DEB LONGUA-ZAMERO | CREATOR + PRODUCER
Deb Longua-Zamero is a multi-talented Creative.
As the Purple-Headed Producer, Content Creator and Founding Partner of Hot Mamas Productions, Deb's expertise lies in creating fun and quirky children's television shows, often with a concealed educational component for young audiences as well as unconditional human-interest stories for "children" of all ages. As a Producer, Deb can assemble a top-notch team like nobody’s business.
Deb's original children's content includes Luca the Koukla and the Poopie Diaries, Bobak and Cara’s Erudite Adventures, Science Rocks, P-F-F (Penguin Friends Forever), Elam Brothers Live, Rock Star Rescuers, and The Milkshake Show to name a few.
Deb got her start in the entertainment industry when she took on the role of Art Director on the critically acclaimed Ubuntu's Wounds, which eventually led to a successful career as Art Director and Production Designer on many Film and TV projects ranging from independent films featured on HBO to comedic features distributed by Warner Brothers.
Whether it's creating content, designing spaces, or other artistic endeavors, Deb's creativity is unstoppable. Hailing from a career as an award-winning Interior Architectural Designer, Deb is responsible for many senior executive spaces for the top names in Hollywood from HBO to Disney. Deb has mastered the art of successfully vacillating between Architecture and Entertainment, equally passionate about both industries.
Deb resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Nathan Zamero, and their daughter, Luca, who inspires Deb to funnel her creativity in quality programming for children.
KELLIE R GRIFFIN | WRITER
Kellie R. Griffin is a veteran Writer, Producer, and Show Creator. Kellie is currently a Writer on Warner Bros.’ FULLER HOUSE (Netflix) and is one of only 19 black female TV Show Creators in the history of television for her show REED BETWEEN THE LINES starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Kellie was also a Writer and Consulting Producer on NBC’s CROWDED, Writer of Director James Burrow’s history-making 1000th episode, as well as Writer on REED BETWEEN THE LINES, HOUSE OF PAYNE, HIP HOP HARRY, and THE PARKERS. Kellie has a created a series of films and shows currently being shopped.
YVETTE FOY | WRITER
A native of New Orleans, Yvette fell in love with Los Angeles while on vacation with her
parents at the age of nine. After college and a four-year stint in the military as a top-secret
intelligence analyst, she won NATPE’s pitch contest and decided to pursue a career in film and
television full-time. Yvette relocated to Los Angeles just one month before the 2007 writers’
strike. She obviously has impeccable timing. Since then, she has studied at UCLA Extension,
completed The Guy Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program, The Groundlings’ Basic
Improv course, the Art of Standup Comedy, and the Writers Guild Foundation’s Workshop for
Veterans. Yvette has also completed freelance scripts produced for cable and a MOW scheduled
for release this year. In her limited spare time, she likes to read, research new and exciting
things, travel, spend time with Micah, Ticey and Q. Yvette is also fluent in Korean.
DEEP WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR
Deep Williams is a talented award-winning Writer, Producer, Director, and Filmmaker telling
stories with heart. His motto is: "life created films creates life". Each of Deep's films is a
journey through the surreal and cerebral with attempts to exercise passion through art and
purpose, connecting us on the human level. Deep’s roster of films include Providence, In Light
In, One, Stranger, Treasure, The Life Walk, The Noble, Palms, Tao of Simon, The Sac Fly and
The Monarch’s Whisper.
BOBAK FERDOWSI | HOST
Real-life Aerospace Engineer, Bobak Ferdowsi [AKA: ‘Mohawk Guy'] is a member of the Engineering Operations Team of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Bobak gained notoriety when photos surfaced of the NASA/JPL team members celebrating the successful landing of Curiosity on Mars. With his rugged good looks, great smile and colorful mohawk [with stars etched on the side of his head], Bobak stood out from the rest of the team, and became an overnight sensation with nearly 45,000 Twitter followers in just one day (now with over 80K followers).
Since then, Bobak has appeared in countless television,
internet and newspaper interviews, played himself on an
episode of Fraggle Rock, was featured in a skit on Saturday Night Live, attended the White House
as First Lady Michelle Obama's State of the Union guest, and per the invitation of the President,
marched in President Obama's Inaugural Parade. Additionally, Bobak and his co-host, Cara Santa
Maria, appeared together on an episode of G4TV’s “Attack of the Show".
CARA SANTA MARIA | HOST
Cara Santa Maria has dedicated her life to improving science literacy by communicating scientific principles across media platforms.
A North Texas native, she currently lives in Los Angeles. Prior to moving to the west coast, Cara taught biology and psychology courses to university undergraduates and high school students in Texas and New York. Her published research has spanned various topics, including clinical psychological assessment, the neuropsychology of blindness, neuronal cell culture techniques, and computational neurophysiology.
Cara has appeared on Larry King Live (CNN), Parker/Spitzer (CNN),
Geraldo at Large (Fox News), I Kid (TLC), The War Room (Current
TV), The Nerdist (BBC America), The Young Turks (Current TV),
and Attack of the Show (G4). She co-produced/hosted a pilot for
HBO, and she has been a guest on multiple episodes of StarTalk
Radio with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Joe Rogan Experience, and
The Nerdist podcasts. Cara was also the senior science correspondent for The Huffington Post Live, where she wrote, produced, and hosted a weekly video series called
Talk Nerdy To Me. She also co-starred in Hacking The Planet, and
The Truth About Twisters. Cara has over 75K social media followers.
