Profiles allow members to let each other know what aspects of costuming interest them. They also enable members to locate those with similar interests or needed expertise.

To set up a profile or change your current one, send 30-70 words about your costuming interests, a ~100x100 pixel head shot and optionally your costuming related URL to: webmaster@siwcostumers.org. Contact other members through our group.

Barrows, Käthe (Carolyn Kayta) (Sunnyvale, CA) is a historical costumer with a special interest in historical interpretation. She is the Costume Director for the San Francisco Maritime Museum, and a founding member of the Greater Bay Area Costumers’ Guild (GBACG).

Christofer (Chris) Bertani (Mountain View, CA) is interested in historical costume re-creation centered around the English Regency/Napoleonic era, particularly uniforms, with a sideline in SF costuming from written sources. Web site: http://goblinrevolution.org/costumes/.

Christina (Christy) Bertani (Mountain View CA) trained as a theatrical costumer, but is particularly interested in re-creations of practical everyday and working class outfits that blur the distinctions between costume and clothing.

Aurora Celeste (Oswego, NY) is a former President and former Vice President of SiW, and current Recording Secretary of ICG. SiW is her primary ICG membership but she maintains secondary memberships with Kansas City Costuming Guild and St. Louis Costumers' Guild. Her costuming interests are all over, but her passion is reproducing costumes, mostly sci-fi and fantasy movies and tv shows, anime and manga, and Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn character. Visit her web site: http://auroraceleste.livejournal.com/.

Margaret Decker (Norman, OK) has a primary interest in historical costuming, but says, "one of these days I may just branch out." She started sewing in 1948 but only began costuming when she found the SCA in 1978. She's held many jobs through the years ranging from retail sales to COBOL programming, until she retired in 2003. She's now busier than ever and is on the board of her local Quilters' Guild.

Betsy Marks Delaney (Greenbelt, MD) is a fantasy and theatrical costumer, and has been involved in various forms of ICG and SiW leadership since 1987. She received ICG's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award, and the first Costume-Con Founder's Award in 2005. When not costuming, Betsy can be found lurking around the theatre. Her first play, BUSTED, is being produced for the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival. Visit her web site: http://www.hawkeswood.com/.

Kathe Gust (Redwood City, CA) is SiW's Web Site Editor. She enjoys clothing for many historical periods, and various sci-fi and fantasy genre. She has been sewing since childhood, and began costuming for a university class. When the "Lord of the Rings" movies came out, she decided to turn Phil into King Theoden, and herself into Eowyn, Arwen, Bilbo, and even Gamling. Visit her web site: http://celefinniel.webhop.net/.

Philip Gust (Redwood City, CA) is Editor of SiW's "Virtual Costumer" and Vice President of ICG. He enjoys sci-fi and fantasy costuming, and has particular interests in props, special effects, and prosthetic makeup. He also costumes in historical periods, including Regency, Victorian, and early 20th C. He is a beginning sewer with a fatal attraction to difficult fabrics. His favorite costume is King Theoden's spectacular battle armor from the "Lord of the Rings" movies.

Mette Hedin (Sunnyvale, CA) is a sci-fi and fantasy costumer who specializes in recreations of things that don't exist in the real world. She loves learning new techniques and materials, and is always looking to expand her costuming horizons. Visit her Costuming Fools web site.

Ari Hollander (Seattle, WA) is a former SiW Web Site Editor.

Jana Keeler (Seattle, WA) is co-founder of Greater Bay Area Costumers' Guild, and ran Costume Con 12 in San Francisco. Her first project was making a corset from an advertisement in a sewing magazine. She discovered a whole sub-culture of costuming when she had to find out what a "busk" was and buy needed supplies. It spiraled out of control from there. She loves almost every period from Ren to Teens.

Bryan Little (Sunnyvale, CA) is a sci-fi/fantasy costumer who often builds costumes that involve props, special effects helmets, and construction materials like Wonderflex and metal resins. He especially enjoys costuming for the world of "Dr. Who".

Laura Lockard (Glenshaw, PA) enjoys historical costuming, and has particular interests in replicating period embroidery by machine, millinery, and early musical performances. Visit her web site: http://www.historicallyperformed.com/.

Bruce MacDermott (Berkeley, CA) is a SiW co-founder and has been Treasurer ever since, He was ICG Treasurer (2006-2009), and helped found Greater Bay Area Costumers' Guild. He has judged from regional to international levels. Bruce became interested in costumes at an early age, but only began entering Fantasy and Sci-Fi masquerades with Dana in 1983. He is the mechanical solutions component of the team, leaving the design work to Dana They received ICG's 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dana MacDermott (Berkeley, CA) is a SiW co-founder, past president, and past editor of "Virtual Costumer". She has an MFA in costume design, and is a professional theatrical costume designer and craftsperson. She worked on Costume-Cons, the ICG BOD and its Guidelines Committee, and judged from regional to international levels. Bruce and Dana are known for aliens and other weird creations. Dana does concept, design, and things that get gooey up to the armpits. They received ICG's 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Richard Man (Palo Alto, CA) is SiW President. Richard's interest in costuming comes from being a professional photographer. He married a costumer, and when their children eventually became costumers too, Richard had no choice but to photograph their beautiful creations. See his web site: http://www.rfman.com/.

