Puppeteers of America encourages local puppet groups known as “guilds.” The guilds are independently run with no financial or administrative connection to Puppeteers of America.
You can belong to PofA without belonging to a guild and you can belong to a guild without belonging to PofA.. If you are interested in forming a new guild, or have questions about guilds, please read Guidelines for Guilds.
For a complete list of guild contact information, contact Pof A Guild Chair, Karen Backes
- Pacific Northwest
- Pacific Southwest
- Great Plains
- Southwest
- Great Lakes
- Southeast
- Mid-Atlantic
- Northeast
- Index of Regional Directors
- Guild Handbook
- Regional Director Handbook
PACIFIC-NORTHWEST
States/Provinces: AK MT ID WA OR WY Alberta BC
Co-Regional Director: Dawn Schell
2574 Victor Street
Victoria, BC V8R 4C9 Canada
(250) 595-5107
dmschell[at]mac.com
Co-Regional Director: Elly Leaverton
815 – 1st Avenue #251
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 940-6234
elly_leaverton[at]yahoo.com
Regional Treasurer: Cheryl Hadley
13720-220 Place NE
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 556-9761
chalice5[at]comcast.net
Regional Newsletter: Joan King
jking4441[at]comcast.net
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
British Columbia |
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Puppetry Guild of Victoria |
Contact: Dawn Schell |
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Vancouver Guild of Puppetry |
Founded Chartered |
President: Miryana Heath Newsletter: Puppet Potpourri |
Montana |
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Montana Puppet Guild |
Chartered |
President: Sherry Johns Guild News Posted on Website Editor & Webmaster: Sylvie Wood |
Oregon |
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Charted |
President: Shae Uisna Newsletter: Columbia Association of Puppeteers |
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Chartered |
President: Rozy Weatherby Newsletter: Willamette Valley Puppeteers |
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Washington |
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Chartered |
President: Brian Kooser Newsletter: Puppet Intelligencer Webmaster: Elly Leaverton |
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PACIFIC-SOUTHWEST
States/Provinces: AZ CA HI NV UT WY Guam
Regional Director: Nat Reed
1651 N. Meadowlark Road
Orem, UT 84097
(801) 404-9491
nat[at]scera.org
Regional Treasurer: Mary Johnson
940 Runnymead Lane
San Diego, CA 92106
puppetsafari[at]cox.net
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Arizona |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Connie Galeener Newsletter: The Punchline Guild Webmaster: Kevin Hedgpeth
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California |
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Chartered |
Contact: Judy Sims 805.687.3262 |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Christine Papalexis Newsletter: Puppet Life |
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Orange County Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
President: Tom Poe Newsletter: Strings ‘n’ Things |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Art Grueneberger Newsletter: SFBAPG Guild Webmaster: Matt Baume |
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Hawaii |
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Hawaii Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
Contact: RoxAnne Lawson |
Utah |
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Puppetry Arts Guild of Utah |
Contact: Susan Neidert |
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GREAT PLAINS
States/Provinces: MN SD ND NE CO KS MO IA Saskatchewan – Manitoba
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Colorado |
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Mile High Puppet Guild |
Chartered |
Contact: M’El Reum |
Iowa – Nebraska |
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Chartered |
Contact: Marie Thompson |
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Minnesota |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Kurt Hunter Newsletter: TC Puppet Monitor |
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Missouri |
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Puppet Guild of Greater Kansas City |
Chartered |
President: Coyote Schaaf Newsletter: Newsletter Webmaster: Coyote Schaaf |
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Puppet Guild of Greater Saint Louis |
Founded Chartered |
Glenn Papa Wright Newsletter: Puppet Guild of Greater St. Louis |
SOUTHWEST
States/Provinces: AR LA NM OK TX Mexico
Regional Director: Richard Strot
2701 Austin Avenue
Waco, TX 76710
(254) 717-0214
(254) 710-7040
Rick_Strot[at]baylor.edu (underscore in email)
Regional Webmaster: Bill Woodburn
puppets[at]randomacts.info
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Texas |
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Chartered |
President: David Carranza Newsletter: Puppet News |
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Chartered |
President: Pat Curry Newsletter: Lone Star Reporter Guild Webmaster: Pat Curry |
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New Mexico |
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New Mexico Guild |
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Contact: Sunny Birklund |
GREAT LAKES
States/Provinces: IL IN KY OH MI WI WV – Western PA – Western Ontario
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Illinois |
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Central Illinois Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
President: Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley Newsletter: Puppetoptics |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Tom Lang Newsletter: The Puppet Patter Webmaster: Tom Lang |
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Indiana |
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Indiana Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
President: Terri Klingelhoefer Newsletter: Indiana Puppetry Guild Newsletter |
Michigan |
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Founded Chartered |
President: Mary Ellen Clark Newsletter: DPG Newsletter Webmaster: Brad Lowe |
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West Michigan Puppetry Guild |
