Marie Stapleton named President of the Community of Character

Marie Stapleton named President of the Pleasanton Community of Character

Marie Stapleton has been a resident of Pleasanton for 23 years, is a prior recipient of the Community of Character’s Juanita Haugen Award and a current board member for the Community of Character Collaborative. Marie retired from a career in engineering and marketing leadership in the high-tech industry to raise her three kids in Pleasanton. Since then, Marie has volunteered for such roles as: board member of the Pleasanton Mothers Group, PTA President at Vintage Hills, Music Boosters President at PMS, Amador Friends of Music Board Member and volunteer, Festival Chair for the Campana Jazz Festival and currently serves as Board President for Futures Explored, an East Bay non-profit that provides programs for adults with disabilities.

Marie and her husband, Padraig, both originally from Ireland, decided to settle in Pleasanton because the community and its values were something they strongly believed in and knew that raising their kids there would put them on the right path for building their own lives.

Marie is dedicated to giving back to the community and looks forward to working with the members of the Community of Character Collaborative to motivate the Pleasanton community to make a difference in the world around them.

Our many thanks to Craig Eicher for his contributions as President of the Community of Character board. Craig will remain as a board member while focusing on his new role as a member of the Pleasanton City Council.

The Community of Character Collaborative is a non-profit board of volunteers representing the City of Pleasanton, Pleasanton Unified School District, Chamber of Commerce and other faith, non-profit and business organizations to help create a community of Character built on values, goodwill and the traits of responsibility, compassion, self-discipline, honesty, respect, and integrity. (www.CommunityOfCharacter.org).