Board of Directors / Advisors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of parent volunteers from each of the six schools in the Mill Valley School District, as well as elementary and middle school teachers. In addition, the Kiddo! Executive Director, the MVSD Superintendent, the MVSD Director of Student Services, an MVSD principal, the PTA Council President, and one member of the MVSD School Board of Trustees attend meetings as members of the Advisory Board. Board meetings are held monthly when school is in session.
Our board members work together throughout the school year to ensure the financial health of Kiddo!, to manage our 11+ active committees, and to support Kiddo!’s vision of helping Mill Valley school children reach their full potential. Board meeting minutes are recorded by the board Secretary and approved by board members; Board minutes are independently audited annually. In addition, Board minutes can be viewed, by appointment, in the Kiddo! office with the Executive Director and/or a board member.
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Current Officers
Bill Lampl has lived in Mill Valley since 1997. His 25 years of business experience include executive management, brand and licensing development, operations, sales, marketing, merchandising and product development and business strategy. Bill has also been an elementary, middle, and high school substitute teacher in Marin. Bill recently served for six years on the City of Mill Valley Library Board of Trustees, including Board President for two years.
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Jessica grew up in New Jersey and attended Georgetown University, where she received her BA and Masters in Public Policy. Jessica worked for the District of Columbia Office of Early Childhood Development, then moved to focus on health care, which included designing, building, and evaluating state Medicaid programs. She now works as a consultant, assisting clients with expanding access and improving quality of care for underserved populations. Jessica and her husband, Alan, moved to Mill Valley in 2014 and have two daughters at Old Mill School. Jessica was the President of the Old Mill School PTA, served on the Mill Valley PTA Council, and chaired the Campaign for Measure G in 2022.
Becky and her husband Charley have two daughters in the Mill Valley School District, one at Tam Valley and one at MVMS. Becky was a teacher at Tam Valley School from 2007-2018. Prior to teaching, Becky worked in marketing and recruiting in San Francisco. Becky received her Bachelor of Arts from UC Davis and her Masters in Education from UC Santa Barbara. Both as a parent and a teacher, Becky is extremely appreciative of the unique enrichment programs provided by Kiddo!.
Monika moved to Mill Valley in 2016 with her husband, Adam, and son Oliver. She left her corporate job to focus on her family and to volunteer in the community, where she has held finance roles on the Boards of Park School PTA, the MV Council of PTAs, and on the Campaign Committee for Measure G. Currently she holds finance positions on the Boards for MVMS PTSA and MV Council of PTAs. Although originally from the Bay Area, Monika spent ten years in Los Angeles where she worked in project and knowledge management. While in LA, she also volunteered at Junior League of Los Angeles’ many philanthropic programs throughout greater LA. She served JLLA for ten years in leadership and on the Board of Directors. Monika has a BA in both Art History and Literature from the University of Santa Barbara. She is excited to share her commitment to the Mill Valley community and its children by serving on the KIDDO! Board.
Current Directors
Cari and her husband, Bill, have lived in Mill Valley since 2005. A native of Northern California, Cari has a degree in Political Science and Business Administration from UCLA. Upon graduation, Cari worked in the financial services industry for Merrill Lynch and Salomon Smith Barney before deciding to return to school to earn her teaching credential.
As an elementary school teacher in low-income classrooms, she was able to foster her desire to serve and advocate for young children and their families. With her two young boys at home, Cari left teaching and focused on volunteering within our local community as a C.A.S.A (Court Appointed Special Advocate), supporting abused and neglected children, and as a PTA President at Park School.
Mike is an investor at Snyder Capital, a San Francisco based investment management firm. He and his wife Meghan have lived in Mill Valley since 2018 and have 2 children in the Mill Valley School District. Mike is a Boston, MA native and attended Middlebury College in Vermont and Columbia Business School in New York. In addition to supporting Kiddo!, Mike is a Mill Valley Little League coach.
Kristen and her husband have two boys. She's been in the Bay Area since 2006, after being raised in Colorado and receiving her B.A. from Bucknell University. Kristen and her husband fell in love with Mill Valley's tight-knit community and beautiful outdoors when they moved from San Francisco in 2014. The excellent public schools were a big draw to the area and Kristen enjoys being an active member of Tam Valley's PTA. Kristen spent over 15 years working in merchandising and building products, most recently for Williams Sonoma Inc. with the Pottery Barn brands. She is also passionate about congenital heart disease advocacy, serving on several family advisory boards at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and as an executive board member of Sisters By Heart, a national CHD non-profit.
