Staff

Worship and Glade Director

Reverend Daniel London

Fr. Daniel DeForest London is the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA. He leads Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharists throughout Humboldt County. He was certified as a Forest Therapy Guide in Yorkshire UK and lives in the Transfiguration House in Eureka with his wife Bacchi and his two Yorkies, Seabury and Gubbio.




Medic

JohnPatrick Thorpe




Director

Jeff Opine

California grown nerd




Worship Team

Reverend Sara Potter

Reverend Sara is on sabbatical this year, and we wish her a very restful and invigorating summer!




Worship Team

Reverend Canon Julie Wakelee

Julie serves as part-time priest at St Peter's, Red Bluff, and she works with Bishop Megan in Sacramento. She lives with her husband and Puma the wonder dog. She loves camp and is so excited to be at Camp Living Waters this summer!




Senior Counselor

Landon White

Landon is one of our senior counselors. They started at camp in 2011 as a camper and stayed on to become a staff member in 2019. Watching tent skits and helping with archery remain some of their favorite things about camp. Outside of camp, they're a psychology major at Cal Poly Humboldt and enjoy playing video games in their free time.




Young Adult Staff

Caitlin Wheetley

Caitlin has been attending camp since the summer of 2015. She started out as a camper and is now a staff member leading activities. She is heavily involved in activities through her church St Alban's Episcopal Church. Camp is a quintessential part of her summer and she is so excited to come back again this year. 




Worship Team

Reverend Pamela Gossard

Had a lively career as an educator and now joyfully serves as deacon at Christ Church, Eureka and Archdeacon with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California.




Senior Counselor and Music Lead

Julian Hardage-Vergeer

Julian has been attending CLW since he was 13. He loves hikes through redwood forests, foraging for mushrooms, and playing his ukulele.




Worship and Glade Director

Reverend Geri Cunningham

Member of the Clergy Worship Team. Serves as Priest-in-Charge at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Fortuna, CA.




Coordinator

Emily Armstrong Buck

Emily is a lifelong camp-goer and longtime member of the Episcopal Church. She was raised, in more ways that one, St. Alban's Episcopal Church. She has a passion for joy, service, community care, and all manner of critters. When not at Camp, Emily works as a wildlife biologist monitoring and investigating wildlife health. She loves to go birding, hike, kayak, meander, and run. 




Clergy

Deacon Cynthia Woods

I am a deacon and serve at St. Alban’s Arcata, Episcopal Church. This year, during camp, I am volunteering to help in the kitchen one or two days and also helping with Glade on Monday. My partner Kelly and I have been married for over twenty-six years and we stay busy with home projects. My favorite past times are gardening, reading, hiking, camping, and cooking.




Clergy

Reverend Mack Olson

Before accepting the call to be the Missioner for Church Life, the Rev. Mack Olson served as the rector at Church of the Epiphany, Vacaville for nearly 10 years. Mack is a product of this diocese, being ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner on March 24, 2012 at St. John’s, Petaluma. Mack has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Master of Divinity from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. Prior to his call to ordained ministry, Mack worked for nearly 20 years as a student affairs professional, first at the University of Colorado, and most recently at Sonoma State University. Before coming to Epiphany, Mack trained and worked as a hospital chaplain for two and half years at John Muir Health in Concord, California. Mack’s spouse is Jeremy Karagan, who is an IT professional for the city of Benicia. They have two boxer dogs named Truman and Wilmer, and an orange tabby cat named Dan. Mack enjoys travel, cooking (especially traditional Mexican dishes), watching college football (Go Buffs!), and working on his two classic SAAB 900s.