dinaleahkats@gmail.com

Boston, MA

Grade 6-12 Visual Arts Teacher | CASA at Lynn Public Schools: August 2026 - Present

Ceramics Instructor | Summer at Chestnut Hill: June 2022 - Present (Seasonal)

Extended Day Staff | The Chestnut Hill School: December 2022 - June 2026

Student Visual Arts Teacher | Melrose High School: August 2025 - April 2026

Art Education Fellow | School of the Museum of Fine Arts: August 2025 - May 2026

Teaching Assistant | Museum of Fine Arts Boston: September 2025 - November 2025

Teaching Assistant | TheEliot School of Fine & Applied Arts : March 2025 - May 2025

Teaching Faculty | The New Art Center Expressive Art Therapy Program: January 2025 - May 2025

Scenic Painting Intern | Two River Theater: September 2024 - December 2024

Scenic Painter | Rutgers Theater Company: September 2024 - December 2024

Mason Gross Admissions Student Ambassador | Mason Gross School of the Arts: September 2022 - December 2024

Overhire Carpenter | Two River Theater: March 2022 - December 2024

Overhire Carpenter | Luna Stage: November 2024

Technical Director, She Kills Monsters, R&J | Rutgers Theater Company: July 2023 - May 2024

Scenic Carpenter and Welder | Rutgers Theater Company: October 2021 - May 2024

Scenic Painter | 3Stage Design: May 2023

Scenic Painter | Boston Calling Music Festival: May 2022, May 2023

Assistant Technical Director: Men on Boats, Angela Davis’ School for Girls with Big Eyes, Macbeth | Rutgers Theater Company: September 2022 - May 2023

Overhire Carpenter | Weehawken High School: January 2023 - March 2023

Overhire Technician | Rutgers University: December 2021 - February 2023

Overhire Theatrical Assistant and Carpenter | South Stage: January 2022, January 2023

Lighting Designer and Technician: Something Rotten | Rockstar Studios: March 2022 - April 2022

Stagehand | I.A.T.S.E Local 11: July 2022 - August 2022

Summer Camp Counselor | Summer at Chestnut Hill: June 2018 - August 2022

Projections Designer: Unison | Chicago Musical Theater Festival: November 2019 - December 2019

MA Initial License in Visual Art Teaching, Grades 5-12

MAT in Art Education from Tufts University

• Art Education Fellow

• Merit Based Scholarship

BFA in Theater Arts, Concentration in Technical Direction from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University

• Summa Cum Laude

• Merit Based Scholarship

Education and certifications

Microsoft Excel, Docs, and Powerpoint | Photoshop | Visual Arts: Painting (Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache, Ink), Drawing (Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel), Printmaking, Pottery and Sculpture | Animation: Tahoma2D | AutoCAD, Vectorworks, and Hand Drafting | Hand and Machine Sewing | Carpentry, Scenic Painting, and Rigging | MIG Welding | Electrics and Audio | Historical Research | Fluent in Russian | Valid MA Driver's License | Valid U.S. Passport 

Skills