Please review prospective member Camille Cooper's bio:
I seek to be part of an organization known for ethical leadership and involved in a wide range of community services. I have chosen both of my careers because of my interest in creating positive change. Community journalism allowed me to further my passion to inform people so that they could make educated decisions. Teaching allowed me to further my passion to give young people a voice and a set of analytical skills so they can become impactful members of the community. I choose my volunteer pursuits for similar reasons. Community is the common denominator. In Rotary, I see many opportunities to work with a group of likeminded people to make positive changes in our community.
I grew up in St. Louis Missouri attending local schools from K-12. My primary family includes my parents and my younger brother. I attended college at Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio and attained a bachelor's degree in Journalism in 1988. I was hired by the Gannett company of community newspapers and worked for the company for 12 years in editing roles for newspapers in Visalia, California; Boise, Idaho; Nyack, New York; and White Plains, New York. I married Jeff Cooper and we raised two children. I obtained a master's degree in education from Boise State University in Idaho in 2000 and have been teaching literature and composition to students in grades 6 through 12 through this year. I began my teaching career at at Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho, and then our family moved to Eagle County, Colorado in 2004. Since then, I have been teaching at The Vail Academy K-8 school in Avon, Colorado and Vail Christian High School in Edwards, Co. My husband and I moved to Silverthorne in May, 2021 in order to be closer to my parents in Denver.