Sammie “TAVIE” Hagen was born in Bend, OR and raised throughout the Willamette Valley. She has a Bachelor’s in History and Film from Southern Oregon University. Sammie has been involved in the camping and outdoor education industry since 2009, with her first camp experience being at Camp Namanu as a seasonal staff member for 5 summers. Sammie continued her involvement with Namanu through volunteering, serving on the Friends of Namanu board, and several committees for Namanu and Camp Fire. She absolutely loves the impact camp and the outdoors has on campers and staff. Sammie has previously worked with Outdoor School, Camp Fire, BB Camp, and Girl Scouts. Her biggest motivation for continuing her career in camping is to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of every participant in every way. Camp is a place where anyone can truly be their whole self and where, together, we can make the world a better place. Sammie loves the outdoors, animals, Pixar, flowers, travel, and spending time with her partner Mack, whom she met at Namanu, and their 3 fur babies.