Jack is a Twin Cities–based music director, conductor, singer, pianist, and educator. He has worked with a variety of music and theatre organizations, from high school choir programs to churches, community theaters and choirs. In all settings, Jack is passionate about creating music that inspires both the makers and the receivers.

Jack received his masters degree in choral conducting from the University of Minnesota in 2025 and is currently the Director of Music and Liturgical Arts at Morningside Hills UCC in Edina, the very church where Alive & Kickin had its first rehearsal over 15 years ago! When he’s not at church or A&K, Jack can often be found in a theatre playing piano, conducting, or performing.

I first saw Alive & Kickin perform in their second season at the Arizona Theater. I immediately fell in love with the cast, staff and the concept of the group – give seniors a voice!

I knew right from that first experience that when I retired from my downtown job I was going to volunteer for this group. Shortly after I retired and started volunteering, I was asked to be the Volunteer Coordinator for the group. I am honored to have been asked and blessed to work with an incredible group of volunteers who always make me look good. I absolutely love everything and everyone involved with Alive & Kickin, and I hope to continue my activity with them for many years to come!

An actor who works on stage, on camera and in voiceover, Casey has collaborated with theater companies, on-camera productions, and ad agencies in Minnesota, California, Texas, Maine and Wisconsin. Casey is also an educator, training local actors in scene study, character development, on-camera auditioning, and business of acting skills, while also offering business services to actors to help promote their careers.

He has a long history working in support and leadership roles with nonprofits supporting members of the entertainment industry. He is happy to bring those skill sets to Alive & Kickin, in our mission to give voice to seniors, and share that message in the communities A&K serves.

JC Lippold is a professional homemaker: holding space for others as a nationally renowned teacher of movement and mindset, community engager and social movement trailblazer, a theatre director and as a full time Leadership and Change Management Coach and Consultant & the Director of People and Partnerships at Cadre. Whether in the yoga studio or the board room, on a marathon course or in the theatre, JC aspires to be a masterful student each and every day. You can often find JC on the Twin Cities’ ABC syndicate, KSTP-TV as their wellness expert. JC leads workshops and is writing the seminal text on his concept of Enoughness, the empowering practice of affirming that you are already, indeed enough.

JC also has an extensive career bringing his unique lens to the music and theatre scene. With 20+ years experience as a gigging pianist and vocalist, regular music director at Stages Theatre Company and choral director, JC is excited to help amplify the voices of the A&K rockstars and get out of their way as they change the world through their music and stories.

Visit JC’s website: www.jclippold.com

Teri has decades long leadership experience in the nonprofit sector advancing opportunities for artists and helping communities and organizations turn their affordable creative space dreams into reality. Her past areas of focus have included market and feasibility studies, strategic action plans, budgeting, community engagement, and project management.

As a performing artist and someone who feels strongly that our growing and vital senior population is too often underestimated and overlooked, the unique mission and work of A&K is close to her heart. She is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA and dabbles in visual and literary arts, and dog training.