Ambassador Program

Each year, we select 50 ambassadors who advance the craft of animation using Toon Boom Harmony or Storyboard Pro. This program is intended for artists who make exceptional use of our software – whether they are professional animators, freelancers, educators or hobbyists. You can learn more about this year’s slate of ambassadors below.

Ambassador’s list

Aidan Neeson

Aidan
Neeson
Profession
FX Supervisor
Did you know?

Each October Aidan collaborates with Marty Broski on their pumpkin boy character.

Andrew Gledson

Andrew
Gledson
Profession
2D Generalist
Did you know?

Andrew also teaches 2D animation and rigging.

Anna Rossi

Anna
Rossi
Profession
Animation Director
Did you know?

Anna enjoys creating animated loops about squishy cats and misbehaving plants.

Aubry Mintz

Aubry
Mintz
Profession
Animation Instructor
Did you know?

Aubry’s film ‘Nothing to Say’ features voice acting from Danny Aiello.

Ayie Ibrahim

Ayie
Ibrahim
Profession
Studio Founder
Did you know?

Ayie finished an award-winning animated short during the pandemic.

Camila Barbizan Kressin

Camila
Barbizan Kressin
Profession
Rigging Artist
Did you know?

Camila moved to Manchester to pursue a fulltime career as a rigging artist.

Catriona DiNero

Catriona
DiNero
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Catríona was a visual development artist as part of SCADPro’s collaboration with Sesame Studios.

Colin Bennett

Colin
Bennett
Profession
Pipeline Supervisor
Did you know?

Colin is the creator behind the Onion Skin channel on YouTube.

Daniel Klein

Daniel
Klein
Profession
Director
Did you know?

Daniel is pitching a series called ‘The Dangers,’ featuring two children, their father and a giant bacteria travelling in a monster truck.

Daniela Fischer

Daniela
Fischer
Profession
Story Artist
Did you know?

Daniela worked on Spirit and Friends, the Peanuts Apple TV Specials, Proud Family, Green Eggs and Ham, and Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu.

Dave Alvarez

Dave
Alvarez
Profession
Story/Layout Artist
Did you know?

In addition to his work in animation, Dave is also an accomplished comics artist.

David Hill

David
Hill
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Dave created an original animated short during the pandemic.

David Liu

David
Liu
Profession
Director
Did you know?

David directed promotional animation for Going Under, Spiritfarer, River City Girls Zero and the Matt Reeves film — The Batman.

Eden Timm

Eden
Timm
Profession
Assistant Director
Did you know?

Eden has worked on Rick & Morty, The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder, and is currently Assistant director on an Adult Swim show.

Emiliano Alcocer

Emiliano
Alcocer
Profession
Lead Animator
Did you know?

Emiliano claims that he is not really an animator, despite evidence to the contrary.

Emily Xu

Emily
Xu
Profession
Story Artist
Did you know?

Emily was an intern at Disney Feature in 2021.

Iliana Franklin

Iliana
Franklin
Profession
Storyboard artist
Did you know?

Iliana is the head of story, previz and 2D animation at Escape Studios.

Jamie Leduc

Jamie
Leduc
Profession
Animation Instructor
Did you know?

Over 100 Sisler CREATE grads secured work in creative industries since 2016.

Jon Mortimer

Jon
Mortimer
Profession
Animator and Storyboard Artist
Did you know?

Jon created ‘New signs for animation’ to highlight accessibility issues in animation and games production.

Joost Jansen

Joost
Jansen
Profession
Art Director
Did you know?

Joost has worked for Warner Bros. Records, Google, Nike, Pukkelpop and Telenet.

Jordan Beatty

Jordan
Beatty
Profession
Lead Rigging Artist
Did you know?

Jordan Beatty shared three Harmony Premium rigs for artists to practice with on Gumroad.

Joshua Pinker

Joshua
Pinker
Profession
Animation Supervisor
Did you know?

