Sarah Thorson has 2 children at TCPS, a 5th grade daughter, Quinn, and a 3rd grade son, Henry. Sarah Thorson is a community leader who has lived in West Linn for 9 years, and took on the role last year as the President of the PTA because of her strong commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive environment, and is excited to continue to serve the Trillium Creek Primary School Community. Sarah graduated from Arizona State University, and is a full-time working mother and wife, in the commercial real estate industry.
Julie Swander has a 4th grade son and 1st grade daughter at TCPS. She is native Oregonian, growing up in Oregon City and then moving to West Linn in 2016 after a decade in the Bay Area. After chairing committees the last few years, this is her first year on the Board and she is excited to serve this incredible school community. Julie graduated from Oregon State University and Linfield School of Nursing and currently works as a Registered Nurse at a Portland area hospital.
Co-Vice President: Brittany Simpson Brittany Simpson has one soccer loving child who is in 4th grade at TCPS. Her family moved to West Linn two years ago and fell in love with the town and all it has to offer. After moving and attending the first general PTA meeting she dove right in to help with TCPS adult social 2 years ago. She is looking forward to putting her time and energy into this wonderful school in hopes to maintain the beautiful sense of community that already exists. She graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology and works part-time as a Sonographer.
Annamarie Martinez has a 4th grade daughter and a kindergarten son at TCPS. Annamarie grew up in Milwaukie Oregon and after graduating from the University of Oregon moved down to California for 13 years where she worked as a social worker. She brought her family back with her to Oregon in 2020 and loves serving at the school on the PTA as a volunteer and now as a board member.
Miranda Butler has 1 child at TCPS, a dual-language 2nd grader, Kyleigh. Miranda is an Oregon transplant by way of Colorado. She and her husband moved to Aloha in 2014 and then to West Linn in 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Denver with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Real Estate, and master’s degree in Information and Communication Technologies. Miranda is the lead event coordinator for the Clackamas Community College Harmony and Wilsonville campuses. This is her second year serving on the PTA Board as Secretary.
Co-Secretary (Webmaster & Social Media): Missy Corwin
Missy Corwin has 1 child at TCPS in 4th grade. She also has a 7th grade son who went through the dual language program at TCPS and is now at Rosemont Middle School. Missy grew up in West Linn and roped her husband and kiddos to move back here to West Linn. Missy has a Master’s Degree in School Counseling from George Fox University and Bachelor’s Degree from Oregon State University. Missy has volunteered in a variety of chair positions and events at Trillium over the last 8 years including yearbook, adult socials, auctions, emceeing almost everything and chairing up the Hoot ‘n’ Scoot, however this is her first year in an official board position.
Nicole has one child at TCPS and another in preschool. She moved to Oregon from California for graduate school at OSU. Go Beavs! This is her first year on the TCPS PTA Board as co-treasurer.
After working in banking and retail, Desireé became a stay-at-home mom when she moved from Portland to West Linn in 2017. She has been working hard as the mother of three active girls ever since. Her twin daughters are in the first grade dual-language class at TCPS. She is excited to use her degree in Finance from Cal State Bakersfield in her role as co-treasurer. When not at a PTA meeting or other school function, you can find Desireé out camping, paddleboarding, or curled up with a good book.
Samantha has two children at TCPS. She is an Oregon transplant by way of Ohio. She and her family moved to West Linn from Portland in 2019. Samantha is a graduate of the Ohio State University and Lewis & Clark College Graduate School. She is a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in the treatment of adult eating disorders. Samantha served three years as TCPS PTA President. This is her second year as TCPS PTA Advisor.
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