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  Carlos Charriez - Camp Director

  Carlos Charriez has worked in the field of education since 1999, starting off teaching high school  science in Montgomery County Maryland Public Schools for three years. Looking to broaden his global perspective, Carlos spent four years teaching middle school science overseas at the American School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Upon leaving South America, Carlos found work at Wilmington Friends School teaching 6th grade science and has been part of the Friends community ever since. Carlos has been involved in summer camp programs since he graduated college leading everything from tennis, service learning and local adventure camps here in Wilmington. In  2009, Carlos took on the job of Lower School Camp Director and has since broadened his involvement in the camp to include Middle School Camp programming since 2012. What Carlos enjoys most about summer camp is witnessing campers make new friends, try new things and most of all having fun.
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  Kizzy Saunders -- Summer Camp Registrar

  Kizzy joined the Wilmington Friends School community as a summer camp counselor in 2005, transitioned to assistant preschool teacher that Fall and looks forward to returning to see new and familiar faces each year. As an added bonus, Kizzy also coaches middle school sports during the school year where she is able to see some of her former, much older, preschool students, and reinforce many of the skills taught when they were under her care as toddlers. It is safe to say that Kizzy LOVES working with children and appreciates the opportunity to work in a community that allows her to see her students grow from fearless and innocent toddlers into caring, confident and responsible young adults. Each year, Kizzy looks forward to helping her children learn new things and is intentional in learning from each of them as they explore their world together. When she's not in the classroom, Kizzy enjoys spending time with family, camping, hiking, working out, singing, and enjoying each day she is blessed to see.

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  Victoria Figgs - LS Camp Director

  Victoria Figgs joined the WFS Camp Staff in 2023. She finished the school year working as a Behavior Support Specialist at an elementary school in the Christina School District. Victoria recently completed a Master of Social Work degree program with Delaware State University and is excited to begin a Ph.D. program with a research assistantship for the College of Human Development and Family Sciences at UD. Victoria devotes much of her professional and personal life to advocating for children to have their voices heard and needs met. She volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in the foster care system and serves as the “quality control” among many systems with which the children interact and their voice at their court hearings. Her newest volunteer position is becoming an Educational Surrogate Parent for children in foster care. This allows her to be part of the educational team for a foster child who qualifies for accommodations through the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act, ensuring they receive appropriate services.
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  Jamie Camp - Middle School Camp Director

  Yes, you are seeing that correctly, his last name is camp and, coincidentally, directs the Middle School Camp.  This is, in total, his 15th year with the Wilmington Friends Middle School Summer Camp.  James started work with children at Wilmington Friends School working in the ASP program and Lower School Camp in 1998.  After obtaining a teaching position at the Hockessin Montessori School in 2002, he moved from the lower school camp to the middle school camp; working summers until 2012.  10 years in the classroom led to an administrative position at HMS; Directing Facilities, Gym teacher, After School Director and Summer Camp Director.  After 13 years at HMS, James moved back to the classroom, teaching public school, where he is currently teaching 5th grade at Thurgood Marshall Elementary.  James' return to the Middle School Camp here at Friends came in 2019.  In total James has 24 years of experience working with children.  He holds a Masters in Education:  Teaching and Learning.  He absolutely loves Friends School and couldn't be happier to back where it all began.
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  Sia Willie - Mighty Munchkins Director and MS Site Director

  Sia Willie has worked in the field of education since 2002, beginning as an Early Elementary Language Arts specialist and Camp Program Director for the Winchester School in Maryland. While in pursuit of her Masters in Teaching English as a Second Language, she taught English to French high schoolers in Cotonou, Benin, and to Russian toddlers in Boston, Massachusetts. After relocating to Wilmington, Delaware, she began at Wilmington Friends as an associate teacher and, within a year, secured a lead position as a pre-kindergarten teacher. Sia currently teaches first grade during the school year. Her summers are spent as one of the directors of the Mighty Munchkins Camp as well as the Middle School Camp. Sia and her family have now been part of the Friends community for 15 years. 
  
  

  "Working with the youngest and the oldest campers provides a fascinating lens when viewing the individual development of children. " 
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  Lisa Morgan - Mighty Munchkins Camp Director

  Lisa Morgan began her journey at Wilmington Friends School in 2005, as a downtown Friends Assistant Teacher/After School Staff.  Throughout the academic year she spends her time with teaching the Kangas in preschool. Lisa is passionate about all that she puts her mind to. She explodes with creativity and dedication as she plans experiences with her students. Lisa believes that every student has much to offer when they walk through her doors. She does her best to make sure each child's voice is heard. While teaching children that "they can do hard things", its also important that I allow them to be themselves as they are learning to respect others.  My journey being a Preschool teacher and a Camp Director has taught me lots of things but the most important one I remember is that while I am teaching children I am also being taught by the children I teach. GO Friends!
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  Sarah Jones - Mighty Munchkins Camp Director

  Sarah Jones first joined Wilmington Friends School as a summer camp counselor in 2011 while she was studying Early Childhood and Special Education at Clarion University. What started out as a summer job to gain more experience and further her love of working with young children, quickly became a staple in her yearly summer plans. Throughout the years, she has taken on many more roles at camp including Adventure Camp counselor, Art Specialist, Mighty Munchkins Director, and LS Camp Director. In Fall of 2018, Sarah became a full-time employee at Wilmington Friends as a Pre-Kindergarten Assistant teacher and Kindergarten Art teacher. Over the past 10 years, Friends has become a second home to Sarah and she loves continuing her work at summer camp, where her journey first began. Sarah's favorite part of summer camp is spending time with all the campers, helping them make connections and most importantly, having fun!!!