MOSAIC BOARD & STAFF

Jennifer grew up in neighboring Colusa County where her family has farmed since the 1850’s. She married Bill Cruickshank and moved to Yolo County 20 years ago where she and her husband built their home on land that her husband’s family has farmed for 4 generations as well. Having spent over 20 years working as a human resource professional, she is currently Human Resource Manager at a manufacturing company in Woodland. She has a long and active history of community involvement; having served on the Workforce Innovation Board, Community Services Action Board, Economic Development Board (Colusa County), Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Yolo County) among others and has volunteered on projects that support foster youth who are aging out of the foster care system. Currently she is a board member of Mary’s Cemetery and Chapel Support Group.

Always interested in supporting efforts that endeavor to nurture and cultivate youth, she also currently serves as board president of a non-profit which provides resources, training, and technology on ACA communication devices and software for nonverbal youth. She hopes to bring some of those tools and knowledge to the Mosaic museum experience that further ensures inclusion to all children regardless of ability.

A mother of 4, Jennifer prioritizes any free time she has by joyfully spending it with her 7 grandchildren.

Julie Lawley Mata grew up in rural Woodland. She attended UC Davis and received her B.S. in Landscape Architecture. Julie is the business manager at Mata Realty, She enjoys gardening, travel and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

It is very important to her that we give all the children of Woodland an opportunity to play and learn in our Museum of Science, Art, Imagination and Creativity!

Scott was born in Paradise, California, and spent his early childhood in Redding, moving to Woodland at the age of 12. He attended local schools and graduated from Woodland High School in 1966. He went on to attend Sacramento City College and then Fresno City College until he was drafted in 1968. He is a Vietnam era vet having served 2 years in the army Military Police Corp. He returned to Woodland after being honorably discharged and returned to college. He married his high school sweetheart in 1971.

Scott went to work for Yolo Ice & Creamery and continued there until 1982. At this time, he became a teacher and coach at Liberty Christian Academy and the music director for New Testament Church in Woodland. Scott continued his education and received a P.H.D. in Clinical Psychology and was a licensed counselor. In 1999, he went through the Police Chaplain Academy and became a Law Enforcement Chaplain with the Woodland Police Department where he served for many years as Senior Chaplain. Upon retirement from his church he continued as a WPD Chaplain where he continues to serve today.

Scott has worked with children and young adults for over 30 years and has a heart for the youth of our communities in Yolo County. 

Janet Vaughan is a fifth generation Woodlander.  She attended local schools and worked within the county for many years.  She has spent most of her working life as a project manager, customer service rep, and trainer for the legislature and as a contractor for IBM. She is also a local real estate agent since 2003.  

Her family has contributed to the history of the city through agriculture (great grandfather invented the first Almond Huller, father invented many farm machines including the Alfalfa Cube Machine, El Topo, and the Undertaker), law enforcement (grandfather retired as a Highway Patrol Officer), medicine (great grandfather and great uncle were physicians in Woodland, sister was a nurse in town), and business (father, brother-in-law, and sister owned a hydraulic business in town working on agriculture machinery, sister owns a tanker repair shop in West Sacramento, uncle owned an insurance business in town).

She retired in 2015 from all but real estate, and is currently working as the Executive Director of MOSAIC.  She, the Mata’s, the Board and many others work daily to bring a unique and exciting experience for all our children.