BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BETH RUDIGER
Board Member
Beth has taught in both public and private schools, as well as homeschooled her two sons. She received her B.A. in sociology/anthropology from Carleton College and her M.A. in education from Claremont Graduate School. Before retiring from the Middletown Area Merchants Association in 2021, Beth served as its president for five years and a director for three more. She is a director of the Middletown Luncheon Club. She owned Lake County Jazzercise in Middletown from 2006 to 2022 and still teaches fitness classes and healthy living practices there.
Beth feels fortunate that her sons attended Waldorf schools during their early years. She lives with her husband, Mark, and their two dogs in Lower Lake, CA. She loves being out on her land, reading, listening to classical music, hiking, and exploring new places.
CHRISTIE WHITE
Board Member
Christie has over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate and interiors industry from office leasing and office furniture to audio visual technology.
Her years of experience managing and designing large-scale commercial installations for clients in various industries has been of immense value in helping the organizations she volunteers for grow their missions. She retired in 2024 so she could spend more time volunteering in her local community.
When she is not volunteering you can find her doing the things she loves most: working in her garden, walking and hiking with her dog, or cooking up a new recipe in the kitchen.
MORGAN VOGEL CHINNOCK
Board Chair and Co-Founder
Morgan has worked as a grant writer, adjunct professor of English at Pacific Union College, ghostwriter, secretary of a small law firm, and programming director for a summer camp in the Sierras. She completed the seven-year program at wildernessFusion, an outdoor healing arts school, and was a teaching assistant there. Morgan's M.F.A. in Writing is from University of San Francisco.
Before the birth of her second child in early 2020, Morgan saw clients at her practice, MothMoon Healing, and served on the board of the Middletown Area Merchants Association for three years. A resident of Lake County for over a decade, Morgan loves cooking, wilderness survival skills, gardening, and being a mama.
GINA LYLE-GRIFFIN
Board Member
Gina worked for the Lake County Office of Education for 18 years in many capacities involving Early Childhood Education & Development, including Administrator, Coordinator, and Child Development Specialist. In addition to her BS in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Union College, Gina holds two CA credentials in adult, parent & family education, and a CA Child Development Program Director Permit. She serves on the Lake County Child Care Planning Council, Resilient Lake County, and the Lake County Children’s Council.
After 6 years as a Project Director at the County of Lake Health Services Division, she retired from public service in 2022. She is now an independent consultant working as a public policy advocate. Gina believes that Shade Canyon offers local children a quality, developmentally appropriate environment that will stimulate learning through discovery and exploration.
Gina enjoys the ocean, genealogy, and time with family, friends, and her beloved pets.