Karen is a Sustaining Member of the West Bellevue Chapter, where she held a variety of leadership roles over a seven years, including Vice President of Philanthropy, President Elect, President, and Past President. She is currently in her sixth and final year as National President. Karen has found working with the chapters and National Board to be incredibly inspiring and rewarding.

Originally from Southern California, Karen has lived in the Pacific Northwest for the past twenty years with her husband and their five children—four boys and a girl. With their youngest now heading off to college, Karen is embracing a new chapter with a full heart and a little more time to explore her passions

Deeply committed to community service, Karen finds joy in volunteering, supporting both youth development programs and Diabetes research through Breakthrough T1D. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, and is looking forward to improving her golf game.

Mariciel is a Founding Mother Member and Sustainer of the San Mateo-Foster City Chapter, where she first served as Treasurer during the chapter’s provisional years. Now in her third year on the National Board, she is serving her first year as National Treasurer.

She lives in Half Moon Bay, CA with her husband, and is enjoying life as an empty nester now that their son has completed his first year at University of Oregon. A UCLA graduate, she brings over 25 years of financial leadership experience in the gaming industry, including a decade as VP of Finance at several technology startups. In her personal time, she enjoys hiking, traveling, golfing, and spending quality time with her family.

Valerie is the Founding President of the Huntington Beach Chapter, where she currently lives. Last year she served as Past President and enjoyed planning the first events for the chapter’s Sustainer Group. She is excited to serve as VP Chapter Support, lending her knowledge and support. Valerie was a member of the National Charity League South Coast Chapter for eight years and served on their board for three years. She is currently also a member of their sustainer group.

Valerie graduated from Saint Mary’s College of California and has a background in finance and staffing and is currently in the wellness industry. She has four children; two in college, one in high school and one in middle school. Valerie is looking forward to jumping back into NLYM with her youngest son in a few years.She is the youngest of seven children and very close with her family. She volunteers throughout her community and at her church. She is a heliophile and loves walking, hiking and being in nature. She looks forward to working with the amazing women of the National Board.

Stephanie Dreyer is the Founding President of the South Bay Chapter and currently serves as Vice President of Communications on the National Board. She most recently served as Past President of the South Bay Chapter and is honored to support the organization’s mission at the national level.

Professionally, Stephanie is a marketing strategist, content creator, and recipe developer specializing in food and lifestyle content. She is the author of two children’s books and has developed recipes for magazines, cookbooks, and leading food brands.

When she’s not working or volunteering, Stephanie enjoys cooking, reading, playing mahjong, and traveling. Her favorite place to be, however, is at home hosting family and friends around the table. She lives in Hermosa Beach, California, with her husband, son, and two daughters.

Kelly has been a member of the NLYM South Coast Chapter since 2019 where she served as Chapter President, Past President and GLAD for two years. She is currently a member of the South Coast Sustainer Group and is entering her third year on the National Board as VP of Membership.  Growing up Kelly was a ticktocker in Fullerton and joined the NCL South Coast Chapter with her daugther where she also served as Chapter President.  Kelly has two children- a daughter who graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 and now lives and works in San Francisco and a son who is entering his third year at UC San Diego. In addition to being a mom and former small business owner, Kelly enjoys serving her community through volunteer work, long walks with her dog by the beach, personal development through reading particularly non-fiction and autobiographies, entertaining family and friends and traveling- especially to new places like South Africa.

Cathy is a Founding Member and Sustainer of the San Mateo-Foster City Chapter, where she served as President Elect, President, Past President and GLAD. She is currently in her third year on the National Board as VP Training.

Originally from Taiwan, Cathy has resided in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. Her oldest son was in the first graduating class of the San Mateo-Foster City Chapter, and is currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle. She also has a daughter in high school and a younger son in middle school.

Prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom, Cathy worked in the high-tech industry specializing in web development and user experience. She later switched gears and worked as a teacher in early childhood settings until her youngest was a toddler. In her spare time, Cathy loves to travel, read and watch her children play sports.

Jessica grew up in Portland, Oregon and now raises her two boys in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She is a speech-language pathologist and owns a private practice. In addition to watching her boys play sports, football, basketball and lacrosse, she enjoys volunteering with NLYM. She joined NLYM in 2019 with her older son (Class of 2023) and is an active mother member with her younger son (Class of 2027). Jessica has been the GLAD, Youth Coordinator, Youth Coordinator Elect, Elections mom and committee member for Etiquette Dinner and Mother Meeting Speakers. This year she will be the President Elect for the Lake Oswego Chapter. Jessica loves traveling with her friends and family, especially to France. She has been taking French again since 2017. She is excited to learn more about NLYM at a National Level and to connect the Leagues with her role of VP Programming.