MILKSHAKE | ROCK BAND + COMPOSERS
Milkshake is a band on a mission: to create great rock music for kids. Led by singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Gehl, whose songs for grown-ups have been featured in movies and prime-time television, and whose indie rock group Love Riot garnered critical praise during its 10-year run, Milkshake has won over preschoolers without compromising songcraft, stagecraft, or their authentic rock & roll spirit.
From the release of their first CD Happy Songs (inspired by the birth of Lisa’s daughter and Mikel’s son), it was clear that Milkshake was an exciting departure from traditional kids’ music. The band’s songs were added to radio playlists across the country; a second CD, Bottle of Sunshine, earned raves from kids, parents, and critics; Noggin enlisted Lisa and Mikel to film two videos for the premiere season of Jack’s Big Music Show; Milkshake was asked to bring its high-energy stage act to the opening leg of the Jamarama Live! tour.
The official release of several more albums including PLAY, GREAT DAY which garnished Milkshake a nomination for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children. Their latest album Got a Minute?, is a disc of 33 short songs inspired by their 13 songs for PBS KIDS which are each a minute long (and included on this disc), the band set about writing songs no longer than 2 minutes.
With tuneful, memorable songs that evoke influences from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Lennon-McCartney to The White Stripes, Milkshake continues to create music that appeals to both kids and their parents, even after listening to the same CD five times in a row.
GLOW GIRLS KID VOICEOVER
Cassie & Sabrina Glow are “Glow Girls Kid Voiceover” – 2 Awesome Sisters and
Professional Kid Voiceover & Singing Talent! The Glow Girls specialize in the Kids’
Voiceover market with expertise in Animation, Cartoons, Commercials, Network
Promos, Singing & Talking Toys, Games & Apps, Trailers, PSAs, and Edutainment
for great clients like Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Universal Kids, Sesame
Studios, Fisher-Price and Morphle TV!
JORDAN D BROWN | CURRICULUM CONSULTANT
As an author, educational writer, and curriculum consultant, Jordan D. Brown has created many entertaining and educational properties for children, parents, and teachers. With more than 20 years of experience, his clients include Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, The Jim Henson Company, Nelvana Ltd., American Museum of Natural History, Scholastic Inc., Thunderbird Films Inc., TIME for Kids, Joseph Henry Press (National Academy of Sciences), Heinemann, and Thirteen/WNET. He has served as an educational consultant for many popular TV series for children including the PBS hits READY JET GO! and DINOSAUR TRAIN, as well as OLIVIA (Nickelodeon), MR. YOUNG (YTV/ Canada), ZIGBY (Treehouse Australia), THE OCTONAUTS (Disney), MY FRIEND RABBIT (NBC), and THE MR. MEN SHOW (Cartoon Network), and MY LITTLE PONY (The Hub).
As a curriculum writer, Brown as written educational guides and online activities for 1001 NIGHTS (Big Bad Boo Studios), DINOSAUR TRAIN (The Jim Henson Company), OLOGY (the kids’ website for the American Museum of Natural History), and numerous guides for NATURE (THIRTEEN/WNET). Brown is the author of children’s books including Science Stunts: Fun Feats of Physics, Crazy Concoctions: A Mad Scientist’s Guide to Messy Mixtures, and Micro Mania: A Really Close-up Look at Bacteria, Bedbugs & the Zillions of Other Gross Little Creatures. For Simon & Schuster’s The Science of Fun Stuff series, he has written about amusement park rides, baseball, airplanes, and superpowers. Regardless of the subject matter or medium, Brown always approaches his projects with enthusiasm, curiosity, and a sense of humor. He lives in New York with his wife, two children, two dogs, and countless bacteria.
KYLIE O'HANNA | CHARACTER ARTIST + CARTOONIST
Cosplay-wearing cartoonist, Kylie O’Hanna, is one of only a handful of females in the Animation
Program at Indian River State College (IRSC).
Young Kylie’s work can be seen in Port St. Lucie’s local advertising, art galleries, school murals,
blogs, and social media platforms, and her talents have garnished her top spot in her IRSC program.
Kylie’s IG aliases have a growing audience exceeding 5K followers as she gains recognition for her
impeccable fan art, and custom-made cosplay costumes and makeup.
Kylie has been freelancing for Hollywood production company, Hot Mamas Productions since she was
14 years old, helping develop characters and backstories. When she graduates, she plans to take
internships for major television networks. Her focus is on character design/development as well as
storyboarding for major children's networks.
SMARTILLUSION | ANIMATION STUDIO
Smart Illusion Inc. is an international graphic and animation production studio having offices in USA , UK, India, and Bangladesh. From their state of the art facility with a very talented team of CG artists and roaster of Directors/Producers combining with strong management support, they offer a full range of 3D and V/FX services. They solve creative challenges and value the creative input at any stage of production. SmartIllusion has perfected a service that ensures efficiency, flexibility, and quality within a competitive budget.
SCOT KRAMARICH, BULLS EYE STUDIOS | APP DEVELOPER
Scot Kramarich began his career in games as a Designer for Activision. From there, he moved
to Production/Director roles working at several companies: Activision, Dreamworks Interactive,
Yaya.com, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, and formed Bulls Eye
freelance in the game and mobile app industries. A highly qualified manager with 20 years
experience in software development, he also has direct experience with advertising, public
relations, client relationship management, and strategy formulation/implementation.