Joshua wrote ‘Your Animated Journey,’ a self-help guide for artists interested in working in animation.

Joy Buran

Joy
Buran
Profession
Animation Director
Did you know?

Joy frequently collaborates with her twin sister Joy.

Kaitrin Snodgrass

Kaitrin
Snodgrass
Profession
Storyboard Artist
Did you know?

Kaitrin is developing a series called BUCKWILD, featuring three friends who are the galaxy’s last hope.

Kasun Jayamanne

Kasun
Jayamanne
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Kasun is a self-taught animator currently working at Cartoon Saloon.

Kay Golda

Kay
Golda
Profession
Story Artist
Did you know?

Kay also makes comics in her spare time.

Kimmie King

Kimmie
King
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Kimmie’s list of clients includes Nickelodeon, Giphy Arts, BET, and Ziwe Fumudoh.

Kira Davis

Kira
Davis
Profession
Filmmaker
Did you know?

Kira directed Toil and Trouble while studying at Arts University Bournemouth.

Luisa Cruz

Luisa
Cruz
Profession
Storyboard Artist
Did you know?

Luisa also illustrates childrens books.

Marc Hendry

Marc
Hendry
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Mark is currently working on a short film called ‘Frog’s Wrong Home.’

Margherita Premuroso

Margherita
Premuroso
Profession
Creative Director
Did you know?

Margherita rotoscoped frames from the screen of her television when she was 7.

Martin eAthis

Martin
eAthis
Profession
Technical Director
Did you know?

Martin built a pointalism shader using the node system in Toon Boom Harmony.

Matt Watts

Matt
Watts
Profession
Technical Director
Did you know?

Matt Watts contributed to and designed rigs for Toon Boom Animation’s rigging courses.

Maxwell Racz

Maxwell
Racz
Profession
Lead Animator
Did you know?

Maxwell’s Wakarimax series takes a deep dive into Japan’s pop culture.

Michael Sardi

Michael
Sardi
Profession
Senior Game Artist
Did you know?

Michael drew a The Adventure Zone fan animation in the style of the series’ comics adaptation.

Myriam Obin

Myriam
Obin
Profession
Director
Did you know?

Myriam recieved her master’s degree in animated filmmaking at Gobelins.

Nana Boachie

Nana
Boachie
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Nana recently directed an animated pilot episode.

Nic Parris

Nic
Parris
Profession
Story Artist
Did you know?

Nic published a free e-book ‘Let’s Learn Some Storyboarding’ on Gumroad.

Noelle Melody

Noelle
Melody
Profession
Animation Director
Did you know?

Noelle frequently collaborates with her twin sister Joy.

Paula Nedzarek

Paula
Nedzarek
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Paula is a self-taught artist and animator from Poland.

Peter Botev

Peter
Botev
Profession
Animator and Rigging Artist
Did you know?

Peter worked on projects for Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, Warner Bros, HBO, Universal Pictures and Sesame Workshop.

Plamen Ananiev

Plamen
Ananiev
Profession
Rigging Artist and Animator
Did you know?

Plamen collaborated on a Master Controller rig with Heather Vogel.

Rebecca Kartzmark

Rebecca
Kartzmark
Profession
Senior Animator
Did you know?

Rebecca created her film ‘Royal Pain’ as part of Mercury Filmworks’ shorts program.

Rene Rivers

Rene
Rivers
Profession
Animator
Did you know?

Rene was the lead artist and animator on Gladius Studios’ ‘Slimies.’

Sergio Paez

Sergio
Paez
Profession
Animation Director
Did you know?

Sergio is a founding member of the visual storytelling community StoryboardArt.org.

Victoria Pritchard

Victoria
Pritchard
Profession
Builds Artist and Graphic Designer
Did you know?

Victoria worked with the creators of Rick and Morty as a Build / Rigging Artist on the Hulu Animated series Solar Opposites.

Whitney Walters

Whitney
Walters
Profession
Animation Instructor
Did you know?

Whitney recieved her MFA at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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