Keely is a Park School parent to Charlie, Ferris and George. Originally from Richmond, VA, Keely has been in the Bay Area for nearly 20 years, and in Mill Valley for 10. With a B.A. from Vanderbilt University, she has held marketing leadership roles at food and beverage companies for the past 15 years. Most recently, she led consumer marketing as the Vice President of Marketing at Once Upon a Farm, a disruptive kid snacking company co-founded by actress and activist Jennifer Garner. Before that, she led marketing communications at Annie's Homegrown, of cheddar bunnies and mac-and-cheese fame. Keely left her corporate role to better manage her family during the crazy times of the pandemic and is now consulting part-time.
Casey is a native San Franciscan who went to Gettysburg College. She received her BA in Spanish and went on to continue her schooling, getting a nursing degree from College of Marin. She worked at CPMC for 10 years and continues in the nursing field. She and her husband JB have three children. She is excited to be working with and helping support Kiddo and its mission.
Mindy grew up outside of Baltimore and attended Virginia Tech. She is currently a Managing Director at Alex. Brown where she advises individuals and families on investment, estate planning, and tax matters. She began her career at Alex. Brown in the late 90s and has moved between Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco covering a global client base. Mindy met her husband, Matt, a Mill Valley local, in 2010 and has been living in beautiful Mill Valley ever since. Mindy and Matt have two children. In her free time, she enjoys adventures with her family, reading, running, and coaching her son’s little league team.
Chris teaches 6th grade science at MVMS and previously taught science workshops throughout Marin County to 4th & 5th graders. She also illustrates children’s picture books and founded Mackie Mack, which sells stationery and clothing products with her own designs. She received her teaching credentials from Dominica University of CA and has a BA in psychology from Western University.
Eunice spent her formative years in a Baltimore suburb and attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. While she majored in Economics, her real passion was her Fine Arts coursework, an early sign of the emphasis Eunice places on art as a critical component of any curriculum. Following a brief stint on Wall Street, she ditched Econ for good, going to work instead for a NYC fine jewelry designer. Now intent on pursuing a career in design, Eunice earned her MS in Interior Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and accepted a position in the retail division of a NYC architecture design firm. Her career took off when she and her husband, Jerry, moved to London and she was able to join Harrods’ internal retail interior design team, her dream job. Eunice and family relocated to Mill Valley in 2018, with Eunice volunteering for various event committees and as perennial field trip chaperone every step along the way. Eunice and Jerry reside in MV with their two children (and rambunctious little pug!).
Kate teaches 5th grade at Tam Valley School, which is also the elementary school she attended as a child. After attending MV schools, she graduated from UC Berkeley and received her teaching credential from Mills College. Before coming to the Mill Valley School District in 2006, Kate taught in the East Bay. Her history with Kiddo! goes back many years. She started as a kindergartener the year that Kiddo! began and one of Kate’s first “jobs” back in the 80’s was to spread awareness about Kiddo! through her participation in a comedy act that performed at the schools and community events.
Natasha grew up in Tokyo and Dallas. Following her studies at Dartmouth College, Natasha worked for an investment bank in Boston, New York and London. She then decided to switch gears and pursued a Masters in International Affairs at Columbia University and later joined the United Nations, working in humanitarian relief based out of New York and Sudan. Natasha, her husband, Brian, and three boys moved to Mill Valley in 2016. She's been active with the Edna Maguire PTA, is a member of the Mill Valley Little League board and is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion issues.
Lulu Monti is a MVSD alumna having grown up in Mill Valley and attended Old Mill, MVMS and Tam High School growing up. She earned her BA in Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and also spent a year abroad studying Italian. She currently teaches 4th grade at Strawberry Point Elementary where she also helps to run the school’s Green Team. She has been teaching in the Mill Valley School District since 2013, though Lulu has been a school teacher since 2004. Having previously worked in a District without the funding for any type of arts programs, Lulu has a deep appreciation for the integral role Kiddo! plays in the robust educational experience provided by the Mill Valley Schools. A former Division 1 athlete, Lulu is still passionate about moving her body and being outside. When she’s not teaching, you can find her surfing, playing soccer, hiking, and riding her bike to work as much as possible.
Jessica, a choral instructor at MVMS, is also an MVMS Teacher Rep for Kiddo!. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, Jessica began her career teaching elementary classroom and choral music in the East Bay. She began teaching in Mill Valley in 2000. Jessica has built the choirs from the ground up and into a large, award-winning program serving hundreds of students.
