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Custom Puppet

Meet The Team

We work with Kansas City's most innovative, empathetic, and playful designers, musicians, performers, educators, and administrators. Meet our staff, contractors, and board leadership!

STAFF

Mike Horner

Director of Puppetry Arts

Michael Andrew Smith

Arts Integration Specialist

Matt Hawkins

Puppet Fabricator

Mary Poggie

Arts Integration Specialist

Kimberlee Stone

Teaching Artist

Kayla Sandusky

Teaching Artist

Jennifer Fenton

Operations Manager

Jamie Urban

Puppets in Progress Manager

Erin Walley

Director of Production

Cooper Rasmussen

Puppet Artisan Apprentice

Anna Jordan

Puppeteer

Andrea Ellis

Interim Executive Director

Alex Espy

Director of Education

RECENT COLLABORATORS

Matt Kirby

Matt Kirby

Composer and Set Construction

Kris Kirkwood

Kris Kirkwood

Lighting Designer

Jerry Manan

Jerry Manan

Performer

Travis Young

Travis Young

Photographer

Da'Lene Depriest

Da'Lene Depriest

Puppet Builder

Zach Garner

Zach Garner

Puppet Designer, Builder, Puppeteer

Jon Robertson

Jon Robertson

Sound Designer - In the Workshop

Dominique Lorae

Dominique Lorae

Teaching Artist

Larry Mitchell

Larry Mitchell

Writer - In the Workshop

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Member

Ann Boldt

Board Member

Hallmark Corporation

Board Member

Karrie Duke

Board Member

Flourish Furniture Bank

Board Chair - Elect

Kellye Crockett

Board Chair - Elect

Community Volunteer

Board Member

Amy Wintersheidt

Board Member

Hallmark Corporate Foundation - Retired

Board Chair

Darin Shreves

Board Chair

United States Courts

Board Member

Char Schwall

Board Member

Artist and Reggio Consultant

Treasurer

Harrison Quinn

Treasurer

HDQ Wealth

EDUCATION ADVISORS

Evan Linville

Evan Linville

Child Therapist

KCMO District

Danielle Compton

Danielle Compton

Kindergarten Teacher

Liberty District

Garrett Brown

Garrett Brown

Visual Arts Teacher

Liberty District

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