The Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park - Board of Directors

Executive Board (2007-2008) President – Daniel Blanquie Dan (& Vera) ~ We are 25 year residents of Rohnert Park. To affect change in a positive way, it is necessary to get involved. The Cotati/Rohnert Park Education Foundation is a noble cause, and we are extremely proud to be a part of it. One of the most valuable gifts we can give to our children is education. This Foundation assists our community by providing valuable grants to our educators. With all of the fiscal concerns facing our schools, this foundation becomes even more important. We encourage all of you to support it. Vice President – Michael Pastryk Secretary – Gaylene Rosaschi (Also serving as School District Liaison Principal – Evergreen Elementary School) Treasurer – Linda Canterbury Linda ~ “I have been on the board for several years. I joined the Ed Foundation as the teaching profession has always held a soft spot for me. My father was a greatly loved teacher and I saw how much teachers give to their profession. My family has lived in Rohnert park for over 20 years.” Immediate Past President – Wulff Reinhold Wulff ~ “Our future lives in our youth and I believe that it is our responsibility and duty to invest whatever time, effort, and capital is necessary in order to provide our youth and their teachers with all of the alternatives and opportunities they need to accomplish their fullest potential. The Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park allows me the unique and privileged opportunity to contribute towards that goal.” “Both of our sons have attended the Cotati-Rohnert Park schools and were fortunate enough to be able to participate in many of the educational programs of merit funded by the Education Foundation, including Art Docent and a whole variety of nature and science projects. These curriculum enhancements have contributed significantly to their educational success, including their candidacy qualifications and acceptance at prominent universities.” Wulff and his wife Paula (also a board member and former president) have lived in Sonoma County since 1989. Both are exceptionally active in their community and were joint recipients of the prestigious Sonoma County Spirit Award in 2006. Wulff works for the City of Rohnert Park and further contributes to the community as a member of the Rotary Club of Rohnert Park-Cotati and as a member of the United States Air Force Auxiliary – Civil Air Patrol – Redwood Empire Composite Squadron #157 Board Members Barbara Bagileo Vera Blanquie Fred Brokaw (Past President 2004-2005 & 2002-2003) Fred ~ “I have been involved in the Education Foundation for at least nine years and attended the Sharing of the Green Auction for at least five years before I joined the board. My wife is a teacher in the CRPSD and was a recipient of grants from the Education Foundation which allowed her to purchase good sewing machines for her Home Arts class at Mountain Shadows Middle School. Those machines are still in service and have taught hundreds of students how to sew. Since becoming a member I have watched the organization grow by improving the Auction and developing other fundraiser events like the Spice up the Night Chili Cook Off and the Talent Extravaganza. The end result is more funds to enrich the student’s educational experience”. Jane Ginn Sharon Kennedy April Nelson Debbie Pastryk Debbie ~ My name is Debbie Pastryk. I attended RCHS, and have lived in RP for many years. My husband, Michael and I have raised three sons: Steven (25) RCHS, Jason (20) RCHS, and Justin (19) Tech High. I am very pleased with my children's overall education they received. I support our schools and teachers and want to give back where I can. That is why I joined the Cotati-Rohnert Park Education Foundation and hope all of you support us, and our events. Paula Reinhold (Past President, 2003-2004) Nicole Smith Kathy Wilmot (Past President, 2005-2006) Kathy ~ “It is my pleasure & privilege to serve as a board member of the Education Foundation (EF). The youth is our future and I am truly blessed to work with such a wonderful group of EF board members, who not only work hard to raise grant money for our schools, but have become wonderful lifelong friends.” “Rohnert Park has been my home for the past 30 years. I attended Richard Crane Elementary School, Mountain Shadows Middle School and graduated from Rancho Cotati High School. I then met and married my husband Tracy and have been happily married for 21 years. My husband and I are raising our two sons Cavin (18 years old) and Lance (16 years old), who both attended Gold Ridge Elementary and Mountain Shadows Middle School and now have moved on to High School. We are proud to say Rohnert Park is our home, our community and our family. We love living here and give our time and support to the many city organizations and schools to make a difference in our children’s future.” “The Education Foundation is such a unique foundation, in that all of the EF members are very active volunteers and willingly give countless amounts of hours towards all the wonderful fundraisers year in and year out. The EF strives to provide our teachers and the children of our schools the grants they need to continue offering a well-rounded curriculum, which becomes financially more and more difficult each year. I am very happy and grateful knowing that EF can make a difference; however we need you, our community, and our Rohnert Park family, to be our support. Our children deserve the opportunity to find their hidden talent(s), whether that be in music, the arts, sports, etc. Who knows, one of our very own could be the next Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci or Michael Jordan.” Education Foundation Advisory Board (Past Members) We appreciate the dedicated service these upstanding citizens provided to our community, as well as the continuation of their volunteer services and support for the Education Foundation. Bonnie Black (Former Executive Director) Bonnie ~” In 1975 I received a BA in Art Education from Westminster College in New Wilmington PA .  I worked as an art and home ec. teacher for 3 1/2 years in Virginia before moving to CA in 1979.  My teaching credential from PA was not recognized in CA, and the art teaching jobs were becoming scarcer after the passage of Prop.13 so I turned my attention to starting a family.   After my children were in school, I became active in several Rohnert Park nonprofits gaining board and fund raising event experience while also becoming more and more frustrated by the lack of funding for enrichment programs (the arts, music, etc).  I was eager to find a way to help change that. In Sept. of 1994 I accepted this position bringing my classroom teacher and nonprofit experience together to meet a new challenge.  It has been an honor working with so many outstanding community volunteers to earn the funding to keep enrichment programs in our local schools for the past 10 years.” Anita Felton Ed Gilardi Lorraine Glass Lorraine ~ “My husband and I have lived in Rohnert Park since 1991.   We wanted to offer our daughter a chance to grow up and attend school with friends she would eventually graduate from High School with.  We accomplished this with our daughter graduating from Rancho Cotate High School in 2001 and Sonoma State in 2005.  I was involved in PTA from Elementary through High School, holding many different offices.  I was Chairman of Project Graduation and served on the Every 15 Minutes committee at Rancho Cotate.  Throughout the years I had heard about the grants the Education Foundation offered and always thought what a wonderful opportunity for teachers to fund some of their needs.  Once my daughter was out of school I wanted to get involved and was pleased to join the Education Foundation” Susan Haydon Janice Hendricks Larry Henig Honorary Lifetime Board Member Judi Jones Judi ~ Currently, Judi is employed as the Director of Children’s Services and Community Relations Liaison for University of Sports Athletic Club & Spa. From 1991 to 2001, she owned and operated a childcare business in her home. Prior to that, her extensive administrative background included the Administrator of Laboratory Planning & Development, a company that designed, equipped and built biological laboratories. Judi enjoys cooking, wine tasting (particularly the Russian River and Dry Creek Valleys) and spending time with family and friends. Married to Kevin, they have two sons, Benny age 15 and Jackson age 6. Their family treasures their time together -- camping, Benny’s sporting activities, attending local events and exploring Sonoma County from the vineyards to the ocean. Judi also sits on the Board of the Middle School Athletic Booster’s Club (MSABC) and is an Ambassador for the Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce. Susan Maher Butler Marc Orloff Tim Smith Linda Tracy Aileen Woehl