Keegan Leopold has a diverse background in education, entrepreneurship, and non-profit work. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish. She solidified her fluency in Spanish after living in Spain for a year. She then went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Education and Teaching English as a Second Language.
Keegan spent the first 20 years of her professional life as an elementary school teacher in various schools nationwide. When the global pandemic hit, Keegan transitioned from teaching to starting her company, Leo & Loy, with a longtime friend.
It was during this time that Keegan had an opportunity to follow her lifelong pursuit of working with people and nonprofits. Most recently, Keegan was the Day Camp Director for Girls Scouts of San Diego and, before that, the Camp Director and Assistant Family Programming Manager at The Bay Club.
Keegan’s diverse experience and professional background will help take Vision of Children to the next level as we continue to further our mission of finding cures for childhood hereditary blindness and vision disorders.
When she is not working, Keegan is an avid soccer player and enjoys spending quality time with her three daughters, reading, and traveling.
Sara Feldmann Sheehan, Media Consultant, began her career in advertising at DDB Needham, later moving to publishing where she was a contributing editor on numerous consumer and trade magazines. As a representative of these publications, Sara appeared on “Good Morning America”, the weekend edition of the “Today” show and co-produced segments for “Oprah.” Currently, Sara is developing numerous film and television projects, including a television franchise. She recently launched SAMO, a Production Company specializing in co-productions with overseas companies.
Sara has been the Executive Producer and Managing Partner for both Working Pictures and Grenade Editorial since 1990. She produced numerous television commercials and public service announcements. For television, she produced the docu-series “Motor City Rising” for Ovation TV, and the reality TV series “Repo Men: Stealing for a Living” with host Vincent Pastore for TLC.
Sara’s directing career started with a series of short documentary pieces on healthcare for designer Donna Karan’s philanthropic foundation, Urban Zen, where she also functioned as the foundation’s Executive Producer. Sara attended Bedales School and graduated from Wellesley College. She is an avid goldsmith, cook and gardener.
Bobby Sheehan, Media Consultant, began his eclectic career in high school when he created fashion videos and print campaigns for the New York fashion emporium, Parachute. While attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Bobby opened his own production company where he directed and produced a wide variety of motion picture work, all the while continuing his photographic career.
Bobby has created critically acclaimed documentaries, and feature films that are currently available on Netflix. To date, Bobby has directed over 500 commercials that include work for: Adidas, American Express, General Electric, Hyundai, Las Vegas Tourism, McDonalds, Pfizer, Reebok, Wal-Mart and public service announcements for American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Health Canada, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, and the Special Olympics.
As a fine arts photographer, Bobby has been exhibited nationally in galleries such as Bridgewater Lustburg in New York, Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles and the Vision Gallery in San Francisco. Bobby graduated from NYU’s film division of the Tisch School of the Arts and is the co-founder of New York based Working Pictures with his wife, Sara Feldmann Sheehan.
Julie Rausch joined Vision of Children in January of 2023 as our Special Events Associate.