Wimee Creates with Animals and Numbers

About Stephanie Kammeraad

Stephanie Kammeraad is a co-producer writer and tech director for the Wimees Words show. She loves reading and creating and believes one can never have too many books! She grew up in Metro Detroit graduated from GVSU with a degree in Psychology/Special Education and has coordinated and taught preschool through middle school over the past twenty years throughout West Michigan. She is currently the Director of Childrens Ministry at a church in Grand Rapids MI where she lives with her family three cats and a dog in a home filled with puppets plants and lots of plantain chips. Kevin Kammeraad is the co-producer and lead puppeteer on the Wimees Words show and is part of the Community Engagement Team at Kent District Library. Kevin loves to perform write draw sing make things and wonder about possibilities. Kevin is an artist childrens author music maker and master puppeteer who has spent his career performing interactive inspiring high energy shows at schools family events libraries and festivals across the country over the past twenty years. Kevin grew up in Holland MI has a degree in Film & Video Production from GVSU and currently lives in Grand Rapids MI with his family in a home filled with books music and lots of tortilla chips. Michael Hyacinthe is a U.S. Navy Seabee veteran and a social entrepreneur. Following his military service Michael was recognized as Inc. Magazines Top 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur in 2010. Shortly thereafter Michael founded Has Heart to connect with wounded veterans and to help them experience restoration through art. This initiative inspired Michael to create Wimage a childrens media and tech company that creates digital technology as well as the popular childrens show titled Wimees Words seen around the country on PBS. Originally from the Bronx in New York City Michael currently lives in Grand Rapids MI and enjoys spending time with his four kids volunteering with various organizations and playing the drums at musical events and alongside Wimee at his live in-person shows.