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LAGP Board of Directors
Eli Socoloff Presser
President
Eli Socoloff Presser has been on the Board of Directors since 2021. His 30 year career in puppetry spans design, fabrication, performance, and education across theater, film, and museum exhibition.
David Gordezky
Director-at-Large
Ana McKenzie
Director-at-Large
Ana is a puppeteer, illustrator, animator, graphic novelist, and writer, and she has worked as a boat driver, a graphic artist, a big-rig trucker, a magician, and an English teacher, among other things. She is passionate about animals, horror, cartoons, literature, and fashioning a raft from detritus on which to set to sea, never to be heard from again.
Hayk Sekoyan
Director-at-Large
Hayk is a seasoned theatre producer with over 15 years of experience, renowned for his innovative contributions to the performing arts in Armenia. As the leader of UNIMA Armenia, he has been instrumental in elevating puppetry to new heights, fostering international collaboration and cultural exchange.
Kelsey Kato
Vice President
Kelsey is a puppeteer, fabricator, actor and educator. He is a member of Rogue Artists Ensemble, an LA-based theater company; and a puppeteer, educator and storyteller at Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Enrique "Ricky" Chavez
Director-at-Large
Ricky is a director, DP, and puppeteer who loves making cool stuff and bringing others joy. Critics are already calling him the #1 movie of the summer - Don't laugh, you'll only encourage him.
John Morgenstern
Director-at-Large
John is a puppet enthusiast originally from the state of Washington. He is thrilled to join the board and give back to a community that has already given so much to him. He currently works as a creature suit performer at Universal Studios Hollywood and a traveling marionettist for Franklin Haynes Marionettes. Yay puppets!
Maria Andreotti
Director-at-Large
Maria is a puppet fabricator and producer who has been working primarily in the stop motion industry for over a decade. She loves building and performing but her main goal is to direct a television series that features puppets.
Siena Jeakle
Director-at-Large
Siena Jeakle is a comedian and puppeteer from Seattle, WA who spends every free hour of her life either performing improvised theater or working with comedic artist collective, Freak Nature Puppets. Ask her about vintage television or the Pacific Northwest.
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