Coaches
Danielle J. Lemieux (instrumental/vocal arts; camp coordinator) is the Director of Music Ministries for Children and Youth at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by The Narrows and is also a professional French hornist with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Auburn Symphony and other local groups. Danielle studied Music Education (choral and instrumental) at the University of Puget Sound (Bachelor of Science, 1998) and Horn Performance and Conducting at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA (Master of Arts, 2003). She was a Fulbright Scholar to Norway in 2001-2002, studying Horn Performance with renowned hornist and teacher, Frøydis Ree Wekre, at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo. Danielle will be leading the vocal and instrumental ensembles of the camp.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Joani Easterlund (photographic arts) an avid amateur photographer who has taken many classes and seminars on photography to further her ability in this art form. Joani will be guiding campers in the role of “photographer of the day,” taking pictures of all camp activities to be put in a slide show for the final program.
Traci Gallegos (photographic arts) is a professional photographer in Tacoma. Traci will be helping campers learn how to take their best picture and how to use computer program to bring those images to life. She will help campers with the slide show for the final program.
THEATER & DANCE
Emilie Shimkus (theater/creative writing) is a 2003 graduate from Pacific Lutheran University majoring in English and French and minoring in Theater. Emilie has been a part of many local, semi-professional and professional theater shows in the Tacoma area, her most recent starring as Patsy Cline in Patsy Cline at the Tacoma Little Theater. Emilie will help campers write and put together a performance of the musical Imagine God.
Jennifer Wolbrecht (theater/liturgical dance) Jennifer Wolbrecht (movement arts/choreography) has served in several arts and fitness related roles at St. Mark’s since she became a member in 2008. These roles include leading a 12-week Fit & Trim course, presenting adult forums on health & nutrition and the history of dance in spirituality, teaching dance/movement arts classes to St. Mark’s youth music & drama team, and serving as St. Mark’s Movement Arts Artist-in-Residence in March 2010. Jennifer studied Theatre/Dance (dance emphasis) and Arts/Business Administration at Luther College in Decorah, IA. While at Luther, she performed and choreographed several modern dance pieces, studied and performed at the American College Dance Festival in Detroit, MI and interned at the world-renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts. Jennifer is a board member of the BareFoot Collective, a non-profit movement arts group, and has studied and performed Polynesian dance, Capoeira, and Contemporary dance in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Jennifer will be working with Emilie on choreography to the musical Imagine God.
VISUAL ARTS
Randi Kander (visual arts) studied painting and drawing in college as an art major. She has taught art classes since that time for the Metro Parks Department (Tacoma), Puyallup Parks Department, Tacoma Community College and various Calligraphy Guilds throughout the state of Washington. She has been an art teacher for the annual Calligraphy Festival in Edmonds, WA, for the past 15 years and has also taught classes at the Tacoma Art Museum. Randi will be co-leading visual arts projects according to camper interest.
Courtney Taylor (visual arts) is an elementary school teacher on Vashon Island. She has a vast arts and crafts background and will be assisting Randi in leading visual arts projects according to camper interest.
