Our Team

Sandra Chafouleas

Sandra Chafouleas

Co-Founder

Director, Educational Psychology

Emily Wicks

Emily Wicks

Co-Founder

Director, Puppetry Education

Emily Iovino

Implementation Coordinator

Implementation Team
Brandon Barzola

Brandon Barzola

Jannell Brown

Jannell Brown

Sophie Hall

Sophie Hall

Jessica Koslouski

Matthew Sorensen

Video Creative Team

Sarah Nolen

Sarah Nolen

Director; Producer; Art Director; Script Writer

www.puppetmotion.com

Brianna

Heather Asch

Supervising Producer; "Brianna"

www.heatherasch.com

John Cody

Character Designer; Lead Puppet Builder; Puppet Captain; Puppet Wrangler; "Dance Teacher"

www.puppetjohn.com

Photo of Yanniv Frank

Yanniv Frank

Original Characters & Stories; Script Writer; "Darnell"

www.yannivfrank.com

Jimmica Collins

Jimmica Collins

"Mena"; "Ice Cream Salesperson"

Nico

Cedwan Hooks

"Nico"

Stoph Scheer

Stoph Scheer

"CJ"

FYBS Cast & Crew

Created by Sandra M. Chafouleas & Emily Wicks
Executive Producers Sandra M. Chafouleas & Emily Wicks
Original Characters & Stories by Yanniv Frank
Education Content Specialists Emily A. Iovino & Sandra M. Chafouleas

Scripts

Staff Writers Sarah Nolen, Yanniv Frank, Emily A. Iovino, Sandra M. Chafouleas
Script Consultants Heather Asch, Emily Wicks, Sophie Hall
Story Consultant (Ep. 10 Chillax in My Head) Phoenix Leigh

Puppet Design & Build

Character Designers Yanniv Frank, John Cody
Lead Puppet Builder John Cody
Additional Puppet Builders Jonathan Little, Faye Dupras, Honey Goodenough, Heather Asch, Sarah Nolen
Costumer Sarah Lafferty
Additional Costumers Kaitee Tredway, Honey Goodenough

Pre-Production

Supervising Producer Heather Asch
Art Director Sarah Nolen
Producer Sarah Nolen
Digital Set Designer Juan G. Santos
Storyboard Artist Sarah Nolen
Prop Master and Lead Set Builder Amanda Gibson
"Nico" Prop Art by Yanniv Frank
Set Builders Faye Dupras, Sarah Nolen
Puzzle Art (Ep. 9 Be a Kind Helper) Vince Broelmann
Casting Director Sarah Nolen
Casting Assistant Roxanna Myhrum

Production

Studio Media Arts Center
MACFilms.RED
Supervising Producer Heather Asch
Director Sarah Nolen
Director of Photography Luke Geissbühler, Jimmy ODonnell
1st Assistant Director Leah Schneider
Puppet Captain John Cody
Puppet Wrangler John Cody
Assistant Puppet Wrangler Heather Asch
Additional Puppeteers Heather Asch, Yanniv Frank, Sam Kendall, Sarah Nolen, Anthony Sellitto-Budney
1st Assistant Camera Rob Curtin
DIT / Media Manager Mark Russell
Sound Engineer David Curtin
Script Supervisor Yanniv Frank
Prop Master and Scenic Builder Amanda Gibson
Key Production Assistant Matthew Sorensen
Production Assistants Jannell Brown, Genna Beth Davidson, Aly Doyle, Sophie Hall, Faiza Hussein, Sam Kendall, Anthony Sellitto-Budney
Craft Services Supervisor Jessica Koslouski
Production Accountant Emily Wicks

Talent

"Nico" Cedwan Hooks
"Mena" Jimmica Collins
"CJ" Stoph Scheer
"Dance Teacher" John Cody
"Ice Cream Salesperson" Jimmica Collins
"Darnell" Yanniv Frank
"Brianna" Heather Asch
Voice of "Nico" - Spanish David Barrera
Voice of "Mena" - Spanish Elvira López
Voice of "CJ" - Spanish Alejandro Uribe
Voice of "Dance Teacher" - Spanish Xavier Coronado
Voice of "Ice Cream Salesperson" - Spanish Luis Javier
Voice of "Darnell" - Spanish Mauricio Ocampo
Voice of "Brianna" - Spanish Graziella Soberani

Music

"Theme Song" Music Writer, Arranger, Vocalist, Producer Ethan Hanzlik
"Theme Song" Music Production Advisor Louis Hanzlik

Post-Production

Post-Production House Luminous Creative Agency
Video Editors Mark Russell, Sarah Nolen, Devin Zuba
Visual Effects Francisco Tang
Illustrator Steve Bermundo
Post Production Manager Bryan Roberts
Production Accountant Sandra M. Chafouleas
Spanish Translation Jessica Koslouski, Marline Reynoso-Vasquez, Ivette Roberts