Mr. D (aka Stephen Duffy)

FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Meet the creator, founder, and inspiration of Mr. D's Music Club, Stephen Duffy. Mr. D tapped into the love and inspiration of music at an early age (7 and certain stardom would hit at 9). Only as an adult and well into parenthood did he fully realize the value of music in a child's life. Not only is Mr. D an accomplished singer/songwriter, but he is also, more importantly, a valued educator and mentor. He inspires the students he teaches to create an eclectic playlist in life that isn't always obvious. As a mentor to young Teaching Artists, he always maintains the most important mantra: Make.It.FUN!

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"Stephen has a wonderful rapport with the kids, and his enthusiasm for music and performance -- not as work, but as a source of joy and fascination -- is infectious!"

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  - Ben G., Berkeley, CA

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Allison Moore

ART TEACHING ARTIST

Allison Moore is an artist and educator originally from the South Bay Area. She particularly enjoys working in cartooning, painting, and screenprinting and has had her visual work published in the Boston Compass Newspaper, New Absurdist Magazine, Last Place Magazine, and on her Mom and Dad’s fridge.

Allison has spent most of her career working with young people in creative and educational spaces including the Hive, a free makerspace at the Cambridge Public Library, and Boys and Girls Club. She is excited to bring her passion for hands-on creative education to Mr. D’s.

In addition to her experience in the arts, Allison also brings an engineering background to set design at Mr. D’s and holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. She hopes her combined background in arts and engineering will support campers in bringing their wacky-est and awesome-est ideas to life this summer!

Allison’s goal as an art teacher is to help kids feel confident making mistakes and learning from challenges. She hopes kids leave Mr. D’s feeling like they are “good” at art not because they got everything right the first time, but because they tried again when things felt hard.

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Lilia Duffy

SINGING TEACHING ARTIST

Lilia grew up at Mr. D's Music Club. She started as a camper, became a counselor, and now leads singing as a Teaching Artist. Her warm, accessible approach helps every camper feel comfortable joining in, and she gets kids genuinely excited about each week's songs. Along the way, she introduces them to new artists, genres, and musical ideas. Lilia's infectious laugh, hilarious storytelling, and easygoing personality light up every day at camp.

Hailey Magsig

CO-OWNER & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Hailey has supported Mr. D's Music Club from behind the scenes since its inception in 2011. However, during the pandemic, Hailey took on a leadership role to help the business through Covid and the various pivots the company had to make. Her background in the child activity industry, tech, and operations helped stabilize Mr. D's Music Club during this challenging time. Today, she continues to run the business side of things and is excited to guide the program, staff, and future of Mr. D's Music Club into the next phase and beyond.​​​

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Kat Koenemann

DANCE TEACHING ARTIST

Kat Koenemann (she/they) is a dance instructor based in Oakland. She currently teaches at Hipline, where she also trains instructors and staff on how to steward an empowering movement space for bodies of all shapes & sizes. From an early age, Kat began competing nationally in jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, and lyrical dance, attending summer intensives at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. In college, Kat participated in the College of Charleston Dance Program, leaning into modern dance and studying choreography. After graduating, she taught youth in schools through the Dance Moves program, while also teaching adults at Dance FX and performing with the Charleston Dance Project. Kat then served in the Peace Corps, forming an award-winning youth dance group in El Salvador. She then moved to the Bay Area and performed in the 2013 SF International Hip Hop Dancefest. She joined Bodywerk Dance Crew and helped facilitate Bodywerk Oaktown Kids. During the early pandemic, Kat launched Body Love, a virtual dance class for body-image healing, and in 2022 she began teaching at Hipline. Kat is passionate about welcoming all body types and ability levels to dance, and her teaching style focuses on accessibility, joy, expression, and creativity.

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Molly Brennan

 SCRIPT WRITER

Molly has written wacky original plays for Mr. D's Music Club campers to bring to life on stage every summer since 2021. She has worked in all aspects of theater and film, including directing, acting, stage managing, sound, writing, and more. After graduating from New York University with a degree in Film and Television, Molly joined the nonprofit world while continuing to write screenplays. She can't wait for the kids to act out hilarious scenes together and put their own spin on her plays!

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