Meet Magical Bridge
We’re an all-women team with diverse backgrounds — high tech, sales and marketing, real estate, art and design, music, and community building. We share a simple belief: everyone should enjoy the physical, developmental, and social benefits of play. Guided by our love of family, health, and real-life experiences, we combine expertise and curiosity to advance Magical Bridge’s mission of creating inclusive play, programs, and events that bring communities together.
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Magical Bridge Board
Ian Bain, Board Chair
Redwood City’s city council member from 2003-2020, including terms as Mayor and Vice Mayor
Elaine Captain, Board Director
COO, Magical Bridge Foundation
Patrick Clary, Board Director
AI and Accessibility Project Manager, Google
Ted Drake, Board Director
Global Accessibility and Inclusion Leader at Intuit
Todd Parmacek, Board Vice Chair
Silicon Valley Finance Executive
Melissa Rick, Board Secretary
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Joyce Jaffe Reynolds, Ph.D.
Board Chair Emeritus (2018-2021)
Managing Director, GEO Group Strategic Services, LLC
Amanda Steckler, Board Director
Philanthropist - Singapore and USA
Olenka Villarreal, Board Director
CEO and Founder, Magical Bridge Foundation
Advisory Board
Alissa Bandalene
Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling at Stanford University School of Medicine
Jay Beckwith
“Father of Modern Day Playground,” Former President, Kompan, Consultant, Boundless Playgrounds
Brandon Biggs
Engineer, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Anne Cohen
Founder, Disability Health Access; Expert and Advocate for Disability Rights
Monica Chacon
Project Ambassador for East Palo Alto
Xin Liu
President of Enlight Foundation, advocate for improving education inequality, and Magical Bridge anchor donor
Laurel Blackett Miranda
Board Chair of CuriOdyssey Museum, Community Volunteer and Disability Advocate
Aya Mouallem, PhD
Electrical engineering doctorate at Stanford University and a Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Peggy Pizzo
M. Ed. Director of the Early Learning Project at the Stanford Graduate School of Education
Tyrone Starkie
Adjunct Professor, Wesleyan College and CEO of Community Heroes
Peter Tsai
Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development for The Sobrato Organization and Board Chair of Chamber of San Mateo County
Dr. Susie Wise
Learning Experience Designer with Design for Emergence, Educator at Stanford d.School, and Author of “Design for Belonging"
Kyle Wood
Project Engineer at Robert A. Bothman Construction and Magical Bridge Ambassador
Youth Advisory Board
Isabella Grimmer
Kindness Ambassador
Founder of Magical Bridge Friendship Club
Gunn High School Class of 2026
Stanford University
Joshua Kao
Kindness Ambassador
Founder of Magical Bridge Lantern Night
Gunn High School Class of 2025
Ava Randall
Kindness Ambassador
Co-founder of Magical Tennis and Fun Camp
Co-author of Magical Bridge School Club Playbook
Los Altos High School Class of 2026
UCSB
Gautham Ramkumar
Kindness Ambassador
Author of the Magical Bridge Advocacy Playbook
Mission High School Class of 2027
Sophia Stavrakos
Kindness Ambassador
Co-founder of Magical Tennis and Fun Camp
Co-author of Magical Bridge School Club Playbook
Los Altos High School Class of 2026
UCLA
Naia Tormala
Kindness Ambassador
Magical Tennis and Camp Coach
Co-author of Magical Bridge Sports Programs Playbook
High School Class of 2028