Board of Directors

Eve King
Founder & Executive Director

San Leandro mom of three and longtime youth programs leader excited to bring the community together through play.

Caitlin Kent
Board President

Director of Curriculum at Visa. Former bilingual educator, mountain wanderer, veggie grower and Oakland mom.

Cynthia Gonzalez Garcia
Board Vice President

School Counselor in Hayward Unified School District, San Leandro mom of three.

Marty Espe
Board Treasurer

MBA, entrepreneur, tech startup CFO, local dad.

Alfredo Guardado
Board Secretary

Community Programs Director at the Bayview-Hunter’s Point YMCA (SF).

Jen Heth
Board Member

Public relations professional, neighborhood association and Parent-Teacher Association volunteer, San Leandro mom.

Lauren Fischer
Board Member

San Leandro small business owner, former data analyst, mom of three.

AaLeiyah DeSimas
Board Member

Montessori educator, DEIB practitioner, founder and principal consultant at Ubuntu Consulting, local mom.

Celan Beausoleil
Board Member

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Director of Youth Chance High School (SF), San Leandro mom.

Karina N. Hall
Board Member

Middle School teacher in Oakland Unified School District, founder of Townkidz Artist Collective, local mom.

Buildout Team

Laura Hughes
Perennial Architecture

Lead architect and local mom.

Kasey Elliot
Perennial Architecture

Lead project designer

Jeff King
Jeff King & Co Construction

General Contractor

Max Chao
Jeff King & Co Construction

Project manager

Allie Traschel
Collaborator

Project support

Eve King
Founder of Juniper Corner

Pop-Up Support Crew

Rachel Parrish

San Leandro mom, former educator, interior designer and house staging professional.

Jenny Wegner-Tamo

San Leandro mom, former teacher.

Eve King
Founder of Juniper Corner

Student Volunteers!

We have partnerships with student service organizations at San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Arroyo High Schools, and welcome any young people who’d like to contribute their time! Volunteer roles including helping with setup or cleanup, facilitating activities, checking in families, playing with kids, and running the snack station.
Volunteering with Juniper Corner is a great way to earn community service credit and gain work experience.