Board of Directors
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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.
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Marty Espe
Treasurer, Board Member
Entrepreneurial finance enthusiast, MBA, and local new father!
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Caitlin Kent
Secretary, Board Member
SF native and Oakland mom, swapped the classroom for customer education at Visa. Catch me on hiking trails around the Bay or tending to my veggie patch!
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AaLeiyah DeSimas
Board Member
Montessori educator, local mom of two, DEIB Practitioner, founder and principal consultant at Ubuntu Consulting.
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Jen Heth
Board Member
San Leandro mom of two working in public relations. President of the Estudillo Estates Neighborhood Association. I love to build community where my family thrives.
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Cynthia Gonzalez Garcia
Board Member
Bay Area educator living in San Leandro with my three kids, husband and husky! We love exploring fun places and local restaurants.
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Celan Beausoleil
Board Member
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Director of Youth Chance High School, mom of three wild ones in San Leandro. Believer in creating space that is fun and inclusive.
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Karina N. Hall
Board Member
Proud San Francisco native raising my two young daughters in Oakland. Educator and founder of Townkidz. I am passionate about art, community and the youth.
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Alfredo Guardado
Board Member
Community Programs Director of the Bayview YMCA. San Francisco Native: Mission District born and raised. Change Agent and Youth Developer.
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Lauren Fischer
Board Member
San Leandro-based cottage bakery owner with economics background, mom of three.
Community Partners
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Davis Street Community Centers
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San Leandro Education Foundation
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Beneficial State Bank
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Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro
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Broadmoor Co-op Preschool
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Dallas Family Childcare
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Jeff King & Co. Construction Contractors
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Perennial Architecture
Allies & Advisors
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Xouhoa Bowen
San Leandro City Council Representative, District 5. Founder of Community Impact Lab, local mom.
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Jackie Calderón Perl
School Board Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District. Education and public policy professional, local mom.
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Kate Miller
Executive Director of the San Leandro Education Foundation (SLED), local mom.
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Kim Pace
Chief Executive Officer of the San Leandro Boys & Girls Clubs, local mom.
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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.
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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.
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Javier Garcia Flores
Realtor, Youth Services Director and VP of Kiwanis Club San Leandro, President of the Roosevelt Elementary Dad’s Club, local dad.
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Liz Allen
Lead teacher at Broadmoor Preschool, a play-based parent cooperative in San Leandro.
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Caletha Dallas
Early Childhood Program Director at Dallas Family Childcare in Hayward, local mom.
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Chris Youngblood
PE Teacher at McKinley Elementary (San Leandro Unified School District). Youth sports coach and local dad.
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Janice "Mrs. J" Jorgensen
Longtime Kindergarten Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary (San Leandro Unified School District) and local mom.
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Reed Milnes
Development Director at Davis Street Community Center, experienced local fundraiser.
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John O'Connor
Senior Attorney at Clark Hill PLC, Juniper Corner’s Legal Advisor.
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Laura Hughes
Principal Architect, Perennial Architecture. Local mom.
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Jeff King
Licensed general contractor, designer, and founder of Jeff King & Co, a Bay Area design and construction company.
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Jenny Custodio
General Manager at Body Fit Training Rockridge, experienced personnel and operations manager, local mom.
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Olga Rosales Salinas
President & Co-Founder of The Rosales Sisters’ Scholarship and Managing Editor for San Francisco Bay Area Moms.
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Jenny Wegner-Tamo
Former elementary classroom teacher in Oakland Unified School District, local mom, school and community volunteer.
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Mary Nite
Event planner and marketing professional, including sponsors and brand partnerships.
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Nadeen Alaouie
Business Strategy and Organizational Development Specialist, mom.
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Nicole Easterday
COMPASS Realtor, local mom, cheese maker and community builder.
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Andrea Imhof
PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology, focusing on perinatal and early childhood mental health. Former elementary school teacher, mom.