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Tinker Camp offers specific activities including “We're Gettin' the Band Back Together” and the “Fabled Friends D&D Campaign.” The “We're Gettin' the Band Back Together” session and the “Fabled Friends D&D Campaign” session run on different days and times within the same week.
• Schedule: Mon Jul 6, 2026 9am to 3pm; Wed Jul 8, 2026 4:30pm to 6:30pm
• Price: $300.00 for "We're Gettin' the Band Back Together"; $30.00 for "Fabled Friends D&D Campaign"
Tinker Camp is led by a team that includes Co-founder and Executive Director Blake Swensen, Co-Founder and Former Board President Rob van Nood, Director of Development Kathi Fastnow Dirkse, and Instructor Emeritus Denise Slattery. Staff credentials include Oregon licensed educator Rob van Nood, who received his MAT from Lewis & Clark in 1995, and Denise, who is a Certified Master Recycler and has developed award-winning marketing, communication, and branding strategy for Fortune 500 businesses and non-profits in California, Washington, Michigan, and Oregon. Denise is currently a Board Member for Recycling Advocates of Oregon and previously held a board position at Picture Lab, a Washington State non-profit providing hands-on art literacy education in public schools for students in grades K–5. Denise also regularly presents as a Master Recycler to business organizations participating in Portland Metro's Sustainability at Work Program.
Tinker Camp, Tinkerverse, and TinkerEDU are registered trademarks of Tinkerverse. The space used by Tinker Camp can be rented for events.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Schedule: Mon Jul 6, 2026 9am to 3pm; Wed Jul 8, 2026 4:30pm to 6:30pm
• Price: $300.00 for "We're Gettin' the Band Back Together"; $30.00 for "Fabled Friends D&D Campaign"
Tinker Camp is led by a team that includes Co-founder and Executive Director Blake Swensen, Co-Founder and Former Board President Rob van Nood, Director of Development Kathi Fastnow Dirkse, and Instructor Emeritus Denise Slattery. Staff credentials include Oregon licensed educator Rob van Nood, who received his MAT from Lewis & Clark in 1995, and Denise, who is a Certified Master Recycler and has developed award-winning marketing, communication, and branding strategy for Fortune 500 businesses and non-profits in California, Washington, Michigan, and Oregon. Denise is currently a Board Member for Recycling Advocates of Oregon and previously held a board position at Picture Lab, a Washington State non-profit providing hands-on art literacy education in public schools for students in grades K–5. Denise also regularly presents as a Master Recycler to business organizations participating in Portland Metro's Sustainability at Work Program.
Tinker Camp, Tinkerverse, and TinkerEDU are registered trademarks of Tinkerverse. The space used by Tinker Camp can be rented for events.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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