Our Team
We hire only the most energetic, innovative, and CREDENTIALED teachers to ensure that campers learn from the best.
We hire credentialed teachers from local schools to provide project-based, common core-aligned curriculum. These teachers are supported by college-student “Adventure Guides” (counselors) that assist campers and teachers while contributing their creative, zany personalities to the camp experience. The day-to-day operations are overseen by a Site Administrator, who is typically a current or retired teacher or school administrator.
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The profiles below cover our “home office” team. To see profiles for staff members who will be working at a particular site, use the location finder to visit the location-specific page.
Meet Our Home Office Team!

Jennifer Hartvickson travels the country speaking to schools, art associations and after school programs about the importance of setting goals and making plans.

Hans is the author of books including the award-winning “Mister Lemur’s Train of Thought” and “It Will Take a Lot of Us to Lift a Hippopotamus,” and the founder of the educational band “The Scheming Lemurs.”

Jonny D. Lemur is the musical director for Adventures in Writing Camp.

As an experienced elementary school principal, Kevin Keegan brings the public school administrator’s perspective to Kids Love Writing’s board of directors.
Prior to his time at Ormondale, Kevin spent time as the principal at Kathryn Hughes Elementary in the Santa Clara Unified School District, and as a 4th grade teacher. He is particularly interested in early literacy, equity, STEM education, and project based learning. Kevin is married with three children.

Beth Sutkus Thompson brings substantial experience in educational non-profit operation to the board of Kids Love Writing.

Andy McClelland is the Director of Operations for smartschoolsplus, a provider of educational staffing services to public school districts and charter schools.

Cheryl oversees, trains, and supports the Adventures in Writing Camp Site Administrators, preparing and empowering them to be effective leaders for their site teams.

Caitlin works with schools, districts, and churches to arrange optimal facilities space for Adventures in Writing Camp’s sessions.
Prior to her work in Adventures in Writing Camp’s “home office,” Caitlin served as a camp director at both the Fullerton and Tustin AIW Camp locations. She has coordinated grants for the Fullerton School District’s non-profit arts education program “All the Arts.” In this role, she has helped develop after-school programs, summer camps, arts education professional development activities, student art shows, and community outreach strategies.
In addition, Caitlin has been a project liaison for several years, taught art lessons to elementary school students, and taught English for three years in rural Japan. She is an award-winning, cum laude graduate from Mount Holyoke College.
Writing has always been a passion for Caitlin, and she enjoys writing book and play reviews for local media organizations, and working on her own collections of short stories. Beyond her talents and experience, Caitlin is an infectiously upbeat and creative person. She can’t wait to nurture that love in elementary students through Adventures in Writing Camp! Caitlin believes that fostering a love for writing in students at an early age is a vital part of their success in academics.

Lindsey has over ten years of experience in administrative and executive assisting, and loves to see those with a passion for creativity and community succeed and grow.

Emily brings energy, enthusiasm, and almost a decade of camp experience to Adventures in Writing Camp.

Sami creates video content and graphics, works on web design and development, and assists with other administrative tasks as an intern at the AIW Camp office.

Blake manages the web presences, handles IT needs, and generally oversees all things technical in the organization.