Pippi Kessler is the Program Director at Ma'yan, at the JCC in Manhattan, where she designs programs for teen girls and conducts professional training seminars. She is also Director of Rowe Young People's Camp, a summer program for 8- to 11-year-olds in western Massachusetts, and leads conferences for parents and educators about the ethics of working with young people. She is currently completing her Masters Degree in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.