List of 11 members.

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  Kay McCabe 

  Arts Department Chair, Dance Teacher

  603-469-2130

  Bio

  Kay has taught dance at Kimball Union Academy since 1995. Prior to that, she danced professionally in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. She has been a member of the David Gordon Pick-Up Company, Susan Foster and Dancers, and Richard Bull Dance Theatre and has had the pleasure of performing throughout the United States and Europe. A talented teacher and innovative choreographer, Kay inspires her students. She is as happy to work with novices who are exploring their interest in dance as with trained ballerinas and accomplished dancers. The performances she choreographs and directs always entertain and delight her audiences.

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  Darrell Beaupre 86

  English Teacher, Art Teacher

  603-469-2000

  Bio

  A Kimball Union alumnus, Darrell is a veteran of independent schools, having taught at Fay School, Rectory School, New Hampton School, Cardigan Mountain School, and Tabor Academy’s summer program.
  
  

  Darrell took a sabbatical from teaching to serve as the main caregiver of his children while also building and setting up his own furniture-making business, raising purebred Dexter and Lowline Angus cattle, and serving on the Meriden Volunteer Fire Department.
  
  

  Darrell lives in Meriden with his wife, Amy, and their two children, Molly and Conor.
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  Kate Bobsein 

  Choral Director

  603-469-2131
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  Christine Britton 

  Costume Designer and Instructor

  Bio

  Christine has extensive professional background in costume design and construction for Theatre, Dance & Film.  Her designs have been seen in over 75 productions and her costume creations in many more.  Her experience ranges from school productions and community organizations to regional and Broadway productions, as well as TV and feature films.
  
  

  Foothills Theatre, Wood & Poplyk Costume Design, Fenwick Theatre at College of the Holy Cross, Trinity Rep, Worcester Forum Theatre, Massachusetts Children’s Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Costume World, Inc, Costumes By Illusion and Providence College Blackfriars Theatre are just some of the institutions, theatres and professional costume houses where she has worked.
  
  

  Christine has lived in Meriden since 1996.  She has provided custom dressmaking and alterations services thru her company, Amethyst Designs, for the past 28 years.
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  Ursula Fries-Herfort 

  Learning Center Teacher, Ceramics Teacher, Taylor Gallery Director

  603-469-2136

  Bio

  Prior to taking on the ceramics program at KUA in the fall of 2007, Ursula was involved as a teacher’s assistant and monitor at the renowned League of New Hampshire Craftsmen pottery studio in Hanover for several years. She also brings to KUA her experience as a studio potter and is a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Her work has been featured in numerous shows, foremost the Taylor Gallery, and is represented in local galleries. She has also done private commissions. Ursula has a passion for throwing on the wheel and decorating the surfaces of her pieces, and she loves sharing this with her students. She moved to the United States from Germany in 1998 and lives in Meriden with her husband and two children.

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  Julie Haskell 

  Dean of Faculty, Art Teacher

  603-469-2112

  Bio

  Julie is a visual art teacher at Kimball Union Academy, teaching Advanced and AP Studio Art classes, Drawing, Painting, Landscape Painting, Printmaking, and AP Art History. She also runs the after-school Art Activity program and is the curator of the Taylor Gallery. Julie worked at KUA for eight years and has returned for her ninth year after living and working in Maine for the past two years. She now divides her time between Maine and Meriden and lives in MacLeay House with her daughter, Emma.  Julie is also a working artist who spends summers and free time creating and exhibiting her own paintings. She especially loves painting images of the rural landscape and the Maine coastline.

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  Philip Montenegro 

  Spanish Teacher, Visual Arts Teacher
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  Demitrios Demitri Papadopoulos 

  Music Teacher

  603-469-2137

  Bio

  Demitri Papadopoulos was born in Greece and raised in Syracuse, NY where he attended Syracuse University. While earning his dual Bachelor's degree in Music Education, he performed with the Pride of the Orange Marching Band among many other ensembles at SU. In his spare time, Demitri took on many leadership roles in the Setnor School of music, including Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Syracuse, and NYSBDA Collegiate Chapter. Demitri also volunteered time towards many community ensembles as a lesson teacher, on-field marching band tech, and conductor. 
  
  After graduating in 2016, Demitri moved to New Brunswick, NJ to begin his Master's Degree in Wind Conducting at Rutgers University. In a short two years, he worked as a graduate teaching assistant, instructing the Pride of New Jersey, The Marching Scarlet Knights. He also spent time working in community outreach programs in public schools as well as public performances with the various ensembles of Mason Gross School of the Arts.
  
  After graduating from Rutgers University, Demitri continued his career in Atlantic City area teaching at Egg Harbor Township High School and performing with numerous community bands as a player and conductor. Demitri began his career at Kimball Union in 2019, where he serves as the instrumental music instructor as well as the music theory teacher.
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  Stephen Rogers 04

  Academic Information Systems Manager, Theater Technical Director

  603-469-2346

  Bio

  Stephen, KUA class of 2004, works with all things technology, bringing a wide range of knowledge to both the Technology and Arts Departments. Acting as a resource for students, faculty, and staff, he works to integrate and simplify technology across campus. He also works as the Technical Director for the Theatre, building and designing sets, lighting, and sound. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2008 with a BA focused on computer science. Stephen is an advisor and a dorm parent and lives on campus with his wife Christine Clisura and their tiny terrier Taffy.
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  M. Hunter Ulf AIA 

  Chief Operating Officer, Visual Arts Teacher

  603-469-2158

  Bio

  As a licensed architect, Mr. Ulf has worked with KUA since 2003 assisting in the design of many of the school’s more recent capital projects, including the Barrette Campus Center and the Miller Bicentennial Hall. After graduating from the University of Colorado with a degree in Environmental Design, his professional career included architectural positions in Boulder, Colorado and Boston before founding UK Architects in Hanover, NH in 1992. He has assisted in architectural planning and design projects with a number of independent schools around the region. He served as president of the Vermont and New England chapters of the American Institute of Architects, and then as the New England Regional Director on the American Institute of Architects National Board of Directors.
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  David Weidman 

  Assistant Head of School, Theater Director

  603-469-2118

  Bio

  Born and raised in India, David attended boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains from age 5. He has completed nine years of post-high school education, holding several undergraduate degrees and an MFA. David was Chair of the Arts Department and Director of Theater at the Academy for 16 years, during which time he accrued more than 100 directorial and acting credits.
  
  

  He has been a House Parent in 7 out of 10 KUA residences, and now lives close to campus in a timber frame home that he and his spouse built. He is delighted to be working in the academic offices and is enjoying the professional growth and development it provides.