Meet the Team
Board of Directors
Advisory Board

Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. is an expert in autism treatments. Dr. Stahmer is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UC Davis MIND Institute. She serves as a researcher at the Autism Discovery Institute, which has been in operation for over 10 years. She is well published in several domains related to autism including parent coaching, inclusion, and early intervention services. Dr. Stahmer is heavily involved in the autism community is currently investigating the ESDM (Early Start Denver Model) and how best to support families in rural and underserved communities.

Sarah Dufek, M.S., BCBA is a post-doctoral scholar at Weill Cornell Medical College and works in the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain. Sarah was awarded her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego. She has been working with children with ASD and related developmental disabilities in clinical and research contexts since 2000.

Dani Bowman is a young woman with autism who aspires to follow in the footsteps of other cartooning greats with her own animation company, Powerlight Studios. Dani illustrates, writes and voice acts nine different cartoon series, each with about 30 unique characters. Her stories have captured the interest of several production companies with the goal of taking Powerlight Studios to network and cable TV.

Jayarami Reddy, MBA Jayaram has been in the software industry over 25 years in senior management, consulting and staff positions at startups and Fortune 500 companies (Cisco, Avaya, HP, Sun, etc.); he is currently at Cisco Systems, Inc. Jayaram has an MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and an M.Tech in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
App Development Team
Pre-Production Team

Maria Demoret (Voice Actor) is an elementary school music teacher and church choir director who believes in the importance of exposing young children to the arts. She earned her bachelor of science degree in child and family development from San Diego State University and loves working with children of all ages. She is an avid performer with recent credits including Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Jesus Christ Superstar, and several Black Kat Theatre productions.
Tisha Tumangan (Voice Actor)
Dave Gross (Audio Recorder)
Tisha Tumangan (Voice Actor)
Dave Gross (Audio Recorder)

Karl Benitez (Sound Engineer and Musician) received his A.A.A. for Audio Production from the Art Institute of Seattle and is currently attending the University of Washington to obtain his B.A. He has a strong professional background in sound engineering, including working for a television station. Music has always been passion of Karl's and he has expanded his area of work to musical composition for various local bands, sonic art, and video production.
Production Team

Rob Graham (Animation Consultant) is a graduate of Kendall School of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan receiving a B.F.A. Rob majored in Digital Media with an emphasis on 2D Animation. Prior to Kendall, Rob attended Grand Valley State University majoring in Film and Video. His passion is to create cartoons for kids that address difficult issues and provide them with encouragement.
Dean Julien (Animator)
Ami Hsu (Graphic Artist)
Dean Julien (Animator)
Ami Hsu (Graphic Artist)
Post-Production Team
David Stringham (Compositor)
Ami Hsu (Compositor)
Ami Hsu (Compositor)