About Playworks Northern California
All kids deserve the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play. We help schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.
Meet Playworks Northern California
Founded in 1996, Playworks expanded to Northern California in 2012. Playworks Northern California serves low-income schools across the San Francisco Bay Area through our year-round, on-site support services. We’re also reaching thousands more students across Northern California through professional development workshops for schools and youth organizations.
Meet Our People
September 22, 2017
Paul Collins ›
Paul Collins joined the Northern California team in January 2017. Drawn to the power of play in education and human development, Paul brings well over a decade of nonprofit leadership and experience—and another decade of relationship management experience in the…
September 22, 2017
Ben Stein ›
Ben Stein hails from the city of Pittsburgh, PA, where he spent his time cheering for the Penguins. He joined Playworks in 2005 as a Program Coordinator in San Francisco where he lived and worked for two years. In 2007,…
January 14, 2019
Leilani Wagner ›
Leilani is passionate about movement, particularly play. Whether it’s dancing, playing brain teasers, playing basketball, working out, or doing yoga, Leilani continues to incorporate play daily. She fell in love with Playworks in her first job out of college at…