I grew up in Logan Friends Meeting, in beautiful northern Utah. Now I live in DC, with my husband and two kids, and am lucky I get to bring my family out to summer camp. During college I spent a great summer as arts and crafts director and cabin counselor at Friends in Maine. I talked it up so much to the IMYM Senior Young Friends that we decided to form a committee and start our own summer camp. Now here we are, getting ready for the FIFTEENTH season of Mountain Friends Camp! I am looking forward to hikes, art, building Quaker community, and having a great time with friends new and old this summer.  See you soon!

Hello! My camp name is Moony (she/they) and I will be serving as your Program Manager this year! A longtime Quaker, I grew up attending Tempe Monthly Meeting in Arizona, but now I live in Puna on the Big Island of Hawai’i. My passions are reading mystery books, hiking and backpacking in the glorious mountains of New Mexico, and making art! I have been a part of Mountain Friends Camp for over a decade and I am looking forward to making sure everyone has the fun, safe, and supportive camp experience that they deserve. Let’s have a great summer together!

I have been part of summer camps for 50+ years, starting with Girl Scouts, ‘way back when’! During the rest of the year I sew, make quilts and work with pre-schoolers to adults doing art therapy and re-evaluation co-counseling. Although I was raised Catholic, and still go to mass each week, I also have been attending the Santa Fe, N.M. meeting for about 30 years! I have been cooking for crowds since childhood and I’m looking forward to year #11 at MFC; sharing my energies and skills in the kitchen and during arts and crafts times.

HI  my name is Alyssa, my Pronouns are anything you want to call me!  This will be my first year as a Camp Counselor for MFC!!! I have been attending Tempe Meeting in Arizona for 11 years , since I was about 13 years old! Hearing about this camp for the first time made me so excited to start here for this new experience and adventure! A little about me : I am 22 years old , on my free time I love to get crafty! Listen to music , or spend time with my family! I’m obsessed with Spider-Man, DnD, All things nerdy  and anything that sparkles! I am so incredibly excited to be able to share my knowledge/Ideas with staff , and campers this year! I know this year is going to make it in the books  see you there!

My name is Adya, and I’m from Albuquerque. I’ll be attending New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico in the fall to study Fine Arts. I like birdwatching, playing guitar, and searching for forgotten ’60s 45’s. I love the outdoors and look forward to working in a mountain setting.

My name is Skye (they/he), I am 18 years old, and this will be my first year as a counselor at Mountain Friends Camp. I am from Ithaca, New York and just finished my first year at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, planning on concentrating in education. I love singing (I’m currently in a vocal jazz group which is really fun), reading (recently I have been really into the Discworld books), theater, and sometimes do a bit of creative writing in my free time. I also play the violin and have been trying to learn a bit of piano, though so far all I know how to play is Memory from Cats: The Musical (my favorite musical). I love nature and being outdoors and am really excited to see what New Mexico is like, as this is my first time being there and I have heard about how beautiful it is!

My name is Tomas and I attend weekly Quaker meeting in Albuquerque. I am a college English teacher who also has experience teaching high school, middle school, and at a mountain preschool. My youngest daughter, Maeve, is attending camp for this first time; and my oldest daughter, Adya, will be working as a camp counselor. In addition to hiking and observing wildlife in Albuquerque’s Rio Grande Bosque and Sandia foothills, I enjoy watching Maeve play roller derby and listening to Adya play her favorite 60s rock covers on guitar.

Charlene W: Will be our camp medic, Charlene has decades of experience as a Quaker, RN, backpacker and research professor.

I grew up in Boulder Friends Meeting, at the base of the spectacular Rocky Mountains. I left home for the California beaches and Redwoods (and to study Politics, art, Women’s Judo and see how a University can support diversity at Oakes College, UCSC and Santa Cruz Meeting). From the west coast, I headed to the east coast for a MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and to discover eastern Quakers at Friends Meeting of Washington. I raised my family (Adriana is one of my two children – Dario is the other) in Tempe, AZ in Tempe Friends Meeting. These days I am mostly a climate action advocate. I was a camper parent that first year of MFC 15 years ago, and have had the pleasure of helping Beverly & Lois in the kitchen a few of those years (including last year). I’m delighted to continue supporting building this supportive community. Like so many of you, I am looking forward to hikes, art, cooking (and eating), playing, reading stories out loud (anyone interested in listening?), building Quaker community, and having a great time with friends new and old this summer.

Hello everyone! Looking forwards to meeting you! I’ll be traveling up from Santa Fe, New Mexico, so I’m sort-of a local. Same state, at least! I’ll be a Handyman and help with more camper programs at Mountain Friends Camp this year, and I’ll also be waking everyone up in the morning – if you like music, feel free to volunteer and you can tag along to wake everyone else up (joyfully, of course). I’ve been staff at MFC for a while, but this’ll be my first time helping more with the counselors- so wish me luck!

Growing up in my family we traveled around the United States camping at different places. During one of those camping trips is where I met my husband Larry. I currently live in Winterhaven CA where I taught young children for many years, and helped found the Children’s Museum of Yuma County. In 1999 I moved to Santa Fe New Mexico where I worked with my sister Beverley at the Tree House Camp. I love being in the outdoors and I’m looking forward to working as a camp cook and getting to know everyone at Mountain Friends Camp this year.

I was born in Washington State, but I have lived in NM for a long time with my aunt Beverley. I like music, traveling, pen pals, collections, coloring and puzzles. I have a disability called Asperger’s so you might think I’m shy, but it just takes me a while to get used to things. I really like watching ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on TV. In March, I went to the DWTS tour show in Albuquerque.  I have been practicing my singing this year and look forward to sharing and learning some new songs. I go to Quaker Meeting in Santa Fe, and I help with the First Day school almost every week.