Ozzie Alfonso (born August 14, 1945) was the director and one of three Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production.
His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards – for cinematography (contributing cinematographer), and for outstanding directing.
[1][2] Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second season as post-production supervisor and video editor.
After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and NBC.
He lives in New York with his wife, teacher and children book author, Maura Gouck, and son, David.