Executive Director

Lisa is a dedicated community builder passionate about enriching the lives of her community through educational programming and events. A long-time Fairfax resident, mother of two Manor Elementary students, she is deeply rooted in the San Anselmo and Fairfax community, where she grew up and experienced RVSD art programs firsthand. She fondly calls herself a “YES kid.”

Lisa’s love for the arts began early—she performed in theater as a child, explored many creative outlets, from dance to singing to ceramics. Inspired by her father, a travel photographer and graphic designer, she developed a lifelong appreciation for the power of creativity.

Before joining YES, Lisa built a successful career working in tech, with companies like Autodesk, AKQA, and McCann Erickson. Her experience spans across media, market research, digital strategy, creative design, web production, and product development.

Chairperson

A San Anselmo native, Meagan Keane is a product of the Ross Valley School District. She comes from a family of fine artists, thespians, dancers and musicians and spent a decade traveling the world as a documentary filmmaker before settling back in Marin to start a family. She has an undergraduate degree in World Arts and Cultures from UCLA and an MFA in Film Production from USC. Meagan works as the Director of Product Marketing leading business strategy for Adobe video creation, editing and motion design software. As part of her professional work she is constantly engaged in the professional creative community, hosting panels, interviewing creatives and public speaking on the future of creative innovation. Meagan has two kids attending Brookside and joined the YES Board in 2024. 

RVSD School Board

A California native and resident of Marin County since 2018, Anna has been an RVSD parent since her eldest started kindergarten at Wade Thomas in 2021. Since then, she has been deeply involved in the RVSD community including in the classroom, Wade Thomas Parent Association, district committees, and her most recent role as School Board Trustee. 

Outside of her roles as parent and trustee, Anna is a licensed occupational therapist specializing in neurologic rehabilitation. She has a passion for helping people break down barriers in order to participate in their most meaningful activities.

Anna is dedicated to ensuring every student in the Ross Valley School District has access to an excellent education in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment. 

Treasurer

Mike Pritts has lived in Fairfax since 2015 with his wife Mia, their daughter Grace and son Jack (Manor). Prior to Fairfax the Pritts family spent twenty years in Colorado on the Front Range and in a variety of mountain towns. In Mike’s professional life he is an Investment Manager with Citizens Private Wealth and has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Mike provides advice, creates portfolios and asset allocation solutions for founders, C-suite executives, family offices, endowment and foundation clients. Mike received a Master’s in Finance and an MBA from the University of Colorado and has earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA©) designation. Mike is passionate about the outdoors and loves to ski, mountain bike, sail and is an accomplished mountaineer having climbed all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000’ peaks, the Grand Teton and Mount Rainier. Mike joined the YES Board in 2024 following two years as the Manor Elementary School PTA Treasurer.

Secretary/Operations Lead

Nisha Kadaba is a global impact leader working at the intersection of technology and social change. She currently serves as Director of Programs at Agog, where she’s championing immersive media and spatial technologies to imagine a better future for all. 

Previously, Nisha served as Director of Global Impact at PagerDuty and was a founding team member of PagerDuty.org, embedding social impact into the company’s core business. She previously led social impact and philanthropy at Playmob and held roles at Room to Read and the CAA Foundation, building partnerships across sectors to advance education, environmental sustainability, and equity.

Originally from the East Coast, Nisha has also lived in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and London before settling in Marin. She lives in San Anselmo with her husband and two children, who attend Hidden Valley Elementary. She joined the YES Board in 2025 and is passionate about ensuring every kid has access to the creative education that shapes how they see — and imagine — the world.

Major Donor Lead

Becca and her family moved to Fairfax four years ago, drawn to the area's excellent schools and tight-knit community. She has two children at Manor and enjoys volunteering in the kindergarten art class with her youngest.

Professionally, Becca works as a nurse at UCSF, where she applies her strong skills in care and advocacy. Passionate about the arts, she is excited to contribute her energy and experience to the YES board, supporting the mission to expand and sustain arts programs within the school district.

Business Partner Lead

Jenne is an interior architect, creative strategist, and community advocate who grew up in Ross and recently returned to the Bay Area after time away. She has spent over two decades building high-level partnerships with organizations such as Google, Apple, Meta, and Everlane, specializing in cultivating relationships and aligning resources to achieve big-picture goals.

A lifelong advocate for sustainability and children’s well-being, Jenne brings her experience in relationship-building and donor stewardship to her volunteer work, including fundraising and community initiatives at Hidden Valley School. She lives in Sleepy Hollow with her husband, two boys, and their dog, Maddie, and is committed to strengthening opportunities for children through the Yes Foundation.

Designer

Conor is an illustrator, art director, brand designer and father of two RVSD girls, back in San Anselmo where he grew up. 
With 18+ years of experience as a professional creative, Conor's had the opportunity to collaborate with a number of recognizable names (Google, Outside Lands, SF Chronicle, Popular Science, Okta) and plenty of unrecognizable ones. Keeping the arts in education is deeply important to him. He joined the board in 2022. Currently he's trying to learn how to whittle and is the in-house illustrator at Lyft.

