Meet Playworks Northern California
Founded in 1996, Playworks expanded to Northern California in 2012. Playworks Northern California serves low-income schools across the San Francisco Bay Area through our year-round, on-site support services. We’re also reaching thousands more students across Northern California through professional development workshops for schools and youth organizations.
Our Core Values
Meet Our People
August 1, 2022
Kalie Lamb ›
Kalie “Coach Lamb” joined the Playworks team in 2016 as an AmeriCorps Program Coordinator serving her first two years at both Kennedy and Lincoln Elementary in Santa Ana Unified School District. She graduated from California State University Fullerton with a…
September 22, 2017
Tim Seso-Hunter ›
A Bay Area native, Tim first came to Playworks in 2007 as a Coach bringing schools across San Jose, Santa Clara and East Palo Alto the most inclusive, fun, and exciting recess Playworks has to offer. After five years of…
March 11, 2021
Bertina Denogean ›
Bertina “Coach B” Denogean came to Playworks as an AmeriCorps member in 2012. As an educator on the playground, Coach B thrived on the opportunity to make a positive and meaningful impact on the students and adults she served. In…