SMARTS Summer Staff

Tori is a practicing artist and has worked with children for over 15 years. She has been with SMARTS since early 2016. She graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 2012 with a BFA in Design/Photography. Tori was born and raised in Mansfield, MA and is passionate about arts in our community. When Tori is not at SMARTS she spends her time with her husband and 9 year old son, and enjoys making art and going thrifting.

Alan teaches music at Studley Elementary School in Attleboro. He earned his Bachelors in Music Education at the University of New Hampshire and his Masters of Arts in Teaching at Bridgewater State University. He is a native of North Attleboro, Massachusetts and attended the SMARTS Cabaret Program for several years.

Josh is a Spanish teacher and the World Language Department head at Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island. After receiving his Bachelors in Spanish and Education from the University of Rhode Island, he started his career teaching music and English at a nursery school in Chile. He went on to gain teaching experience in Mexico, Block Island, and Middletown, RI, before settling into his current position in Newport. Josh started his SMARTS journey as a student in the Elementary Program back in the early 90's, made his way up to the Senior Music Program playing guitar and bass, and then became a summer counselor while in High School. Whether he is teaching abroad or in the Spanish classroom, Josh always brings his passion for music and the arts into his practice. He has performed acoustic sets throughout South County, Rhode Island, though he now devotes all of his free time to his three children and wife... camping, biking, gardening, and living life to the fullest!

Seth has been assisting and teaching percussion at the SMARTS Summer Institute for 22 years. He began drumming 25 years ago, mastering several percussion instruments in the process. He is a longstanding member of the Rhythm Room under bandleader Rick Morin and is a freelance musician and private lesson teacher. Seth’s method of teaching centers on passing down knowledge in a fun, interesting, and energetic fashion. Seth earned his BA in Philosophy from The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Claire is a returning SMARTS visual art teacher that enjoys painting, printing, and playing with lots of different kinds of art materials. Claire teaches high school in Uxbridge during the regular school year, and spends her weekends in Providence at AS220 as a Community Studios member. Claire is excited to bring art history and her passions for all types of art making to your creative SMARTS students this summer!

Michael has been a music educator and conductor in the southern New England area for over fifteen years.  He currently serves as a music director and pit orchestra conductor for three Rhode Island based theater companies.  In addition, he also does freelance pit orchestra conducting for other groups around the area including shows such as Little Women, Godspell, Suessical, and Carrie. As a music educator, Mike is director of bands at Norton High School, where he cultivates a sense of community, compassion, and personal responsibility. He looks forward to sharing his love of music with SMARTS.  ​

Kate has been teaching for the last 17 years, and has been passionate about performance since early childhood. An avid performer since 4th grade, her favorite roles include Ms. Hannigan in "Annie," Polly Baker in "Crazy for You," and Don John in "Much Ado About Nothing." She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a Masters degree in English Education from Lesley University. Starting her career in Montessori schools, with a deep belief in using creativity, student directed, and project based learning, she taught ages 3-12 for the first 7 years of her career. Her deepest passion, though, throughout all of this, has been in the magic of storytelling through performance and Theater. For the last decade, this has brought her to teaching Middle and High School English and Theater. She loves allowing students to grow their confidence and literacy skills by bringing stories to life on stage--whether in front of their classmates or in front of their school. She is thrilled to bring this love of Theater closer to her home of Attleboro by joining the SMARTS program this summer! ​​​ ​​

Rachel Beth Beauregard is a local performer and educator who was most recently seen directing at Beacon Charter High School for the Arts in Woonsocket, and onstage in an original comedy/stage combat show with her partner titled Grievance By Proxy at King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA and the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, TX. She is also a founding member of Homebrewed Theatre Company; an Attleboro-based group producing original works that explore the human condition with comedy and heart. Rachel holds a BA in Musical Theatre from Dean College and a Masters in Theatre Education from Emerson College. Loving nothing more than sharing her art and playing pretend, she’s thrilled to be back at SMARTS to teach Musical Theatre (and more!) this summer!

Laine is an educator, director, and performer with over 20 years of experience working with students of all ages. She holds a Master's degree from the Boston Conservatory and has taught and directed throughout the Greater Boston area, including Beaver Country Day School, Reagle Music Theatre, and Greater Boston Stage Company. When she’s not teaching or directing, Laine leads Girl Scout Troop 886 in Attleboro and enjoys visiting zoos, hiking, and exploring antique stores with her husband and kids!