Our Board

Kenzy Hinkel holds a master's degree in Elementary Education from Marymount University and a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Cinema from Virginia Tech. She is an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities, with experience in grades K-12, Special Education, GenEd, and Advanced Placement. She believes in the importance of a growth mindset and varied interests. Kenzy is a beginner crochet artist and amateur baker. As a theatre practitioner, she has experience in set building, lighting and sound, stage combat, directing, and more. This is her second year serving on the Board of Directors as President. At the Puppet Co., she served as house manager under the founders for two years and she also performed in 2019's Cinderella.  She was a production assistant and community liaison for Houses On The Moon Theatre Co. in NYC, and she was an assistant director while singing in the chorus at Opera Roanoke. She values play, compassion, and local art! 

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Jamie Wood holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Towson University. She's a software developer, an author of six published tabletop roleplaying books (so far), and a parent of two. Jamie is an advocate for neurospicy, queer, and other marginalized peoples. This is her sixth year volunteering at the Puppet Co., her third year serving on the Board of Directors as Secretary, and her first year producing Witching Hour, the Puppet Co.'s most popular adult program. Jamie's predominant life goal is to leave joy in her wake wherever she goes.

Linda Berg-Cross, Ph.D., ABBP is a board certified clinical psychologist and Professor Emerita from Howard University who focuses on blending science with a poetic curiosity and reverence for the human journey. Her clinical work focuses on our unique strengths and how to make them take center stage. Her scholarship focuses on family resilience and the interplay between sleep and family dynamics. Her work has always embraced the importance of imagination, play, and the expression of our unique cultural voices—making the puppet theater a natural extension of her passion for meaningful expression. She believes that puppetry, like psychology, helps us see ourselves more clearly—one gesture, one archetype, one story at a time. Linda values seeking out eye opening, novel events every day as well as savoring old, forever loves like reading, exercising, travel and spending time with friends.

Mollie Greenberg is a local actor, teaching artist, and puppeteer. She has performed at Rorschach Theatre, Adventure Theatre, InterAct Story Theatre, Theatre Prometheus, and many times at the Puppet Co, where she now serves as the Chair of the Artistic Council. Directing projects at TPC include The Wizard of Oz (Helen Hayes nomination--Outstanding Production, TYA) and Jennie the Cat: A Halloween Adventure (co-director with fellow Council member Ingrid Bork). She teaches theatre and arts integration classes to ages 3 and up with Imagination Stage, Keegan Theatre, and the Wolf Trap Institute. She has a B.A. in theatre and Chinese from Kenyon College. Mollie is half of the duo Ingrid & Mollie, creators of Jennie the Cat, who you can follow on IG @ingridandmollie. More at molliegreenberg.com

Rachael Feola is an experienced program director specializing in youth and educational enrichment. A Montgomery County native, Rachael grew up attending performances at the Puppet Co. with her grandfather, an experience that sparked her lifelong love of theatre. She holds a BA in Theatre and Dance with a concentration in Costume Design from the College of Wooster, and an MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Currently, Rachael is the Director of Auxiliary Programs at Landon School, an all-boys school in Bethesda, Maryland, where she oversees summer, after-school, and enrichment programs that support students’ growth beyond the classroom.

Rose Talbot has been performing at the Puppet Co. for more than a decade. She has performed at the Little Theatre of Alexandria, 2nd Star Productions in Bowie, MD, and toured with Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra as a featured performer. Rose designed props for the world premiere of James Ijames’ Good Bones at Studio Theatre and for We Happy Few at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. When not on stage, Rose is an instructor at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Maryland School of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.