Brookside Site Lead

An east coast native, Carolyn has lived in the Bay Area for over 25 years and in San Anselmo for 7.  Her professional background is in merchandising and buying across the retail industry, and is currently a retail consultant working with small start-up businesses.  Carolyn and her husband Brian have 2 daughters at Brookside Elementary School.  She has enjoyed volunteering as a room parent and with the parent club at Brookside for the past few years. Carolyn is excited to broaden her impact with the Yes Foundation as the Brookside site lead starting in 2025, and to further arts, music, and theater education in RVSD.  

Hidden Valley Site Lead

Born and raised on the East Coast, she and her family now call San Anselmo home.  She is a marketing consultant with a background in retail and brand strategy, having worked with leading companies in the retail and consumer goods industries. Throughout her career, Taylor has brought teams together to bring thoughtful, effective campaigns to life.  She enjoys connecting strategy with execution to drive meaningful results.

Taylor has two sons, and is a proud Hidden Valley Hawk. She is an active member of the RVSD community and is passionate about supporting programs that enrich students’ educational experience.  She is excited to contribute to the YES Foundation, helping ensure all students have access to meaningful art, music, and theater programs.

Wade Thomas Site Lead

Anna and her family moved to San Anselmo in 2021 from SF, drawn by excellent public schools and strong community. Anna grew up in rural Minnesota and benefited from great arts programming - fully funded within the public education curriculum.  Anna's passion for music education was nurtured by her beloved grandmother who was a dedicated public school music teacher and by the exceptional K-12 arts educators who left a lasting impact on her life. 

Anna earned a BA in Economics from the University of Minnesota before moving to Hawaii for several years and then to the Bay Area. Prior to focusing on family life and community engagement, Anna's career was in fintech sales and operations. She is a passionate advocate for public schools and very involved with the Wade Thomas Parent Association. Anna and her husband have two children currently attending Wade Thomas and a third to follow. 

Manor Site Lead

Megan was born and raised in Fairfax before moving to New York City where she met her husband . In 2019, they moved back to Fairfax to be closer to her mom after having their first child. Megan has a background in public relations, graphic design and scientific communication. She has a daughter in 2nd grade at Manor and a son who will be in TK in 2026. She and her family are passionate about the arts and excited to support their continued presence in RVSD schools.

White Hill Site Lead

Meeghan is a San Anselmo native whose three children attended Ross Valley schools from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. She is an attorney in San Rafael, practicing estate planning and trust administration law. While she has no particular artistic ability or inclination, her three children have all benefited hugely from the art and music classes and theater programs in their elementary and middle schools. Meeghan is passionate about making sure those classes and programs continue to benefit students at the Ross Valley schools for years to come.

Art Lead

A professional dance instructor and performer, Rose has worked through-out the bay area for the past 25 years. Specializing in Argentine Tango, she has taught and performed in Johannes Copes Festival in Buenos Aires, Berlin's QueerTango festival, San Francisco's ethnic dance festival and many others along the way. Rose was part of San Fransico's unified school district pilot program to bring ballroom dancing to public elementary schools.  Rose has three children at Wade Thomas Elementary. Rose joined YES in 2024.

Music Lead

Michael is an entrepreneur and lifelong music lover who has lived in the Bay Area for 18 years and called San Anselmo home for the past six. With a background in technology and software engineering, he has spent most of his career at the intersection of media and technology, working with companies like Google, the NFL, Disney, and Instacart. He has founded several companies along the way, including Bloom Talent, a recruiting firm where he acts as COO recruiting for top technology companies, VCs, and private family offices.

Music has been the through-line of Michael's life. A DJ for more than 25 years, he currently produces and performs at It's a Vibe, a local dance music event he runs with his wife Amanda that regularly sells out, drawing 300+ people from across Marin and beyond. They also host several free all-ages community dance events each year and are proud supporters of YES and Wade Thomas.

Michael and Amanda have two boys at Wade Thomas, one in TK and one in 2nd grade. As Music Lead, he is excited to bring his entrepreneurial energy and lifelong passion for music to the YES Foundation, helping ensure every RVSD student has the chance to discover, create, and connect through music.

Theater Program Manager

A California transplant, Anna and her family made Fairfax home in 2013. With two daughters attending RVSD schools, Anna joined the YES Board as the White Hill lead and has managed the YES Theater program for the past six years. Prior to herding theater cats, Anna’s career path was primarily entrepreneurial, having owned a couple of restaurants, a party planning business, and a retail store. Anna enjoys watching most sports, traveling, and hanging out with her family. Having raised an artist (now an interior designer) and a theater kid (studying film & television in college), she whole-heartedly believes in the importance of the arts in schools. 

Administrator

Laura was born in Pennsylvania, grew up in Florida, and lived in Portland, OR for several years before moving to San Anselmo in 2011. She earned a BA in English from the University of South Florida and spent the first couple decades of her career as a communications manager and administrator, mainly for nonprofits. In 2017, she decided to go part-time and joined YES as the administrator. Laura enjoys traveling, swimming, reading/listening to novels, spending time with family, and sewing. Laura has two daughters, her youngest now attending White Hill.