PAOLE CALDERON (she/her) is currently studying an MFA in Scenic Design at  Pennsylvania State University, with a BA in Audiovisual and Interactive Media. Paole has extensive experience in production design, having worked across short films, television shows, and music videos. Her design expertise spans various media, including handmade crafts, papercraft, stop-motion, and live-action.

Her credits include short films for the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Steiner Studios in New York City. Paole is currently designing the play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for the spring season in Penn State. Additionally, she served as a scenic artist for Penn State’s 2023 fall and spring seasons, contributing to productions like Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Urinetown, Bonnets, and Bernarda Alba.

Paole also worked as the scenic designer for John Proctor is the Villain. Beyond her design work, she is directing the animated series Juno, Bike's Diary, which has been selected for prestigious international markets such as Pixelatl (Mexico), Ventana Sur (Argentina), and the Quirino Awards (Spain).