2020-2021 Elected PTSA Board Members
President – Jennifer Wenrick
Jennifer has three children, twin girls heading in 8th grade and a son in 6th. Jennifer was heavily involved in the elementary school PTA, serving terms as president and vice president, as well as running the after school programs and creating the yearbook. Jennifer has a professional background as a fundraiser and public speaking/communications instructor but has elected to stay home with the kids. She is an Ohio native who moved to Seattle six years ago after living in various locations throughout the Midwest and East Coast.
Vice President – TBD
Coming soon
Secretary – TBD
Coming soon
Treasurer – Carol Albert
Carol has two boys at Hamilton (8th and 6th grade). She is currently serving her 2nd and
final year as PTSA Treasurer. Carol’s other life revolves around
electoral politics and public policy. The treasurer is responsible for
managing the financials for the PTSA which is a great way to learn about
the wonderful things Hamilton International Middle School does for our
kids. She is looking for someone who would like to begin shadowing this
role now in order to move into the position trained and ready to go in
the Fall of 2021. Please reach out to her at carol@ccconsulting-wa.com if interested.
Programs & Events VP – Kate Holman
Coming soon
Co-Vice President, Fundraising - Elizabeth Oestreich
Elizabeth has a 7th grader at Hamilton and a 5th grader at McDonald international elementary. This is her second year leading Fundraising. She has also served in various roles on the McDonald Elementary PTA. She grew up in New Jersey, but has called Seattle home for the last 11 years. She is finishing her Master in Public Health (genetics) at the UW. She enjoys reading, family time, travel and languages. In her previous life she spent 6 years in the Navy as an Arabic linguist.
Vice President, Communications – Pete Looney
Pete has 6th and 8th graders at Hamilton. This is his second year on the Hamilton board and served on the West Woodland PTA board and various volunteer roles in the past. He's been paid to have fun coding for the last 20 years and before that was briefly a librarian. He reads a lot. In another life he would have been a film historian.
Elected positions constitute the Executive Committee and are elected by the PTSA Membership at its Spring Meeting.
Appointed PTSA Board Members
6th Grade Liaison – Gayle Perez
7th Grade Liaison – TBD
8th Grade Liaison – TBD
Member at Large – Camilla Layman
Co-Legislative Rep – Joanna Grist
Co-Legislative Rep – Lorelei Goodyear
Membership Chair – Brandi Mattila
Staff Representative – Sarah Erb
The Executive Committee makes the above appointments during the summer board meeting.
Other Key PTSA Positions
Mini Grants Committee Co-Chair – Erin Bernau
Mini Grants Committee Co-Chair – Miki Takihana
BLT Liaison – Cat Howell
Reflections Coordinator – TBD
Staff Appreciation Luncheon Coordinator – Coming soon