About VV
Leadership

 

Our Camp Coordinators

Valle Verde is particularly proud of the coordinators and key people in our staff who, in their long-time devotion and loyalty to camp, help insure the stability, continuity and the family feeling we so value. They maintain the Valle Verde style, which allows us to accomplish many special things within our program, and ensures the warmth, spirit, guidance, safety and healthy fun for which we are known.

 

Our Camp Directors

Our directors are professionals that ensure that our campers are active, safe and happy. They are excellent role models and incredibly nurturing caregivers.

Camp Valle Verde's current directors are Jorge Ramos, Carlos Velez and Michelle Parlange. They have devoted their professional lives to making Camp Valle Verde a safe, fun and exciting place. Each of them is responsible for supervising different, but crucial, aspects of camp.

Jorge Ramos

General Director

Jorge has more than 20 years of camp and education experience. He has held several different positions at VV, and he is a director since 1993.

Jorge is a graduate from Universidad Intercontinental with a degree in Communication Sciences, and he has an MBA from Universidad Iberoamericana. He is an International Coach accredited by two world-wide organizations. He is also a former highschool teacher, and an instructor and facilitator of several workshops.

Jorge participated for two years in Up with People, an International Organization specialized in Intercultural Education, and is a member since 1995 of the Association of Experiential Education.

 

Carlos Vélez

Operations Director

Carlos's career in Valle Verde started in 1998, and he has participated in more than 150 camp sessions. Carlos is an engineer, and he has been a facilitator in several educational events and workshops. He also attended Director's Courses with the American Camping Association.

During the camp season, Carlos plans, integrates and supervises the activities programs for all camp sessions. He also supervises everything related with the equipment, transportation and other services.

Carlos loves adventure and sports, and is an expert in our special clubs: waterskiing, kayaking and climbing.

 

Michelle Parlange

Marketing Director

Michelle has been counselor, staff, and Coordinator at Valle Verde for more than 10 years. She has a degree in Communication, and is currently doing graduate studies on Gestalt psicotherapy for children and teens.

For many years Michelle was involved with the Camp Operations and the development of the Counselors Education and Training Program.

Today Michelle is in charge of Marketing, sales and the previous and posterior contact with campers, parents and group representatives that come to our camps and experiences.