Our Board

Board members are elected to their positions for a two-year term. The current executive board consists of the following members:

2008-2009 Executive Board:

The current board consists of the following members:

Shana Tatum, Executive Director - parent, sstatum@earthlink.net

Lou Ann Taylor, Director of Finance and Treasurer - CPA/Parent, jimktaylor@juno.com

Janice Jeys, Director of Programs - St. Catherine's Montessori Primary Teacher, jannyanney@yahoo.com

Steve Pittman, Director of Fundraising - Parent, stevepittman@earthlink.net

Stephanie Acosta, Director of Communications - Parent, mamasez@comcast.net

Anne Acuña, President of Wilson Chapter - Parent, anneacuna530@yahoo.com

Tonya Knauth, President of Garden Oaks Chapter - Parent, tknauth@comcast.net

Amy Hartley, President Whidby Chapter - Parent, amy.hartly@gmail.com

Faith Davis, President of Los Niños Chapter - Early Childhood Teacher Los Niños, faithdavis@earthlink.net

Garden Oaks Chapter:

Victoria Arceneaux, Programs Chair, Parent, vmuraywed@hotmail.com

Joe Crownover, Communications Chair, Parent, joseph.crownover@shell.com

Elizabeth Klein, Fundraising Chair, Parent, elizabethlklein@yahoo.com

Marie Pousson, Teacher Representative, Garden Oaks Lower Elementary Teacher, mpousson@houstonisd.org

Wilson Chapter:

Olga Antonetti, Programs Chair, Wilson Lower Elementary Teacher, oantonetti@houstonisd.org

Andrea Holberg, Communications Chair, Parent, aholberg@yahoo.com

Linda Daichman, Fundraising Chair, Parent, lindadaichman@yahoo.com

Wendy Freed, Teacher Representative, Wilson Lower Elementary Teacher, wfreed@houstonisd.org

Whidby Chapter:

Charlene Voscamp, Programs Chair

Communications Chair, (OPEN - please contact Amy Hartley at amy.hartly@gmail.com)

Amber Mollhagen, Fundraising Co-Chair, Parent, amollhagen@uh.edu

Cathy Muñoz-Negron, Fundraising Co-Chair, Teacher at Sam Rayburn High School/Parent, jnegron1@peoplepc.com

Laura Asletten, Teacher Representative, Whidby Pre-Primary Teacher, laasletten@hotmail.com

Los Niños Chapter:

RoseMarie Avelar, Programs Chair - Director of Los Niños Early Childhood Program, rmavelar@communityfamilycenters.org

Laura Martinez, Communications Chair, ycp_laura_m@hotmail.com

Bryana Gibson, Fundraising Chair - Grants Mgr, Community Family Centers, bgibson@communityfamilycenters.org

Maria Davila, Teacher Representative,

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