Meet Our Team

I'm the director of DA Summer and a graduate of Durham Academy. I earned a B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in social foundations of education from the University of Virginia. I have 19 years of experience at U.S. and international boarding schools — most recently at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, where I served as director of activities, trips and summer programs, history teacher, dorm head and field hockey coach.

I love new technology, backpacking and learning new skills — and I especially love to cheer on local sports teams. Summer and education are passions of mine, and I am excited to meet new campers and their families!

Contact info: 919-489-3400 ext 6114, email

Read more about Katie Kantz

I lived in San Diego, California, my whole life until my wife and I relocated to beautiful Durham in Fall 2020. For the last 15 years, I have worked in the nonprofit sector serving youth communities, specifically in athletic programs. Of that time, eight years were spent working as the athletic director of my local Boys & Girls Club. Simultaneously, from 2016–2020, I served as the varsity head coach for the women’s basketball team at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA.

Upon moving to Durham in 2020, I began working at Durham Academy as the assistant coach for the varsity men’s basketball program. I’m excited to take part in summer programming at Durham Academy! I have a goal in mind to ensure all campers have a joyous and productive Summer 2022!

I am an athletic trainer at DA, and I moved here from Maryland summer 2021. Growing up, I was never a part of any athletic clubs throughout the summer, so I would go to basketball summer camps. These camps had kids from other schools around my region that I would only get to know and catch up with during the summer (phones and social media were things kids did not have back then)! I have not yet had the opportunity to work DA Summer yet, but I am excited to get to know all of you a little more as the summer goes on!

With over 20 years in human resources in the manufacturing sector, I decided to change careers with my love for numbers and completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2019.  This is my second year with DA Summer. Along with serving as business operations manager for DA Summer, I also work as the payroll administrator for Durham Academy and enjoy the diversity of both roles.

My name is Erika Kim, and I’m a first-grade teaching assistant at Durham Academy. This is my third year at DA Summer, and I’m ecstatic to be back! My favorite part of my experience last summer was the amazing community DA Summer fosters between DA students and families, the staff and the community. Such a wonderful place to be with equally amazing people!