2024-2025 Board Members
Katie Beazle – President
Katie has a son in 1st grade and a daughter joining Chehalem for the first time in the Pre-K program. She has enjoyed volunteering at her children’s schools as well as donating time and energy to other local organizations for over fifteen years. Katie is a stay-at-home mom who recently opened her own private life coaching business. In her downtime, she enjoys reading, riding her bike, walking, and spending time with the family at the lake, the coast, or on a good trail. If you have any questions or would like to get involved in the PTO, reach out to her!
Jasmine Ortiz – Vice President
Jasmine is the a mother of two girls, a 2nd grader at Chehalem and an 8th grader. She is blessed to work a remote position which enables her to volunteer and be more active in her girls’ schools than in the past. Evenings are filled with never ending soccer practice and games. When they do get time off from soccer, they enjoy binge watching Netflix, staying at the coast and traveling to visit family in Hawaii. Jasmine is also one of our Popcorn leads. As Vice President Jasmine manages events, supports the President position, and is active in fundraising.
Lindsey Chase – Treasurer
Lindsey has three kiddos at Chehalem this year; in 4th, 3rd, & Kindergarten. Lindsey is also a small business owner of a successful sock company (she helped us create the awesome Chehalem socks you might see around the halls). In her limited free time Lindsey enjoys coaching soccer and travel. As Treasurer, Lindsey is responsible for creating the PTO budget and managing the books and reimbursements. If you have any questions regarding how your fundraising dollars are spent, please contact Lindsey.
Vanessa Gomez-Baldwin – Volunteer Coordinator
Vanessa is the mom of a 1st grader at Chehalem. She enjoys spending her time with her family– especially running around for her son’s basketball and soccer games. You can often find her with a paddleboard in hand or trudging around the woods with her bow. Please feel free to ask her any questions about volunteering!!
Carla Smith – Secretary
Carla has a daughter in first grade at Chehalem. She spends her days as an accountant for a food manufacturing company, and her evenings enjoying princess teas and dress up. In her downtime, Carla enjoys reading, crochet, and hanging out with her family. As Secretary, Carla is responsible for keeping meeting minutes and maintaining the website. She is happy to answer questions about what was discussed during meetings.
OPEN POSITION!!! – Co-Popcorn Lead
Contact Carla Smith (Secretary) for details on job duties.
Jennifer Strider & Abbey Orton – Co-Art Literacy Coordinator
***If you would like to learn more about helping with Popcorn or Art Literacy please email [email protected] to be connected with the leaders.