“Life is improvisation." - Tina Fey
“Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise." - Viola Spolin
WHO
Kathy Kinney
Kathy Kinney
Kathy Kinney
Kathy is probably best known for her iconic role as Mimi Bobeck on the long running ABC hit show, The Drew Carey Show as well as for her role as Bunny on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She has acted in over a dozen films and guest starred on numerous television shows. Kathy, who has performed and taught improvisa
Kathy is probably best known for her iconic role as Mimi Bobeck on the long running ABC hit show, The Drew Carey Show as well as for her role as Bunny on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She has acted in over a dozen films and guest starred on numerous television shows. Kathy, who has performed and taught improvisational comedy for over 30 years, has performed all over the United States. She headlined with Drew Carey and Improv All Stars in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace, MGM Grand and the Mirage. During the Iraq war she was the first woman entertainer in Iraq as she and the All Stars worked with the USO to bring entertainment to the troops. She has also worked with the USO in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the Persian Gulf. She is the co-author, along with her friend Cindy Ratzlaff, of several inspirational books for women including, QUEEN OF YOUR OWN LIFE: The Grown-Up Woman’s Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life you Deserve as well as QUEENISMS: 101 Jolts of Inspiration and QUEEN OF YOUR OWN LIFE - If not now, when? Kathy is the co-creator and star of the highly praised website MrsP.com http://mrsp.com/ which is a project for children aimed at furthering literacy and keeping alive the joy of reading.
Kathy Kinney
Kathy Kinney
Gerry Mack
Kathy Kinney
Gerry Mack
Gerry holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in economics from Denison University and has over thirty years of management experience. Gerry began his career as an executive with CBS Television in NYC before moving west and serving as a consultant for Stanford Consulting Group, Microsoft as well as other large high-tech companies
Gerry holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in economics from Denison University and has over thirty years of management experience. Gerry began his career as an executive with CBS Television in NYC before moving west and serving as a consultant for Stanford Consulting Group, Microsoft as well as other large high-tech companies and some small start-ups. He currently manages Deaf Services of Palo Alto, Inc. which provides sign language interpreters, as well as offering sign language classes in corporate settings in the United States and abroad. His volunteer work has included tutoring Russian immigrants in English and serving on the boards of several nonprofits including Stevenson House a residence for low income seniors and the California Institute for Medical Research.
