Our Story

Annelise Bauer, J.D.
While an intellectual property attorney by profession, Annelise excels at the inability to say “no” to volunteer opportunities. Annelise serves as an elected member of the Ross Valley School Board, a member of The Bay School of San Francisco School Board, Princeton University Alumni Schools Committee Chair - Marin, and in numerous other school-related volunteer jobs. She received a teaching certificate while studying at Princeton University and uses that when teaching Children for Change in the middle schools and managing her family with three children.

Darcy Ellsworth Yow
Darcy has worked in independent schools in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. At Marin Country Day School since 1993, she runs all of MCDS’s community engagement programs for students, families and faculty, in addition to advising 8th graders. With an eye towards "Change, not Charity," her community engagement program trains participants to observe without judgment, identify assets in themselves and their community, and build empathy while helping students feel empowered to make a positive change in their communities. Darcy has college-aged twin daughters and is actively involved in several local non-profit organizations which focus on sustainability, education, food security, health, poverty alleviation, social justice, civic engagement, and political action.

Lisa Epstein
After a short stint as a legal aid lawyer, Lisa found her passion as an educator. Lisa has taught at various levels including elementary and middle school, and at the college level, and she currently serves students with diverse learning needs as a learning specialist at a Marin County independent school and in her private educational therapy practice. Lisa is especially passionate about disability rights and educational access for all.

 
Linda Frey
During a 20-year career in international development, Linda led democracy and governance programs in Latin America, helped launch a large global grantmaking initiative at the Hewlett Foundation, and led the global secretariat for the Open Government Partnership. Most recently, Linda served in the Office of the Governor as the inaugural statewide Director of the California College Corps -- a new statewide service initiative for 3,200 California college students. Beginning in 2024, Linda has been an independent strategy consultant to foundations and nonprofit organizations.

 
Nisha Kadaba
Nisha Kadaba is an Impact and Tech for Good leader with 15 years of experience working across the nonprofit, social enterprise, and corporate sectors. She is currently at PagerDuty, where she architects strategic programs to mobilize core company assets - technology, people, funding, and voice - to accelerate the impact of mission-driven organizations. Nisha’s passionate about building cross-sector partnerships and initiatives at the intersections of technology, business, and social impact that address global challenges and build sustainable livelihoods. She’s previously held multifaceted roles at Playmob, Room to Read, and the CAA Foundation. Nisha received her MSc degree in Environment and Development at the University of Edinburgh and her BA in Political Science and International Relations from UCLA.
 
Dave Kolek, J.D.
David has more than 15 years of experience as both outside and inside legal counsel, focusing primarily on labor and employment law, general business litigation, and corporate matters. David’s pro-bono legal work has focused on advising non-profit organizations on employment and general business matters.

 
Amy Talbot
For the last twelve years, Amy has been integrally involved in both fund and friend raising efforts at The Bay School of San Francisco, first as a parent volunteer then a trustee and finally as a full time employee. As the Director of Advancement, she oversaw a team of five and helped raise millions of dollars for the school in both annual and capital giving campaigns. Prior to Bay Amy spent her time rearing her busy brood of five children, her own triplets now aged 26 (and proud Bay School alumni) and two step children aged 26 and 23. Amy and her husband recently moved to Fairfax (after 18 years in Mill Valley) where they spend as much time as possible traversing the trails of Mount Tamalpais and gathering with friends and family.

 
Inga Wahle
Inga is a research and analysis specialist with experience working with both private businesses and government organizations. Before migrating to California, she worked as an International Trade Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in her island home, Dominica. Making the difficult decision to leave her island, family and friends, Inga joined her husband in San Anselmo where he grew up. There, she invested her heart into raising three beautiful girls, instilling in them the confidence to be strong, resilient, empathetic global citizens. Her focus now is to deepen her involvement in racial equity work. She has spent the last four years working on the Ross Valley District Parent Equity Task Force helping change Board policy in an effort to build a community where every child feels seen and celebrated. She joins a movement where social activism drives social change and fosters a world where every child, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, have the confidence and tools to reach for the stars!

 
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