October 13, 2021 | Episode 60
Shawn & Brian are visited by Jill Asher & Olenka Villareal the founders of the Magical Bridge Foundation.
Olenka Villarreal is the Founder of Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, Magical Bridge Foundation and former Silicon Valley leader. In 2008, Olenka brought together an effective team of experts, city officials and volunteers to design and develop the groundbreaking Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, CA. Once open to the public in 2015, she emerged as a respected thought-leader and advocate for playgrounds which reflect the play needs of everyone in a community. As co-inventor and patent-holder of several playground components, she frequently guest teaches at Stanford University and is thrilled about how the foundation's work is extending and inspiring a much-needed and truly magical play movement to include every“body” in a community. Olenka holds a B.A. in Economics and Public Policy from Pomona College and M.B.A. in Marketing from Golden Gate University.
Jill is part of the founding team of Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto and co-founder of Magical Bridge Foundation. A seasoned public relations and marketing executive, Jill left a successful high tech career to run the Magical Bridge Foundation and lead administration, community engagement, development, public relations and marketing. Jill actively engages with communities to promote inclusive play and kindness through a full spectrum of communications and fundraising programs. She is instrumental in promoting the values and principles of Magical Bridge to the media and the global community. She holds degrees in Economics and English from Rutgers University.
Website: https://magicalbridge.org/
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