In addition to teaching choral music in the schools, Jessica has been a vocal coach, producer, and assistant director for dozens of MVMS musical theater productions. Jessica also founded and directed the 142 Throckmorton teen vocal ensemble, “Throckappella” from 2009-2013. Jessica lives in Richmond with her husband, Jonathan, who is also an active musician in the Bay Area, and their two children.
Jessica grew in Sacramento and has a degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. After graduation, she worked at Oracle for 15 years in technology, customer management and sales. In 2005, Jessica and her husband moved back to California, settling in San Francisco, to be closer to family and to take advantage of all the Bay Area has to offer. After starting a family, Jessica moved to Mill Valley in 2012 with her husband and twins. Since then, she has spent her time volunteering at Strawberry Point Elementary School running their annual Auction, Gala, Mad Dash and serving as a Room Parent. Jessica is excited to bring her event planning experience, energy, work ethic and positive attitude to support Kiddo! and our children.
Tessa grew up in washington DC and attended Middlebury College in Vermont. She later earned her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University. Tessa currently works as a therapist and her expertise is in early childhood mental health. Tessa, her husband Tom, and 3 young children have lived in Mill Valley since June 2020. Her two oldest children attend Old Mill School. Childhood enrichment programs, such as those funded by Kiddo!, are close to Tessa’s heart both professionally and as a parent in the Mill Valley community.
Amanda is a visual artist who maintains a studio practice in downtown Mill Valley. Born in England and raised in Canada, Amanda moved to Mill Valley with her husband and three children in 2012. She holds a BFA hons from OCAD University, and prior to moving to the US, she worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art Canada. Amanda is passionate about access to arts education for all children
Kari grew up in Vancouver, Canada and graduated from the University of British Columbia. She went on to get a Masters in International Employment Relations from the London School of Economics. Kari worked in London, Singapore and New York for an emerging markets bank, most recently as Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and then Head of Talent and Learning for the Western Hemisphere, but has primarily focused on her family since moving to the Bay area six years ago. Kari has previously served on the Strawberry Point PTA board, was President of Twin Cities Community Preschool, and is a perpetual room mom.
Maeve grew up in San Francisco and graduated from UC Berkeley. She is a realtor with Compass and represents clients in Marin and San Francisco. In her previous life, Maeve enjoyed a successful career in Oracle in sales and customer management. While working for a multinational corporation and managing a global team was exciting, the allure of real estate was irresistible. In 2005 she left corporate Silicon Valley to become a realtor and has never looked back. Maeve and her husband moved to Mill Valley from San Francisco in 2011. Their sons attended Edna Maguire Elementary, Park School Elementary, Mill Valley Middle School and thrived. Their youngest is still at the Middle School and their oldest is a junior at Tamalpais High School. Maeve and Phil enjoy being involved with their community. Maeve served as Co-chair of the Golden Gate Mothers Club (GGMG) and president elect for the Marin Women's Council of Realtors. Maeve has served on the Kiddo! Board since 2018.
Jen and her family moved to Mill Valley in 2019 and are thrilled to be a part of the Mill Valley School District. With a strong background in event and brand production, Jen looks forward to putting her skill set to use at Kiddo! Jen and her husband, Paul, have three children: two attend Edna Maguire and one is a Mustang hopeful.
Carolyn grew up in Northern California and graduated from The University of Vermont. She taught elementary and middle school for Boston Public Schools and San Francisco Unified School District for 10 years. In 2011, she began a career with Amplify where she currently manages State wide literacy contracts and implementations in Utah and Colorado. She and her husband, Josh, have two sons who attend Park School. Carolyn is active in supporting her children's school and activities. She frequently volunteers for PTA roles, serves as school room parents, as well as volunteers in recreational activities such as Scott Valley Sea serpents and MVSC.
Bianca is very excited to be a member of the Kiddo! board, fostering the arts, a longstanding keystone value and tradition in this northern California community. She and her husband have two children at Edna McGuire.
Bianca grew up in Bolinas, attended Tamalpais High School, and graduated from the College of Charleston with a BA in Communications, focused on rhetoric and interpersonal communication. While in Charleston, SC she worked at Monarch Development, developing mixed use projects and restoring a historic South Battery home. In 2008 she returned to San Francisco and joined HOK, Inc., supporting the New Doha International Airport team followed by the Managing Partners. Bianca joined Cavalry Asset Management in 2011 supporting the Managing Partner until family demands became a priority.
