Co-Directors

Karen Morris…Teacher/Director of Kindermusik with Miss Karen and organist at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. This will be Karen’s 9^th consecutive year with Creative Capers, where she has served as musician, teacher and director. For more about Karen's music classes for newborn to 7 years of age visit:

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kmorrismusic/kindermusikwithmisskaren/index.html

Chris Higgins…Director of Children’s Programming at UUC and owner of Plant and Gnome, an online retailer of trees and shrubs for gardens. 

Morning Staff

Art: Eleanor Rashid. Exhibiting artist at Tamarack’s Fine Arts Gallery. Teacher at Marshall, WVU, and privately in her own home.

Art History: Lewis Ferguson. Director of the Clay Center’s Art and Science Program.

Lewis teaching about Ra the Sun God at last years themed 'Exploring Ancient Egypt' camp.

(Click on the pictures to enlarge them).

Games:  Chris Higgins (see above)

Music: Marsha Isaacs.   Veteran of many stage productions.  Local elementary  music teacher.

Marsha does 'the Crocodile' with last years campers.

Science: Leah Devine.  Area middle school teacher and founding member of the Charleston Area Youth Environmental Network. 

Afternoon Staff

Art: Rebecca Recco Burch. A Charleston mixed media artist and art teacher at Charleston Catholic High School:

http://rebeccaburch.com

Cooking: Betty Craker.  Chef and caterer with over 50 years experience in kitchens. 

Making no cook 'cookies' at last years camp.

Electronics: Dr. Stephen D. Goodman.  Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at WVU Institute of Technology.  Has presented several children’s programs in libraries and museums.

Gardening:  Leah Devine.   (see above)

Newsletter: Sallie Hart.  A multi million dollar Great Expectations real estate agent who uses her experience and technological know how to market her properties. An expert with computer graphics: http://www.salliehart.com/

Pottery:  Karen Garnes.  Co-founder/co-owner with her husband Mike, of Capitol Clay Arts Company in Charleston.  Capitol Clay Arts Company, is West Virginia’s only full service  pottery supply and equipment company. Capitol Clay also features pottery classes for adult students of all skill levels. Capitol Clay is located near Rite Aid of Washington Street on Charleston's West Side.  For more information, go to www.capitolclayarts.com

Recorder: Sue Hickok. Member of Concordia, a four piece recorder group. Retired Kanawha county school teacher.

Yoga:  Lesa Smith.  Founder/Director of K.O. Yoga in Kanawha City, which has plenty of children's classes: http://www.koyogawv.com/index.html