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In 2005, Youmans earned a voice-over part, playing Becky Thatcher in Disney's ''[[Tom Sawyer's Island]]'' and the following year, won the part of Shana the Rock Star in a pre-production musical ''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]'' (2007).<ref name=TWTM/><ref name="AllMusic Credits"/> These accomplishments led to featured artist performances on the soundtrack for [[Moondance Alexander]] (2007).<ref name="Moondance at Allmusic"/> Youmans' single, "Girl to Change Your World", was a (2011) hit on [[Radio Disney]],<ref name="Daily 49er"/> and it is one of the two Youmans songs included in the film ''Love by Design'' (2014), starring Giulia Nahmany, [[David Oaks]] and [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]].<ref name="Love by Design"/><ref name="Girl To Change Video"/><ref name="Girl to Change Allmusic"/>
<s>The [[Teen Witch the Musical]] project was successful in its primary goal of reproducing the missing soundtrack for the Halloween classic film [[Teen Witch]] (1989).<ref name="SCS Never Gonna be (Live)"/> The musical stage-play never made it out of [[Workshop production|workshop]] and has yet to achieve the secondary goal of becoming a viable [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] offering.<ref name="18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'"/> This association with Weir Brothers Productions led to additional soundtrack features in the films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/>
While concurrently studying journalism and music, Youmans auditioned and stacked up credits in Southern California regional theater and wrote for national and regional newspapers on entertainment topics. <ref name="Daily 49er"/> She has produced and hosted an entertainment format radio show,<ref name="Daily 49er"/> interviewed entertainment industry legends,<ref name="Chita Rivera"/><ref name="Wilson Interview"/><ref name="Martina Interview"/><ref name="Carey and Shields Interview"/> and ran a marketing campaign for [[Jon MacLennan|Jon MacLennan's]] iBook, ''Melodic Expressions: The Art of the Line'' (2012).<ref name="Melodic Expressions"/> She works as a communications professional in [[Los Angeles]].</s>
=== Theatre and live performances ===