Our Story

1 in 5 kids has a learning difference. SuperDville encourages kids of all learning stripes to embrace their learning differences and life challenges with confidence while defying stigma and advocating for how they learn best.

Our Vision

After using SuperDville, kids in every classroom, after school-program, and other learning environments across the globe are empowered and confident because of, not in-spite of, their learning differences.

Our Philosophy

SuperDville embraces a “whole child” approach where each child, no matter how he or she learns, is respected, heard and provided the emotional and academic tools to develop strategies for success.

Our Promise to You

We promise to produce research-based content that highlights real kids and real life problems. Also, to encourage every student to embrace his or her own learning differences and life challenges with confidence.

Our Labor of Love

SuperDville is a mission-driven company, with a decade-long history. We are committed to empowering students of all learning stripes along with educators, parents, and others through social and emotional learning.

Our Team

Peggy Stern

Chief Visionary Officer

Peggy Stern, Chief Visionary Officer

Peggy Stern is an Academy Award-winning film Producer/Director with more than 30 years experience. Her dyslexia led her to filmmaking and animation at a young age, and in March 2006 Stern won the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Stern has produced for PBS, HBO, Teachers College at Columbia University, The National PTA, and National YWCA among others. She received her BA from Harvard University and her senior thesis film STEPHANIE, was turned into a PBS documentary special and broadcasted nationally. SuperDville is a family affair, as her dyslexic daughter Emma has been a key advisor! Since the launch of SuperDville, Peggy has spoken at a number of webinars and podcasts, including the Dyslexia Narrative Conference, the Dyslexia Training Institute Virtual Conference, Learning Ally's Spotlight on Early Literacy Virtual Conference, Embracing the Whole Child with Punkinfutz, The Virtual Summer Dyslexia Institute Conference, The Pakistan Grower's Circle Webinar, Denver Courage to Risk Conference, Stand Up LD Panel Discussion, and the UK Rebel Voices Virtual International Dyslexia Conference.

Diana Correa-Cintron

Chief Visionary Officer

Diana Correa-Cintron, Chief Visionary Officer

Diana is an attorney by training, educator and Latino rights activist. She has worked as a public interest lawyer, policy analyst, development officer and consultant for a range of non-profit and educational institutions such as FIU, Columbia University School of Law, Hispanics in Philanthropy, the Bronx Children’s Museum and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was also awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. As the COO for SuperDville, Diana works in partnership with Peggy Stern on strategic planning, outreach and cultural competency. She is the proud mother of two sons with dyslexia.

Diana Baron-Moore

Educational Content Development and Production Associate

Diana Baron-Moore, Educational Content Development and Production Associate

Diana Baron-Moore is an educator and visual artist who hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been working with neurodiverse children and their families for nearly a decade at cultural organizations and schools throughout NYC, including the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Extreme Kids & Crew. Diana is passionate about bringing the principles of disability justice into educational spaces and is currently pursuing a degree in Dual Language Early Childhood Special and General Education at Bank Street College. At SuperDville, Diana brings her love of child-led, disability-proud content to her work on curriculum development, evaluation, and production.

Elyssa Brand

Curriculum Development

Elyssa Brand, Curriculum Development

Elyssa is a special education teacher and administrator in Massachusetts. She attended Skidmore College and Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she received her license as a reading specialist. Elyssa has co-directed and taught in summer reading programs at Tufts and Northeastern Universities. Elyssa is interested in creating the best possible school experiences for children with dyslexia and other learning differences.

Rebecca Brand

Curriculum Development

Rebecca Brand, Curriculum Development

Rebecca is a reading specialist and instructional coach in a school district north of Boston. A graduate of Skidmore College and Harvard Graduate School of Education, Rebecca has also collaborated with Melissa Orkin on a summer reading program that addresses social and emotional learning for struggling readers. Rebecca is interested in early identification of dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

Clara Devine-Golub

Associate Producer

Clara Devine-Golub, Associate Producer

Clara recently graduated from Brown University with dual degrees in English and Applied Math. While teaching at an outdoors-based semester school in fall 2020, she encountered the challenges of students’ unmet social and emotional learning needs and became curious about how the strengths-based approach of outdoor education might be applied in a more traditional classroom setting. As the older sibling of someone with dyslexia, she cares deeply about supporting learners’ literacy journeys and is excited to apply her background in film production and experiential education in support of expanding SuperDville’s content and impact.

Globerunner

Site Developer

Globerunner, Site Developer

Bio coming soon.

