Kendal Cronkhite was most recently the Production Designer for DreamWorks Animation's Trolls. She started her career in film as the assistant art director for Disney's critical and commercial success, The Nightmare Before Christmas. In 1996, she art directed Disney's James and the Giant Peach with fellow art director Bill Boes. In 1996, she signed with DreamWorks animation to be the art director for Antz. After the success of this film, she went on to Production Design DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar. In 2008, she Production Designed its sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. In 2012, she Production Designed Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The film proved to be a critical and commercial success. In 2016, she Production Designed Trolls, another critical and commercial success. Kendal Cronkhite is highly regarded as a Production Designer, having been a staple at DreamWorks for over fifteen years.