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Meet Your 2024-2025 Board Members & Committee Chairs:

Our PTSO is made up of hard-working family members, teachers and students who pool their talents to provide practical support for our school. Those listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year. Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have questions.

Executive Board

Jessica Gearlds, President

OPEN ROLE, Vice President of Ways and Means

Jennifer is returning as VP of Ways and Means and Butler Tech/Lakota Central Liaison after seeing a need last year. She is the former two year president of LEHS PTSO, and 2023 Barb Bossu District Volunteer Award Winner, and led the Lakota Presidents’ Council and the Lakota Science & Engineering Fair. She is on the Lakota Pi Day team and the LEADS Board. After a full career at P&G, Jennifer retired a few of years ago. Her youngest son is in his junior year at East, and a daughter who is a senior at OSU, and a son, who is a freshman at UC.

Mary Youmell, VP Student Activities

Marcy Gantt, Secretary & Volunteer Coordinator

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Marcy is excited to extend her role for the second year as our Secretary, as well as being an active part of our Staff Appreciation Team. She and her daughters moved to Lakota in 2018 and have really enjoyed all that the district has to offer along with the level of community involvement in our schools. Marcy owns a real estate advisory firm and she and her husband have four children - Two East graduates who are both members of the Air National Guard, a senior (Winter Guard,) and a freshman (Football).

Lauren Dunbar, Co-Treasurer

OPEN ROLE, Co-Treasurer

Amanda Wilson, DPC Co-Rep, Main Campus

Jess Scribner, DPC Co-Rep, Main Campus

Jessamine was the DPC rep for Woodland Elementary from 2022-2024 and is excited to move into that same role for LEHS main campus. She is also the Co-VP of Student Activities for the Lakota East UpBeat Club. Jessamine is a speech-language pathologist and the founder of Endeavor Speech Therapy, LLC. She has a senior and sophomore at East, and a 6th grader at Woodland Elementary.

Jennifer Kidd, DPC Co-Rep, Freshman Campus

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Ways and Means Committee Chairs

OPEN ROLE - Craft Show Co-Chair

OPEN ROLE - Senior Parking Spot Painting

Liz Gaerke - Senior Yard Signs

Student Activities Committee Chairs

OPEN ROLE, Butler Tech/Lakota Central Liaison

OPEN ROLE, Flamingo Flocking Chair

Jen Feldmeyer, Future Hawks Night Co-Chair

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Jen is mother to current 11th, 10th and 8th graders at East and Hopewell Junior. She has been an active volunteer at Shawnee ECS, Hopewell Elementary and ECS, and former PTSO president, and was the 2021 Barb Bossu Volunteer Spirit Award winner from Union Elementary. She is currently a DPC Representative and on the PTSO Executive Board at Hopewell Junior. Jen loves being involved with the Future Hawks Nights to bring the East-feeding schools together for fun nights.

Julie Horton - Future Hawks Nights Co-Chair

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Julie served on the PTSO board of Liberty ECS and then Union Elementary for nine years. In her 12 years with students in the district, she has led Walk-a-thons, Fall Festivals, Hawks for the Cure volleyball fundraisers, and volunteered in many different capacities across multiple buildings. Julie was a Barb Bossu volunteer award winner in 2022, and currently serves as the VP of Fundraising for Lakota East Athletic Boosters in addition to her roles within the Lakota East PTSO. She is a board certified specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, and works at a private practice outpatient therapy clinic.

Sarah Chambers - Hawk of the Week Chair

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Sarah and her husband have two sons in the Lakota District: a 9th grader at East Freshman, and a 6th grader at Independence Elementary. Sarah has always been an active member of her children’s school’s PTO/PTA and was the 2021 Barb Bossu Volunteer Award recipient for Liberty Early Childhood School. Outside of volunteering, Sarah enjoys reading, traveling, and, of course, watching her family in their various activities

Kathyn Zucker - Scholarships

Daniel Colpi - Staff Appreciation Co-Chair, Main Campus

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Daniel is starting his 7th year at LEHS PTSO, and has been on many PTSOs in the Lakota School District. He is heavily involved in leadership roles in Scouts and has coached many youth sports teams including baseball and basketball; Daniel serves as the LSO Baseball President. He is employed at Nokia as a “super computer nerd” and has three children (two east graduates, and a 10th Grader at East).

Marcy Gantt - Staff Appreciation, Main Campus

Kimberly Hall - Senior Picnic

Amanda Hrenko, Lakota CARES Liaison

Maggie Panyko - Website Manager

Maggie (she/her) cares greatly for creating equitable and inclusive opportunities for students, and ensuring all voices are heard. A freelance graphic designer, and an Alto I in Vox Veritatis Choir in Northside, Maggie shares her love of art and music with her talented 8th (saxophone & engineering) & 12th grade sons (piano & aviation), enjoys volunteering for PTSO's, and makes custom photo and sticker cards with the occasional limerick.