Glocalization Network

Translation Services

Glocalization Network, Translation Services

Dubbed by Glocalization Network. Breaking down the barriers of language.

Think of Glocalization Network as our in-house language department. They help us to communicate with our audiences by localizing our content for the globalized world. We work with a dedicated team of project managers, vendor managers, typesetters, transcribers, video producers, voice talents, and linguists, who provide high-quality translation, dubbing, subtitling and other communication services.

Visit https://glocalizationnetwork.com/ for more information about their services.

Patricia Nolan

Lead Strategic Advisor

Patricia Nolan, Lead Strategic Advisor

Patricia Nolan has broad experience in strategic planning and management having worked at renowned institutions including McKinsey and LISC and serving as President of two small companies. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Management, she has served for ten years on the Cambridge School Committee, where she is active in local and state educational initiatives.

Ashika Shah

Assistant to the Director/Producer/Acting Coach

Ashika Shah, Assistant to the Director/Producer/Acting Coach

Ashika is an India born, Singapore raised actor currently pursuing her BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is supplementing this with a double minor in Producing and Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Ashika has been trained in the Practical Aesthetics Method from Atlantic Acting School and in Film & TV Acting and Production at Stonestreet Studios. She loves working with kids and enabling them to use theater as a way of empowerment, creativity, and most importantly fun.

Max Strebel

Director, Animator & Editor, Super D! Show

Max Strebel, Director, Animator & Editor, Super D! Show

Max Strebel has been making films since he was 12 when he convinced his teachers to let him make animations rather than write essays (a true dyslexic)! Since then, he has made over a dozen award-winning short films and animations. Currently, he works in commercial directing, editing and motion graphics. Two of Max's short films focus on dyslexia, and he is passionate about empowering young people who struggle with learning differences.

Megan Turner

Education Program Manager

Megan Turner, Education Program Manager

Megan holds a MEd. in Reading and is passionate about seeking and developing new ways of providing equitable access to education for all students. As a teacher, administrator, and content creator, she has dedicated her over a decade-long career in education to empowering young people with learning differences through rich, accessible, and instructive learning experiences.

Adrienne Vrettos

Writer and Marketing Consultant

Adrienne Vrettos, Writer and Marketing Consultant

Adrienne is a published children’s book author and the creator of Story Joy Creative, where she combines her industry background and love of storytelling to help companies expand their brands. As the mom of a teen with a learning difference, she is passionate about developing content that integrates social and emotional learning concepts in engaging and innovative ways.

Zahra Warner

Director of Cast Support

Zahra Warner, Director of Cast Support

Zahra Warner is a lifelong practitioner of the performing and literary arts. She developed an interest in the therapeutic potential of the arts which led her to attend the M. A. Program in Drama Therapy at New York University after studying Literatures in English and Theatre Arts at the University of the West Indies. During her training, she worked with a wide range of communities, including people living with aphasia, children with autism, and the elderly living with dementia. She became particularly invested in the use of DT techniques to achieve self-regulation and self-expression in the interest of healthy intra- and interpersonal relationships. It was at this time that she became involved in the development of the first season of SuperDVille and fell in love with the groundbreaking project and the incredible casts that it has had so far. Although she now lives back home in Jamaica, she remains involved in the casting and rehearsal processes and aims to bring her training and experience to the support of the SuperDVille cast and team, as they bring this work to life!

Jiaxin Ying

Illustrator/Animator

Jiaxin Ying, Illustrator/Animator

Jiaxin Ying is a video editor, animator, and illustrator based in NYC. She has a passion for children’s media and education, and loves to use her art to help spread positivity to others. Being a part of SuperDville has been a great opportunity for her to do what she enjoys all in one place!

SuperDville Advisory Board

John Canemaker

John Canemaker

John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. He has collaborated with Peggy Stern on numerous projects, and is a noted author of nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays and articles for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Canemaker has taught at several colleges and universities, including a guest residency at Yale, but he is most closely associated with New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Topher Collier, PsyD

Topher Collier, PsyD

Topher Collier, PSYD is a Psychologist primarily located in New York, NY. His specialties include Health Service, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent, Cognitive and Behavioral and Psychology.

Kristi Helgeson

Kristi Helgeson

Kristi Helgeson, Co-Producer SuperD! Show Season One, is a business consultant, non-profit advisor, dyslexia life coach, and mother of two wonderful dyslexic children. From 2013 to 2016, Kristi served SuperDville as CEO and Co-Producer of Season One of the SuperD! Show. Previously, Kristi drove high-profile deals with large media companies as deal lawyer to Adobe's Digital Media Strategic Alliances & Business Development team. Her leadership experience with startups and education related nonprofits spans over 20 years, and she currently serves as advisor to Dyslexic Advantage.

