OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Warm. Supportive. Experienced. Caring.
KIPPY DEWEY
Program Director
As Founding Director, Kippy has been running Creative Arts at Park for over 40 years. Kippy has also taught and directed at the Charles Playhouse and the Next Movie Theatre and held artist residencies in schools throughout the metropolitan Boston area. Kippy is also the Founding Director of Rehearsal for Life, an organization that uses theater as a vehicle for social change, empowering young people through creativity, dialogue and performance.
STACEY KRUG
Assistant Program Director
Stacey joined the Creative Arts at Park team just in time for Summer 2021. She brings with her many years of experience working and interacting with children of all ages and their families, first as a Clinical Social Worker, then a local business owner, and also a mother. Stacey has a great appreciation and respect for the arts and artists alike, and believes that summer programs are where so much personal growth happens and dreams come true.
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Professional Artists. Camp Enthusiasts.
WALKER ANDERSON
Writing Department
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Sports Department
Manny has been a part of CAAP since his first year as a camper in 2000. He has been a CIT, Counselor, and is now thrilled to be leading the Sports Department. During the school year he works at Park School in the 4th grade as a grade level assistant and an after-school coach for middle school soccer, basketball, and track & field. His favorite part of CAAP is getting to meet and know a variety of amazing staff and campers each summer.
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MANNY DUARTE PERLOVSKY
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Video/Film Department
David is a video artist and educator. He holds a BS in Motion Pictures and Psychology from the University of Miami and has over 20 years experience working with school-aged children. He is currently the Lead Coordinator of the Youth Development Project at the Baker School Extended Day Program serving students age 11-13 in the Brookline community and the surrounding areas, and has taught several courses in Dungeons&Dragons and collaborative storytelling through the Baker School Enrichment Program. David has been the head of the Video/Film Department at Creative Arts at Park for over 10 years, and has taught there for over 15 years.
DAVID FLICK
Photography Department
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BELLA BENNETT
HOLLY TARNOWER
Theater Department
Holly is a CAAP lifer, joining her first noontime shows quite literally from the womb. Her love for the arts (particularly theater and dance) flourished over her years as a camper
as did her passion for teaching over her years as a CIT and young counselor. After receiving her BA from Drew University in Theater and Dance, Holly returned to Boston and began teaching and performing at various venues throughout the city. She then earned her MA in Theater Education from Emerson College in 2017 followed by an MFA in Applied Theater in 2019. During the school year, Holly teaches at Emerson College in the Performing Arts and Comedic Arts Departments. Holly also works for Rehearsal for Life: Urban Improv as a Senior Teaching Artist and program director of Youth Unscripted, an after school program for Boston area high schoolers. Holly also is a founding member and Director of Education for Improvincetown, a comedy troupe on the Cape providing live interactive shows, improv workshops for all ages and comedy camps for kids during the summer.
GRACE GEHRENBECK-SHIM
Dance Department
Grace has been affiliated with Creative Arts at Park since the year 2000! She has been a camper, CIT, counselor, and now department head! During the school year, she works at a therapeutic day school in Boston, MA, and does freelance work as a dance teacher and choreographer. Her favorite part about camp is getting to know all the awesome campers. Grace loves to share her love of dance and all things art with her students!
ALETA DEYO
Art Department
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EVAN WAARAMAA
Music Department
During the school year Evan performs music live, records music, and teaches keyboard and music theory to private students. He is continuously amazed by the art produced at CAAP year in and year out, and is humbled to be a part of it for the past 10 years.
GLENNON MONTGOMERY
CIT Program Coordinator
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Glennon Montgomery works as a Special Educator at a school in Boston during the school year. He has been working at Creative Arts at Park for over 10 years. Glennon loves the creative energy at CAAP and the endless opportunities to be weird and have fun. He comes back every year because of the amazing people he has met there over the years, including some of his best friends.
ILANA ZACK
Computer Department
Ilana is so excited to be joining the CAAP team for her 4th year! Whether working in a classroom teaching film and animation, coaching softball, or monitoring kids at TreeTop Adventures, she loves working and educating students! She graduated from Lesley University with a BFA in Animation, and works on her art and skills in her free time! She loved attending camp as a child and is so excited for another summer of fun and memories with the CAAP community!
Nursing Department
JILL SEAMAN-CHANDLER
Jill is returning for her fourth summer as the camp nurse at Creative Arts at Park. She brings with her a decade of experience as a school nurse working with children of all ages. In addition to caring for the emotional and physical well being of the campers, she loves to marvel at their creations. During her tenure, Jill has even been inspired to pursue her own artistic interests that include taking both piano and ukulele lessons. Perhaps one day she'll work up the courage to perform at a noontime show!
TJ Liquori
Theater Tech Department
