The 2009 YES Staff Team...

The group of people that deliver of The YES are all amazing, check out their bios below.

Ashley Cawthra She's in the know! Who knows what we're doing next? Ashley does. Who knows what's for lunch? Ashley does. Who knows the chemical compostion of pluto's atmosphere? Ashley... well, she knows a lot, and her contagious laugh and bright blue eyes make up for what she doesn't know.
Nate Hyde Nate will make you laugh and cry with his wonderful storytelling abilities. He's easy to talk to, fun to be around, and makes you feel comfortable in any situation. Except if you were in a situation where you needed someone to swim or ride a bike. He doesn't do those things.
Charles Loui-Ying Don't let his youthful appearance fool you, Charles is in fact, not a teenager! He has two kids who will eventually rule the world with their cutesy looks and mad brains. In the meantime Charles can be found tossing discs and shaking his booty on YES soil once in a while.
Chelsea Lake - Director Chelsea thinks co-operation is the best thing ever. In fact, if you don't agree, she'll arm wrestle you for it! Come to think about it, she's a tad bit competative... In any case, Chelsea's the captain of this ship, and when she says "Yarr!" we say "Yarr!"
Allan Pearson Allan's an all around fun guy. He has a contagious laugh that will leave you with legs crossed. He's a great friend, loves sports and has a heart of gold. Watch out for this one; he's a charmer.
Steve Remedios Steve is always ready to skillfully strum us a tune on his guitar. He has studied flamenco in Spain, carpentry on the Gulf Islands, and gone to Australia to play ultimate frisbee. When Steve wants to do or learn something he goes and does it. He's a mover and a shaker, and he's got skills, knowledge and experience to share with those who cross his path.
Ben Mott Ben can play guitar and harmonica at the same time while keeping you totally captivated, and making you wish that you too were musically gifted. Now THAT's multitasking (i think). He was even a professional busker for a short time, not a long time. Ben hails from the land of summer, and he brings sunshine into all of our lives.
Michael Brin Michael can jump HIGH! One of his favorite passtimes, mattress jumping is his sport. However, Michael is also good to sit down with for a one-on-one chat, or to share a good giggle with. If you like witty-banter, you'll like him especially. He knows his stuff and he's smart as the dickens. He also tells a wicked ghost story.
Cody Puckett Cody is the hole in camp's bagel, the plug in camp's inflatable boat, and the fris in camp's frisbee. He helps make camp camp. Cody is full of energy, creativity, and knows how to have a great time, and how to make a great time even better, and a better time, the best time, and the best time..... He knows fun better than fun knows itself.
Jessica Wallin J-Dub. She's a multi-talented wizard of all things creative and performance related. She is a creative writer, a slam poet, an improv performer, a singer and uh, um, maybe a lion tamer? She's unbelievable! Come to camp and witness her amazing skills, her incredible jokes, and her ability to tame lions? YES! Come one, come all.
Sarah Hyde Sarah Hyde is an extreme sports enthusiast and can ride up mountains on a bicycle. She can also ride down them but very slowly. Sarah has an awesome sense of humor, she's smart, small, fights dirty, and loves to roll down hills. She's also a killer writer and poet, and loves to share her work.
Megan Smith Megan is an energy generating machine. She's like a windmill, or a solar panel, somehow she just fuels camp with vibrant, happy, positive energy. You can watch her gear up in the middle of the field. First she spins around 50 times, then she jumps up and down, and then yodels at the top of her lungs like a lonely goat herd, and then all of a sudden camp is filled with fun. It's amazing.
Axel Matfin No, he's not a rock star, or part of your car, but Axel still shines in his own way. He's a comic book expert, a writer, a painter, a candlestick maker.... no, that's not true, but I bet if you wanted to make candlesticks, Axel would do his best to help you out. He's a lean, keen camp machine, and if you're lucky he might run some fun improv games to keep you laughing.
Samantha Scott Sam Scott. Her face is ALWAYS lit up in a smile. It's amazing. Sometimes we wonder if it's stuck that way. Sam is an amazing part of the camp staff. She is loving, and nice, and sweet and kind and a good person to go to if you're sad, or homesick or nervous. You'll end up giggling up a storm and never wanting to leave. She has that effect on people.
