our team
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Valerie Morse
Area Coordinator vmorse@bgcslo.org My name is Ms. Val! I am currently the Area Coordinator. I oversee our out of school programs at Grover Heights, Grover Beach, Oceano, Fairgrove, and Shell Beach Elementary. I have worked for the Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County for over 7 years. Before becoming the Area Coordinator for all of our elementary school sites, I was the Site Coordinator at Grover Heights for 3 years, and a Youth Development Specialist for 4. I have worked many summer, Winter and Spring break camps over the past 7 years supporting both youth, families and newly hired staff. I have over 20 years’ experience mentoring and teaching youth ages PreK - High School working with special needs youth, families in transition, foster families and have been a youth and family advocate for over 20 years. My favorite thing to do with our youth is to inspire them to be kind, creative, caring and responsible young adults. I love sharing my love of Legos and Outer Space with our youth, I really enjoy building lasting relationships with our youth and their families. I will end this with my favorite quote: "An Investment in a Child is an Investment in the Future" so invest wisely! |
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Noah Ives
Teen Coordinator nives@bgcslo.org I'm Noah Ives, a SLO native and Cal Poly graduate with a degree in Psychology and several years of experience working with local youth. Professionally, I've worked with both BGCSLO and LMUSD to provide mentorship and safe, fun spaces for teens to come after school. I know how important it is to have a place to feel comfortable, especially as a young person, so I strive to make things fun, comfortable, and safe for our youth. In my personal life, I'm an unabashed nerd with a passion for music, comic books, video games. I have an absolutely amazing fiancee and a cute-but-needy dog. I also play guitar and make a pretty mean fried chicken sandwich. I'm happy to be back with BGCSLO as our Teen Coordinator and I look forward to working with our community to create great program for our local teens.
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Kaili Masicampo
Administrative Coordinator kmasicampo@bgcslo.org Hello my name is Kaili Masicampo. I am the Administrative Coordinator with our Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County and have been a part of the team for 3 years. My position encompasses many different tasks but a few of my main focuses are data management, tracking and filing youth and family information, working with our finance department, and being a point of contact for parents, donors, and some outside agencies. But my favorite task is bringing supplies to the school sites and being able to say “Hello!” to the youth for a few minutes. I am proud to be able to assist this organization in their ongoing journey to providing a safe and supportive environment for our community’s youth to learn, grow, and thrive. |
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Ariti Tadeo
Unit Coordinator atadeo@bgcslo.org Hello everyone! My name is Ari and I've been with BGCSLO for 2 years, working at our Oceano, Grover Beach and Shell Beach sites. I serve as a coordinator and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion(DEI) coordinator. You can find me working on establishing a safe and brave zone for our youth. As a psychology major and Anthropology minor, my love for learning about cultures and diversity has driven me to work in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. My goal as a DEI coordinator is creating a sense of belonging using social-emotional programming that allows all our youth to feel here, heard and that they matter. When I'm not at work, I'm a casual indoor gardener with a love for collecting all things cute and kitsch. You can also find me making polymer clay crafts or hanging out with my dog named Ollie Bear.
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Alexis Morse
Unit Coordinator amorse@bgcslo.org I'm Alexis Morse and I have been with the Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County for three years, providing a safe and fun place for youth to go, along with working closely with our youth to mentor them and provide a safe space to express themselves freely. I have been involved in multiple topics of programming; my favorite has been our OJJDP mentorship program, which allowed me to work closely with some of our youth who need a safe space to discuss their problems and provide one-on-one time to mentor them. I am currently a college student, attending Cal Poly SLO, and majoring in Theater Arts/Education. I am working to become a licensed therapist to use the knowledge I have learned here and opportunities for the families in our community. Outside of work I love to sing, dance, read, and perform in plays and musicals. I am so excited to continue serving our community and providing opportunities for our families. |
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Paula Schenck
Lead Youth Development Professional pschenck@bgcslo.org Hello I’m Paula, I have been with the Club for 4 years. I enjoy mentoring our youth members in our before and after school enrichment programs. Some of my favorite hobbies are arts and crafts, gardening and photography. Paula is also a proud mom to 3 collage age students and hopes to inspire our youth members to reach for their goals. Some of her favorite moments at the Club are working with the youth during the school break programs making the arts and craft projects.
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Maddie Gaddis
Lead Youth Development Professional mgaddis@bgcslo.org Hello I’m Maddie, I have been with the Club since June of 2021. During my time with the Club I have really enjoy the opportunity to help guide, lead and inspire the youth in our community. I am proud to take part in helping to develop not only the minds, but the social skills of our future leaders. I was inspire to work with with youth because of the mentors I had growing up. I’m currently pursuing a formal career in educational. I’m grateful for the opportunity’s the Club has provide me. |
C.J. Simmons
Unit Coordinator
csimmon@bgcslo.org
My Name is Charles Jordan Simmons, born and raised in Lompoc California. I am a step dad to two young girls. I grew up playing sports; I went to college and played basketball at the next level. I truly believe my calling is to work with young men and women. I really enjoy being active. I am definitely a outdoor individual - love spending time at the beach, going on hikes, site seeing all around the central coast.
Unit Coordinator
csimmon@bgcslo.org
My Name is Charles Jordan Simmons, born and raised in Lompoc California. I am a step dad to two young girls. I grew up playing sports; I went to college and played basketball at the next level. I truly believe my calling is to work with young men and women. I really enjoy being active. I am definitely a outdoor individual - love spending time at the beach, going on hikes, site seeing all around the central coast.
Youth development professionals and specialists represent the heart of what we do at the Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County! Thank you to our team for doing whatever it takes for our youth members!