
Our 26 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.
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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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.
Libby is currently the Vice President of Student Services at Mill Valley Middle School and is a former Park School PTA President. With Kiddo!, Libby has served as Park School representative and as Business Chair.
Libby juggles these priorities as the President of The Indium Corporation & Macartney Family Foundation, whose focus is to support primary needs, including education, health care, shelter, and food in the four United States-based communites in which Indium Corporation operates.
Prior to starting her family, she spent her career in independent schools, both day and boarding. She has been a Director of Development, a History and English Teacher, a Field Hockey and Ice Hockey Coach, and most recently the Director of Admission and Financial Aid for an independent school in New York City.
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!.
Current Directors
Maureen moved to California with her family in 2001. She began her career in Mill Valley as a one to one aide at Tam Valley. She was first hired as s second grade teacher at Strawberry Point School, then, after two years there, she returned to Tam Valley where she taught first grade for ten years. She currently teaches first grade at Park School.
Maureen is honored to serve on the KIDDO! board as a teacher representative. Her value for Arts’ Education is paramount to her teaching philosophy. Her own children have excelled in their careers due to their KIDDO! supported experiences in the Mill Valley School district. As a classroom teacher, Maureen has seen first hand the enriching environment KIDDO! creates. She never passes up an opportunity to say thank you or share her knowledge of all KIDDO! has done for the teachers and students in Mill Valley.
Cara grew up in Boston and graduated from Harvard University. She taught English to elementary school students in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan and subsequently worked as a recruiter for the Peace Corps in New York City. After receiving her MA in Elementary Education from Columbia University, she taught fourth and fifth grades at PS 234 in New York City. She and her husband Scott have two daughters who attend Old Mill and another daughter at Marin Day School. She was the president of the MDS Parent Association, is an active volunteer in the Old Mill classrooms and Executive Vice President of the Old Mill PTA for 2019-20 school year.
Michael is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Headlands Capital, a boutique alternative investment firm. He and his wife Meghan have lived in Mill Valley since 2018 and have three children: Henry, George and Grace. Michael is a Boston, MA native and attended Middlebury College in Vermont and Columbia Business School in New York City. In addition to supporting Kiddo!, Michael is a Mill Valley Little League coach.
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.
Lisa Katz is from Sacramento and has a degree from UCLA. Lisa's background is in Retail Marketing including Gap, Banana Republic, J.Crew and Juicy Couture. Currently, she partners with Kristin Lee Swenson to run a Brand Strategy firm called Kreativz based in Novato, which focuses on social impact clients. She also serves on the Advisory Board of 10,000 Degrees in San Rafael and the Co-Op Board of Nest in New York. Lisa lives in Mill Valley with her husband, Jed, and her three children.
After growing up in Texas, Clair Leimsieder moved to San Francisco in 2003 and then to Mill Valley in 2012. She has a BA in Communications from Southern Methodist University. After a career in advertising and marketing, Clair’s current focus and dedication is to her family and community. She has two children who attend Strawberry Point Elementary.
Clair is active in supporting her children's school, acting as a Kiddo! Rep, holding key
fundraising roles for the PTA, acting as Room Mom for each of her children, as well as frequently volunteering in the classroom, School Garden, and Library.
Hallie grew up in Atlanta, GA and attended Princeton University. After college, she moved to San Francisco to work at Wells Fargo Bank, and soon after, as a Fulbright Scholar, she moved to Honduras to work with microfinance institutions. Hallie later returned to San Francisco and married Steve, a Wells Fargo co-worker, who she had met just before her exotic career move.
Hallie began work at San Francisco-based investment management firm Dodge & Cox in 2007, taking a two-year break to earn an MBA from California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. As a CFA charterholder and Chartered Investment Counselor, Hallie is a Vice President and partner at Dodge & Cox and works as the Director of Equity Client Service.
Hallie and Steve have two sons, Bradley and Davis. In addition to serving on the Kiddo! Board, Hallie is the Vice Chair of the Mill Valley School District’s community financial advisory committee (CFAC) and is a member of the Bridge the Gap Advisory Council.
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
Maeve attended UC Berkeley for her BA and worked for Oracle in Customer Success/Sales for many years. She is currently a realtor with Paragon Real Estate Group covering SF and Marin. She served as the Co-Chair on the board of the Golden Gate Mothers Group and has volunteered on the MVMS Site Council and as the PTA Room Parent Coordinator at Edna Maguire.
Seeking strong public schools and a close-knit community, Caitlin and her family moved to Mill Valley in 2004. After a 10 year career working her way up through the ranks of merchandising and marketing (where her passion for planning and spreadsheets was honed), Caitlin decided to stay home with her kids as well as volunteer as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) where she found great purpose advocating for foster children.
A strong supporter of our public school system, Caitlin has volunteered for numerous projects and activities at Edna Maguire Elementary. Caitlin graduated from the University of Washington, where her passion for college football was sown, with a BA in English. She and her husband Jed have three children: Quinn, Annabel and Lilah.
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.
Current Advisors
Dr. Kimberly Berman, Superintendent
Laura Myers, MVSD Director of Curriculum & Student Services
Todd May, School Board
Emily Uhlhorn, School Board
Jenn Moore, PTA President