About Us -
Stomp Chomp Roar provides prehistoric themed education & entertainment for a variety of different venues including elementary schools, child cares, birthday parties, libraries, & more. We've been providing dino-mite service in the greater Omaha, NE area since 2019. Not located in Omaha? No worries at all. We also travel. Our longest trip to date was 1,413 miles roundtrip.
Owner & Lead Dinosaurs Ranger, Anthony Pontiero, took his once "side-gig" & went full-time as a small business owner on January 1st, 2022. Since then Stomp Chomp Roar has continued to grow each & every year. We've also worked with many respected local businesses including the Durham Museum, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, & the Lauritzen Gardens. Plus, Ranger Anthony has educated students in every school district within the greater Omaha area.
Thank you so much for wanting to learn more about Stomp Chomp Roar!!
Meet the Stomp Chomp Roar Team!!
Anthony Pontiero - Owner & Lead Dinosaur Ranger
Favorite Dinosaur: Spinosaurus, but I love the Herbivores
Education: BS in Communication at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorites: I enjoy grilling out, reading about the past & working on new projects. I also love Husker Football... & sadly the New York Jets.
Goal: My goal is to bring the excitement of prehistoric life and the study of paleontology to children in an educational and an entertaining way. Unlike most adults... I continued to like dinosaurs!!
- Dinosaur Ranger Anthony
Elace Pontiero - Co-Owner & Lab Assistant
Favorite Dinosaur: Pteranodon... did you mean a real dinosaur?
Education: BS in Music Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorites: I enjoy teaching music at Hitchcock Elementary School where I've been since 2013 and I also love cactuses, peacocks and Husker football!!
Goal: My goal is to bring a smile to the faces of each & every junior dinosaur ranger.
- Dinosaur Ranger Elace
Cecilia - Junior Dinosaur Ranger
Favorite Dinosaur: Brachiosaurus
Education: Millard Public Schools
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorites: I enjoy dancing and practicing my instruments. I play the piano, the violin, and the clarinet. I also perform in the marching band & show choir.
Goal: My goal is to help each junior ranger have a fun time!!
- Junior Ranger Cecilia
Reagan - Junior Dinosaur Ranger
Favorite Dinosaur: Triceratops
Education: Millard Public Schools
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Favorites: I love playing with all my toys & watching the Little Mermaid.
Goal: Helping daddy with all his podcasts & Patreon virtual lessons.
- Junior Ranger Reagan
Phineas the Tyrannosaurus Rex
Favorite Dinosaur: All the dinosaurs of course... I'm the king!!
Education: Cretaceous Public Schools
Hometown: Stomp Chomp Roar Dinosaur Lab
Favorites: I love eating steaks straight off the grill.
Goal: My goal is to inspire kids all about dinosaurs.
- Phineas the T.Rex
Paleo the Spinosaurus
Favorite Dinosaur: Spinosaurus... Duh!
Education: Cretaceous Public Schools
Hometown: Stomp Chomp Roar Dinosaur Lab
Favorites: I enjoy long walks on the beach, listening to the sounds of the Mesozoic Era, and fishing off the Gondwana Coast.
Goal: My goal is to make everyone laugh and smile!!
- Paleo the Spinosaurus
Steggy the Dino Bus
Favorite Dinosaur: that'd be the Stegosaurus.
Education: Bedrock University
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Favorites: I love seeing children's faces light up when they walk up into the amber mine & turn into my traveling museum.
Goal: My goal is to be bring Omaha's its first & best traveling museum!!
- Steggy the Dino Bus
Pleistocene the Solidago Mammoth
Favorite Prehistoric Creature: The Woolly Mammoth
Education: Quaternary Public Schools
Hometown: Prehistoric Nebraska
Favorites: I love riding around in my igloo cooler & eating all kinds of goldenrod flowers. This is Nebraska's state flower. Nom, nom, nom!!
Goal: My goal is to teach kids all about the ice age in a fun & exciting way.
- Pleistocene the Solidago Mammoth
Perry "Presley" the Parasaurolophus
Favorite Prehistoric Creature: The Parasaurolophus... I think!!
Education: Duck-Billed Academy
Hometown: Yellowstone, Montana
Favorites: I love making children laugh & smile. Plus, playing jungle music.
Goal: My goal is to eat as many tree stars as I can.
- Presley the Parasaurolophus