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
MBA, entrepreneur, tech startup CFO, local dad.
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Caitlin Kent
Secretary, Board Member
Senior Manager at Visa Consulting & Analytics, former teacher, hiker, gardener, local mom.
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AaLeiyah DeSimas
Board Member
Montessori educator, DEIB Practitioner, founder and principal consultant at Ubuntu Consulting, local mom.
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Jen Heth
Board Member
Director of Public Relations for Penumbra, Inc, Neighborhood Association Chair, local mom.
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Celan Beausoleil
Board Member
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Director of Youth Chance High School (SF), local mom.
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Cynthia Gonzalez Garcia
Board Member
School Counselor in Hayward Unified School District, local mom of three.
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Karina N. Hall
Board Member
Middle School teacher in Oakland, founder of Townkidz Artist Collective, local mom.
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Alfredo Guardado
Board Member
Community Programs Director at the Bayview-Hunter’s Point YMCA (SF).
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Lauren Fischer
Board Member
San Leandro small business owner, former data analyst, local mom.
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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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.
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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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Gaby Nuñez
English Learners Advisory Committee Secretary, McKinley Elementary School. Local mom, nanny and community volunteer.
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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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Michelle Libay
Teacher at San Leandro Recreation’s Kiddie Kollege preschool program, local mom, former marathon coach, runner.
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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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Nicole Easterday
COMPASS Realtor, local mom, cheese maker and community builder.
Volunteers
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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.