Tatyana Teodorovich.

In 1996 has graduated Novosibirsk State University. From 1990 to 1998 years she participated in creative activity of Novosibirsk State University's folklore ensemble "KrAsota". "KrAsota". She was the teacher at Sunday folklore school. She was the methodologist on national costumes. She has practical skills by traditional kinds of Russian crafts:

• "Mezen" painting,
• Manufacturing of the belts,
• Making a traditional doll,
• Cut and tailoring of Russian costumes.

Nataly Marchuk.

Graduated Siberian Academy Federal Services, specialized in Law. At 1997-1999 years had classes in Siberian Ethnographic Center (Novosibirsk) such as:

• Siberian traditional songs;
• Children's folk games;
• Russian costumes;
• Traditional clay making;
• Ural and Mezen traditional painting;
• Bead making;
• Embroidery.

At 1999- 2000 years leaded children folklore games classes for ages 0 to 5 years.

Maria Poletaeva - the leader of Kedry's Berkeley branch.

Maria graduated Gnesin School for Musically Gifted Children (Moscow). Her first meeting with folklore was in school. Gnesin School had a collaborating educational project with Gnessin Musical College, Department of Folk Chorus, where a lot of great specialists in Russian ethnography was involved.

She graduated Moscow State University with a major in Physics. But as a creative and versatile person she was interested in folklore too. She cooperates with Folklore Theater Studio of Moscow State University with A. Ivanova as a leader. And also Maria was an accompanist with the English language group of the Moscow Young Pioneer's Theater. The group was directed by O. Fomichev, a specialist in early childhood intellectual development.

After graduation she worked at Moscow University for 15 years. During this time, she raised three sons. Maria's family moved to California in 2002. When she received the offer to join the staff of the Berkeley Russian School, Maria was very excited at the prospect of teaching the youngest students at the school and utilizing her experience.

As for her folklore interests, she meet with associates who try to keep for children and share with wide community the Russian folk culture, Conscious Parenthood group Russian House Kedry. This group was founded in Bay Area in 2001 as a nonprofit organization. They did many joint creative projects which based on Russian folk traditions such as Spring Festival - Maslenica and Summer Festival - Kupalo, they are active volunteers of Fort Ross State Historic Park.