Our Team

Eloise has been with City Kids Wilderness Project since January 2011. Eloise earned her BA in Peace & Justice Studies from Tufts University, and her MBA from Boston University’s Public and Non-Profit Management Program. She has worked for the Institute for Non-Profit Management and Leadership in Boston, MA, and with Kaplan K12 Learning Services, managing afterschool and summer school programs for 800 underserved DC youth. Eloise has extensive outdoor, youth development, and management experience, and oversees all aspects of CKWP operations. Eloise is a certified Wilderness First Responder.

In her role as Camp Director, Callie is responsible for overseeing and managing our summer programming at Broken Arrow Ranch in Jackson, WY. Callie previously served as the Program Director in 2017, as the City Kids’ Middle School Program Director in 2015, and as our Camp Coordinator in 2013. Callie has an undergraduate degree from Sewanee: The University of the South, and is a certified Wilderness First Responder. Prior to City Kids, Callie ran community service and international service learning trips at Sewanee.

Monique joined City Kids Wilderness Project in March 2018. As the Program Director, she is responsible for providing strategic leadership for and management of City Kids’ programs. She sets the goals and priorities for the program team and engages all program staff to ensure this work is of the highest caliber, has the largest impact, and is empowering for both staff and program participants. Prior to joining City Kids, Monique worked for six years at the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in various roles. As SCA’s DC Area Programs Manager, she managed year-round conservation service projects, outdoor recreation, environmental education, crew-based activities and community service projects for 1,000+ youth, young adults and community members in the Metropolitan DC Area. As the national Director of Member Experience at SCA, Monique had oversight over the staff and procedures that improved the connection of all SCA member candidates to SCA through management of SCA’s Recruiting, Admissions, and Member Services and Support departments. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and spent 2 years serving in the Philippines as a Coastal Resource Management volunteer. Monique is a Leave No Trace Master Educator and holds a BA in English from Mary Baldwin University.

As Elite & Leadership Program Coordinator, N’Dea works with City Kids 8th and 9th graders in DC and WY. She has served in many capacities at City Kids including past roles as the JET Program Associate, Afterschool Educator, Weekend Trip Instructor, and Lead Program Adventure Staff. N’Dea started with City Kids in 2004 and has made a lifetime commitment to always be part of the program in any way possible. She also spent three summers working in Jackson as a Front Desk Associate with Mad River Boat Trips. Over the years, N’Dea has gained a passion for the outdoors and promoting diversity in the wilderness. N’Dea is excited to share her experiences and skills to be a selfless, productive and unique contribution to the program.

Vidya joined City Kids in September 2018 to help support High School JET programming. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Mary Washington where she earned a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology. Post-graduation, Vidya backpacked solo across Europe for three months, her first time alone in another country. After traveling, she completed a 10-month service year with AmeriCorps NCCC, where she, along with a team of eleven others, traveled the United States in a 15 passenger van, supporting non-profits on a variety of projects, like rebuilding disaster-stricken homes, trail building and maintenance, farm and wildlife environmental sustainability efforts, and working with educational non-profits, like Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Boys and Girls Club. Vidya is so excited to spend her time at City Kids and work to change the inclusivity and accessibility of the outdoors.

Ryan joined City Kids in January 2016 after earning a Master’s in Development Management at American University. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an AmeriCorps alum. Before joining City Kids, Ryan established a non-profit in 2009 which provides financial and technical support to a free secondary school for girls living in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Ryan is a member of the Eli. J Segal Fellowship and a recipient of the 40 under 40 award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ryan is certified in Wilderness Advanced First Aid.

MaryBeth Maeder joined City Kids in November 2015, where she provides administrative support. MaryBeth enjoys working with children and young adults—she worked as a Montessori School teacher for five years and has spent many hours volunteering in DC public schools, including counseling high school students at the Wilson High School College and Career Center. MaryBeth has over a decade of experience in commercial banking, and in addition to City Kids, she continues to work as the CFO of her company, Healthcare Design Builders. She is thrilled to be a part of City Kids!

As a strategic fundraising consultant for small non-profits, Jane began leading City Kids Jackson, Wyoming Fundraising initiative in June of 2017. In that capacity she works with the CKWP leadership team, the Board of Directors and the Jackson Advisory Council to raise funds in support of City Kids programming in both Washington and Jackson.
Jane’s fundraising career has spanned more than three decades. A 19-year professional career at Georgetown University has been complemented by volunteer leadership positions there, including chairing Georgetown’s 100-person Board of Regents, and serving on Georgetown’s Board of Directors. Jane also worked for nearly a decade as a Grants Consultant for the MBNA Education Foundation in Wilmington Delaware. Currently Jane is a member of the Grants Committee of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and the Board of the St. John’s Hospital Foundation in Jackson. Jane has a degree in Government from Georgetown University.

Arii is from Tucson, Arizona but currently attends Howard University in DC! Arii loves to teach and teaches high school English while also writing her own novels! Arii’s favorite time outdoors is spent camping and hiking, where she loves to eat lots of pasta. Arii joined City Kids this past summer as Summer Outdoor Adventure Program Staff and continues to work with campers through the school-year as an Afterschool Educator.

Tyrone is a native of Washington, D.C. who is a current college student at Towson University studying biochemistry and bioinformatics. He was introduced in 2014 to City Kids through an AmeriCorp program called Public Allies, an organization which believes in capacity building. He worked as the After School Program Assistant and during the summer as the Camp Coordinator Assistant and last summer as a Trip Advisor for City Kids. In his down time he like playing chess, basketball, hiking, and reading.