Heidi DeCaluwe is the Theatre and Dance Department Costume Shop Manager. She was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was involved with theatre from a young age through community theatre programs and 4-H. She received her B.A. in Theatre, with a double minor in Music and Studio Art from Ripon College. She went on to get her M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of Arkansas. She has worked on a variety of shows as a designer, assistant designer, stitcher, and wardrobe head. She wants to focus further research into the way dress stems from and interacts with socio-economic class and various cultures.