Currently based in Rhode Island, Kimberly is a visual artist, musician, and puppeteer with a background in education. She came to puppetry via ethnomusicology, studying Indonesian gamelan and wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) as part of her graduate work. She loved the art form so much that she shared it with her young music students and created a methodology for the children to produce their own Javanese-inspired gamelan and shadow puppet performances. Kimberly continued her puppetry arts education, studying various puppetry styles with artists from around the world, then sharing with students.

Since retiring from full-time teaching, Kimberly has created her own puppet productions. Her work can be described as playful with a bite, juxtaposing levity with poignancy, and creating sophisticated worlds with her intentional use of recycled materials. Through her storytelling, Kimberly captures the essence of human interactions, challenging the audience to ponder different and nuanced possibilities of seeing the world. 

Her greatest joy is engaging with others through live performance, street theatre, and through teaching puppetry. From her extensive pre-K through university teaching experience, she has acquired the knowledge and expertise for helping people of all ages to express their own stories through the puppetry arts.