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Excellence in Coaching

Wildwood Music Institute Summer Camp
Wildwood is known for having a dynamic coaching staff that encourages and inspires students to new heights every year.  We are fortunate to have several State Credentialed music educators who teach in schools across Southern California as our coaching faculty who are dedicated to our mission and continue to come back year after year.  New coaches join us each season as we continue to collaborate with  promising musicians who have/are studying music performance and education in graduate programs bringing music to today's youth.  

Our full faculty/staff to student ratio in the 2015 season was 1:3. We boast a unique experience where students are our first priority in not only music education but also in personal growth and development. We foster a community setting to promote and instill our love of music and performance with everyone who participates in a session at Wildwood. Our faculty and staff are chosen through professional references and a detailed interview process to insure each individual will be the right fit in our program. Each individual is carefully screened and has cleared a background check to ensure our student safety. 

Our counselor to Camper ratio varies between 1:8 and 1:10 depending on cabin occupancy and enrollment. Students are housed by grade and assigned to a counselor who bunks with them and oversees general daily well being and evening sleep routines. Many of our counselors are former Wildwood students who have been invited to return as staff and have a passion for music, most pursuing music in their university educations. Counselors supervise and lead all student activities outside of student rehearsals. Camper morale and safety are their top priority to ensure each student has the best possible experience at Wildwood. 


We invite you to get to know our conductors, staff and coaches for the 2019 season.  

Interested in joining our staff? Click Here!

​2019 Program Staff:
Jim Thompson+ - Camp Director
Dennis Davies+ - Coordinator
Nicole Hudson+*- Registrar / Social Media
Dr. Ian Hudson DO, MPH* - Camp Physician
Dennis Robertson - Admin. Assistant 
Keili Eddow * - Dean of Girls
Nathan Buck* - Dean of Boys 

Counselors:
Preston Carroll*
Travis Carroll*
Josh Duquette*
Sasha Inomoto *

Lydia Lowe*
Katie McNamara*
Adrian Ordorica*
Tevin Pho
Kimberly Potts*

+ board member
​*alumni 

Intermediate Conductors
Scott Arakawa+ -  Symphony Orchestra
Heriberto Ramos *+ - String Orchestra
Chris Popperwell+ -  Symphonic Band ​
Tim Thomas + -  Concert Band
​Ken Carter - Jazz Band 

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​Intermediate Session Coaches

​Emy Eddow* - Violin
Jared Long - Violin

Dr. Ashley Salinas PhD - Viola
Heriberto Ramos*+ - Cello 
Sean-Paul Gouw - Double Bass
Kerri Gause Arakawa - Flute
Evan Sanchez - Oboe
Glen Kamida+ - Clarinet
Patrick Olmos - Saxophone
Jonathan Perez - Bassoon
Ramon Villanueva +- French Horn
Ken Carter - Trumpet
Colin McAllister *-Low Brass
Bob Stevenson+ - Percussion


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Senior Conductors
Alan Mautner*+ - Symphony Orchestra
Heriberto Ramos *+ - String Orchestra  
Leonard Narumi+ - Symphonic Band 
Ken Carter - Jazz Band
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​Senior Session Coaches

Emy Eddow* - Violin
Lisa Yoshida - Violin

Alec Santamaria - Viola
Heriberto Ramos*+ - Cello 
Sean-Paul Gouw - Double Bass
Kristen Hogan* - Flute
Gaia Saetermo-Howard - Oboe
Glen Kamida+ - Clarinet
​Tim Thomas * - Saxophone 
Dr. Sean Barela PhD - Bassoon
Ramon Villanueva +- French Horn
Ken Carter - Trumpet
Chris Popperwell+ - Low Brass
Bob Stevenson+ - Percussion


WIMA, (Wildwood Institute of Music and Arts) is sponsored by Wildwood Music Associates, Inc., a non-profit  501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the advancement of the "Arts" through education and performance. Students qualified to participate fully in the Wildwood Summer Music Program are accepted without regard to race or creed.
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