Background
Showerman, Caren Calafati was born on October 13, 1952 in Huntington, New York, United States. Daughter of Alan Russell and Dixie Rose (Mason) Calafati.
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Caren Calafati Showerman
Edit Profileeducator opera company administrator
Education
Bachelor in Music and Music Education, Keene (N.H.) State College, 1974; postgraduate, U. Vermont, 1987-1988; Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Dartmouth College, 1988.
Career
Teacher music, Plainfield School, Meriden, N.H., 1974-1978;
teacher integrative arts, Plainfield School, Meriden, N.H., since 1992;
teacher music, Orange East School Supervisory Union, Bradford, Vermont, 1979-1981;
teacher music and visual art, Thetford (Vermont) Elementary School, 1981-1986;
coordinator applied music, ensembles and arts, Thetford Academy, Thetford Hill, Vermont, 1986-1992;
arts coordinator, teacher music, Hartland (Vermont) Elementary School, 1981-1985;
member adjunct faculty, Thetford Academy, Thetford Hill, Vermont, 1992-1993;
founder, production manager, program developer Through the Opera Glass,, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1986. Instructor Lebanon (N.H.) College, 1977-1979, since 1994, Warren (Vermont) School, 1991-1992, Vermont College Preparatory School Music and Dance, Montpelier, 1991-1993. Visiting lecturer State University of New York, Cobleskill, 1978-1979.
Director fine arts team Aloha Foundation, Fairlee, Vermont, 1983. Member of faculty, instructor external degree program Johnson (Vermont) State College, 1987-1988. Education coordinator Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington, 1989-1990.
Guest artistic director Vermont Opera Theater, Montpelier, 1993. Fine arts education consultant various institutions throughout New England, since 1990. Vocal/music workshop instructor cancer help program Wellspring Clinic, Lyme, N.H., since 1994, Women's Health Resource Network, Dartmouth, Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, N.H., since 1996.
Instructor U. N.H. College Lifelong Learning, 1995-1996. Founder vocal studios, Woodstock and Thetford, Vermont, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Friends of Ompompanoosuc, Thetford Center, since 1985, also pastpres. Member Master of Arts in Liberal Studies alumni county Dartmouth College, 1993-1995. Member touring artists program N.H. Council on Arts, since 1988, Vermont Council on Arts, 1990-1998, Artists in Education N.H. Council on Arts.
Member artists program Massachusetts Cultural Council, Cambridge, since 1991.
Interests
Connections
Married John Kenneth Showerman, July 28, 1973. Children: Derek Brent, Alex Reid.
