Jenna Anderson (she/her/hers)
is the CEO of Jenna Sais Quoi LLC, an atelier focused on custom apparel, costumes, dancewear, and limited edition collections. Her passion for dance costuming and couture fashion has provided her with unique opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, New York City, and most recently London, England.
Jenna originally moved to Winston-Salem to become the first ever apprentice of the UNCSA Dance Costume Shop in 2017. She was named one of “5 Women to Watch” by Winston-Salem Monthly, won first prize at Winston-Salem Fashion Week’s “Art of Fashion” in 2021, and was dubbed ‘Queen of Cold Calls’ by the Winston-Salem Journal.She graduated from UNC School of the Arts with a BFA in Costume Design and Technology and a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship.
She was a featured TEDx speaker at Wake Forest University in February 2023, where she shared about how ballet tutus have influenced her life journey and support her daily motto: "stay true to yourself, and rise above".
Jenna is excited to continue carrying out her vision of a creative industry that embraces arts, innovation, technology, and inclusivity in Winston-Salem.
Lyssa Troemel (she/her/hers)
is a multi-disciplinary artist and puppeteer currently based in North Carolina. Her work has been featured in art shows, performance spaces, and has gained her recognition in a variety of artistic circles around the world. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Animatronics from UNC School of the Arts and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Theatre from Purdue University Fort Wayne.
