2012 –
2013 Can Do! Board of Directors
Michelle Baumert,
Director
Mary Silveira Representative
baumertfam@gmail.com
Michelle Baumert joined the
Can Do!
board in August 2009. She and her husband Owen
have three children:
Ethan is
in fifth grade, Elliot is in fourth grade and
Ella is a second grader at Mary E. Silveira.
Michelle is a native San Franciscan,
worked at a Global Travel Management Company and
traveled extensively throughout Latin America. Michelle and her husband moved to San Rafael in 2000 to
start a family and now lives "happily ever
after."
Julie Bloomberg, Director
jwellik@pacbell.net
Julie joined the
Can Do! Board in June
2012. Julie and her
husband Mark have two boys -- a 6th grader at Miller
Creek, and a 4th grader at Dixie.
Julie and Mark moved to San Rafael in 2000 from San
Francisco. Prior to
joining the Can Do!
Board, she served on the DHSC Board as Financial Secretary and
President. She
currently coordinates Dixie’s Junior Green Team activities, and
serves on the District’s Green Initiative committee.
A working mom (an oxymoron if there ever was one!), Julie
is a public relations and marketing communications consultant.
Originally from southern California, Julie attended San
Francisco State University and received a BA in Journalism.
On weekends, the Bloomberg family is often found at
little league fields and soccer pitches throughout Marin.
Jacquie Gribens, President
jgribens@aol.com
Jacquie joined the
Can Do! Board in
June, 2009. She and her husband Bruce have three children,
Allie, an 8th grader at Miller Creek, Nick, a 10th grader, and
Josh, an 12th grader. Prior to joining the
Can Do! Board, Jacquie served as a member of
Dixie's Site Council, and as Vice-President of
the Dixie Home and School Club/Can Do! Family
Giving Campaign co-chair. Jacquie was born in Mexico City and has lived in the Boston
area, the DC area, and
Omaha. She and her family have been
in Marin since 2006. Jacquie has a BBA from the
University of Massachusetts in Amherst,
and a JD from
Suffolk
University
Law
School. Jacquie
was a Legal Aid lawyer in Lowell
and Boston, and remains active
in homelessness issues in Marin.
Sue Hickey, CFO
sue_hickey@sbcglobal.net
Susan Hickey joined the Can Do! Board in January of
2011. Susan has 8 years
of experience as a volunteer treasurer, serving both the Mary
Silveira Home and School Association and the San Rafael Mother’s
Club. Susan is employed
by Saint Mark’s School as the Financial Aid Administrator and
has an MBA in Finance from the University of San Francisco.
One
daughter, Morgan, is in 3rd grade at Mary Silveira, and Jillian
is in 6th grade at Miller Creek. Susan and her husband
C.J. are originally from Pennsylvania, but the bay area has been
their home for the last 16 years.
Natalie Huggins, Director
Miller Creek Representative
nataliehuggs@comcast.net
Natalie
Huggins joined the
Can Do! Board in
February 2007. After having lived in
Oregon, Nebraska and Connecticut,
Natalie and her husband Geoff were thrilled to set down roots in
the Terra Linda area of
San Rafael
in 2002. Their son, William, is a 7th grader at Miller
Creek Middle School. After chairing the
Can Do! Business
Partner Campaign for many years, Natalie now chairs the Family
Giving Campaign at Miller Creek. Natalie has her
Masters in Teaching, working as a secondary social studies
teacher and an Education Equity Specialist conducting trainings
for school district personnel in the Pacific Northwest and
Pacific
Islands
in the areas of race, gender and national origin equity.
Lynn Merrion, Director
Miller Creek Representative
lynnmer@yahoo.com
Lynn Merrion joined the
Can Do! board in
June 2008. She and her husband Mark have 3 children, a daughter
(a sophomore in college), a son (a 10th grader in high school) and
a daughter (an 8th grader at Miller Creek). Lynn grew up in Terra Linda and is a graduate of the Dixie
School District,
Terra
Linda
High School and
Sacramento
State
University.
She worked in the computer industry for 10 years before
becoming a full-time mom and volunteer in 1999. Lynn
continues to be an active volunteer for her children’s schools,
sports and other community activities.
Kim Revai, Director
Vallecito Representative
krevai@comcast.net
Kim Revai joined the Can Do! board in
2011. Kim and her husband have two children who attend Vallecito
Elementary school. Kim serves on the Vallecito Home &
School Club and is an
active classroom volunteer. Kim grew up in Marin County,
received a BA from U.C. Irvine and a J.D. from University of San
Francisco. She worked as an attorney in San Francisco for many
years before being promoted to a full time stay at home mom. She
and her husband moved to Terra Linda in 2002 to take advantage
of the fabulous Dixie School District.
Beth Salyer, Director
baluda@comcast.net
Beth joined the CanDo! board in June 2012.
She and her husband, Marc Baluda, have three boys: Gabriel and
Nate, who both attend Vallecito Elementary, and Julian, a spunky
preschooler. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A.
in English from San Diego State University before attending law
school at the University of California, Hastings College of the
Law, where she earned her J.D. in 1999. After practicing law
with the federal government and many years in public accounting,
she "retired" to be home with the children full-time. She has
been actively involved with charitable organizations such as the
Guardsmen and Get on the Bus, but now devotes her spare time to
being a parent volunteer and room parent
at Vallecito.
Lesley Savelli, Director
Mary Silveira and Miller Creek Representative
lesley@focusav.com
Lesley Savelli joined the
Can Do! board in
March 2006. Lesley and her husband have three
children who attend Terra Linda High School and Miller
Creek
Middle School.
Lesley has served
on the Mary Silveira Site Council and the Home and School Board, and is a very
active classroom volunteer and room parent. Lesley grew up
in San Francisco and attended college in San Diego. She worked in hotel
management and events where she met her husband and started a
multimedia presentation company, Focus Audio Visual.
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