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4 SUMMER 2026 Andrea Napier is a Women's Finished Key costumer with 35-plus years of experience in Costuming. She studied Fashion Design at the American College for the Applied Arts in London, where she discovered a love of Costuming, eventually earning a bachelor's (Cal State Los Angeles) and then a master's (University of Arizona, Tucson) in Costume Design. She has worked on such productions as Marriage Story (2019), The Benchwarmers (2006), Spanglish (2004), Home Economics, Transparent, Rizzoli & Isles, Frasier, and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Kathleen Qiu is a Women's Finished Costumer of Local 705. She holds an MFA in Costume Design from the Academy of Art University. She works primarily as a coordinator and a BG Costumer. In her non-costuming time, she gardens, builds things, and chases her chickens and cats around. She is a published author under the pseudonym Zella Faye Blanche. You can see some of her work at www.kathleenq.com. Elizabeth Anne Hanley is a joyful Key Costumer. If she's not in the office, you can find her in the trailer. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and aended Cal State Northridge where she earned a degree in Theatre. She has been a proud member of Local 705 since 2014, has two cats and likes to be a homebody. Christina Matthews is a Women's Finished Costumer of Local 705 and active member since 2016. She has a degree in Fashion Design and Film Studies, as well as a history working in the fashion industry in NYC before landing in LA. Christina currently works as a Set Costumer for film, television, and commercials with a love for sci-fi and fantasy projects. Shea Wolfe is a Key Set Costumer of Local 705. She is a descendant of Hawai'i and received a BA in Fashion Marketing. Shea has been an active Local 705 member since 2017. She has worked as a Set and Trailer Costumer on Air, The Mandalorian, and The Greatest Hits. Erin Wenrick is a Key Costumer of Local 705. She has a BA in Theater Production & Design from Arizona State University, has been an active 705 member since 2017 and volunteers on multiple commiees when available. She has worked set, trailer, and office but loves working on sci-fi and fantasy projects when the opportunity presents itself. Gio Kendall is a Key Costumer of Local 705 and first-time contributor to The Costumer. She is a Mexican immigrant, raised in the San Francisco Bay Area where she studied Technical Theater at San Francisco State University before moving to Los Angeles. Having once been a background actor herself, she fell in love with Background Costuming and is passionate about making sure every person she dresses feels seen. When not costuming, she enjoys soaking up time with her 8-year-old son, embroidering and writing poetry. CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS