Our board
Rae-a Moughty
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR & Program lead
Rae-a is a passionate advocate for the outdoors and bringing wilderness education to everyone! You can expect Rae-a to be leading your Campfire Institute experience!
Rae-a is a Registered Maine Guide in the specialties of hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, ATV, snowmobile, stand-up paddleboard, and sea kayaking.
Rae-a believes it can be transformational when you are matching the rhythms of the wilderness - whether it’s moving only as fast as you can paddle or appreciating the magic of the flora and fauna. She shared this love of nature with her students and community during twelve years at School Around Us, leading wilderness trips and directing the theater performances. Rae-a launched a “pop-up” overnight summer camp in 2015 is super excited to bring the excitement of Girls* Camp to year round programming!
BECKY STAPLES
VICE CHAIR
Becky Staples enjoys creating immersive and transformative experiences for kids and families that promote challenge, fun, and growth. She brings 20 years of camp experience to the Campfire Institute along with her background as a teacher and a therapist.
Becky owns and designs games for Time Quest NH, an escape room company in Littleton NH. She creates puzzles, games and group challenges for teams of all ages. She has her M.S./Ed.S in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her B.S. in Education and Child Study from Smith College.
Becky has worked with groups in the classroom and in various therapeutic and business settings as well. She is excited to share her love of camp, music, art, and games with a new generation of girls.
Sarah moughty
treasurer
Sarah loves nothing more than helping women and girls find and develop their leadership potential and is thrilled to serve on the board of the Campfire Institute.
An award-winning longtime journalist and digital strategist, she is currently executive editor of Harvard Business Review’s website.
Sarah previously served as executive director for digital at Marketplace and managing editor for digital at FRONTLINE. Sarah graduated from Wellesley College with a BA in Art History.
SAIRA MAZHAR
BOARD MEMBER
Saira began her career in diversity and inclusion at the Gender Equity Project at the City University of New York and has continued to work as a diversity practitioner for over ten years. As the diversity and inclusion consultant at Southern Company, she provides thought leadership in the development of strategy, programs, processes, and tools that advance diversity and inclusion strategy and overall culture mission. She partners with HR system leaders and other key stakeholders to support the successful execution of the strategy across the system.
Saira received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MA from Columbia University. She has spent much of her professional and academic career working on diversity, inclusion, and equity issues in Pakistan, New York, and Atlanta.
aimée castenell
secretary
Passionate about race, politics, human rights & tech! Bio Coming soon!
margaret munro
board member
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Olivia Karis
BOARD MEMBER
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Scott sanseverino
Board member
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Alex Peterson
board member
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