OUR TEAM
Camp Tamarack staff are carefully selected based on the unique experiences they bring to our program and participants! All staff are background checked and attend the Stewards of Children child abuse prevention training. We are proud to have a team incredibly dedicated to providing youth a positive and safe experience in the outdoors!
Peanut
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
With an attempt to have more energy than his dog Lily, Charlie tries to “Live More” each day. Charlie grew up in California, exploring the outdoors with his brother, Tyler who passed away in 2010. Camp Tamarack is the perfect setting for Charlie to continue to share the Anderson boys’ love for adventure and the outdoors and he is excited to share his passion for education, exploration, and personal growth with others.
CEDAR
DIRECTOR
Cedar’s journey with education began when Santa Claus delivered her a whiteboard for Christmas. She spent countless hours as she grew up in Northern California practicing the art of teaching in her playroom. In high school, Cedar had the opportunity to teach at a local nature preserve and quickly realized the only classroom she wanted to be in was the great outdoors! From there she moved on to the University of Nevada, Reno to earn her degree in environmental science. When she is not at camp, Cedar spends her free time skiing, visiting family and crafting away!
calypso
SITE SUPERVISOR
Calypso grew up in a camp family splitting her time between Oregon and Kansas. That’s where she fell in love with the outdoors and environmental education. Her love for nature led her to earn a B.S. in Social Science with a focus on community development and leadership from OSU Cascades.
After graduation, Calypso took her passion to the next level by diving into some magical work at Disney World in Florida, where she had the chance to teach as an environmental educator for their aquarium, camp, and wilderness explorer programs. But in 2024, she decided to head back to her roots in Oregon, first as a Program Coordinator at Camp Tamarack and now as our Site Supervisor!
When she's not out in nature, you can catch Calypso crafting up something cool or hunting for the perfect swimming spot to cool off.
DICE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR + VOLUNTEER RECRUITER
Dice grew up outside of Portland, OR., and graduated from Oregon State University with a Biology Degree in 2022. As a wee child, he spent a lot of time exploring the woods of Mt. Hood, making stick forts with moss carpet, and swimming in the Zigzag river. You can often find him reading Warrior Cats, crafting, or listening to funky music. Maybe you'll even hear him running in the mornings around the lake. His favorite animals are Orca Whales and Anteaters, and his favorite color is green.
OSPREY
GRANTS & COMMUNITY LIASON
Born and raised in beautiful Alabama, Osprey has made herself a nest at Camp Tamarack since the Spring of 2015. She's a Spanish-speaking, semi-trained inflatable kayak river guide, up-and-coming Pilates teacher, and a grant writer extraordinaire! Osprey works closely with our community as a whole to write grant proposals and support our programs to the fullest. She's most likely to be seen at camp with a pocket full of dog treats or doing yoga and Pilates on the dock in the mornings!
EWOK
HEAD CHEF
Ewok grew up in Long Beach, California but has since lived in 7 different states! He has been cooking professionally for more than 20 years. He loves his dog Betty White, who he rescued in February 2019. His greatest passions other than cooking are musical theatre, traveling and watching movies. He graces our kitchen with amazing food and singing every day!!