Satori Staff 2011

Directors:

  • Mike Cantlon - Satori Camp Co-founder and Co-director. Mike is a teacher for the Spokane School District 81’s gifted education program. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Education Department at Eastern Washington University.
  • Dr. Bruce Mitchell - Satori Camp Co-founder and Co-director. Dr. Mitchell is a retired professor for Eastern Washington University’s Department of Education. He is a noted researcher and author in areas of creativity, gifted education and multicultural education.
  • *Sara Maleki, Esq. - Satori Camp Assistant Director. Sara has been with the camp for more than half of its years: first as a camper, then as a counselor and for the past ten years, as Assistant Director. She is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and a practicing attorney in Spokane, WA.

Counselors:

Satori Camp counselors are predominantly certified teachers and students in an education program. We also have several former campers who have worked their way into camp counselor positions.

Instructors:

  • *Matt Buchholtz - A graduate from the University of Washington with a degree in Cinema Studies, now living in Los Angeles.
  • *Tyler Burnet - A professional dance instructor currently working on a MFA in Acting at the University of Georgia.
  • *Ashley Cantlon, P.E. - Graduate of the University of Portland and works in Portland, OR, as an engineer.
  • Marshall Casey, Esq. - Graduated from the University of Lousiville Brandeis School of Law; currently practices commercial litigation in Spokane, WA.
  • *Dr. Nathan Collins - holds degrees in physics and political science and is currently an Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute.
  • *Dr. Marcus Collins - Ph. D. in Physics from Cornell University, where he began to study biology. Currently works in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington studying mechanisms of pain signaling at the molecular level.
  • Nathan Edminster - Graduate of Eastern Washington University, working as an IT consultant and software developer.
  • Eric Galey - has worked and taught at Eastern Washington University for 20 years as a photographer, graphic design specialist and videographer. He also has 5 years of experience working in commercial film.
  • John Hagney - Teacher in Spokane School District 81; adjunct faculty at SFCC and EWU; 1997 Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher.
  • Pat Hagney - School District 81 Art Specialist; and art teacher for over 20 years and a watercolor painter.
  • Pia Hallenberg - a reporter with the Spokesman Review and in charge of maintaining two Spokane blogs. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Washington University and is a Frances B. Huston award recipient.
  • *Jennifer Hegel, M.A. - Graduate of Western Washington University with an MS in Mental Health Counseling. She works in Spokane as a therapist specializing in child mental health and trauma.
  • *Elizabeth Jernegan - An alumni of the Ballroom Team at the University of Idaho who dances team formations, socially and choreographs. Graduating with a B.S. in Virtual Technology and Design in May 2011 from the University of Idaho.
  • Dr. Sidney Kasuga - Professor of Biology at Eastern Washington University; specialist in immunopathology and hematopathology.
  • Jeff Kent - Art and yearbook teacher for White Swan High School, currently serving on the board of the Larson Gallery Guild at Yakima Valley Community College.
  • *Chris Mathieson - Executive Director at the Vancouver Police Museum. Also former president of the Gifted Children's Association of BC.
  • Bruce McDavis - 6th degree black belt in Goju-ryu Karate; has been teaching karate since 1975 throughout the Inland Northwest.
  • *Jonathan McKay - a Foreign Service Officer for the Department of State. Currently serving in the political section at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Jake McNinch - studied Romance Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of Washington and is currently working towards a Masters in Linguistic Anthropology.
  • *Emily Powell - Master of Design in Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and BA in Architecture from Middlebury College.  Building Urban Gardens and Beekeeping certifications from Garfield Park Conservatory and community garden committee member with Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation in Chicago.
  • Keara Sheahan - Graduate of Washington State University with a Bachelor's in Biology; graduate of Gonzaga University with a Master's of Initial Teaching.
  • * Charlie Smith - Section Editor, Copy Editor and Photographer for Spokane Falls Community College's award-winning student newspaper, "The Communicator."
  • Mark Tietjen - Director of Orchestra and Assistant Director of Bands in the Central Valley School District. BA in Music Education and MA in Percussion Performance from Eastern Washington University.
  • *Sam Thompson - Recent graduate of the Industrial and Interaction Design program at Syracuse University; working as a designer at a greeting card company.
  • Bill Williams - Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University.

*Denotes former Satori campers.