Robert J. Landy, PhD

Robert J. Landy, PhD

Robert J. Landy, Ph.D., SuperD! Show Content Consultant, is the Founder and Director Emeritus of NYU’s Drama Therapy Program, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) and Board Certified Trainer (BCT). A pioneer in the profession of Drama Therapy, he lectures and trains professionals internationally. As a drama therapist, Landy has more than 35 years of clinical experience, having treated children and adults with a wide range of psychiatric, cognitive and adjustment challenges.

Deborah Lynam

Deborah Lynam

Deborah Lynam is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Childhood Studies at Rutgers University-Camden while serving as an early literacy consultant to the New Jersey Department of Education. Her consultation supports two state department grant projects focused on early literacy and implementation science. Notably, she is working with Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology to facilitate the statewide New Jersey Tiered System of Supports for Early Reading (NJTSS-ER) initiative. Deborah is the parent of three children, two of whom are dyslexic and has been active in mobilizing state- and federal-level dyslexia awareness and advocacy efforts for over a decade. She is also a member of the National Center for Improving Literacy’s Family Engagement Advisory Board.

Melissa Orkin, PhD

Melissa Orkin, PhD

Melissa Orkin, Ph.D., SuperD! Show Content Consultant, is a Developmental Psychologist who has specialized in learning disabilities and achievement motivation. and trained in the assessment and remediation of reading and learning disabilities with Dr. Maryanne Wolf, at the Tufts; University Center for Reading and Language Research where she received her doctorate and served as Program Director. She has worked as a reading teacher in the classroom, and in clinical settings. Dr. Orkin instructs on learning disabilities at Tufts University, and has also lectured on reading disabilities at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has also contributed to publications on a variety of educational topics including literacy development and executive function skills, and regularly provides professional development workshops and consults with public and private schools on best literacy practices. Dr. Orkin is also currently the Director of Crafting Minds.

Henry Sinclair Sherrill

Henry Sinclair Sherrill

Henry Sinclair Sherrill is a longstanding grant maker who has worked extensively in both philanthropy and fundraising to support a variety of charitable missions, and is currently leading up Boon Philanthropy which is dedicated to providing innovative funding and stewardship solutions to support young children and professional learning in literacy. Mr. Sherrill has served on the boards of Partnership for Children, a special philanthropic board for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Good Samaritan, Inc; Sherrill House, and the National Board of International Dyslexia Association.

Marcus Soutra

Marcus Soutra

Marcus Soutra, is Co-Founder and President of Eye to Eye, the only national LD/ADHD movement dedicated to mentoring. Marcus helped to create Eye to Eye's summer program, Camp Vision, and speaks out throughout the country sharing Eye to Eye's vision of a world in which people with LD/ADHD are fully accepted, valued and respected.

Sylvia Stein

Sylvia Stein

Sylvia Stein, Strategic Consultant and New Product Development, was the Founder and President of Consumer Eyes, Inc. and co-Founder of Buzzback.com. She is currently working on projects in healthcare, education, as well as other entrepreneurial ventures.

Tom Stern

Tom Stern

Tom Stern, Co-Creator, The d-Squad (in development) is the creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip CEO DAD, and the book "CEO DAD - How To Avoid Getting Fired By Your Family." As a Dyslexic with ADHD and the father of a thirteen-year-old daughter with dyslexia, he has been contributing ideas to SuperDville since its inception.

Maryanne Wolf, PhD

Maryanne Wolf, PhD

Maryanne Wolf, P.hD. is a scholar, a teacher, and an advocate for children and literacy around the world. She is the Director of the newly created Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. Previously she was the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. She is the author of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2007, HarperCollins), Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain (Edited; York, 2001), Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century (2016, Oxford University Press), and Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World (August, 2018, HarperCollins). Dr. Wolf is currently the Director for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at UCLA.

Social Emotional Learning and Educational Advisory Board

Sherryl Browne-Graves, PhD

Sherryl Browne-Graves, PhD

Hunter College School of Education
Acting Senior Associate Dean

Christina Cipriano, PhD

Christina Cipriano, PhD

Assistant Professor, Yale Child Study Center
Director of Research, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
Christina Cipriano, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and is the Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Dr. Cipriano is an Applied Developmental and Educational Psychologist, and her research focuses on the systematic examination of social and emotional learning (SEL) in the promotion of pathways to optimal developmental outcomes for traditionally marginalized student and teacher populations.

