SAR Academy – SAR Auction 2011
Auction Ends: Nov 14, 2011 09:30 PM EST

Unique Experiences

Lunch with Sesame Street Producer

Item Number
154
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
65 USD to barrylove
Number of Bids
3  -  Bid History

Item Description

Nadine Zylstra is an Emmy-award winning producer of Sesame Street and the Electric Company.  Currently the supervising producer of Sesame Street, Nadine was formerly the Executive Producer of Sesame Workshop’s production in India (Galli Galli Simsim) and in Bangladesh (Sisimpur).  A native of South Africa, Nadine was the producer of Takalani Sesame, the South African version of Sesame Street that first introduced an HIV positive muppet character named Kami.  In the digital domain, Nadine oversaw  the creative vision for Sesamestreet.org, winning a George Foster Peabody Award  and Time Magazine Top 50 Websites of 2010.  In her digital media role she was directly involved in the development of Shalomsesame.org, the web companion to Shalom Sesame, the multimedia initiative designed to engage and educate young Jewish children and their families using Sesame Street and Rechov Sumsum characters.  

Nadine is the mother of two young children, and her involvement in Shalom Sesame inspired her to begin celebrating Shabbat at home with her family. 

Donated By:

Shari Rosenfeld