For the Office of President: Katherine Schomer
For the Office of Vice President: Linnea Fichter
For the Office of Treasurer: Dianne Casper
For the Office of Secretary: Kathy Gerke
Nominee Background Info:
Katherine Schomer currently serves as Central Area Director for SCPTSA, as well as Fundraising Chair for McGilvra PTA. She works as a Research Associate and has two children in elementary school. Katherine has served on other non-profit boards, worked for a large non-profit for several years, and currently works with many public agencies as a researcher. She has been active in advocating with the district for building use and serves on the Strategic Plan Stakeholder Taskforce.
Linnea Fichter is currently Legislative Chair for council, and is serving her second year as Treasurer for Friends of Hawthorne PTA. She is active in Junior League of Seattle and has two preschool children. Linnea has served on several non-profit boards in the area, bringing almost a decade of nonprofit experience to the Seattle Council PTSA.
Dianne Casper is currently Treasurer for SCPTSA, and has been Treasurer at both elementary and middle school level PTAs. She has two children, in middle and high school, and works as financial manager for City People's stores. In her free time, Dianne likes to knit, read, garden, and tend to her bees and chickens.
Kathy Gerke is in her second year as Co-Secretary for Bryant PTSA, and works at the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass as the Director of Sales. She has a son in elementary school, and has been involved in PTSA since he was in kindergarten serving on the Spring Jubilee committee for two years and on the PTSA Board for two years, in addition to volunteering for playground duty, in his classroom and for the Bryant Blast. She grew up in Seattle and her favorite pasttimes are being with her family and gardening.
