Our Team

  • Sandra Chafouleas

    CO-FOUNDER

    Director, Educational Psychology

  • Emily Wicks

    CO-FOUNDER

    Director, Puppetry Education

  • Emily Iovino

    IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATOR

    Associate Director, Educational Psychology

Implementation Team

  • Jannell Brown

  • Sophie Hall

  • Nicole Muthoni

  • Rabbecca Torres

  • Michael Weiner

Research & Development Team

  • Brandon Barzola

  • Jessica Koslouski

  • Matthew Sorensen headshot

    Matthew Sorensen

  • Rabbecca Torres

  • Michael Weiner

  • Thank you to our school and community partners, who have contributed to the development and testing of FYBS:

    Leticia Denoya

    Dionne Johnson

    Cassandra Rowett

    Cristin Tilki

    Natchaug Elementary School

    North Windham Elementary School

    Waterbury Public Schools Early

    Childhood Education Program

Video Creative Team

  • Sarah Nolen Headshot

    Sarah Nolen

    Director; Producer; Art Director; Script Writer

    sarahnolen.com
  • Heather Asch as a puppet

    Heather Asch

    Supervising Producer; "Brianna"

    heatherasch.com
  • John Cody headshot

    John Cody

    Character Designer, Lead Puppet Builder, Puppet Captain, Puppet Wrangler, “Dance Teacher”

    puppetjohn.com
  • Yanniv Frank headshot

    Yanniv Frank

    Original Characters & Stories, Script Writer, “Darnell”

    yannivfrank.com
  • Jimmica Collins headshot

    Jimmica Collins

    "Mena", "Ice Cream Salesperson"

  • Cedwan Hooks headshot

    Cedwan Hooks

    “Nico”

  • Stoph Scheer headshot

    Stoph Scheer

    “CJ”

  • FYBS Video 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