Rain City Rock Camp
Mandy Pierce is an experienced educational leader and advocate, currently serving as the Executive Director at Rain City Rock Camp. Previously, Mandy held the role of Contract Manager for the Refugee School Impact Grant at School's Out Washington, where responsibility included ensuring equitable access to grant funds for disadvantaged communities. As the Founder and Consultant for Educational Justice Advocates, Mandy focused on anti-racist educational reform and strategic youth services. Additionally, Mandy has provided mentorship and educational opportunities for neurodiverse young adults as a Job Coach at Seattle Public Schools, and has a diverse background in teaching, curriculum development, and architectural design, holding degrees in Architecture and Curriculum and Instruction.
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Rain City Rock Camp
Rain City Rock Camp uses music to empower girls, women, and gender non-conforming individuals to engage their creative potential, champion equity, and thrive in a community of allies and activists. At our week-long camps, participants choose between guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and keys and receive instrument instruction from local musicians. Participants form bands, write an original song and practice it with coaching. At the end of the week, each band performs their song live on stage. We also conduct workshops related to empowerment, self-expression and self-esteem. Our campers benefit from a safe space that eliminates the restrictive stereotypes about music and gender, and we encourage speaking up, singing out, and making noise. At camp, our participants experience collaboration and camaraderie as well as the ultimate feeling of triumph that comes with learning a new skill and performing in front of an audience.