Pamela Goldberg, RN, M.S., Family and Marriage Therapist

Pamela has a busy private counseling practice focusing on children and adolescents in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is frequently called upon by school districts, professional groups and non-profit organizations to conduct workshops and lectures in the areas of child development, classroom management and smart parenting. Pamela received her Master of Science Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. Prior, she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Lewis University in Lockport, Illinois. She was the youngest in her graduating class at Little Company of Mary Hospital Nursing School where she won the award for Dedication and Perseverance. She practiced as a critical care nurse for over 10 years before turning her focus to child, marriage and family issues.

A resilient child from the south side of Chicago, Pamela spent her childhood engaged in rough and tumble sports with her 12 brothers and sisters as team members. Pam and her husband (ER physician) have successfully raised 3 sons in a modern day blended family. Pamela's education and life experiences culminated in the creation of a program that would make a difference in the lives of many children, Camp MakeBelieve.

Through her Camp MakeBelieve Kids After-School Program, Pamela has developed a multitude of unique inter-locking educational tools that help children to learn life lessons while using their imaginations and having fun. Her original characters, stories, workbooks, musical play, songs, guided imagery, games, posters, strategies and hands-on activities are all geared at building emotionally competent kids.

Janie Root

Janie has extensive experience in sales, marketing, training and business consulting. During her career she created, published and successfully sold The Perfect Wedding Guide publications. She has produced award-winning commercials and infomercials through her management and marketing consulting work, and has created and produced a television pilot for children. During her career, Janie also developed a marketing campaign to increase consumer awareness of laser eye procedures. This included the development of a referral network with eye doctors, print, radio and television advertising and a public awareness campaign.

Janie now works as a business and marketing consultant. She plays a key role in Camp MakeBelieve’s management team leading the organization’s sales and marketing efforts.

Claudia Newbury

Claudia is a retired Geologist with over 30 years of experience in the Federal government, working on diverse programs for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Her last assignment was supervising the efforts of the Department of Energy to evaluate long-term performance (over a one million year span) of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nevada. Claudia has also represented the United States in international programs sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, an agency of the United Nations. With support of Atomic Energy of Canada, LTD, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, she brought over 50 technical specialists from developing countries to the US and Canada to learn positive and negative lessons in regard to sitting a repository for nuclear waste.

Claudia now plays a key consulting role in Camp MakeBelieve. She offers exceptional leadership skills to the organization’s management team, while consulting on the company's business, operational, and training functions.