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Emily Walters
Operations Coordinator
Emily received her BA in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz in 2007 and since has actively approached the world of youth education through an internship with 826 Valencia, a non-profit writing center dedicated to supporting low-income students ages 6 to 18 in San Francisco's Mission District. At 826 Valencia, Emily was responsible for coordinating student workshops, communicating with families and maintaining general office order. At home she plays ukulele, waters her extensive collection of house plants and engages in artistic projects from collage to short stories. This is her first year working with Galileo and she is excited to collaborate with such an innovative group of educators and can't wait to meet the kids that make it all happen.

Gabriel Adauto
Lead Instructor: Video Game Design
This is Gabriel’s his third year working with Galileo! After teaching and creating curriculum at The Tech Museum Summer Camps for the last two summers, he’s excited to bring his knowledge and passion for video games to Galileo Summer Quest! He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Computer Science and has spent six years working at successful startups in the Bay Area and is currently a Senior Engineer taking two weeks of vacation to teach at Galileo Summer Quest this summer. Gabriel has logged thousands of hours playing various video games on nearly all consoles and is excited to combine his passion for teaching and his love of gaming to inspire a new generation of designers in what he considers the art form of the 21st Century. 

Dan Archer
Lead Instructor: Comic Book Creators and Magazine Makers
Dan graduated with a Masters from Cambridge University (UK) in 2004 and spent two years marketing graphic novels whilst working for Penguin books in London and New York. However, the pull of the drawing board was too strong and in 2006 he went freelance as a cartoonist, illustrating books and magazines, giving workshops and championing the power of the comics medium to both educate and entertain. This brought him into contact with the Center of Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, where he is currently based. This is his first year working for GSQ and he can't wait to share his passion for combining words and pictures with a fresh group of cartoonists and aspiring magazine makers!

Adam Barr
Lead Instructor: Go-Kart Racers
Adam Barr loves putting things together, whether it's writing portfolios with his high school English students in Baltimore and Connecticut; musical instruments in Ohio and the Bay Area; or teaching students how to build air conditioners from scratch to escape Baltimore’s blazing heat. Adam loves engaging kids in understanding the point where all the little pieces become parts of a whole. After graduating from Oberlin College, Adam spent 2 years as a Teach for America Corps Member teaching English in Baltimore, Maryland. He is excited to return to the Bay Area’s fabulous weather and to join the Galileo team and have a chance to have a ton of fun while building one-of-a-kind racing machines!

Kate Malson
Lead Instructor: Artist's Studio
Kate has been involved with Galileo for the past three years, developing art curriculum and teaching art at Camp Galileo. She received her Master's in Art Education from the University of Vermont in 2005 and her BFA from The California College of Arts in 1999.  Kate is excited to create and teach the new Artist's Studio Major and brings her love for creativity and spontaneity to the program this summer!

Michael Stroud
Lead Instructor: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Michael Stroud is Magic Mike, the Bay Area's Premiere Magician Extraordinaire. He is the co-author of the best-selling book "The Klutz Book of Magic." Michael has been a professional magician for more than 20 years, and has taught the art to hundreds of people around the world. He is excited to create a comprehensive introduction into the mysterious world of magic and the related arts at Galileo Summer Quest this summer!

Jordan Kolb
Assistant Instructor
Jordan was born and raised in the Bay Area, where he developed his love for all things performance and media, editing and writing for an award-winning student publication, teaching at local theater and day camps, and managing his own business of performing magic for birthdays and fundraisers. Although he is currently a film & television major at Northwestern University in Illinois, Jordan still calls the Bay Area home, and is excited to be part of something new at Galileo and combine so many of his interests into one innovative and exciting summer!

Yvette Tse
Assistant Instructor
Living in the Bay Area, Yvette enjoys spending weekends at museums and galleries in the city while working on various art projects in her spare time, she also loves afternoon picnics in the sun! She is now currently attending UC Davis as a sophomore and is involved with the university's undergraduate online magazine for the arts and humanities. While this is her first time working for Galileo Summer Quest, she has worked as an assistant art instructor for a summer camp in the past and enjoyed her time so much that she hopes to continue in the same field of work. She is immensely excited to start off the summer with a new Galileo program and can't wait to assist students with their fun filled summer!

Jose Ramirez
Crew Leader
Jose first joined Galileo as a Lead instructor at The Tech Museum Summer Camps, teaching Rocket Science, Science of Sports and Tech Explorers for two years. He also works in the Galileo Home Office as the Lead Marketing Assistant during the year. Prior to Galileo, he worked for the San Jose Giants (Minor League Baseball), and was a Supervisor at U.S. Space Camp California. He is SUPER excited to be part of the very first Galileo Summer Quest team looks forward to exploring fun and engaging Crew challenges with students this summer!