Our Staff
If we had to choose one word to describe every member of the Pali Adventures staff, what would it be? Probably "extraordinary." Luckily we don't have to settle on just one word.
Meet the Pali Staff
Whether returning for an 8th summer at Pali or having joined the team in more recent years, all members of the Pali staff have been chosen after successfully completing a multi-phased hiring and training process, including a series of interviews, behavioral and personality assessments, detailed background and references checks and random drug testing to ensure only that the best and the brightest are ultimately chosen as role models and leaders for our campers.
To ensure a diverse and vibrant team, we have selected staff from across the globe. Whether from Australia, Asia, Europe or North America, each and every staff member is personally dedicated to making your summer at Pali an experience of a lifetime!
Staff Training
Before each summer, all members of our staff complete an intensive training and development program, which includes CPR and First Aid certification, group case studies, conflict resolution classes, child psychology seminars and interactive programs to add to their ability to lead, supervise and relate to campers of all ages. Specialty program leaders and staff are also selected for their extraordinary degree of expertise - from national certifications, to years of hands on experience, impeccable references and so much more. Their excellence and professionalism ensures the highest quality experience and the most powerful learning environment for Pali's specialty campers.
Andy Wexler
Founder & Executive Camp Director
More than 20 years ago, while finishing his Degree in Economics and International Relations at UCLA, Andy Wexler had a dream. He talked about creating the ultimate summer camp combining the community, role models and traditions he had experienced as a child at camp while providing the most cutting edge, exciting and engaging activities available anywhere.
It began as a day camp - where every day was an adventure. Andy and his carefully selected staff brought campers to all of the best activities being taught and supervised by the best experts in each field. With happy parents and thrilled campers, and after completing his MBA at USC with a specialization in Interpersonal Relations, Andy expanded our camp programs and began Pali Overnight Adventures, acquiring our majestic site and setting upon the challenge of building the ultimate summer camp experience.
Over many years, he has led the dramatic expansion of our facility with many new cabins to house the continuously growing number of campers, additional cutting edge activity venues for our new and unique specialties, and newly constructed all-camp program areas like our 400 seat amphitheatre. His vision for Pali remains constant after more than two decades - the best staff, expert activity instructors, the benefits of a traditional summer overnight, an extraordinary facility, all combined with the most cutting edge specialty programs on the planet.
Ian Brassett
Summer Camp Director
Ian "Gunner" Brassett has a lifetime of experience at summer camps, from his early years at an East Coast camp, his tenure as a head counselor and then senior program director at Pali, to his current and ongoing role Summer Camp Director. In addition, through his strong affiliation with the American Camping Association - conferences, leadership roles, trainings - he is intensely focused on ensuring that every aspect of our staffing, facility and programs exceed all international standards for safety, programming and overall excellence. Ian and our senior leadership team dedicate themselves throughout the year to designing and fine-tuning all aspects of camp to ensure the ultimate summer experience for your kids. During the summer, his leadership, energy and magnetic personality are a hallmark of the Pali Experience.
Jolee Jones
Assistant Director
Jolee "Skunk" Jones is the Assistant Camp Director and year round Ropes Course Director for Pali's Outdoor Education Program, which annually welcomes more than 15,000 middle and high school students to learn about science and leadership at Pali Mountain. She holds a B.S. from Texas State University in Recreational Administration and earned her Masters Degree in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University. Together with our senior team, she focuses on hiring and training exceptional staff, designing and fine tuning the most minute aspects of our programs, and ensuring that even the smallest details are handled with the utmost care, thought and precision. Through her dedication and vigilance, and with the help of an extraordinary team, she contributes to an overall summer experience that is safe, streamlined and filled with some of the most exciting and unique programs available anywhere. Campers always remember her for her expansive knowledge of nature and for playing guitar and leading songs around the campfire.
16 Unique Specialty Camps
One Fantastic Location
