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ASHLEY FALSNES Art Camp Owner (aka The Chairman of The Party Camp Department) Ashley earned her Bachelor of the Arts degree, majoring in both Communications and Theatre Arts, from The University of Arizona in 2003. She then earned her Masters of the Arts and Cross Cultural Communications degree from National University in 2007. She also obtained her Multiple Subjects teaching credential in 2007. Ashley has worked with children for over twenty years through camps, volunteer programs, coaching, tutoring, and teaching! She has a background in Education, a love for the Arts, and a talent for working with children! Recently, Ashley has taught at Ilan Ramon Day School as the Kindergarten General Studies Lead Teacher and Art Specialist for Grades 1-5. Her goal is to positively influence children who attend The Art Camp with her originality, sparkle, and creativity! This will be Ashley’s 17th summer as Camp Director & her 10th summer as Camp Owner! As the Chairman of Fun, she promises to makes sure this summer at pARTy Camp is the most epic one of all time!
JENN SOLOMON Remote Office Assistant Jenn Solomon earned her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Chapman University in 2017, and is currently a Speech-Language Pathologist for the Conejo Valley school district. In 2015, she also obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Redlands in Communication Disorders. Jenn has worked with kids and teens ages 2-18 in both summer camp and academic settings. This will be Jenn's 10th summer with The Art Camp. She has worked as a Camp Counselor with every age level: Art Camp 101, Upper Camp and Teen Camp. She was also the CIT/JCIT Director for 3 summers and then the Director of Staff Development for 3 summer. As a brand new mom, this summer, Jenn will work remotely but is available via phone & email. Jenn is committed to creating a positive, fun learning environment for all of our amazing campers!
DEBORAH TUROBINER Art Camp 101 & Junior Camp Director Staff Development Director: Teachers This will be Deborah's fourth year at Art Camp, though she's been a part of the "Art Camp Family" as a parent for 12 years! Deborah has a huge history with both camps and childcare, having worked with all ages. Deborah has previously been a Camp Counselor, CIT Director, Unit Leader, Synagogue Youth Director, Hebrew School Teacher and Preschool Teacher! During the year, Deborah teaches Kindergarten at Ilan Ramon Day School and runs at at home pod program with Hebrew, cooking and art classes. Deborah has a creative and unique approach to teachin, incorporating her love of nature, art, science and cooking. Deborah is a mom of 4, all of her children have attended art camp or work at art camp. She's so excited to return as an Art Camp Director!
SKYLER COLANGELO Upper & Teen Camp Director Staff Development Director: Counselors This will be Skylers 16th year being a part of the art camp family. She went from camper, to CIT, to Camp Counselor, to Teacher to Director! Throughout her life, she has constantly attended art classes, and then began expanding her love for art by learning on her own. Skyler loves to study all fields of art to share with her students and campers. Her favorite medium is oil paint and her favorite artist is Kieth Haring. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, from California Lutheran University in 2024 with a degree in Liberal Studies in Education and a minor in Art History. Skyler has been an Assistant General Education Teacher (Kindergarten) for 3 years, an Art Specialist Teacher (K- 5th Grade)for 2 years and a Science Specialist Teacher (K- 5th) for 1 year. Skyler has run Thanksgiving Camp, Winter Camp, Spring Break Camp, Virtual Camp and Summer Camp! She also runs Art Camp events & in person marketing opportunities. Sklyer loves Art Camp and can't wait to return for her 4th summer as a Camp Director!!
JODI TEPPER Staff Development Director: CITs & JCITs Jodi is beyond excited to return for her 2nd summer as the CIT & JCIT Director and her 17th summer at Art Camp. Jodi began her Art Camp journey as an Art Camp 101 Camper, and then was a JCIT, CIT, Counselor, Teacher and now a Director! Throughout the past 7 summers, her commitment for working with children and in camp environments has flourished, as she's taken on roles such as sleep away camp counselor, arts and crafts specialist, and outdoor education instructor. Jodi Tepper achieved her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Washington in 2024. Her deep-seated love for the arts, particularly baking, led her to pursue a pastry degree from Le Cordon Bleu in London in 2023. Looking ahead, she's eager to channel her passion for teaching and children by venturing to Madrid next year to teach English. She cannot wait to spend another amazing summer at Art Camp!
CASSIE GRAHAM & RYANN SAX Assistant Directors of Fun Cassie: Weeks 1- 4 Ryann: Weeks 5-8 Cassie is so excited to step into a new role as the Session 1 Assistant Director of Fun! She started as a camper for just one year before entering the JCIT program, making her way through being a CIT, Counselor, Teacher, and now a Director! Throughout her 9 summers at camp, she has been dedicated to making sure everyone has a friend! Cassie spent last summer teaching Games classes to every single camp group! Cass received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Biomedical Ethics from the University of San Diego in Spring of 2024! Her love of all things helping and her healing energy has led her to pursue a career in nursing after attaining her Certified Nursing Assistant’s license! Although she is sad to only be with us for part of the summer, she is ready to make it the loudest, craziest, most spirited summer yet! Ryann is so excited to join The Director Dream Team as the Session 2 Assistant Director of Fun! This will be Ryann's 15th summer at camp and she can’t wait to make it the best one yet! Ryann has been a camper, CIT, Counselor, and Teacher and absolultey loves to help out with anyone and anything! She is currenlty pursuing a double major at Chapman University for Business Administration and Creative and Cultural Industries. Her creativity and her love for the arts inspired her to pursue a creative arts degree. Ryann is so excited to pARTy this summer at Art Camp with all of you!

“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day
what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to
teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said,
'You mean they forget?'” - Howard Ikemoto