Staff & Team

Anne Petersen

Founder | Director

Anne has taught children of all ages for over thirty years. She has a Master Degree in Education and a Primary Montessori degree. She has taught  in two Waldorf Schools as well. During the school year, she teaches for the South Whidbey School Farm Program. Working with all Kindergarten-2nd grade students at the elementary school.  She also runs a private practice as a Yoga Therapist and Licensed Massage Practitioner.

“This land loves children and blesses their spirit of wonderment, adventure, innocence, and creativity. Children have an instinctual sense of place in nature that comes forward given the opportunity to be in it. A great capacity to care and nurture living creatures and plants. Our Summer camps give them breathing room to be themselves as well as be apart of something greater than themselves. We thank you for joining us here, and may you be touched by its magic too.”

 

Havilah Rand

Guest Instructor | Songwriter Camp

Havilah Rand has over 25 years of experience as a musician and songwriter. She has recorded five full-length albums and toured the U.S.and beyond. In 2006, Havilah received her Master’s Degree in Teaching and moved to Austin, TX where she has taught in both public and private educational settings for the last ten years. She developed Young Songwriter Programs as a way to integrate her passion for creativity and music into her work as an educator. Since 2012, Havilah has led over fifty summer camps, after-school workshops and academic enrichment programs throughout the United States and Europe. In 2016, she was nominated for the prestigious Austin Music People’s Esme Barrera Award for Music In Education and Activism. She has won numerous awards for her songwriting and had several songs featured in films. In addition to songwriting and performing, Havilah is a certified yoga instructor and an avid birdwatcher and hiker.

Jeff Petersen

Instructor and Artist | Graphics

Jeff Petersen is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California with his wife and son. His education is rooted in Art and Design and since that time has become an accomplished painter, illustrator, and muralist. He brings his knowledge of various materials and art practice to the Full Moon Camps. Visit his website to see more. 

Kate Thompson

Instructor and Artist

Kate is a magical being hailing from a small beach town near Melbourne, Australia. She first came to the U.S. for an education in acting where she went on to perform as an actress in theatre with an emphasis on Sam Shepard plays. During this time she also became a certified massage therapist in San Francisco where she now practices and lives with her husband and son. She brings her bountiful energy and creativity to the Full Moon Camps.

Chase White

Counselor

Chase has worked with Anne and Phil at FMRF for several years now. Something about the spirit of the land and the pure joy the camps provide for kids keeps bringing him back. As a Whidbey Island native hobbies include working out, playing basketball, drawing, and reading. Chase’s favorite book is Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris, and his favorite movie is Warrior.