Kristina Tollefson is an Assistant Professor and Resident Costume Designer at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She holds an MFA from Purdue University in Costume Design and Technology and BA Degrees from South Dakota State University in Theatre and English. In addition to her work at UCF she has designed costumes all over the country including The Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Repertory Theatre, Florida Childrenšs Repertory Theatre, Summer Stage Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis, Prairie Repertory Theatre, Emporia Summer Theatre, Purdue University, Sioux Falls Playhouse, South Dakota State University and the East Dakota Water Development District. She is the recipient of three ACTF Design awards, serves the Costume Design & Technology Commission for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) as the Vice-Commissioner for Communication and moderates the email listserve for the Commission which puts her in daily contact with over 400 costuming professionals nationwide.