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Action Science Camp for Young Women

Staff

The Action instructional staff is comprised of professional science educators and outstanding graduate students.Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Academic Director, coordinates the academic life and advises instructional staff.

Randee Haven-O'Donnell has a BS from SUNY Stony Brook and an MS from Bank Street College of Education. Randee is a North Carolina Certified Public Educator and North Carolina Certified Environmental Educator, with 35 years teaching experience. Randee has been instructing and administering Duke Action Science Camp for Young Women for 18 years. Since 1997, Randee has taught Durham Academy Science Olympiad team for eleven years. Randee is a member of the Environmental Educators of North Carolina and an alumni and former board member of Leadership Triangle.

Kari Newman has a BS in Chemistry Centre College, MS in Oceanography Florida State University and MEd in Science Education from North Carolina State University. Kari is a North Carolina Certified Public Educator with 11 years of teaching experience.  She has been with Duke Action for 4 years, but has been a counselor at camps since 1991, most notably Upward Bound Math and Science.  Since 2000, Kari has been teaching AP and Honors Chemistry at Durham Academy's Upper School and coaches the Upper School Science Olympiad team.

Sara Amos graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Math and Science Education.  She has been teaching in Orange County Schools for 2 years and this will be her fourth year as an instructor at Duke Action Science Camp.  Sara enjoys traveling with her husband, watching Carolina sports (Go Heels!), being outdoors, and exploring the internet for fun and rewarding science labs for her classes.

The Youth Programs' residential staff members are mature, talented, and enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate students, who supervise campers in the residential hall and at other out-of-class times, such as meals, free times, and special events. The residential counselors also plan and lead a variety of social and recreational activities. A professional educator directly supervises the residential staff and their activities.