Leanne McWaters (Los Gatos, CA) is a creative wild-woman wanna-be, with little free time. She loves creating wearable art, pastels, collage, mosaics, paintings, sculptures, - all of it! She is also a member of The Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild.

Johanna Mead (Bay Area, CA) will be masquerade co-director for Gallifrey 2010.

Stacy Meyn (Alameda, CA) was doomed to a fate of costuming and prop-building as mom performed in music and theater groups and dad scratch-built intricate historical and sci-fi models. Stacy has worked on and won awards for softwear and hardwear in the Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG, Firefly, Aliens, and Jin-Roh realms, and enjoys dabbling in period costuming. Someday she will learn to sew more than a blind hem stitch.

Tracy Newby (Alameda, CA) is a Sci-Fi and historical costumer who wears many hats... and helmets:501st Stormtrooper Legion, Battlestar Galactia, Firefly and Star Trek. Having learned from professional prop makers in L.A., he is always happy to pass on what he has absorbed from studying at the feet of the masters -- vacuum forming, mold making, resin casting, fiberglassing and machining of steel, aluminum and plastic and you have some great hardware. He can also work with "software."

Chris O'Halloran (Fremont, CA) enjoys Cons and being active in the local costume community. She is usually backstage at masquerades, but was recently seen on party floors as "Delores Umbridge". She appeared in "Trumps of Amber". a large group presentation at the 2003 Worldcon in Toronto.. She occasionally costumes shows for her local community theater.

John O'Halloran (Freomont, CA) is an avid photographer who has done photo shoots of masquerade contestants and attendees at many Cons. Although he usually works backstage and behind the camera, he occasionally dons a costume himself. He played "Gerard" in "Trumps of Amber". a large group presentation at the 2003 WorldCon in Toronto.

Carole Parker (Sunnyvale, CA) is a former SiW Secretary. Carole is an amateur costumer and fabric experimenter with special interests in textiles, dyeing, and wearable art. She is also a member of The Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild. Visit her web site: http://mrbilll.users.sonic.net/Costuming/costuming.html.

Kevin Roche (San Jose, CA) is SiW Vice President and ICG chapter representative. Kevin is a sci-fi fantasy costumer with extensive experience entering, judging, and running masquerades. He was the Chair of CostumeCon 26 in 2008. He was awarded ICG's 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. Visit his web site: http://www.twistedimage.com/

Jan Price (Silver Springs, MD) is a former SiW representative to the ICG Board of Directors.

Deb Salisbury (Abbot, TX) is SiW Secretary. She is a long-time costumer who especially loves fantasy and historical clothing. She drafts the patterns and instructions for the Mantua-Maker Historical Sewing Patterns. Visit her web site: http://www.mantua-maker.com/.

Elaine Swick Sims (Apache Junction, AZ) was doomed from birth to be a seamstress of some sort. She is a work-at-home mom who specializes in quilting, but can be found creating costumes & clothing as well. She has been creating and sewing since a young age, and is in the process of corrupting her daughter and son into the costumer’s fold as well. Check out her website at http://cattailsquilts.etsy.com.

Jeanine Swick (Lunenburg, MA) is ICG Treasurer and former SiW Secretary. Her grandmothers and mother taught her to make clothes for dolls and school at an early age. In Home-Ec, she made 3 piece suits while others figured out 3 piece patterns. She costumed in high school for theater, and later for her own teens. Her work is "period inspired" rather than historically accurate, incorporating her own creativity. She sells at regional renfaires, cons, SCA, and belly dance events. Visit Designs by J: http://www.woollycat.net/.

Sharon Trembley (South Amboy, NJ) is a former SiW Vice President, and former editor of "Virtual Costumer". Sharon is committed to animal rescue, and provides a foster home to animals while they wait for their forever homes.

Gail Wolfenden-Steib (Tempe, AZ) is an award-winning theatrical costume designer based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is now a freelance designer and resident costume designer for Stageworks at the Mesa Arts Center.

Leah Watts (Omaha, NE) did some costuming at local Cons back in the 80's and got back into sewing for herself a couple of years ago when her nephew got too old to go trick-or-treating. Her other interests include: stained glass, "MythBusters", and table top role playing games (primarly Hero System).

Jennifer Wylie (San Jose, CA) is a sci-fi/fantasy costumer who is a fan of a number of genres, including Girl Genius and Dr. Who. She has been the masquerade director for Silicon, and will be masquerade co-director for Gallifrey 2010.