Advisory Board

Our advisory board has child development professionals, education professionals and camp professionals from around the world who support the purpose, mission, and vision of Camp Education International.

Peg Smith

Peg Smith

Indiana, United States

Former CEO American Camp Association. Former Executive Director Indiana Youth Institution. Advisory Board member Green Camps.

Jean Twenge

Jean Twenge

California, United States

Author of iGen, Professor at San Diego State University and Owner, Author and speaker.

Chris Arnold

Chris Arnold

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Founder of Made Impact, Camp Leaders, and Smaller Earth Group. Founder of World Merit, global leader in cultural exchange and youth development.

Christine Ching

Christine Ching

Shanghai, China

Book author and CEO at Cardinal Oaks Play-based Learning Center

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Wyoming, United States

Former American Camp Association CEO and current Owner/Director at Wilderness Adventures

Emily Dobson

Emily Dobson

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Counselor, mentor, educator, mom, access warrior, public speaker, global networker, and geo-swerver for college placement

Girish Venkat

Girish Venkat

California, United States

Entrepreneur, Product Strategy & Technology Executive, Advisor to Early Stage Technology Companies

James Gamble

James Gamble

California, United States

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University

Terri Givens

Terri Givens

California, United States

Author, Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides, Higher Education Leader and Advocate

Daniel Parra

Daniel Parra

Mexico City, Mexico

Director of Strategic Projects for Internationalization at Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública (EGTP), a leading school of public policy in Latin America

Jackie Pye

Jackie Pye

Ontario, Canada

Collaborates with camps and schools around the world to support community driven wellness programs and outdoor educational curriculum design.

Julie Lythcott Haims

Julie Lythcott-Haims

California, United States

NYT Bestselling author of Your Turn, Real American, and How to Raise an Adult; TED Speaker; Mentor; Activist. Former Dean of Freshman and Undergraduate Advising, Stanford University.