Staff
Fenster Ranch Summer Camp
Summer 2011
All-Stars
Shauna McGlamery “Queen Bee” (Camp Director)
Shauna McGlamery is honored to be the “Queen Bee” of her Fenster Ranch Summer Camp hive. Shauna is a third generation native Tucsonan. Her fondest memories as a child were hiking up Sabino Canyon, playing in Sabino Creek, catching rainwater with her tongue, and of course soaking up the sun’s rays. Shauna continues to share these same activities with campers at Fenster Ranch Summer Camp. This is Shauna’s fifth summer expressing her visions, creative energy, passion for the environment, and enthusiasm in building a dynamic Fenster hive.
During the school year Shauna is the Art Teacher, Yearbook Advisor, Art Department Chair and National Junior Honors Society Sponsor at Flowing Wells Junior High. Shauna wakes up every morning eager to share her passion of creating art with students daily. Shauna is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, with an emphasis in Administration and Principal K-12 and will graduate with honors in December. Shauna’s dream is to create her own fine arts outdoor academy where students can excel in the great outdoors through experiential education, self exploration, and creative thought. With the support, love, and inspiration from Shauna’s family, friends, and community she knows that dreams do come true and looks forward to making her vision reality!
Shauna’s passions extend beyond the classroom environment and into nature and all aspects of her life. Shauna has worked in the camping and outdoor world for the past decade as a Camp Director, Camp Counselor, Art Director, CIT Director, Outdoor Educator, and Teacher in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
Shauna creates a balance in her life by hiking, yoga, painting & drawing, attending farmer’s markets, supporting the arts, traveling, learning about cultures, celebrating diversity, creating a peaceful community, living environmentally conscious, and spending quality time with family and friends as well as making new ones!
Shauna’s perfect day would be waking up after a well-rested night’s sleep, setting her day’s intention, hiking to the top of a peak and doing sun salutations in nature. After, Shauna would attend a local farmer’s market, sip coffee and brunch it up with friends. As the sun sets, Shauna would take her daily sunset stroll and reflect on the day. The evening would set in and Shauna would attend an evening concert, theatre production or Indie flick to finish out her ideal day!
Andy Bemis (Assistant Camp Director and Ropes Course Director)
Born and raised in Tucson, Andy is incredibly happy to call this desert oasis home. After ten years living, working, volunteering, studying and traveling in 35 countries on 5 continents, Andy has recently returned to the healing heat of Tucson and is overjoyed to be spending this summer at Fenster Ranch Summer Camp! Andy draws on extensive experience working with students of all ages both in and out of the classroom and looks forward to the opportunity to provide a fun, challenging, supportive, playful and exciting, environment for kids to explore their full creativity, confidence and potential! When not traveling or teaching, you can find Andy rock climbing, playing ultimate frisbee, practicing Acroyoga, juggling, reading, drumming, speaking Spanish, riding his bike or exploring a cave! Andy is a certified Wilderness First Responder, Lifeguard, Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver, Shiatsu Massage Therapist, and soon to be Yoga Instructor. He loves summer camp for the smiles, the friendships, the playfulness, the ropes course, and for helping an incredible group of awesome kids have the best summer of their lives!
My perfect day would involve rising early for some yoga and meditation…diving into a good book before an awesome breakfast (huevos rancheros perhaps?)…and heading out into the mountains with some good friends for a full day of rock-climbing and whitewater kayaking. Eventually I’d find my way to a sunset sail along the coast and end up at a musical bonfire on the beach that carries on into the wee hours of the morn.
Summer 2012 Fenster Ranch Summer Camp All-Star Staff…Coming Soon!
