Behind every Cali Camp staffer and counselor is decades of proven experience.

Our counselors are frequently Cali Campers who have left for university but returned to share the Cali Camp experience and "pay it forward".   Each is carefully screened and chosen. We are as serious about their pre-camp training as we are about ongoing counselor guidance during the course of each session. We keep an eye out for them, and they support each other. Yet – as clear as they are about safety nurturing the social, emotional and psychological growth in each camper – in the end, each works at Cali Camp to participate in the joy of being a kid. They’re here to smile and have Fun, too.

Pam Hawley, Director

Pam Hawley has guided Cali Camp from many key positions since 1976, and was chosen by her professional peers as President, American Camp Association, Southern California Section. She has also served for many years as a member of the American Camp Association’s National Standards Board and graduated from California State University, Northridge magna cum laude.