SCHOOL OF IMAGINATION WELCOMES TWO NEW DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD
DUBLIN – September 20, 2021 – School of Imagination, a groundbreaking early education organization with interventional services and a full inclusion program, today announced the nonprofit has elected two new board members: Julie Ishii and Kelly Knabe. These new directors will provide strategic direction for continued growth around School of Imagination’s mission – to continuously improve inclusive early childhood education and multidisciplinary intervention programs for neurodiverse learners, bringing out the extraordinary in every child.
“We are extremely grateful to welcome our new board members,” said Charlene Sigman, founder of School of Imagination and Happy Talkers. “Each of them provides our board with a unique background and perspective. Together with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the School of Imagination Board of Directors have aligned our strategic vision to provide the community with expanded services, sustainable operations, and ongoing board development. We look forward to Julie and Kelly’s expertise and guidance.”
About Julie Ishii
Julie Ishii is an Attorney with Hall Law Group LLP, where she is responsible for all aspects of managing the attorney-client relationship of her practice areas including advanced estate and special needs planning, trust and probate administration, business organization, and representation of chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees. “I admire Charlene and her dream team of professionals because of their understanding of the struggles, fears, and goals that special needs children and their families experience. Their decades-long commitment to helping special needs families continue to amaze me (and others I meet) and I hope to be just a small part of that effort”, said Julie Ishii.
About Kelly Knabe
Kelly Knabe is the Owner and CEO of Cobalt Equipment. At Cobalt, she is responsible for the leadership of an equipment rental company that responds to emergencies and disasters serving the western US for federal, state, county, and private agencies. Kelly has served as a Board member for the YMCA, Alameda County Fair Association, and Dublin Partners in Education and has been a member in good standing of Soroptimist of the Tri-Valley for 30 years. Mrs. Knabe added, “I believe in the mission of the School of Imagination and want to help ensure progress is made in achieving growth and sustainability of services to our community. I know first hand how hard the day-to-day work is in delivering services and want to be supportive of the founders and employees in all ways possible”.
About School of Imagination and Happy Talkers
School of Imagination and Happy Talkers is the leading inclusive early childhood education and multidisciplinary intervention program for neurodiverse learners, bringing out the extraordinary in every child. In 2021, the organization is projected to provide more than 700 children with services, many of them facing autism, developmental delays, and other disabilities.
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