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KELLY SWANSON, President, is an alumni of Gold Beach Union High School. She is married to Greg Swanson, an alumni of Sunset High School. They have two children: Jarek, a junior at Forest Grove and Hannah, a 7th grader at Neil Armstrong. She's an emergency room nurse at Tuality Hospital. She's been a volunteer soccer and softball coach, as well as a Dilley PTO officer and school volunteer. She enjoys being involved in the schools and supporting the kids. BEN RECEK, Vice President. CHRISTINE KNIGHT, Secretary, grew up in Portland and attended Wilson High School. She graduated Oregon State in 1977. She is married to Neal Knight, who grew up in Cornelius, Forest Grove and graudated Forest Grove High School in 1975. They have two boys at FGHS: Luke, an FGHS graduate, and Casey, a junior. Christine volunteers at the boys' schools and has been treasurer of all the parent clubs, while helping run their business -- Cherry Products Autobody -- in Cornelius. NAN BRIZENDINE, Treasurer, has been a mom in the Forest Grove school district for over 24 years. She two daughters, Melanie and Megan, both FGHS graduates. Nan is an alumnus of Gaston High School and graduated from there in 1984 but attended the Forest Grove School District up until her freshman year of high school. Nan has been a volunteer throughout her daughters’ residence in the Forest Grove School District since both attended kindergarten and continues to volunteer today. She is currently employed as a bookkeeper at Frye’s Action Athletics in Forest Grove. She is very involved in her daughter’s school events and her volleyball club. Although it makes her life very busy, she enjoys volunteering and being involved in events at the High School. MELISSA HORNE, Apparel Czar and general Booster Kibitzer, is not an alumni from Forest Grove. She and her husband Elliott graduated from Gaston in 1990. However, she did attend FGSD throughout the grade school years and has remained friends with other alumni from FG. They have a son, Michael, now a FGHS graduate, and Amanda, who attends FGHS. Although it can be busy sometimes, she enjoys being on the booster club and being involved to help and support the kids. JANET PETERS, Banners/Posters/Advertising, is an alumni of Banks High School, class of 1973 and is married to Rus Peters, a graduate of Forest Grove High School, class of 1972. They have four children, Tonya and Jim, both graduates of Banks High; Luke, a senior at Forest Grove; and Cassie, an 8th grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. They also have two grandchildren. Janet has been a volunteer in the schools, soccer, and softball coach and active in PTO at Dilley. She is also the office manager at the NewsTimes. She enjoys being involved in the schools and supporting the kids. MARYL CAROW, Concessions Mistress. JODY KELSAY, Escrip/Cartridges.
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