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The Midwest Series Team
The first four books in the Conservation Tales series became the "Midwest series." Each book features researchers working in Indiana and Michigan to study species of concern in our area. While the species represent groups of animals found around the world, they have special importance because they are in our back yard. Meet our team who helped create the books!
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Sami Pfaff is the original illustrator for the book series! She has been a key member of the Conservation Tales team from it's earliest days. She graduated from Ball State University in May 2018, majoring in Animation and illustration. She has a special interest in drawing animals, especially birds. For the Midwest series, she created illustrations for Cerulean Warblers, Bats, Bees. She was part of our Gulf Coast Series team! Check out her profile in that team to learn more.
To contact Sami or learn more about her work, click one of the icons below.
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Sierra Hensley joined the team as an illustrator for the second book. You can see her work in two volumes, Bats and Bees. She studied animation at Ball State, and specializes in human figures and characters. She also illustrated another children's book for Delaware County's CASA program, sharing her skills with another important project before graduating in May 2018.
To learn more about Sierra or her work, click one of the icons below.
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Brooke (Gabrek) York designed the graphics and layout for the Cerulean Warbler and Bat books. The layouts she created have been an important influence on the series. She is a 2017 graduate from Ball State, having earned her B.A. in Visual Communications. She now works as a graphic designer for a financial company in Cincinnati, Ohio.
To learn more about Brooke or her work, click one of the icons below.
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Janice Carter joined the team as illustrators beginning in the Fall 2017 semester. She graduated from Ball State's Animation program in May 2018, and has experience working on a short animated film. She was an illustrator on the Salamanders book.
To learn more about Janice or her work, click one of the icons below.
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Sarah DeMars is a 2018 graduate from Ball State University with her BFA in Animation and Illustration. Sarah illustrated the Salamanders book and stayed on as a key member of the Gulf Coast Series team She has loved her time working on her two books with the Conservation Tales team and is excited for a future writing and illustrating more children's books.
To see more of Sarah's work or to contact her, click one of the icons below.
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Natalie Rokosz, a Visual Communications student at Ball State, joined the project in Fall 2017. She handled graphic design work for Salamanders and Bees. She worked on both the Gulf Coast and Africa Series teams, too. Natalie has also created the Conservation Tales logo and some promotional materials. To contact Natalie or learn more about her work, click one of the icons below.
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