In her free time, she is on the Bay with her life long hobby, sport, and passion, sailing; competing in west coast regattas monthly.
Stacey grew up in Connecticut and made her way to the West Coast via undergrad at Northwestern and a stint working in New York City. She moved to Mill Valley in 2007 with her husband, Jon, where she lives with her two teenage daughters and labradoodle. Stacey has spent most of her career working for mission-based organizations in the arts sector including SFMOMA and the Contemporary Jewish Museum. She was most recently at the Aspen Institute leading their West Coast fundraising and programming. She believes strongly that a strong arts curriculum should be available to every child and is dedicated to ensuring that our Mill Valley public school students have access to the highest quality arts programs.
Shana is in her 19th year of teaching and has been a 1st grade teacher at Edna Maguire for 17 years. She has a 4th grader, Brady, and a 1st grader, Connor currently attending Edna Maguire. She feels so fortunate to be a teacher AND parent in the Mill Valley school district.
Eric grew up in Richmond, VA, attended Trinity Episcopal School, and later earned a BS in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College. Eric has lived in Mill Valley since 2007 with his wife Suzanne and their three kids, Audrey, Thomas, and Elizabeth. All three children are active students in the district at Park School and Mill Valley Middle School. Suzanne, a native of Mill Valley, attended Park School, MVMS, and Tam High School in the late 80s and early 90s. Eric has worked in wealth management advising clients for the last 25 years. He has coached various teams over the years through Mill Valley Soccer Club, Mill Valley Little League, and Mill Valley Girls Softball. Eric is committed to the mission and advancement of Kiddo! and the community of Mill Valley at large.
Katie, an art instructor for the MVSD, is an MVMS teacher rep for Kiddo!. She has been a teacher with the Mill Valley School District since 2007, and has taught at Old Mill, Edna Maguire, and Mill Valley Middle School. Katie attended School of the Arts High School in San Francisco (now the “Ruth Asawa School of Art”), where she developed her technical skills. She went on to study Art with an emphasis in Painting at University of California Santa Cruz. It was during her time at UCSC that her eyes opened to the world of art, and she learned to use art as her voice. Katie keeps busy raising her twin boys, painting, and making mixed media arts and crafts.
Leslie grew up on the Peninsula and graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Art History. Leslie and her husband, Ken, moved to Mill Valley in 1984. Their four children all attended Old Mill School, which is where Leslie began her lifelong love of volunteering in our schools. She served as PTA President at Old Mill, PTA President at Tam High, Tam High Foundation Chair, PTA Council President and 16th District PTA President. After her children graduated out of our schools, Leslie was elected as a trustee in the Mill Valley School District and served for nine years under three Superintendents. She joined the Kiddo! Board of Directors while her oldest son, David, was still at Old Mill and served as Kiddo! Board chair for 3 of the 10 years she sat on the Board. Leslie is a passionate supporter of the arts, and in particular, a supporter of the value of providing our students with a balanced curriculum which includes art, music, dance, drama and poetry. Leslie has loved working for our community in many areas and has also served on the Board of The Redwoods Retirement Community, and is a Past President and active Board member of the Outdoor Art Club. She is thrilled to be returning to the Kiddo! Board and looks forward to serving in the capacity of Endowment Chair.
Charlotte grew up in New York and Kuwait. After earning her BA in Comparative Literature from Columbia University, she pursued a career on Wall Street in investment banking and investment management, followed by a MBA from Wharton. She moved to San Francisco in 2007 and now works at Google as a Director of Product Marketing. Strawberry became home to Charlotte, her husband, Tyler, and their three boys in 2020. Having grown up studying classical ballet and music, Charlotte believes in the power of artistic expression and creativity. She is passionate about the value Kiddo! brings to the classroom.
Karen grew up in upstate New York and graduated from Bucknell University. She came to San Francisco for a two-week visit, feel in love with the culture and climate of the Bay Area, and never left. Her career has focused on Creative Services and Brand Management, working for agencies and leading teams at Williams-Sonoma and Minted. Karen has been an active board member of the Edna Maguire PTA, and she is thrilled to support the great work of Kiddo! in her community. She and her husband Carter have two children at Edna.
Current Advisors
Dr. Kimberly Berman, Superintendent
Laura Myers, MVSD Director of Curriculum & Student Services
Todd May, School Board
Emily Uhlhorn, School Board
Heather Matthews, PTA President