All Adult Staff

Mark
Mark has spent 28+ years teaching in the Palm Beach County School District – including 10 years at Poinciana STEM School & 11 years at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School. Mark holds State Of Florida certification in Engineering and Instructional Technology for grades 6-12, Elementary Education, and a Media Specialist certification for grades PreK-12. He also holds industry certifications in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop.
Mark founded Digi-Camp in the summer of 2006, and first opened the doors that December. In the time since then, Digi-Camp has become the premier Winter, Spring and Summer Camp provider for South Florida’s youth interested in computer programming, robotics, photography, video and television production and anything in between. Stansell credits Digi-Camp’s business model of being family friendly and affordable, as well as a ton of fun for kids as being the main reason for its success. Mark holds a B.A., Elementary Education, & a M.A. Sports and Business Management.
Kris
Kris is a 26+ year veteran Palm Beach County and Pine Crest School Teacher. Mr. Swanson holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Science and Math, and a M.A. degree in Information Technology, bringing a wide range of talents and experiences to Digi-Camp. He is one of only a few teachers who works with NASA and is responsible for building the Poinciana Elementary STEM Magnet School’s Planetarium program – the only one of it’s kind in the State of Florida. Mr. Swanson is an Innovation Specialist at Pine Crest School in Boca Raton, and spends quite a bit of time conducting teacher training opportunities throughout the area and beyond. Mr. Swanson has been with Digi-Camp since 2008, and is our curriculum director extraordinaire.


Alyssa
Alyssa is currently studying Software Development at WGU and has been working at DigiCamp since 2012, teaching everything from Video Game Programming to Web Building to Photography. She plans to pursue a Master’s of Education and teach Computer Programming. Her hobbies include Lego, karaoke and tabletop RPGs. Alyssa loves embracing her nerd, recently bragging, “I have read the Harry Potter series about 15 times.”
Hannah
Hannah is a senior at the Florida Atlantic University. Hannah was one of the first DigiCampers – she enrolled in our first photography camp in 2006 and was a superstar photographer. She joined our staff in 2014 and is well versed in Scratch, Robotics, MakerCamp and much more. Hannah especially enjoys working with our youngest campers. “She just has a special connection with those kids and they really enjoy her presence,” says Mark. Hannah is at home on the beach!


Cameron
Cameron is a senior at the University of Florida. She loves working out, outdoor sports, and YES, she has jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. Cameron has been with DigiCamp since 2015 and is one of our most talented instructors in all areas. Cam played varsity lacrosse in high school and currently is on the rowing team at UF.
Claire
Claire is an incoming freshman at the University of North Florida and has been with DigiCamp since 2016. She is an avid lacrosse player, leading her high school team in scoring 2 years running. Claire is great at teaching robotics, computer programming and our digital media curriculum.
