the many things that brought Katy to work with World Camp, she is particularly inspired by the incredible potential of young people coming together and the approach World Camp takes to empower both participants and volunteers to create a better, more sustainable, and more just world. She also cannot get enough of the Banana Song during morning games at camp. Aside from World Camp, Katy's favorite things to do include traveling, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, studying Buddhism and other religions, drinking tea, yoga, trying new foods, and learning to become ambidextrous.  Katy coordinates both Malawi and India programs.
	Bishakha Shome, Local Coordinator-India.  Bishakha holds a Master's Degree in Textile Design and History from Santiniketan, Viswabharati University in India.  It was during her time in this bohemian atmosphere that fueled her intense interest in environmental conservation and ecological balance. Presently she is pursuing her Double Masters in Public Administration and Environmental Management. She is a founding member of Land and its People (LAIP) an organization dealing with Craft Cluster Development and self sustainability for local artisans.  Bishakha is actively involved with Judy Frater's Kala Raksha Vidyalaya, a Design Institute for Artisans, based in Kutch, India. She has also served as the Gujarat Representative for the Campaign Against Climate Change (a UK-based NGO).  She joined the World Camp team in 2008 as the Local Coordinator in India. Without a doubt, Bishakha has captured the hearts of all World Camp India volunteers!  Aside from her volunteering and studying, Bishakha loves exploring sustainable living and its effect on health, nutrition, people and the environment.
	Jaren Folden, Program Coordinator - Malawi. Jaren served as a World Camp volunteer for the Summer of 2008. Since graduating from Ryerson University in 2009 with a Communications degree and English minor, Jaren has returned to World Camp as a Program Coordinator. Since then, our Canadian Ambassador has dedicated his time and effort to expanding our programming in Malawi and our volunteer outreach north of the US/Canada border. Jaren's inspiration for our work is driven by the immense potential and accomplishment that a group of young adults have when they come together with common goals. With a deep personal investment in the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, and a long history of working with young people in student governments and on different athletic organizations, he firmly believes that volunteers are the ones who make World Camp's work possible. Jaren's friendly and enthusiastic personality has helped volunteers focus their passion and determination into active participation and contribution to improving the world around them. Most importantly, Jaren has been known to rock one of World Camp's most memorable "Boom Chicka Boom's" during morning songs.
	Rachel Dudasik, Program Coordinator - Malawi. Rachel graduated from Appalachian State University in 2009 with a degree in Third World (Development) Studies and Sustainable Development. Her interest in experiential learning led her to study in Cuzco, Peru in 2007 where she worked in a local women's shelter. Rachel started with World Camp as an intern in the spring of 2009, working on volunteer development for the Honduras Program and continued with WC as a volunteer during the summer of 2009 in Malawi. Most recently, Rachel worked with United Way of Asheville-Buncombe County as a Loaned Executive, fundraising for the annual campaign. A native of Western North Carolina, Rachel enjoys the land of the pines, painting, and cooking. She plans on pursuing a Master's degree in Public Health.
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MALAWI TRUSTEES

STAFF

	Laurel Jernigan, Managing Director.  Laurel first got involved with World Camp in 2001 as a volunteer and since then has served as a volunteer, program coordinator, board member, and finally as managing director.  She is a graduate of UNCA and currently resides in Asheville where she staffs the World Camp office year round.
	Jesse Pipes, Program & Development Director. Jesse is a co-founder of World Camp, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC Jesse joined Baker Henson in a shared conviction that education can empower the world's youth and build stronger communities. He has over 9 years experience assisting with the development of community based educational curricula and directing international service internship programs in Malawi, Africa and Tela, Honduras. Jesse most recently worked as a Creative Assistant for MokuZoku, a company aiming to help children and parents bridge the gap between virtual games and outdoor adventures in Boulder, CO. He currently resides in Asheville, NC.
	Marinus Taale, Consultant and General Manager - Malawi. Marinus was born in Holland, and moved with his parents to Africa at the tender age of three. Educated in Zimbabwe except for a year in the USA at age 13, he is married and has 2 children and 3 stepchildren. Several years ago, Marinus took early retirement from corporate life in South AFrica and he and his wife moved to Malawi to be near their grandchildren, where they keep the "wolf from the door" by running an exclusive guesthouse and doing freelance consulting and management work with their company, Cluny Limited. Marinus came on board with World Camp in 2007.

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