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