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Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Toprak came to the U.S. as a teenager, earning degrees from Boston’s Berklee College of Music and Cal State Northridge. She spent time programming at Hans Zimmer’s studio, eventually scoring video games, films and TV. Her additional-music credit on “Justice League” helped her land the “Krypton” gig. --ESpeak

Deanne Bray was born deaf and has been bilingual in American Sign Language and English since the age of two. She kicked off her acting career in 1991 at the Fountain Theatre, where Stephen Sachs directed her in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Bray is best known for the title role in Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, which ran for three seasons on the PAX network. She has appeared in numerous TV shows, including a recurring role on NBC's Heroes alongside Milo Ventimiglia and Masi Oka. On stage, Deanne has been seen in Deaf West Theatre productions of Big River, Sleeping Beauty Wakes and My Sister in This House. A graduate of Gallaudet University, she has a Masters in Sign Language Education and a California K-12 Teaching Credential from CSUN. She currently teaches ASL at Oak Park High School. --Broadway World

Seffinger was elected to the council in 2014 after serving on the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Forest Lands Commission. She's worked as a high school counselor, teacher supervisor, school psychologist and child development specialist and also makes glass art. She has a master's in psychology from Cal State University at Northridge. --ATT

Roybal earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering from California State University Northridge. --Ritter Communications