The Team

Cami is the Director of Belonging at Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center, where they lead the implementation of strategies rooted in antiracism, social justice, and belonging. With experience in educational program management, youth development, and racial equity, Cami is dedicated to fostering transformative educational environments that prioritize the power of youth-adult partnerships and the possibilities of liberatory education.

Cami’s background includes a BA in Africology and an MA in African and African Diaspora Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Their career has been marked by a deep commitment to the liberation of Black and queer communities, beginning with their work in economic development and financial independence for Black communities. This commitment evolved into a focus on healing justice, particularly through their role as co-founder and Policy and Advocacy Director of Maroon Calabash, a reproductive justice organization. Cami has also served as an equity consultant for non-profits and educational institutions.

Cami’s leadership is grounded in right-relationship ensuring that all members of the Eagle Rock community—and the broader educational landscape—experience a sense of belonging and are equipped to engage in meaningful, transformative work. Their approach is deeply influenced by healing justice and beloved community frameworks, emphasizing the importance of relationship building, community care, and the belief that “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free,” as Fannie Lou Hamer famously stated.

Jesse has a masters degree in clinical psychology from Geneva University in Switzerland and has successfully participated in multiple trainings regarding therapy with couples, families and teenagers. He has extensive experience working with teenagers and families in different mental health institutions. Jesse also has been involved in diverse programs relating to violence prevention, community and leadership in multicultural’s settings in different countries. Previous to Eagle Rock School he was directing a training center in Palo Alto, Calif., dedicated to providing professional development to a large variety of professionals working in the mental health and medical fields. Here at Eagle Rock, Jesse provides individual and group counseling, coordinates student mental health services outside the school, coordinates student psychotropic treatments with appropriate providers and provides support to teachers and house parents on campus.

Caitlin joins Eagle Rock School as Special Projects Coordinator where she works to create opportunities for students to learn and practice horticulture, to foster community and media access through library programming, and collaborate with staff to support students as an academic advisor and Juniper House Parent. Having grown up in the deciduous forests and freshwater lakes of Michigan, Caitlin finds joy exploring the unique natural environments she has called home while also working to protect and share those places with others as an educator and environmental steward through organizations like AmeriCorps (Massachusetts), San Joaquin Outdoor School (California), Summer in the City (Detroit), AIM Academy (Pennsylvania), and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. Most recently she spent 5 years supporting avian conservation as an assistant bird bander, educator, and curriculum consultant for Willistown Conservation Trust in Newtown Square, PA. This is also where she put her years of experience weeding and tending her mother’s extensive gardens to use as a farm worker for the community-supported agriculture program at Rushton Farm. Caitlin earned her bachelor’s from Indiana University and a Master’s in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in advocacy and education. When she’s not coddling seedlings and slinging library cards, Caitlin enjoys riding her bike, romping with her dog, Kelly, getting to know the local wildlife, baking banana muffins for the Juniper House family, and reading the next epic fantasy series.

Belle is the Language and Literacy Specialist at Eagle Rock School. She has dedicated the last 5 years to working with at-promise youth, most recently as an English Language Development teacher at Estes Park High School. She has a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Western Colorado University. This also happens to be the place where she found herself in the outdoors and went from, "I can't do that" to "I'm going to do that and I'm going to do it by myself."

Belle strongly believes that education should be built on a foundation of trust and growth, not shame, that language is power and, that perfection is a false goal because there is no such thing as perfect, only works in progress. She is well known for the relationships she builds with colleagues and students. She remembers how difficult her own high school experience was and wants to change how education has caused harm to students.

If she isn't talking about her students, she is talking about her dogs or something paranormal. Belle is a passionate educator, an adventurer, and advocate for others.