While music surrounded her, throughout her childhood, she began playing the guitar and performing on stage during an idyllic summer at sleep-away camp. The singing West sisters, the only Swedish-Italians at the predominantly Jewish camp, performed three-part harmony and received a crash course in Yiddish curse words. They still come in handy. That summer, Camille starred as "Lola" in "Damned Yankees," a rather earthy role for a twelve-year-old. Becoming a nun was no longer a career option.

A move to Bayside, Queens and a switch to public school, transformed Camille's high-school years. Plaid skirts and knee socks gave way to mini-skirts and make-up. Camille's songwriting grew edgier, as she discovered boys, Marlboros and Camas.

Every great writer needs a great adventure. Camille's came with a move to Italy following a vacation romance. The Italian she learned, while eavesdropping on her relatives, came in handy, although her vocabulary contained an inordinate number of curse words (to round out her Yiddish ones). Alas, after a few months, the romance faded and she returned home, where she rekindled the relationship with her college sweetheart. A year later they married.

Jump forward a few  years and Camille is now the mother of two small boys, living in a small upstate New  York town. To while away the long winter nights and maintain a semblance of sanity, Camille dusts off her guitar and begins writing some funny lyrics. The kids don't get the jokes, but her friends do. Soon she has a standing gig in all of her friends living rooms.

And so the story would have ended, if not for Camille's fateful decision to resume her long delayed education. The year is 1988. For the final assignment in a creative writing class, the students are asked to do something "different." Camille performs a few of her comedy songs for the class. She's a hit. The professor urges her to perform her songs at open mike night at the legendary Caffè Lena. A few weeks later, she stands on stage and belts out her three best songs. Unfortunately, it's 1 AM and the only person left in the audience is a sleeping drunk, but he does rouse briefly and applaud. She's hooked. A week later, she draws an earlier slot and performs for a packed house. She leaves the stage to thunderous applause and is immediately summoned by Lena Spencer, the Caffè's proprietor. "Come into my office," Lena said, signaling for Camille to follow her onto the fire escape. "Where have you played before?" Lena asked. "My living room," Camille replied. "Hmmm," said Lena. "I don't think I know that club."

Under the guidance of Lena, Camille honed her skills. During the next year, she opened for some of the Caffè's headliners and finally became a headliner herself. A new career was born.

The early 1990's saw Camille performing at larger and larger clubs, major festivals and sharing the stage with many of her idols. In 1997, Camille was invited to join The Four Bitchin' Babes, to fill the seat of founder Christine Lavin, who was retiring from the group. For the next seven years, Camille and the Babes enjoyed great success, performing in theaters and at festivals throughout North America. She recorded several CDs with the group (Shanachie) as well as producing two solo CDs.

In 2000, Camille's song, "Viagra in the Waters," was chosen as song of the year by the nationally syndicated "Dr. Demento Show." For a comedy songwriter, that's about as close to a Grammy as you can get (Note: although the Grammy's have categories for every conceivable type of music, from Lithuanian language records to pre-Columbian Jazz ensembles, they do not have a category for comedy music. Write to your congressman about this, please.).

Camille turned her unique talents to theater, in 2001, contributing several songs to Sex! The Musical, which was performed in New York and Eugene, Oregon. Camille found the experience of writing for other performers exciting, as it opened new creative avenues and musical styles to her.

In order to pursue this and other new artistic directions, in 2004, Camille made the difficult decision to leave The Four Bitchin' Babes, recognizing that even the best of things have their day. She is currently working on several new theatrical pieces and continues to perform as a solo artist in concerts, at corporate events and festivals.