Funhouse Staff
Emilie Gincig
Liz Doane
Nicole Spinogatti
Emilie grew up on Orcas Island and loves the Funhouse. She has extensive nonprofit experience, having worked at Orcas Island Children’s House, Kaleidoscope Preschool, Orcas Island Park and Recreation District, and Orcas Center before joining The Funhouse team in January 2013. She has served as Afterschool Program Staff, Mentor Program Coordinator, Afterschool Program Director, and as Program Director. Emilie has a deep understanding of the history and mission of The Funhouse and the community. She is a natural leader, imbued with a passion for positive youth development and social/emotional learning. Emilie@thefunhouse.org
Ahoy, friends! Liz here, and I just sailed in on the good ship JUPITER and can’t wait for all the exciting adventures we are going to have! My adventurous career has taken me from Minnesota to all over the world working in traditional and outdoor environmental education, and I am excited to utilize the skills I learned along the way (and my love for dinosaurs) right here at the Funhouse! I have lived on Orcas Island since the Spring of 2016 and have truly grown to love the community we have here. In all my travels, I’ve never seen one quite like it. I invite you all to come aboard as I embark on my most exciting journey yet; providing a safe and stimulating environment where all can learn, discover, and create! Liz@thefunhouse.org
Nicole moved to Orcas in 2018 with her husband, Jon and children, Jack & Katie. She stumbled upon the Funhouse while exploring places to help her children acclimate to their new surroundings. She fell in love with the Funhouse and the rest is history! Before arriving to Orcas, Nicole enjoyed a long career of non-profit service and is looking forward to helping the Funhouse thrive. Nicole@thefunhouse.org
Audrey Neddermann
Trillium Swanson
Ali Walker
Before coming to Orcas in 2010, Audrey worked as a theater teaching artist. She is excited to get back to the work of supporting youth programming with the fabulous staff here! When she’s not at The Funhouse, she’s out tending plants in the gardens of Orcas, or drawing them! Audrey@thefunhouse.org
Trillium moved to Orcas from Bellingham in 2015, and has been involved with The Funhouse ever since. Trillium is all about supporting youth to reach their potential, and is passionate about building sustainable systems and programming to that end. When she’s not at The Funhouse, you’ll likely find her running around outside. Trillium@thefunhouse.org
Ali Walker comes to the Mentor Program from a long history of working with children in a summer camp setting. After moving to Orcas in 2017, she started working at the Funhouse in 2018 as an Afterschool Program staff, and soon became the Mentor Program Assistant. She left the Funhouse for a year to be the Program Director at Camp Huston in Gold Bar, WA, where in the summer of 2020 she had to come up with a Virtual Summer Camp Program (Covid makes everyone be a little more creative!). Ali is excited to be back with the Mentor Program, and looks forward to thinking creatively during Covid to keep our mentor pairs going strong! mentors@thefunhouse.org
Sarah McKay
Sarah grew up in Seattle and has spent summers with family on the island since she was a child. She has fond memories of visiting the Funhouse Commons when she was a teenager. Outside of work she has been restoring a historical family home which she lives in with her partner, 3 cats and a dog. Sarah@thefunhouse.org