Audrey Monke has been the owner and director of Gold Arrow Camp in Lakeshore, California, for thirty years and is among the nation’s most well-respected experts on the topic of summer camp and positive psychology. A graduate of Stanford University (BA, international relations, 1988), she also earned her master’s degree in psychology from Fresno State University, where she conducted research on the impact of camp experiences on children’s social skills and well-being. Monke, also known by her camp nickname “Sunshine,” has researched and written extensively on the topics of summer camp, social skills, parenting, and well-being on her blog at Sunshine-Parenting.com and in other publications. She distills big topics into manageable, easy-to-understand guidelines and shares her knowledge with parents through her podcast (Sunshine Parenting), writing and speaking. In collaboration with parents, camp counselors, and teachers, Monke’s mission is to help raise a generation of kids who become competent, kind, independent, and thriving adults. She is the mother of five kids (ages fifteen to twenty-five) and lives with her husband, Steve, and two teenage sons in Clovis, California.