Stacey Gordon (Julia)
Stacey Gordon is a puppeteer from Phoenix, AZ. She operates Puppet Pie, an art studio in the heart of Phoenix, and has the honor of performing Sesame Street’s Julia, a curious 4-year-old girl with autism.
Stacey Gordon is a neurodivergent puppeteer in Kansas City, where she obsesses over deer, bugs, moss, and all things nature. She operates Puppet Pie out of her home and has the honor of performing Sesame Street’s Julia, a curious and artistic 4-year-old girl with autism.
Gordon began her journey with the autism community in 2001 as a habilitation specialist. She uses her personal experiences as a certified autism specialist and mom, and neurodivergent person to bring Julia to life in an authentic, respectful, and loving way. In addition to her work on Sesame Street, Gordon teaches puppetry to neurodiverse audiences around the country, including running the Puppetry Program at Gen Con in Indianapolis. Gordon also partnered with HP to create The HP Print Pals Project, a project aimed at improving communication abilities and nurturing self-expression through puppets. And you can occasionally find her driving around in her puppet ice cream truck, Puppet Pie á la Mobile.