Nancy Duggan, M.S.C

Nancy Duggan, M.S.C

Principal, NJD Education Consultants, LLC,
Licensed Middle School Counselor and Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts
Nancy Duggan is the Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia, Massachusetts. She is appointed by the Governor's Executive Office of Education to serve as an additional member to the Early Literacy Expert Panel. She also served on the State Committee to review the subject matter knowledge for Reading Specialist Licensure in Massachusetts. She is an active member in the Decoding Dyslexia State Leadership Network.

Annie Fox, M.Ed

Annie Fox, M.Ed

Author, Parenting Expert, Family Coach, and Teen Advisor
Annie Fox, M.Ed., is an internationally respected parenting expert, family coach and trusted online adviser for teens. She teaches youth to effectively manage their emotions so they can think more clearly and act with more respect for themselves and others.

Daren Graves, PhD

Daren Graves, PhD

Associate Professor,
Private University, College of Science Policy and Practice, School of Social Work, Education Dept., Boston, MA

Michael Hart, PhD

Michael Hart, PhD

Elementary School SEL Advisor
Michael Hart, Ph.D. trained as a psychologist and served in a clinical capacity for many years. Currently, he is the founder/owner of www.drmichaelhart.com and www.trueliteracy.in. He provides webinars, online courses and onsite presentations/training for parents, educators and specialists regarding the proper educational care of our dyslexic students. Michael was recently the co-chair of the UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development) advisory committee for a large-scale literacy development project in India. In addition, Dr. Hart also serves as a subject matter expert for Understood.org, one of the largest repositories of information about learning disabilities in the world. Michael also has an MBA from The Wharton School.

Ileana Infante, M.S.

Ileana Infante, M.S.

Hunter College School of Education
Director for the Office of Clinical Experiences

Samantha Jacobs, M.S., M.A.

Samantha Jacobs, M.S., M.A.

Special Ed Teacher, Adjunct Lecturer

Alex Jones, M.A., M.S.

Alex Jones, M.A., M.S.

Sixth-grade teacher, Elementary STEM Educator

Liane Matti, M.S. Ed.

Liane Matti, M.S. Ed.

Hunter College School of Education

Sarah Reda, M.S. Ed.

Sarah Reda, M.S. Ed.

Hunter College School of Education

Gina Riley, PhD

Gina Riley, PhD

Hunter College School of Education
Clinical Professor of Adolescent Special Education Generalist Program

Zachary Rothman-Hicks, M.S., M.F.A.

Zachary Rothman-Hicks, M.S., M.F.A.

English and Drama Teacher, Adjunct Lecturer

Sharon Saline, Psy.D.

Sharon Saline, Psy.D.

Clinical Psychologist, Author, Educational Speaker on ADHD, and more for Parents, Kids, and Families
Sharon Saline, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience, is a top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences and mental health challenges and their impact on school and family dynamics. Dr. Saline funnels this expertise into her new book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD Solution Deck: 50 strategies to help kids learn, reduce stress and improve family connections.

Sarah V. Sumwalt, PhD

Sarah V. Sumwalt, PhD

Director of Student Support and Social Emotional Learning, Independent School, McLean, Va.

Lliana Villegas, M.S.

Lliana Villegas, M.S.

Math Curriculum Develop and Instructional Coach

Student Advisory Board

Annie

Annie

Annie has executive functioning issues and joined the board as a high school junior.

Ari

Ari

Ari has dyslexia and ADHD and spent his senior year in high school as a superDville intern and student advisor.

Ariana

Ariana

Ariana has dyslexia and is in 7th grade.

Diego

Diego

Diego has dyslexia and ADD and has assisted as a production assistant and cameraperson over the past few years.

Kira

Kira

Kira Walter joined as a high school senior.

Leah

Leah

Leah has dyslexia and is in 8th grade.

Sean

Sean

Sean has ADHD and joined the board in his senior year of high school

Vivianne

Vivianne

Vivianne has dyslexia and is in 8th grade.

Elementary School Cast

Jordan Berke

Jordan Berke

Hi my name is Jordan and I'm 14 and I’m a 9th grader at the Holy Child school in Rye. I’ve been singing, dancing and acting since I was a toddler! I perform in many community theater and school productions, cabarets and dance recitals with my musical troupe. I've appeared in a Microsoft commercial empowering girls to go into STEM. My favorite Super D! episode is "Out of the Icebox Cooking Show." I want to thank my family and 2 dogs. Hope you enjoy the screening!

