Outpost Summer Camps
Dr. Kelly Jones is the Executive Director and Day Camp Director of Outpost Summer Camps. The summer of 2023 will be Kelly’s 14th summer at Outpost. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Kelly supported camp by providing consultation regarding camper development and behavior, training staff in skills and techniques to support all of the campers, and supervising staff.
Dr. Kelly is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been on staff at several hospitals throughout the county including Palomar Behavioral Health, the VA Hospital, and Rady Children’s Hospital. She recently served as Director of the FRIENDS Social Skills Program, a unique after-school program for children who have a difficult time navigating challenging social situations and making and keeping friends. Dr. Kelly maintains a private practice and is active as a speaker and trainer in many professional camp and psychological associations, including the American Camp Association the Western Association of Independent Camps.
Dr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of San Diego and holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, CA. She lives in Poway with her husband Stuart and their five children sharing responsibility for getting them to all their activities, including Outpost every summer!
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Outpost Summer Camps
Outpost Summer Camps (OSC) offers ACA-accredited Summer Day Camp programs and school-year seasonal programs located in the north inland "I-15 corridor" of San Diego, California. Our traditional summer camp programs are for children aged 3 - 14, split into three camps: Pre Camp (ages 3-5), Day Camp (grades 1-5), and Senior Outpost (grades 6-9). Our Day Camp and Senior Outpost programs are based at Canyonside Community Park in Rancho Penasquitos, adjacent to Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, a 3700 acre wilderness preserve jointly operated by the City and County of San Diego. Our Pre Camp program is located at North City Presbyterian Church in Poway. Our summer programs are offered between mid-June and August each summer, and we employ high school and college students as camp counselors. We also offer door-to-door transportation for the majority of our camp families. OSC was founded in 2001, celebrates its 18th summer in 2019, and is privately owned and operated by Outpost Recreation and Education, Inc. Dr Kelly Jones is the Executive Director, and welcomes new parents to our programs.