FACILITATORS | KATE NUGENT

Kate Nugent is a director, consultant, and coach. She has conducted leadership development programs for organizations such as American Express, General Electric, Deloitte Consulting, and Merrill Lynch. She has taught acting and improvisation for more than 15 years to youths and adults and has been a guest artist and teacher at many universities and theaters, including UMass Amherst, SUNY New Paltz, Boston University, Sonoma State University, and New World Theater.

As an actor, Kate has performed at WOW Café and the Public Theater in New York, Chicago’s Organic Lab Theater, and the Boston Baked Theater. She is the recipient of a Rod Parker Playwriting Award. Kate’s plays and collaborations have been featured at the Boston Women on Top Theater Festival and the New York and Philadelphia Fringe Festivals. She has appeared in several educational films for PBS. She holds an MA in Theater Education from Emerson College.