MEET THE STAFF 2021-22

STEPHANIE KRAMP

KZ COORDINATOR Stephanie likes giraffes, pistachio ice cream, and her favorite Disney character is Belle. When indoors, you can find her playing Ticket to Ride, cooking, or planning a fun trip. Spain is on her travel list!

KATIE DYBAS

KZ COORDINATOR COMING SOON

JACK CAPO

KZ LEADER Jack likes playing football, monopoly, and making paper airplanes. Captain America is his superhero of choice, and he hopes his next vacation is to Disneyworld. Be sure to ask him what an axolotl is.

ALMA GARCIA

KZ LEADER Alma’s favorite movie is Shrek and she likes movies with 3D animations. Her hobbies are Art and she would like to continue that as a career.

KELLYN TODD

KZ LEADER Kellyn graduated from Geneva High School and is now attending Waubonsee Community College studying in Childhood Education. She was a former swimmer for the Geneva River Rats and now coaches for the team.

BRIANNA WALCZAK

KZ COORDINATOR Brianna likes to spend time playing dodge-ball, Chutes and Ladders, and making slime. Her favorite superhero is Spiderman, and the Little Mermaid is her favorite movie. If she could go anywhere, Hawaii is at the top of the list.

OLIVIA STARK

KZ LEADER Olivia enjoys cookie dough ice cream, Iron Man, pandas, and Ariel from the Little Mer-maid. Some of her favorite games are volley-ball and Monopoly, and she hopes her next vacation is to Hawaii.

CHRISTIAN FRYDRYCHOWICZ

KZ LEADER Christian likes action movies and likes to cook. Christian attends Waubonsee Communi-ty College.

KRISTIN CRAWFORD

KZ COORDINATOR Kristen’s favorite animals are polar bears, but if she could go anywhere, it would be Disney World! Her game of choice is Monopoly, and when it comes to crafts, diamond dots are her first pick.

SAN SANDBERG

KZ LEADER San loves the Beatles, and would like to travel to the UK to follow in their footsteps. Until then, she’s happy drawing, painting, and playing mancala or sandman.

KATE OLSON

KZ LEADER Kate’s favorite ice cream is caramel swirl, and she likes freeze tag, Clue, koalas, and Rapun-zel. When feeling crafty, friendship bracelets are her go-to. If she could go anywhere, it would definitely have mountains, a beach, or both!

CINDY BRUNSWIG

KZ LEADER Cindy likes playing soccer and doing art. She hopes to study Early Childhood Education and travel through her college career.

GRACE PRYOR

KZ LEADER Grace likes a lot of things, including chocolate ice cream, soccer, Superman, and Woody from Toy Story. When indoors, she likes to play Clue and draw. Someday she would like to travel, including visiting Greece.

CLAUDIA LEHMAN

KZ LEADER Claudia likes playing capture the flag, Sorry!, and making friendship bracelets. Some of her favorites include black cats, Stitch, and Bat-man. If she could go anywhere in the world right now, it would be Italy.

AIDAN ILLG

KZ LEADER COMING SOON

MOLLY JIMENEZ

KZ LEADER Molly loves to take bike rides and hang out with

her family. She graduated from Geneva High

School and is now attending Waubonsee Communi-

ty College to become a paramedic.

BRAEDEN KRAUS

KZ LEADER COMING SOON

GRACE FOX

KZ LEADER Grace likes playing hide and seek, Monopoly, or creating with melty beads. Her favorite characters are Wonder Woman and Mufasa, and if she could travel anywhere, it would probably be to the Bahamas.

ELLIE LEMEN

KZ LEADER Ellie’s favorite animals are tigers, and her favorite characters are Loki and Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. She is looking forward to traveling to the Bahamas someday, but until then she likes to play Battleship, Ghost in the Graveyard, and make keychains.

SARAH CARLSON

KZ LEADER Sarah would like to travel to Bora Bora, Greece, or up North to see the polar bears. She also likes making slime, playing Clue and soccer, and chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Her favorite characters are Elsa and Spider-man.

SYDNEY MATA

KZ LEADER Sydney likes playing Clue, Candy Land, and four square. Her favorite superhero is Bat-man, and she would love to travel to South Africa to see wild elephants up close. She also likes making slime, mini-aquariums, and tie dye.

MACEY MCHUGH

KZ LEADER Some of Macey’s favorite games are Guess Who? and tag. If she could go anywhere on vacation it would be Italy, or at least some-place that has otters! Her favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry, and she enjoys Finding Nemo, Iron Man, and melty beads.

SHAWNA RIBANDO

KZ LEADER Shawna likes all kinds of music and also enjoys singing and playing guitar. She likes playing volleyball. Shawna has one older brother, a dog and a cat. In her free time, she likes to draw and paint.

JUSTIN HAUSER

KZ LEADER Justin likes Captain America and his favorite movie character is Stitch. You might find him playing football, mancala, or making water bottle lava lamps. He also likes dogs, cookies ‘n cream ice cream, and would like to visit South Carolina.

NATE BLATCHLEY

KZ LEADER Nate likes to play Monopoly, basketball, make friendship bracelets, and would like to travel to Ireland someday. His favorite movie characters are Tow Mater from Cars, and the Incredible Hulk.

MADDIE TRAVIESO

KZ LEADER COMING SOON

KELLY WALES

RECREATION SUPERVISOR Kelly oversees all things Kids’ Zone. She likes chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, gi-raffes, and Scrabble. When outdoors, you might find her playing pickleball or taking black and white photos.

CAITLIN KULESZA

RECREATION ASSISTANT Caitlin helps with a lot of the behind the scenes aspects of Kids’ Zone. When not at work, she enjoys home renovation and decora-tion projects, soccer, and maple bacon ice cream.

DEREK GRONLUND

RECREATION COORDINATOR Derek helps coordinate all the Kids’ Zone sites. When not making sure things are run-ning smoothly, he enjoys looking for scarlet tanagers in the woods, biking, and anything coffee flavored. Hiking the Swiss Alps is at the top of his travel list.

LEAH THOMPSON

KZ LEADER Leah has a lot of favorite things, including dogs, Spider-Man, and the game Sorry! She likes to make snow globes, play kickball, and more. Her favorite Disney character is Belle, and she would like to travel to Paris.

MORE STAFF ON THE WAY!

KZ LEADERS & COORDINATORS Kids’ Zone is still hiring individuals who like to have fun, play games, and make the before and after school program a place that children can’t wait to go to! If you know someone who would be a good fit for our team, direct them to genevaparks.org to apply today!

COMING SOON!

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