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President: Joanne Schroeder Newsletter: Newsletter |
Ohio |
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| Cincinnati Area Puppetry Guild | Chartered 1973 |
President: Linda Mason Newsletter: C.A.P.G. Puppetgram |
| Columbus Puppetry Guild, Inc. | Chartered 1940 & 1976 |
President: Janice McDonald Newsletter: Columbus Puppetry Log Webmaster: Janice McDonald |
| Puppetry Guild of Northeastern Ohio | Chartered 1975 |
President: Joe McCormack Newsletter: Swazzle |
Pennsylvania |
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| Three Rivers Puppetry Guild (working towards charter of ten PofA members) |
Chartered 1999 |
Contact: Cheryl Capezzuti |
Wisconsin |
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| Wisconsin Puppetry Guild | Chartered 1983 |
President: Sandye Voight Newsletter: Puppetcetera |
SOUTHEAST
States/Provinces: AL FL GA MS NC SC TN & Puerto Rico
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Florida |
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Central Florida Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
President: Jonathan David West Newsletter: The Central Florida Puppet Guild Journal |
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Florida Suncoast Puppet Guild |
Chartered |
Jody Wren Newsletter: Suncoast Puppet Platform |
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Gold Coast Puppet Guild |
Chartered 1982 |
President: JoJaneen Timmis Newsletter: The Puppet Post |
| Chartered 1965 |
President: David Goboff Newsletter: Puppet-Gram |
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Georgia |
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Chartered |
President: Tricia Berrett Newsletter: The Atlanta Puppet Press Webmaster: Kevin Pittman |
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Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild |
Chartered 1979 |
President: Kathy Bolch Newsletter: The Gluppet Gazette |
Mississippi |
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Mississippi Puppet Guild |
Chartered |
Contact: Peter Zapletal |
North and South Carolina |
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| Puppetry Guild of the Carolinas | Chartered 1976 |
Contact: Mac McCord Newsletter: Carolina Connection |
MID-Atlantic
States/Provinces: DC DE MD NJ NYC & Long Island Eastern PA VA
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Maryland – D.C. – Virginia |
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Chartered |
President: Susan Wall Kronenberg Newsletter: D.C. Puppetimes Webmaster: Joyce Shingler |
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Southeastern Virginia Puppetry Guild |
Chartered |
President: Matthew Bernier Newsletter: Puppetolio |
New Jersey |
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| Chartered 1972 & 2002 |
President: Diane Koszarski Newsletter: The Phoenix Webmaster: Steven Hollow |
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New York |
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Founded Chartered |
President: position open Newsletter: PuppetMaster |
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Puppet Guild of Long Island |
Chartered |
President: Rob Boehm Newsletter: Punchline |
Pennsylvania |
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Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild |
Founded Chartered |
President: Ann Neff Newsletter: The GPAPG Newsletter |
NORTHEAST
States/Provinces: Eastern Canada CT MA ME NH RI Upstate NY (but not NYC) VT
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Guild
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Year Founded
& Chartered |
President
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster |
Connecticut |
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Chartered |
President: Karen Bruce Newsletter: Nutmeg Puppet News Webmaster: Christopher Grande |
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Massachusetts |
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Chartered |
President 1: John Lechner President 2: Teresa Moler Newsletter: The Control Stick Webmaster: Alison Plante |
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New York |
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Puppetry Guild of Upstate New York |
Chartered 1981 |
President: Nancy Hardy Newsletter: Puppetry Guild of Upstate NY |
Maine |
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Maine Guild |
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Contact: Linda Sisson |
| Great Lakes Region |
Dave Herzog 920 W. Carmen #1 Chicago, IL 60640 |
(773) 878-7819 (home) (773) 315-7677 (cell) dhpuppet[at]aol.com |
Term 2010-2012 may run again |
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| Pacific Northwest Region |
Dawn Schell & Elly Leaverton 2574 Victor Street Victoria, BC V8R 4C9 Canada |
(250) 595-5107 dmschell[at]me.com elly_leaverton[at]yahoo.com |
Term 2008–2010 may run again |
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| Great Plains Region | Steve Mark 3516 Arbor Lane Minnetonka, MN 55305 |
(952) 938-4255 litheart[at]aol.com |
Term 2006-2008 2008-2010 term ends |
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| Pacific Southwest Region | Nat Reed 1651 N. Meadowlark Rd. Orem, UT 84097 |
(801) 404.9491 nat[at]scera.org |
Term 2011-2013 may run again |
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| Mid-Atlantic Region |
Arthur Poore |
(631) 665-5365 artiepoore[at]mac.com |
Term 2011-2013 may run again |
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| Southeast Region | Jody Wren 7107 N. Howard Avenue Tampa, FL 33604-5260 |
(813) 932-9252 jodymcat[at]aol.com |
Term 2011-2013 may run again |
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| Northeast Region | Sharon Peck 227 C South Hall SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY 14454 |
(585) 729-4326 peck[at]geneseo.edu |
Term 2008-2010 may run again |
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| Southwest Region | Richard Strot Senior Lecturer ESL Program Director Baylor Ed. in Costa Rica Director School of Education Baylor University |
(254) 710-7040 rick_strot[at]baylor.edu |
Term 2007-2009 2009-2011 term ends |
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