Justin Daigle, CJE advises the Reflections Yearbook at Brighton HS and received JEA’s Distinguished Adviser award in 2016 and was a Special Recognition Adviser in 2014. The Reflections staff have won numerous national awards for design, photography and writing.

Justin will be leading our Storytelling Skill Track, presenting his breakouts “Dig Deep Into Profile Writing” on Sunday, “Send me in Coach” on Tuesday, and is a featured keynote speaker.

ANNIE GORENSTEIN FALKENBERG, CJE, advises the Priam yearbook at Longmont HS. Her students have won numerous state awards, CSPA silver crowns and NSPA pacemaker finalists. Annie has been honored as the Colorado Student Media Association Teacher of the Year (2017), JEA Rising Star (2015), JEA special recognition adviser (2019), and JEA distinguished adviser (2022).

Annie will be leading the Editor-in-Chief skill track, presenting her breakouts “More than Talking Heads” on Sunday and “From Inspiration to Execution” on Tuesday, and is a featured keynote speaker.

Michael Feik has been rocking the teaching world for 13 years! You'll find him at Rigby High School, where he helps students get creative with Photography, Yearbook, and Broadcasting. He also brings his artistic touch to BYU-Idaho, teaching Ceramics. When he's not in the classroom, Michael's busy enjoying life with his awesome wife and three boys.

Michael will be assisting in both photography skills tracks, and teaching the”Marketing Your Program” breakout on Sunday and “Editor Exchange” breakout on Tuesday.

Megan Kling advises the Rebelations Yearbook for her high school alma mater, Columbine HS and teaches all levels of photography. In her “free time,” Megan also coaches gymnastics for area teams.

Megan will be leading our Beginning Photo Skill Track and presenting her breakout “Did You See That?” on Tuesday.

JED PALMER, CJE, is the Executive Director for the Colorado Media Association, by way of Ranch View Middle School, and Sierra Middle School before that. His yearbook, news, and broadcast publications have earned numerous state and national awards. The Sierra yearbook is a CSMA and NSPA Hall of Fame publication and was named to the NSPA Pacemaker 100 list. Palmer was the CSMA Adviser of the Year (2013), JEA Distinguished Adviser (2013), and he received the JEA Medal of Merit (2023), the NSPA Pioneer Award and JEA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.

Jed will be leading our Photography Track, and is a featured keynote speaker, and will be doing photo consultations all camp long.

Jennifer Parsons, CJE, advises the national award winning Ingenium yearbook at Greenfield Junior High. She geeks out on everything journalism and it extends to her Jeep’s license plate that reads, YEARBK.

Jennifer will be leading our Yearbook Basics Skill Track, and presenting her breakout “Google App That” on Sunday.

Shanelle Bice has been teaching English for 14 years and Yearbook for 3. Words and symbolism are what she loves! When not reading literature or yearbooks she can be found with her husband and 4 kids - probably with candy in hand.

Shanelle will be leading our Beginning Design Track, and is presenting her breakout session “Cut to Captions” on Sunday.

Erik is the yearbook adviser and head hockey coach at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs. He just finished his 20th yearbook, and is excited to get started on his next twenty!

Erik is serving as a school counselor this year.

Devon Adams the yearbook adviser at WIlliams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona. He started yearbooking in 1989, and remembers using wax pencils to crop print film photos as a staffer.

Devon will be leading the Experienced Advisers Track, and is presenting his breakout “Puns, Idioms, and Titles” on Tuesday.

Kathy Nicolson, CJE, has advised two national award winning yearbooks, formerly at Mesquite High in Gilbert and currently at Corona del Sol in Tempe, both in AZ. When not pushing her staff to meet deadlines, Kathy enjoys traveling with her family. All four of her children have been on her yearbook staff at one time.

Kathy will be teaching the Advanced Design Track this year.

Nicole Arduini, CJE, discovered her passion for student journalism as Editor-in-Chief of her high school yearbook, which led to a career in visual journalism and graphic design. After three years as a professional designer, she spent 15 years with Herff Jones Publishing, supporting advisers and student staffs in Colorado. She later advised the yearbook and newsmagazine at Regis Jesuit High School, where the program earned its first Yearbook Pacemaker nomination and an All-American Award along with multiple state recognitions. After three years in advertising, Nicole is thrilled to return to scholastic journalism as a Field Marketing Manager, where she continues to champion the power of student storytelling.

Nicole will be presenting the “Let’s Level Up” breakout on Sunday.

Megan Sebold, CJE has been a rep with Varsity Yearbook for 18 years. As a former teacher, she believes in the real world learning that can only happen in the yearbook classroom and loves the power that it gives students.

Megan will be presenting the “25 for 25: eDesign Tips” breakout on Wednesday.

Landon Wrather is the adviser of the nation award winning La Vista from Mountain View high school in Mesa, Arizona. She has a knack for noticing when something is a pica off, even without grids, and is a sucker for beautiful typography.

Landon will be teaching the Advanced Design Track.