Playspace
Staff
Maricela Ordoñez Turner
Exploration & Engagement Associate
Rachel Parrish
Exploration & Engagement Associate
Jacqueline Wong
Exploration & Engagement Associate
Christian Harris
Exploration & Engagement Associate
Eve King
Executive Director
Bri Best
SLUSD/SLED Summer Intern
Tori Chiu
SLUSD/SLED Summer Intern
Board of Directors
Eve King
Founder & Executive Director
San Leandro mom of three and longtime youth programs leader excited to bring the community together through play.
Caitlin Kent
Board President
Director of Curriculum at Visa. Former bilingual educator, mountain wanderer, veggie grower and Oakland mom.
Cynthia Gonzalez Garcia
Board Vice President
School Counselor in Hayward Unified School District, San Leandro mom of three.
Marty Espe
Board Treasurer
MBA, entrepreneur, tech startup CFO, local dad.
Alfredo Guardado
Board Secretary
Community Programs Director at the Bayview-Hunter’s Point YMCA (SF).
Jen Heth
Board Member
Public relations professional, neighborhood association and Parent-Teacher Association volunteer, San Leandro mom.
Lauren Fischer
Board Member
San Leandro small business owner, former data analyst, mom of three.
AaLeiyah DeSimas
Board Member
Montessori educator, DEIB practitioner, founder and principal consultant at Ubuntu Consulting, local mom.
Celan Beausoleil
Board Member
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Director of Youth Chance High School (SF), San Leandro mom.
Buildout Team
Brian Barneclo
Muralist
Eve King
Founder of Juniper Corner
Laura Hughes
Perennial Architecture
Lead architect and local mom
Kasey Elliot
Perennial Architecture
Lead project designer
Jeff King
Jeff King & Co Construction
General Contractor
Max Chao
Jeff King & Co Construction
Project manager
Allie Traschel
Collaborator
Project support
Yingbo Paul Qiao
Collaborator
Signage and visuals
Operations
Ava Elliott
Data and impact consultant, systems and operations support. Local mom.
Marte Espe
Operations, compliance, financial oversight. Local dad.
Volunteers
Student Volunteers!
We have partnerships with student service organizations at San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Arroyo High Schools, and welcome any young people who’d like to contribute their time! Volunteer roles including helping with setup or cleanup, facilitating activities, checking in families, playing with kids, and running the snack station.
Volunteering with Juniper Corner is a great way to earn community service credit and gain work experience.