Board of Advisors & Staff
We are grateful for the following industry professionals who have volunteered their time and talents towards the establishment of the Children's Entertainment Hall of Fame
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Joanie Bartels
Singer, Songwriter [Founder, Purple Frog Records]
Joanie Bartels has been making music for children and their families since 1985. She has recorded twelve CDs and two full-length videos/DVDs and has received numerous awards for her contribution to children's education and entertainment. Joanie was the first female children's artist to receive an RIAA Gold Record and her audio and video recordings have sold over four million copies. She was voted favorite female vocalist in a survey by Child magazine and The American Association of Children's Entertainment and has been featured on several major network television programs. Her interactive concerts have received rave reviews internationally. Joanie now resides in New Zealand and continues to perform around the world.
Paul Couch
[Director of Entertainment, Dollywood]
Gregory Donato
Creative Professional [President, Facilitate Consulting]
Greg Donato is an experienced Facilities and Real Estate Consultant and, in 2005, a winner of the prestigious Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Corporate Headquarters. As an accomplished professional with a broad background in facilities management, office services and strategic real estate planning, Greg specializes in enhancing clients' productivity by cost effectively providing safe, secure, functional work environments. His achievements include project management of multiple capital relocation projects, development of Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and self service applications, implementation of best practices and Emergency Response and Business Continuity planning. When Greg is involved, consider it done!
Mallory Lewis
Writer, Producer, Puppeteer [Partner, Jump Run Productions]
Multiple Emmy Nominee, winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series, and author of twenty children's novels, Mallory Lewis began her career working with her mother, Shari Lewis, at age 12. Mallory wrote for and produced most of her mother's work in the 90's including Lamb Chop's Play-Along. Following her mother's death, Mallory began appearing with Lamb Chop at live and televised events at performing arts centers and venues like the Queen Elizabeth 2. She is currently touring with the USO, entertaining our troops and their families around the world. Mallory is thrilled to be honoring her mother's work for children with her newest video series, Phonics 4 Babies, as well as with her skydiving charity, Jump For the Cause.
Jonathan Meath
Producer, Pizzazz-er [Senior Producer, MeathMedia]
Jonathan brings pizzazz to productions. His hallmark is the application of new technology and creative content to classic formats. At WGBH, his production of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? combined a variety show, a game show and a geography curriculum. The show netted 36 Emmy nominations and receiving the George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence. In 2000, he took the classic interactive TV show of the '70's, Zoom and reinvented it for television and the web. 2005 brought him a Daytime Emmy nomination as Executive Producer for Discovery's Paz the Penguin, which recently won the Humanities Award for writing in a children's series. Jonathan runs MeathMedia in Boston, developing new projects for the children of the world.
Esther Ready
Children's Media Marketing Specialist
As Director of Affiliate & Strategic Partnerships at Word World, Esther Ready works closely with PBS and other Key Partners to help build local market impact. Esther comes to Word World with a strong background in children’s media and has served in marketing, outreach, education and station relations capacities for Cyberchase, Reading Rainbow, the BBC, WNET and KCPT. Most recently, she served as Marketing Director at PBS Kids Sprout. Esther holds a Masters in Special Education---Learning Disabilities, and a Specialist in Reading. She taught six years before embarking on a career in media.
Bill Weber
Designer, Marketer, Entrepreneur, Advocate [CEO, Bill Weber Studios]
Bill has over 20 years experience in entertainment promotion and publishing. As the former president of the American Academy of Children's Entertainment, he participated in the FCC hearings on the Children's Television Act, and worked with independent producers of children's tv, music, and video to advocate for quality children's programming. His other accomplishments include being the publisher of New York's pioneering local parenting magazine, the author of two published children's books, and an advocate for peace through his character of Ambassador Bird. His client list includes VNU Publications, Archive Magazine, ParentAge, The Children's Health Fund, The Dinosaur Times, and Heritage Muse Publishing.
STAFF
Carlylia Muller
Artist, Writer [Communications Coordinator, CEHOF]
It all started in a small town in upstate New York... While attending high school, Carlylia began dropping all the conventional expectations as she dabbled in activities such as guerrilla theatre, puppetry, and horror films. Hartwick College came crashing in the fall of 2002 and although Carlylia's major was art, she spent a lot of her time in the theatre department adding to the drama. During her junior year, she found a love for all things fuzzy, furry, and monster. Taking on the role of Mad Scientist for her thesis project, Carlylia constructed a cave-like environment accessorized with crabs, bats, worms and aquatic creatures. And then, she graduated. Nowadays you can find Carlylia working as a freelance graphic designer and graphic novelist.
