Our Storytellers
Norman Leonard
Norman Leonard began writing Cobbler’s Gulch after — and against his wife’s better judgment — showing his then two-year-old daughter The Wizard of Oz. It scared her. Like, a lot. Obviously. His wife insisted he fix it, so he wrote a rhyme for his daughter to recite that made her feel empowered: “Pixie dust, a summer’s day, a rag doll with a crooked stitch, listen closely when I say, 'Be gone, you silly witch!” This began a fairytale mythology that he and his kids played around with for years. And here we are.
Mindy Escobar-Leanse
Mindy Escobar-Leanse is an actor, puppeteer and voice actor with a passion for storytelling. She's so happy to have lent her talents to this delightful world. See more of her work on her website: mindyleanse.com
Bill Elverman
Bill is a longtime indie film actor and writer who lives in Wisconsin with his wife, three daughters and their dog Athos. imdb.com/name/nm2233247
Travis Diffenderfer
Travis Diffenderfer is a writer, illustrator and voice actor in Los Angeles, CA. He's best known for his podcast series Dead Sirius: Memoirs of an Undead Loser. He enjoys long walks on the beach, annoying his wife, and brining strange and spooky characters to life. His work and other things can be found at www.alchemicalnonsense.com or on instagram @diffwashere.
Charlee Leonard
When not voicing Hazel Peachwood, Charlee is usually dangling from the walls of her local climbing gym. She’s a nationally ranked rock climber who runs her own Etsy shop called Clashion by Charlee.
Ashton Haugen
Performing since she was 4-years-old, Ashton has a diverse and extensive theatre background with roles in dramatic, comedic, and musical productions at the high school, college and community theatre levels. She has taken acting and voice lessons for many years with an emphasis on Musical Theatre and obtained an AA degree in Fine Arts from Victor Valley College as well as two Irene Ryan nominations for excellence in acting from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). Ashton’s voice acting credits include a plethora of fiction and nonfiction audiobooks, commercials, and podcasts. She is an avid reader and lover of the written word with a drive to bring to life stories she feels passionate about. She can often be found singing Karaoke with friends when she isn’t hanging at home in Southern California with her partner Ian and dog Fender. ashtonhaugenvoices.com
Brion Kerry
Going from years of stage to behind a microphone, Cobbler’s Gulch marks Brion’s first major foray into the voice acting community. Brion studied theatre all throughout high school and well into college, joining the Young Americans College for the Performing Arts at age 18. With them, he travelled for 5 years all over the world, performing for live audiences in the US, Canada, the UK, Eastern and Western Europe, and Japan. Now taking a step back from live performance and into the recording booth, Brion is excited to join the rest of the cast of Cobbler’s Gulch for the next step in his performing career.
Alec McNayr
Alec McNayr trained in performance and writing at The Groundlings, Improv Olympic and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He created some of the first web series on the (then) brand-new site YouTube.com, yielding a Webby nomination and a pilot deal with ABC. He wrote the best-selling humor book Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World, and co-founded the social media advertising agency McBeard, which led campaigns for over 600 movies and TV shows during its run. He’s now the host of the business podcast King of Networking, and the founder and COO of Synonymous, an insights and marketing strategy firm. He lives in Los Angeles. Go, sports team!
SamMers Cashkins Leonard
Sammers loves his family, his animals, his dad’s homemade argle-bargle roleplaying game, Fortnite, Lakers basketball, and the occasional left turn toward undiscovered country.
Matt Regan
Matt's always been hooked on the magic that is a good story, which is exactly what brought him to audition for Cobbler's Gulch. Matt grew up in Massachusetts as a massive fan of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and graduated from Emerson College in 2014 with a degree in Sound Design & Audio Engineering. He has worked predominantly in live music ever since. In recent years, Matt found a love for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games, and when the opportunity to voice a character in a podcast about an epic quest came along, he had to go for it! Matt operates remotely out of Cincinnati, Ohio, and looks forward to many more projects like this one. mattregancreative.com
Colette Feehan
Colette Feehan is a voice actor and linguist, currently finishing a PhD in linguistics using 3D/4D ultrasound to look at the anatomy of how voice actors make different voices. Over the last five years doing research, Colette has realized that the professor life just isn't in the cards and has decided to leave academia after finishing the doctorate to transition to the field of voice acting full time!
Non Wels
Non is a feely human first and an unlicensed private detective second. He’s been enlisted for his empathic virtuosity to locate lost puppies, to recover missing keepsakes, and to weep for men too weak to weep for themselves. More recently, he’s an advocate for a New Age philosophy called “Your Face Is a Face.” This philosophy informs everything he does, from his writing, to his mental health advocacy, to his podcast, You, Me, Empathy. Also, he love dogs. And running. And you!
J Dobbs
J is an avid collector of comic books, vinyl, and conversation pieces that include direct and indirect references to The Shawshank Redemption and The Shining. She’s currently earning her PhD in parapsychology via correspondence from Keystone’s International University For Graduate Studies - IUGS.
Pip Heywood
Pip is an up-and-coming media composer, currently studying film music at Leeds Conservatoire. He's worked on several short films and other projects, slowly breaking his way into the industry! When he's not in his studio making music he'll be windsurfing or climbing or off on one of his many adventures, out in the Scottish wilderness. You can find Pip's work on YouTube, SoundCloud and on Instagram @pipheywoodmusic.