The March Entertainment team consists of a vibrant blend of technical, creative and business talent that has helped us evolve from our beginnings on the Internet, to become an acclaimed producer of multimedia for worldwide audiences.

Here are just some of the people who help make March Entertainment what it is.

As President and founder of March Entertainment, Dan and his team produce animated series, movies and games for TV, Internet and mobile platforms. Dan holds an Honours Management Information Systems degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He began his career as a software engineer at Nortel before moving on to become a serial Internet entrepreneur by day and struggling creative soul by night. He has since built and sold two Internet companies. Dan is the co-creator of Chilly Beach, Becoming Georgie and a host of online shows and games. He is also executive producer of March Entertainment's vast slate of content.

A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Doug is March Entertainment's head writer and also oversees the animation/production process of many of its shows. Doug has a BFA in film from York University and has been creating leading-edge online apps and content since the early days of the Internet. Doug’s love of new technology and his background in film and television have enabled him to apply the same high-quality standards of storytelling used on TV to the web. Doug is the co-creator and head writer of Chilly Beach and numerous other series.

Jon Izen is a Winnipeg-born artist and director who loves wiener dogs. After graduating from the University of Manitoba with a BFA, Jon moved to Vancouver and studied animation. Since graduating, Jon’s original animated projects have been awarded and nominated internationally in numerous animation competitions and festivals. His artwork has been included as a part of group and solo shows in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco. Jon is the co-creator and director of The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom.

Matthew Fernandes is an award-winning author/illustrator of children's books and animation director living in Toronto. Matthew comes from a talented family of artists whose work has spanned from 1930s Detective Comics, to Sesame Street, to over 100 published children's books. He has worked on many productions in a wide variety of media, including the Oscar-nominated Sarah Polley film Away from Her. He is the creator and art director of the animated series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist.

Bill Speers has worked internationally directing features, TV series and commercials for the last 20 years, following a 15-year career as an animator. Directorial credits include Disney’s A Very Goofy Christmas, Mickey: The Gift of the Magi, Pocahontas: Journey to a New World, The Little Mermaid: Return to the Sea and several Mouseworks episodes, as well as numerous television series including A Bunch of Munsch, Carl Squared, Iggy Arbuckle in Canada and Urmel and Altair in Germany.

Dimos Vrysellas is the Head of Animation at March Entertainment. His career as an animator and animation supervisor spans over 18 years of feature film and television production experiences. Dimos' feature films include several DreamWorks animation productions such as Shark Tale, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron, Sinbad and the Legend of the Seven Seas as well as Disney's The Wild and Sony's Open Season 2. Dimos also instructs as a mentor at the world-renowned animation school AnimationMentor.com.

Chris Henderson began his career in animation in 1984 as director on 65 episodes of the anime cult favorite Tranzor Z. Through the 1980s and '90s Chris worked on a myriad of productions in both development and production capacities. Production and development clients/studios included 20th Century Fox/Landmark Entertainment, Phil Mendez Productions, Telescreen, DIC and Jim Henson Productions. Chris was later hired by Walt Disney Television Animation to act as the show runner/producer of the TV series 101 Dalmatians and Hercules, both 65 half-hour episodes. He then went on to produce 720 interstitials for the Buena Vista Television syndication block, the “Disney’s One Too” brand. While at Disney, he also produced two long-form movies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, which won a DVD Premiere Award for Best Animated Movie, and the sequel to Peter Pan Return to Never Land, a theatrical release.

Todd Jahnke’s 15 years of experience in the animation industry has spanned from traditional animation on Saturday morning television series (Eek! the Cat, Ace Lightning) to VFX on major motion pictures (Mars Attacks!, Batman & Robin), to animating and supervising on feature animation movies (Dinosaur, The Wild). Todd has a varied skill set that goes from doing traditional layouts and animation to CG supervision and series direction. Most recently, Todd’s process knowledge and experience has been critical in setting up March Entertainment’s CGI production pipeline for the Playmobil movie The Quest for the Golden Scepter.

Born in Nairobi, Kenya and a resident of Toronto, Canada, Anushie Mahavitane attends to every detail of March Entertainment's varied slate of animated productions. Anushie has been at March for almost five years, where she began as a Production Coordinator before graduating to her current position of Production Manager. Anushie is a graduate of Ryerson University's Radio and Television Arts program, Anushie earned her stripes as a Production Assistant and Production Coordinator at Deveaux Babin Productions and White Hat Productions before joining March Entertainment.

After joining March Entertainment in 2007 as "Chief Web Dude," Barry soon established himself as a people-oriented leader, well-versed in both the technical and business sides of March Entertainment's various new media projects. As VP of Digital Platforms, Barry Cooper oversees the business and operational side of Digital Distribution, New Media, and technical development at March to ensure they all adhere to the highest standards of quality. A Sudbury, Ontario native, Barry has more than 15 years of experience in technology engineering, analysis and development. He holds honours degrees in both Commerce and Computer Science Commerce from Laurentian University, as well as a diploma in Computing and Information Systems from Cambrian College.

Ronald has more than 10 years experience as a senior development manager, overseeing the full lifecycle of a wide array of sophisticated technical products. A graduate of University of Waterloo's Computer Science program, Ronald quickly established himself as a results-driven technical leader able to build complex technical applications within tight timeframes. An integral member of the March Entertainment team since its inception, Ronald has led the design, development and upkeep of numerous March Entertainment products. Ronald was the technical lead on "Polar Magnate" which was featured on the Chilly Beach website and nominated for two Gemini Awards.

Rory MacLeod is currently the Head of Business Affairs at March Entertainment, applying his learned skills and leadership in managing the company's financial, accounting, human resources and corporate administration functions. Prior to joining March Entertainment, Rory served 22 years as a Naval Officer in the Canadian Forces, where he was employed as a Comptroller/Procurement Officer and Naval Supply Operations Officer. Born in Renfrew Ontario, Rory graduated with an Honours BA in Economics and Commerce from the Royal Military College of Canada.

Mike Drach is a talented writer and developer originally from North York, Ontario. He has worked closely with the March Entertainment team for more than five years, eventually joining as an in-house creative writer, editor and script consultant. He has written scripts for several productions including Yam Roll, Chilly Beach, Uncle Joe’s Cartoon Playhouse, Maple Shorts!, G2G, as well as various online and new media productions. Since joining, he has taken the role of Marketing and Development Manager, supporting the day-to-day functions of March Entertainment's branding and marketing initiatives while helping to develop new assets.