A Huge “Thank You” to:
Parents and families of the “Joppity Kids”
Quest Pacifica Studio
Acey Decey Lighting
Trademark and Copyright Clinic at UC Irvine Law School
Stephanie Mitchell
Wendy Heimann
Elaine Sussman
Maria Simeone
Jim Eninger
Amy and Harold Masor
Michelle Gore
Nancy Tomlin and Carroll Pederson
Sheldon Blau
Denise Grande
Elaine Markowitz
Howard and Meryle Sussman
Ernie Altbacker
Nicolas DeSantis
Joanne Gleich
Maire Clerkin
Jonathan Freiberger and Elise Rippe
Lisa DeLuca and Chris Downey
Parvesh Cheena
Guy and Ellen Knafo
Stephanie Griffin
Susan Cambigue Tracy and Paul Tracy
Richard Quan and Karen Fink
Jon and Ann Vitti
David Freiberger and Peter Sherwood
Julia, Daniel and Lily Schorr
Mike and Denise Reiss
Alan Denton and Lindsey Reich
Debbie and Gary Goldberger
Dan and Jayne Rothblatt
Keith Berger and Sharon Diskin
Karen and Tim Casady
Harold and Rona Blau
Janine Zone
Karen Kushner
Rick and Robin Halpern
Dave Edison
Stephanie and Mike Berkenfeld
Marilyn Rippe
Garrett and Alice Groscup
Elsa and Sidney Schafler
Paul Shaw and Anne Paolini
Megan Hook
Mike DeHilster
Anabella Fullerton
Laura Strand
Greg Hahn and Amanda Eby
Evan Baily
Shelly and Don Levy
Cely Arndt
Adam Kalesperis
Sandy Wagner
Tim and Andriana Maile
Linda Barrett
Jake and Laura James
Sheila and Peter Schwartz
Ed Tesser
Oren Goor
Nomi and Alan Wallace
Linda Mathious and Isaac Stone
Kamella Tate
Cynthia and Dick Poliak
Eric Mittleman
Reid Kirchenbauer
Bruce Stoller
Karina
Michelle Massie
Sung Hoon Mo
Laurie Bauman
Rosina Didyk
Leslie and Mike Gilbert
Lisa Kothari
Elizabeth Karr and John Alan Simon
Bill Miller
Sandii Castleberry
Jeny Quine
Greg Knotts
Jordan and Val Rosenblum
Jessica Krash
Daniel Iascone
Madelynn Rigopoulos
Dennis and Stephanie Cohen
Doug Tuber
Peggy Hasagawa
Iris Greenberger
Claudia Knafo and Alex Yagupsky
Maggie Koozer
Donna Bixby
Myra Leiblich
Richard Frank
Nina Freiberger
Noah Freiberger
Koni McCurdy
Nancy and Herb Deutsch
Bonnie Finn
Jennifer and Jamil Zakkai
Susan Cambigue-Tracey and Paul Tracey
Darlene Chico
Dominic DeSantis and Michele Harris
Laura and Josh Grenrock
Kate Randolph
Greg and Robin Ford
Dorothy Mackendrick
Rorianne Schrade
Billie Jean Knight
Jordan Sterrer
Georgette and Burt Abramowitz
Jed Bauman & Roni Robinson-Adler
David Toub
Connie Mares
Jim and Amy Leserman
Peggy Flynn
Jane Glaser
Angie Miles
Suzy Boyett
Amy Ellison
Joe Ryan
Lou Woolf
Elisha Wilson Beach and Michael Beach
David Landsberg
Michael Hall
Kim Agosti
Jane Kraus
Nanaz Farshadfar Navidbakhsh
Melanie Van Twest
Maggie Aguirre
Elizabeth Frank
Denise Iketani
Barbara and Tom Ceccarelli
Martha Arceo
David Abramowitz
Brittany Coletti
Dustin Hahn
Sharon McCawley
Laura and Michael Kaplan
Lori Rodrig
Wendy Heimann and Joseph Nunes
Farrell and Beth Hirsch
Grand Vision Foundation
Estelle Guerrero
Kerry Buchman and Jonathan Berman
Melinda Isaacson
Lisa Spector
Patty Lyons
Jon Rosenberg
Maria Basulto
Paul and Peggy Wayne
Jill Abbinanti
Jill Gurr
Nancy Fisher
Mike Lang
Phyllis Forman
Ann Noriel
Marshall Wise
Danielle Brazell
Robert and Leora Blau
Julie Levi and Richard Blau
Barbara and Tom Ceccarelli
Angela Lloyd
Lisa Blodgett
Kristen Engebretsen
Tiffany Bong
Rosylyn Rhee
Michael and Monica Price
Doris Pippin
With Special Thanks To:
Bill Freiberger, Daniel LaCosse, Sam Freiberger, Elaine Sussman and Ira Goldklang for donating their time and talents to this project.
Ben Ceccarelli and Harry Paakkonen at Pike FX for designing the adorable characters.
The wonderful Education Staffs at the Los Angeles Music Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts and The Kennedy Center for their support and encouragement.
Sharon Diskin for being a mentor, a friend and a partner in bringing the arts to kids. Mitchell Korn for his remarkable teaching artist training program.
This project is in loving memory of Jason Seibert who saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself when he asked me to consider becoming a Master Teaching Artist at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.