Board of Directors

  • Eve King

    Founder, Board President

    San Leandro mom of three, artist, Bay Area native, and longtime youth programs leader excited to bring the community together through play.

  • Marty Espe

    Treasurer, Board Member

    MBA, entrepreneur, tech startup CFO, local dad.

  • Caitlin Kent

    Secretary, Board Member

    Senior Manager at Visa Consulting & Analytics, former teacher, hiker, gardener, local mom.

  • AaLeiyah DeSimas

    Board Member

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

  • Jen Heth

    Board Member

    Director of Public Relations for Penumbra, Inc, Neighborhood Association Chair, local mom.

  • Celan Beausoleil

    Board Member

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

  • Cynthia Gonzalez Garcia

    Board Member

    School Counselor in Hayward Unified School District, local mom of three.

  • Karina N. Hall

    Board Member

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

  • Alfredo Guardado

    Board Member

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

  • Lauren Fischer

    Board Member

    San Leandro small business owner, former data analyst, local mom.

Community Partners

  • Davis Street Community Centers

  • San Leandro Education Foundation

  • Beneficial State Bank

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro

  • Broadmoor Co-op Preschool

  • Dallas Family Childcare

  • Jeff King & Co. Construction Contractors

  • Perennial Architecture

Allies & Advisors

  • Xouhoa Bowen

    San Leandro City Council Representative, District 5. Founder of Community Impact Lab, local mom.

  • Jackie Calderón Perl

    School Board Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District. Education and public policy professional, local mom.

  • Morgan Mack-Rose

    Executive Director of San Leandro's Downtown Community Benefit District, President of the San Leandro Rotary Club, former SLUSD School Board Trustee, local mom.

  • Kate Miller

    Executive Director of the San Leandro Education Foundation (SLED), local mom.

  • Kim Pace

    Chief Executive Officer of the San Leandro Boys & Girls Clubs, local mom.

  • Daniel Johnson

    Chief Executive Officer at Davis Street Community Center, a legacy San Leandro nonprofit providing medical, dental, food distribution, and childcare services for children and families.

  • Lindsay Teitelbaum

    Founder and owner of Spirited Play Labs, inclusive play spaces for disabled, neurodivergent and behaviorally different children. Former speech therapist and local mom.

  • Javier Garcia Flores

    Realtor, Youth Services Director and VP of Kiwanis Club San Leandro, President of the Roosevelt Elementary Dad’s Club, local dad.

  • Liz Allen

    Lead teacher at Broadmoor Preschool, a play-based parent cooperative in San Leandro.

  • Gaby Nuñez

    English Learners Advisory Committee Secretary, McKinley Elementary School. Local mom, nanny and community volunteer.

  • Caletha Dallas

    Early Childhood Program Director at Dallas Family Childcare in Hayward, local mom.

  • Chris Youngblood

    PE Teacher at McKinley Elementary (San Leandro Unified School District). Youth sports coach and local dad.

  • Michelle Libay

    Teacher at San Leandro Recreation’s Kiddie Kollege preschool program, local mom, former marathon coach, runner.

  • Janice "Mrs. J" Jorgensen

    Longtime Kindergarten Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary (San Leandro Unified School District) and local mom.

  • Reed Milnes

    Development Director at Davis Street Community Center, experienced local fundraiser.

  • John O'Connor

    Senior Attorney at Clark Hill PLC, Juniper Corner’s Legal Advisor.

  • Laura Hughes

    Principal Architect, Perennial Architecture. Local mom.

  • Jeff King

    Licensed general contractor, designer, and founder of Jeff King & Co, a Bay Area design and construction company.

  • Jenny Custodio

    General Manager at Body Fit Training Rockridge, experienced personnel and operations manager, local mom.

  • Olga Rosales Salinas

    President & Co-Founder of The Rosales Sisters’ Scholarship and Managing Editor for San Francisco Bay Area Moms.

  • Jenny Wegner-Tamo

    Former elementary classroom teacher in Oakland Unified School District, local mom, school and community volunteer.

  • Mary Nite

    Event planner and marketing professional, including sponsors and brand partnerships.

  • Nicole Easterday

    COMPASS Realtor, local mom, cheese maker and community builder.

Volunteers

  • Our community events are 100% volunteer-run!

    Roles including helping with setup or cleanup, facilitating activities, checking in families, and running the snack station. High school students: volunteering with Juniper Corner is a great way to earn community service credit.