Danika Brandvold AKA Cheery McCheeryson. Danika has a smile for everyone, and a few to spare. She loves dancing, dressing up in crazy fashions from our tickle trunk, and strutting her stuff down the catwalk. She's the kind of girl who turns frowns upside down until it's all coming up roses. She's all that and a bag of potato chips.
Casey Stainsby Casey breezes by as though carried by the wind. She's at one with nature; grounded like the roots of a tree; centered like the middle part of a beautiful flower; calm like a reflective puddle that allows you to see that you have food in your teeth. Her hair is orangey-red like the campfire, her skin freckly like rocks on the beach... you get the idea. Being with Casey is as refreshing as a mountain stream.
Megan Millar Megan will make you pee yourself with laughter over her fantastic stories. Something about her own enjoyment of life, and her uncontrollable laughter makes the joy contagious. She's loud, honest, wide eyed and full of beans! But sometimes she needs a bit of caring and sympathy, you'll know this is the case when she gets an unexpected injury.
Amanda Carachelo This bird's a nester.  You can find her perched in her favorite chair making lists of things to make her home homier.  She likes things clean, comfortable and cozy, and once she has this she's ready to party.  Break out the crazy dance moves, this girl knows more than the twist and mashed potatoes. At camp Amanda's all in all the time, it's why we love her.
Emily Waterman If you need an honest opinion Waterman would be happy to help you out. Yes you have food in your teeth, yes your breath definetly smells, and white socks with black shoes is a definite no no. Emily is straightforward, to the point and genuinely sincere. Plus she'll make you laugh so hard you'll shoot orange juice out your nose.
Zack Matfin You may or may not be able to tell from this picture, but we have our very own Edward Cullen look a like. He's charming, dashing, and generally an irresistible sort of a person, but don't worry, he's warm blooded and does just fine in the sunlight. Zack has a bit of a shy side, but he'll warm up to you quick, especially if you like campfires or canoeing.
Robyn Putnam Wide eyed and feisty, Robyn always speaks up for herself. She may be young, but she's strong and wise. Descended from some of the original YES people, Robyn has a square head on her shoulders. Umm, I mean her good shoulders support her head. I mean it is screwed on squarely...? hmmm.
Jess Chapelski Parlez vous Francais? Well, Jess does.  She's a brand-new elementary school teacher for French immersion.  She also figure skates, cartwheels, swims and is just generally bendy and impressive.  Jess is a super-hero! She has accomplished a lot in her 'short' (under five feet tall) life.  She's amazing and we love her. Go Jess!
Tehya MacKenzie With eyes that could break your heart, Tehya's beauty reveals a person of compassion, love and honesty. When she's not obsessing over crooning male singer-songwriters, Tehya is driving around is her parents' hybrid or smart car. Yes, she's a responsible consumer too. Except when it comes to cheese, there is nothing responsible about Tehya's cheese consumption.
Lindsey Richardson She used to work for the Prime Minister, but now she works for the YES. Lindsey is smart, upfront and confident. Strong like bull, and heartful like artichoke, Lindsey gets the job done. Cool beans!
Lindsey Doehle On a scale from 1 to 10, Lindsey rates as an 11 for positivity, 12 for hard work, and 15 for uber-coolness. I could just go on and on about her. If the staff were a bunch of Zoo animals, Lindsey would be the panda bear. Who doesn't love panda bears?
Alli Matfin Alli "The skipper" Matfin. There are three Matfins on staff (I blame 100 mile house and some incredible parenting). Alli is the youngest, and the most female of the Matfin clan. She's also incredibly brainy and wins amazing scholarships. Alli's laugh can be heard from across camp, and you can always count on her to join you in anything fun and silly. In short, she's a boatload of fun.
Jevta Lukic pronounced Yevta Lukitch. He's Serbian, he loves Brittney Spears, and he looks great in sunglasses. Jevta was born to dance and cheer; he's all limbs and ready to flail them, gracefully of course. He's a barrel of monkeys, or a herd of elephants depending on how you want to look at it, and we love him for all his zaniness. Jevta's good people.
Hilary O'Reilly Hilary jumps high! She aims for the stars! She's like camp's own body guard. Don't be fooled by the zen sunset appearance, this is her endurance training. She's tough and scrappy, so beware. If you want to mess with camp, you'll have to go through Hil first. When there are no dangers on the horizon you can count on this girl for some nifty crafting, be-bopping and chit-chatting.