Dan Kaslow

Dan Kaslow is a 40-year resident of Maplewood. Despite having no particular arts skills, he has been engaged with non-profit arts organizations for over twenty-five years. He has served as a Board member, consultant and mentor for companies involved in theater, dance, music, performance and craft. He also created and developed his own non-profit, SeniorStudio, a highly popular and unique art and education program specifically designed for underserved local seniors.

He has been attending theater and music performances in New York City since his teenage years, learning how to navigate NJ Transit and New York subways. He’s been a regular at SOPAC since its opening, has been a long-time member. Currently he volunteers there as an usher and looks forward to sharing his view from the ground floor with fellow Board members.

In recent years he has been dedicated to researching the history of Maplewood, and published Maplewood Compendium in 2022. The book provides capsule histories, beginning in 1680, across an array of topics all associated with some aspect Maplewood – its leading citizens and families, organizations, clubs, religious groups, businesses, facilities and meaningful events.

He continues to be active in many local and civic organizations including the South Mountain Conservancy where he served as treasurer and benefactor of its Wildflower Sculpture Garden. Past local non-profit affiliations include serving as president of Friends of the Maplewood Library, board member of What Exit? theater company and docent with Durand-Hedden House.

During his professional career, he ran a corporate consulting practice that focused on market development, research and analysis and provided pro-bono services to non-profit organizations. He has an engineering degree from Tufts and a Master’s degree in finance and marketing from NYU Business School. He has two grown children living in Brooklyn and Chicago who attended the Maplewood school system and have far greater artistic talent than their dad.