Want to know more about our board members? Just click on the names at the top of each bio.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Joanie Bartels
Singer, Songwriter [Founder, Purple Frog Records]
Joanie Bartels has been making music for children and their families since 1985. She has recorded twelve CDs and two full-length videos/DVDs and has received numerous awards for her contribution to children's education and entertainment. Joanie was the first female children's artist to receive an RIAA Gold Record and her audio and video recordings have sold over four million copies. She was voted favorite female vocalist in a survey by Child magazine and The American Association of Children's Entertainment and has been featured on several major network television programs. Her interactive concerts have received rave reviews internationally. Joanie now resides in New Zealand and continues to perform around the world.
Paul Couch
[Director of Entertainment, Dollywood]
Gregory Donato
Creative Professional [President, Facilitate Consulting]
Greg Donato is an experienced Facilities and Real Estate Consultant and, in 2005, a winner of the prestigious Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Corporate Headquarters. As an accomplished professional with a broad background in facilities management, office services and strategic real estate planning, Greg specializes in enhancing clients' productivity by cost effectively providing safe, secure, functional work environments. His achievements include project management of multiple capital relocation projects, development of Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and self service applications, implementation of best practices and Emergency Response and Business Continuity planning. When Greg is involved, consider it done!
Mallory Lewis
Writer, Producer, Puppeteer [Partner, Jump Run Productions]
Multiple Emmy Nominee, winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series, and author of twenty children's novels, Mallory Lewis began her career working with her mother, Shari Lewis, at age 12. Mallory wrote for and produced most of her mother's work in the 90's including Lamb Chop's Play-Along. Following her mother's death, Mallory began appearing with Lamb Chop at live and televised events at performing arts centers and venues like the Queen Elizabeth 2. She is currently touring with the USO, entertaining our troops and their families around the world. Mallory is thrilled to be honoring her mother's work for children with her newest video series, Phonics 4 Babies, as well as with her skydiving charity, Jump For the Cause.
Jonathan Meath
Producer, Pizzazz-er [Senior Producer, MeathMedia]
Jonathan brings pizzazz to productions. His hallmark is the application of new technology and creative content to classic formats. At WGBH, his production of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? combined a variety show, a game show and a geography curriculum. The show netted 36 Emmy nominations and receiving the George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence. In 2000, he took the classic interactive TV show of the '70's, Zoom and reinvented it for television and the web. 2005 brought him a Daytime Emmy nomination as Executive Producer for Discovery's Paz the Penguin, which recently won the Humanities Award for writing in a children's series. Jonathan runs MeathMedia in Boston, developing new projects for the children of the world.
Esther Ready
Children's Media Marketing Specialist
As Director of Affiliate & Strategic Partnerships at Word World, Esther Ready works closely with PBS and other Key Partners to help build local market impact. Esther comes to Word World with a strong background in children’s media and has served in marketing, outreach, education and station relations capacities for Cyberchase, Reading Rainbow, the BBC, WNET and KCPT. Most recently, she served as Marketing Director at PBS Kids Sprout. Esther holds a Masters in Special Education---Learning Disabilities, and a Specialist in Reading. She taught six years before embarking on a career in media.
Bill Weber
Designer, Marketer, Entrepreneur, Advocate [CEO, Bill Weber Studios]
Bill has over 20 years experience in entertainment promotion and publishing. As the former president of the American Academy of Children's Entertainment, he participated in the FCC hearings on the Children's Television Act, and worked with independent producers of children's tv, music, and video to advocate for quality children's programming. His other accomplishments include being the publisher of New York's pioneering local parenting magazine, the author of two published children's books, and an advocate for peace through his character of Ambassador Bird. His client list includes VNU Publications, Archive Magazine, ParentAge, The Children's Health Fund, The Dinosaur Times, and Heritage Muse Publishing.
STAFF
Carlylia Muller
Artist, Writer [Communications Coordinator, CEHOF]
It all started in a small town in upstate New York... While attending high school, Carlylia began dropping all the conventional expectations as she dabbled in activities such as guerrilla theatre, puppetry, and horror films. Hartwick College came crashing in the fall of 2002 and although Carlylia's major was art, she spent a lot of her time in the theatre department adding to the drama. During her junior year, she found a love for all things fuzzy, furry, and monster. Taking on the role of Mad Scientist for her thesis project, Carlylia constructed a cave-like environment accessorized with crabs, bats, worms and aquatic creatures. And then, she graduated. Nowadays you can find Carlylia working as a freelance graphic designer and graphic novelist.
Want to know more about our board members? Just click on the names at the top of each bio.
