Katerina Solstad
Brookline, MA · 617-997-2335·katya.solstad@gmail.com
Professional Summary
Program director, educator, writer, and visual artist with a multidisciplinary background in mathematics, theatre, graphic design, and technology. Experienced in developing educational programs, coordinating staff and operations, and creating digital learning resources for older adults and children. Creative work explores language, mathematical thinking, visual storytelling, and human–AI collaboration. Author of The Book of Glyphs and presenter at the 2026 Dyalog User Meeting, supported by an APL Trust grant. Bilingual in English and Russian.
Professional Experience
Program Director
Zdorovie Adult Day Health Centers, Newton, MA
January 2025 – October 2026
- Directed daily operations across three adult day health centers serving about 300 enrolled Russian-speaking older adults, approximately 150 each day, including staff coordination, transportation, and fleet management.
- Supervised and trained staff; maintained Massachusetts Department of Public Health compliance, Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) documentation, and Family Advisory Council records.
- Designed and delivered educational and cultural programs, including lectures, interactive presentations, and activities exploring technology, art, history, culture, and health.
- Coordinated program schedules, special events, and visiting artists and presenters across three centers.
- Produced bilingual print and digital communications, including brochures, schedules, announcements, and website content.
- Developed digital systems for staff training, program monitoring, and transportation logistics; established shared standards for organizational documentation and visual communications.
- Created interactive educational websites and presentations on art, culture, and health for older adult audiences (see Selected Work).
Selected Work — educational presentations
- Arnolfini Portrait — arnolfini-witness.lovable.app
- Sistine Chapel — sistine-chapel-explore.lovable.app
- Modigliani — modigliani-presentation.lovable.app
- Russian Silver Age Poetry — russian-poetry-silver.lovable.app
Weekend Activity Program Assistant
October 2026 – Present
- Lead weekend activity programming for participants.
Solar Department Manager
Falcon Brothers Electrical, Needham, MA
2024
- Managed solar department operations, coordinating projects, client communications, staff schedules, and day-to-day workflows.
Programming & Digital Art Instructor
Coding Butterfly, Newton, MA
2021 – 2024
- Taught programming, digital art, and computational thinking through after-school and enrichment programs.
- Developed lessons integrating visual design, Python, JavaScript, and foundational web development concepts.
Elementary Programming Instructor
Coding With Kids, Newton and Brighton, MA
2019 – 2021
- Introduced elementary school students to programming and computational thinking through Scratch, robotics, and interactive projects.
Visual Artist & Business Owner
Self-Employed, Boston, MA
2003 – 2019
- Operated an independent health and beauty business while maintaining an active artistic practice, including painting and Chinese brush painting.
- Pursued independent study of programming languages as systems of thought and applied web development to professional projects.
Writing, Performance & Creative Work
Presenter
Dyalog User Meeting 2026
Eastbourne, England · October 2026
Presented Trying to Make a Point: APL Glyphs in Action, a theatrical exploration of APL notation as a system of thought, drawing on the ideas and characters developed in The Book of Glyphs. The presentation was supported by an APL Trust grant.
Author
The Book of Glyphs
Completed book · Published online
An imaginative exploration of APL glyphs as living characters whose identities emerge from their meanings and operations within the language. Developed through sustained creative dialogue with artificial intelligence.
apl-world-building.lovable.app →
Author
Prime Village of Wondereal
Published online in English, Russian, and Italian
An illustrated, multilingual introduction to prime numbers, bringing mathematical ideas to young readers through visual storytelling.
prime-village-of-wondereal.lovable.app →
Founder and Editor
Applied Meanings
Online publication
An independent publication featuring essays, field notes, stories, and explorations of language, meaning, creative practice, and intelligence.
applied-meanings-magazine.lovable.app →
Translator
Tao Te Ching (Russian)
Published online
Russian translations of the Tao Te Ching, exploring the relationship between language, interpretation, and philosophical meaning.
dao-in-da-house.lovable.app →
Creator
Interactive Children's Digital Book
In development
A separate project inspired by The Book of Glyphs, combining storytelling, original characters, animation, music, and interactive experiences to introduce children to mathematical thinking and computational notation.
Theatre and Visual Arts: Training and experience in acting, stage directing, painting, and illustration.
Education
- Mathematics
- Yaroslavl University, Russia
- Theatre Arts, Acting & Directing
- Yaroslavl Theatre Institute, Russia
- Certificate in Graphic Design
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2002
- Full-Stack Web Development
- Independent study, 2019
Skills
Program Management & Operations: program administration, staff coordination and training, event planning, scheduling, transportation logistics, regulatory compliance, QAPI documentation.
Education & Communication: curriculum development, educational presentations, public speaking, community engagement, bilingual communication, writing and translation.
Creative & Digital Technologies: graphic design, visual communication, illustration, website development, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Google Workspace, collaborative development with AI across writing, design, and technical projects.
Languages: English and Russian — bilingual.