Tegan Castellucios

Tegan Castellucios

My name is Tegan and I’m 17 years old and a senior at Babylon High School. I love acting and have performed in 2 Shakespearean plays - Midnight Summer Dream and Romeo & Juliette. I loved acting in the Super D! Show. I am also a dancer, play Varsity soccer and an honor student. Also totally into shark research and marine biology!! I would like to send a shout out to my wonderful family, teachers and friends who have supported me every step of the way.

Andres Cintron

Andres Cintron

Hola my name is Andres, I’m 15 years old and a 10th grader at the Churchill School. I’ve been part of the SuperD! Show from the start, let’s just say I can watch myself grow-up on film. I loved playing the Pinky character the best, as only confident men wear pink! I’m a competitive swimmer, Netflix enthusiast and just started boxing! I want to send a shout out to my younger brother Diego – another sweet dyslexic genius!

Jace Howhannesian

Jace Howhannesian

Hi I’m Jace. I am 15 years old and I am a freshman at Saddle River Day School. I enjoyed filming the SuperD! episode entitled the “Confidence Hat” because I got to play a cello. I have loved acting with this group but my real enjoyment is computer gaming and competing with my horse. So here is a special shout out to my horse John.

Dylan Joseph

Dylan Joseph

Hi! My name is Dylan. I’m 12 years old and I’m a 7th grader at the Windward School. I love to act and sing, and I perform around the New York tri-state area as part of the “Star Kidz -All Starz!” troupe. I also love to ski and play lacrosse. My favorite Super D! episode is “Shake” and I’d like to send a special shout out to Peggy and the cast and crew of Super D! I love being a part of the series and can’t wait to do more!

Ari Kass-Amsterdam

Ari Kass-Amsterdam

Hi, I'm Ari and I'm 14 years old. I’m also a 9th grader at Mamaroneck High School. I love acting and have been in many plays, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I also enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons. My favorite Super D! episode is "Lost in the Park," especially when Jordan scares the “bejesus” out of me in her old-man getup.

Hudson Lewer

Hudson Lewer

Hi my name is Hudson! I'm 14 years old and in the 9th grade at the Haddon Heights High School in south-west NJ. I enjoy sports (football is my favorite) and practice MMA. My favorite SuperD! episode is "Pig Pen" and I would like to send a "shout out" to everyone reading this (you’re the real MVP)!!

Charlie Faith Miller

Charlie Faith Miller

Hi my name is Charlie, I am 15 years old and attend the High School of Fashion Industries in New York City. I'm an actress and fashion designer. I recently won the 2018 Most Creative Designer in the “For Sake of Art” competition in Houston, Texas. My favorite Super D! episode is the “Resource Room” and I would like to send a shout out to my family!

Ayanna Perry

Ayanna Perry

Hi my name is Ayanna Perry and I am 14 years old. I am in the 9th grade at the Lowell High School in Queens, New York. I like acting and watching T.V. I was involved in two of my middle school plays, Annie the Musical, and Shrek. My favorite Super D! episode is the “Resource Room”. I’d like to give a shout out to Beyoncé for just being Beyoncé!

Kaia Seldman

Kaia Seldman

Hi I’m Kaia and I’m 14 years old and I’m a freshman at York Preparatory School. I’ve loved acting and dance since I was 5, I always take part in school productions, and go to Frenchwoods Festival for the Performing Arts sleep-away camp. My fave episode of Super D! is “Anxiety”, and I wanna thank my Dad for always pushing me to do my best, and my Mom for always supporting me in all that I do.

Brooke Lyn Sicignano

Brooke Lyn Sicignano

Hi my name is Brooke Lyn, I'm 15 years old and a 10th grader at the Churchill School. I’m a thespian and comic book enthusiast/collector. I have appeared on stage with Dan Zanes & Friends at Lincoln Center, at the Waldorf Astoria for President Obama and recently filmed a PSA advocating for children with Dyslexia. My favorite Super D! episode is "Procrastination". I would like to send a special “shout out" to my parents – you are simply the best!

Ellie Waye

Ellie Waye

Hi my name is Ellie and I am 12 years old. I go to the Windward School in NYC. I love swimming and I’m on a competitive swim team. My favorite SuperD! episode is "Professor Boom and the Dyslexic Brain.” I would like to send a shout out to my nonexistent dog, Ruby, that I HOPE to get one day . . . SOOOOON!

