The Jack and Buena Foundation

02/01/2026

The Jack and Buena Foundation is hiring 65+ volunteers and paid staff to run Camp Jack Hazard for the summer 2026!

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12/25/2025

Happy Holidays from Camp Jack Hazard! May your bellies be full and your hearts warmed by friendship.

Click the link below to view a very special holiday message from Executive Director Jason Poisson:
https://conta.cc/4pfyu0a

Email from Jack and Buena Foundation Happy Holidays! Wishing You a Joyous Season from Camp Jack Hazard   A Holiday Message from the Executive Director:       To our campers, to our families, and to al

12/20/2025

Happy Holidays Friends and Family!!

I am excited to announce that we are over 50% of the way to our goal of raising $40,000 in our year-end donation ask! As you know, your end of the year gift will have double the impact on our campers this year because of the generous pledge by the Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation to match your funds!!! We are hoping to meet the pledge before the end of 2025.

So if you are looking for a last minute gift to your favorite 501c3 non-profit organization and to help change the live of a young person forever, please think about clicking below and giving.

Make a DifferenceCamp Jack Hazard relies on the generous support of people like you to fulfill our commitment to providing life-changing outdoor adventures. With your donation, you provide crucial support that helps us keep the Camp Jack Hazard traditions alive. The Jack and Buena Foundation greatly...

12/10/2025

Get to know the Jack and Buena Foundation Board!

Marshall Ogier
Board Member - Educator / Accountant��Marshall Ogier (Started Sept 2021: 4 years on Board).

Marshall Ogier currently serves as the Treasurer of the Jack and Buena Foundation. As an Economic Development and Workforce Systems Manager he brings a strong passion for supporting community growth and impactful financial planning to the JBF.

A seasoned accountant, his experience is underscored by his deep roots with the camp, a relationship spanning over 25 years. This combination of fiscal acumen and intimate camp familiarity enables him to efficiently guide financial strategies and decisions to fulfill the foundation's mission.

12/08/2025

Get to know The Jack and Buena Foundation board!

Ty Vernon
Board President - Ty Vernon

(Started August 2015: 10 years on Board): Ty Vernon currently serves as the President of the Jack and Buena Foundation Board of Directors.

He is a licensed psychologist, an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Koegel Autism Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In these roles, Ty focuses on improving social and mental health outcomes for autistic and other neurodiverse youth and adults.

He brings his knowledge of child development, nonprofit management, fundraising, and program development and evaluation to the foundation. Ty was a camper, counselor, program staff member, and LIT director of CJH from 1994-2003.

12/07/2025

Get to know the Jack and Buena Foundation Board!

Tatiana Altman Powell
Board Vice-President ​/ Attorney

(Started Oct 2023: 2 years on Board)

Tatiana works as a deputy city attorney in the Central Valley, where she advises government departments on legal compliance, contract negotiations and municipal operations. She previously worked as a housing attorney for tenants in California.

Tatiana has managed social media for businesses and nonprofits, and has also led projects related to volunteer outreach, community engagement, and policy development.

She previously attended Camp Jack Hazard from 2001 to 2014 as a camper, Volunteer, Counselor, Ropes Course Program Director, and LIT Director.

12/05/2025

Get to know the Jack and Buena Foundation Board!

Joel Buettner

(2013-2017, 2019-2023, Restarted Sept 2023: 11 years on Board).

Joel Buettner currently serves as a Board Member of the Jack and Buena Foundation.

Joel is the General Manager of the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District with 20+ years’ experience working in the field/area of public health leadership.

He has over 25 years of experience in public and nonprofit administration, strategic planning, program development, applied scientific research, and outdoor and experiential education and leadership.

Joel started attending Camp Jack Hazard in 1983 as a camper, worked as staff from 1989 through 1998 and served on the JBF board intermittently since 2015 including two terms as President.

Joel was awarded the "Giving and Forget the Gift" Volunteer of the Year Award in 2022.

12/03/2025

Our Board of Directors met this week to do the long-range planning that keeps Camp Jack Hazard strong. They reviewed our 2024 Strategic Plan, the progress each committee made in 2025, and set new goals for 2026.

A big part of the meeting was agreeing to begin a Master Development Plan and a 5-Year Facilities Plan. These tools help us map out what improvements the site needs and how to invest in them responsibly over time.

They also reviewed board roles and started the nomination process for next year’s officers to ensure solid leadership going forward.

(missing from pictures: Liz Baker and Ian Johnson, who attended the meeting via zoom)

11/11/2025

🎉 Early bird gets the hoodie! Register today for CJH 2026 and receive discounts and other perks!

Email from Jack and Buena Foundation Enroll Now! Introducing Camp Jack Hazard's Early Bird Discount & Christmas Special     Register Your Camper Before 12/31/2025 And receive our Early Bird Discount

05/07/2024

So grateful!

Stanislaus Community Foundation (SCF) and Boyett Petroleum are pleased to announce the 2024 Make Dreams Real Grantees: Bel Passi Baseball, Inc. Beyer Robotics Boys & Girls Club of Stanislaus County Camp Taylor Carnegie Arts Center Central West Ballet City Ministry Network City of Patterson

05/01/2024

Thank you Sonora Area Foundation!!

** Gratitude Wednesday **

The Jack and Buena Foundation and Camp Jack Hazard want to express a deeply felt sense of gratitude for the Sonora Area Foundation. We received a $10,000.00 grant award to help any and all Tuolumne County families to get their children to camp! We are so grateful to receive this generous support of Camp Jack Hazard and what it does for the youth of Tuolumne County! Now we need to find us some foothill kids!!!

04/17/2024

Progress!!

“Imagine a circle of compassion withnobody standing outside that circle.”- Fr. Greg Boyle Our MissionTo empower individuals through personal and character growth in an inclusive and unique wilderness setting, fostering a deep connection with nature, community, and self. Our VisionBuild a future...