Our Team | The Play Collective

Meet the Play Collective Family

Meet the crew that keeps the ideas flowing, the laughter going, and the playgrounds popping. Our board is part brain trust, part cheer squad, and part recess gang that never grew up. Somehow, in the middle of bylaws, budgets, and big plans, we make it all feel like fun. Spoiler: it kind of is.

Chairperson

Anna Collette

President of every fan club, real or imagined.

Anna is a one-woman advocacy machine. If playgrounds, libraries, or dual immersion programs had fan clubs, she would be president of all three, probably at the same time, and probably while running a marathon (and having a blast). She’s our loudest cheerleader, our fiercest advocate, and living proof that unstoppable energy can make just about anything feel possible.

President

Anna Jacobsen

The glue, the spark, the guiding light.

Anna has a superpower: turning wild ideas into real things. People can’t help but jump in to help because Anna listens, laughs, and then quietly moves behind the scenes to get the job done. She’s basically the glue, the spark, and the guiding light all rolled into one.

Vice President

Allison Sutherland

Finds the answers no matter where she is (yes, even the tub).

The ultimate connector who will research anything, even from the bathtub, to make sure the right people are at the table. Allison has a knack for spotting opportunities, pulling in the perfect partners, and somehow making it all feel like a party.

MEET THE PLAY COLLECTIVE FAMILY

Meet the crew that keeps the ideas flowing, the laughter going, and the playgrounds popping. Our board is part brain trust, part cheer squad, and part recess gang that never grew up. Somehow, in the middle of bylaws, budgets, and big plans, we make it all feel like fun. Spoiler: it kind of is.