Kieran “KJ” Smith

Kieran “KJ” Smith

Hey everybody, my name is Kieran "KJ" Smith. I am 14 years old, attend the Churchill School in NYC and joined the SuperD! Show when I was 10 years old. I am an actor, dancer, and I’ve been in almost all of my school’s plays, including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. I want to send a shout out to my brother Lorenzo, and all my cousins. And thank you to Peggy for letting me be a part of Super D! Show.

Middle School Cast

Adelae Avery Allen

Adelae Avery Allen

Hi! I’m Adelae, but people call me Addie. I am 12 years old, and love acting, singing, but mostly dancing! I do all kinds of dance for about 12 hours a week. I am so excited to be a part of the SuperD! Show cast so I can work with people who have the same learning differences as I have. If I could travel back in time, I’d tell my younger self, “You’re not the only one with dyslexia, Addie. I promise.”

Clover Joy Balon

Clover Joy Balon

They/Them Hi! I’m Clover! I am 12 years old, turning 13 in March. I love acting, singing, art, cosplaying, and playing ukulele and guitar. I’m so excited to be with SuperDville and share my experiences with people sort of like me, and help them know they’re not alone. I would tell my younger self to keep your head up, and that things will get easier!

Lia J. Brown

Lia J. Brown

Hi, I’m Lia. I’m 14 years old and outside of school enjoy practicing Jiu Jitsu! I’m really excited to be a part of SuperDville so I can practice my acting in real life situations. A fun fact about myself is that I have a cat named Porkchop :) If I could give younger self advice, I’d tell her to speak up for herself more.

Hailey Chang

Hailey Chang

Hi, I’m Hailey and I am 10 years old. Outside of school, I love to draw my favorite characters and creatures in my sketchbook. I have 2 pet fish named Leo and Neo, and they love to eat :) I am excited to work with people like me and get new experiences in acting with SuperDville. If I could give my younger self advice, I’d tell her to pay more attention and think before you act.

Cana Sparrow Landau Gahres

Cana Sparrow Landau Gahres

Hi! I’m Cana. I’m 11 years old and in 6th grade at the Mary Mcdowell Friends School. I love to dance, sing, and act. A fun fact about me is that I’m adopted! I’m so excited to be in the SuperDville cast so I can help others. My advice to a younger version of myself would be to be brave and trust yourself!

Dashiell Beckett Hall

Dashiell Beckett Hall

Hey, I’m Dash! I’m 11 years old and love to play baseball. I can’t wait to join SuperDville because I’ve always wanted to be an actor! A fun fact about myself is that I speak Chinese. If I could give my younger self advice, I’d tell him that if you are kind and respectful, people will like you.

Gerald Karikari

Gerald Karikari

Hi, I’m Gerry! I’m 12 years old and love playing video games and hanging out with friends. I’m excited to join SuperDville to meet people like me and hopefully become their friend. I love lacrosse, soccer, football, swimming, and I love meeting animals–but I’m allergic to pets with fur. If I could go back in time, I’d tell myself that I'm going to be famous at my school and that I’m going to make a lot of friends!

Darvin Lee

Darvin Lee

Hey, I’m Darvin. I’m 10 years old and love playing video games and watching TV. I’m excited to join SuperDville so I can get to know people like me! If I could give my younger self advice, I would say to be kinder to the people around you and to sleep more. Oh and my fun fact is that I love cheddar cheese :D

Naomi Grace Robinson-Pasher

Naomi Grace Robinson-Pasher

Hi, I’m Naomi! I’ll be 13 in April. I’m in 7th grade and attend the Professional Performing Arts School. I love singing, dancing, acting, and making slime! I can’t wait to be a part of SuperDville so I can make new friends and be a part of a great community. If I could travel back in time, I’d tell my younger self to be who you are, and that it’s OK to make decisions about your life.

Matthew S. Stanislawski

Matthew S. Stanislawski

Hi there, I’m Matthew! I’m 10 years old and love hanging out with my friends and spending time with my pets. I’m so excited to meet other kids like me in SuperDville. I’ve been struggling this year with people not understanding ADHD and Dyslexia, and I am excited to help others understand kids like me better. If I could travel back in time I’d tell myself to try to think before I do or say something, and not to be afraid to participate in class.

Matias N. Stone

Matias N. Stone

Hello! I’m Matias. I’m in 6th grade and will be 12 in April. I love playing video games, making moves, playing drums, and swimming! I’m excited to be in SuperDville and see myself on screen. My fun fact is that I know a LOT about Godzilla. And if I could tell myself something three years ago I’d say, watch out for COVID!