Sandra Chafouleas
Co-Founder
Director, Educational Psychology
Emily Wicks
Co-Founder
Director, Puppetry Education
Emily Iovino
Implementation Coordinator
Associate Director, Educational Psychology
Implementation Team

Brandon Barzola

Jannell Brown

Sophie Hall

Jessica Koslouski

Matthew Sorensen
Video Creative Team
John Cody
Character Designer; Lead Puppet Builder; Puppet Captain; Puppet Wrangler; "Dance Teacher"
Jimmica Collins
"Mena"; "Ice Cream Salesperson"
Cedwan Hooks
"Nico"
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 |