2015 Believe Team

2015 Instructors and Directors

BELIEVE SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE is proud to have amazing directors and instructors leading this summer's camps and shows. This talented and passionate team will lead the 2015 summer projects including camps in Louisiana, Mississippi, and two cities in China.

Nick Rocz

Nick is thrilled to resume his role as Acting Instructor/Co-Director with BELIEVE camps after spending the last year working and performing in New York City.

Nick holds a B.F.A in Acting from California State University, Fullerton.

Nick has worked on projects on television, on the internet, and film. He is currently an active member with Theater NEO as well as a recurring actor with Courage Theater Company. Nick is an advocate for music and theatrical studies in schools around the globe.

Kiara Sampson

Kiara is excited to join the BELIEVE team after 5 years touring nationally and internationally as part of The Young Americans Music Outreach Tours.

Kiara has been a featured soloist, instructor, stage diector and casting director in tours and shows all over the U.S. as well as Europe, U.K., Canada, Japan, and Korea.

She has been a featured performer at Boyne Highlands Dinner theater in Michigan and an award-winning choreographer for Southern CA show choirs.

Kiara has also been seen in several magazines and websites for Disneyland, Yamaha and The Young Americans.

Roshad Gunter

Hailing from Valdosta,GA, Roshad started dancing when he was 16. In 2009, he joined The Young Americans and travelled to Germany, Japan, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, and all over the USA.

He's worked alongside Broadway stars such as Jeffery Polk, Vanessa Brown, Carlos Thomas, Susan Egan, and Hugh Panaro, just to name a few.

Roshad has been a stage director for 6 tours, stage manager for 4 tours, lead dancer on 8 tours and lead singer on 5 tours.

Annie Gambino

Annie Gambino, a Louisiana native, has been actively pursuing the arts since a young age. She has worked in multiple theatres in the greater New Orleans area in over 40 productions. Some professional credits include Fran Kubelik in "Promises, Promises," and Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde the Musical; as well as her recently released song, "Louisiana Livin".

In 2012 she joined The Young Americans and received the opportunity to perform, teach, and learn with/from other talented artists in over 10 countries.

Annie Recently moved back to Louisiana and is continuing her studies at Tulane University in New Orleans; focusing on Musical Theatre, German studies, and Dance. She is excited to be included in this wonderful team and cannot wait to see what this experience has to hold.