Michelle Bentley is a freelance draper and crafts artisan in St. Louis, MO—primarily at the St. Louis Opera. Her recent contracts include the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has previously worked in … Read more

Kara Monroe works at Studio 317, a creative product development company in Portland, OR.

Randy Handley is the Costume Shop Manager for The Theatre School at DePaul University. Formerly Randy was the Head of Wardrobe for Cirque du Soleil’s productions of Michael Jackson One in Las Vegas, Zarkana, and Banana Shpeel. Randy has created … Read more

Katherine Keener is a freelance costume maker based in Santa Fe, NM. She opened her retail stationery shop, Pushpin Collective, after her position as a draper at the Santa Fe Opera was lost to the COVID shutdown of 2020. She … Read more

Reina Alirez Herberger is an active member of IATSE Local 705 Motion Picture Costumers. Past employment includes the Los Angeles Opera, the San Fransisco Opera, and draping for Marco Marco’s celebrity clients.

Kelly Renko-Clarkson is a Tailor/Seamstress and Costumer for film and television. Her most recent work was as Key Seamstress on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones (season one and two). She is a member of IATSE 491. Before switching to film and … Read more

Kerri Martinsen is the Costume Director at the Charlotte Ballet. She was the Costume Director at the Carolina Ballet from 2010-2020. Before that, she worked in the Washington, DC area as the Assistant Costume Director of the Washington National Opera … Read more

Hui-Lin (Lydia) Huang is on leave from the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts. She is recently married and living in Holland with her husband. She is planning to start a millinery business in her new location.

Laura Wigginton is currently the Education Program Director for the Virginia Opera Association in Norfolk, VA. She is currently heading an Education Partnership with Richmond CenterStage in Richmond, VA. When time allows she has done some design work at Generic … Read more

Corinne Hodges Doss and her husband Nolen recently welcomed their fourth child, Mathilda Alexandra Doss.