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SPECIAL THANKS

We would like to thank everyone that played a part in the 2018-2019 PTA Board. We appreciate the countless volunteer hours that were put in to ensure a fun experience for our kids and staff at Hillcrest Elementary.
We wish you all the best and thank you for your service.
BRANDI WENTZ
Co-President
Hello! My name is Brandi and I am your 2019-2020 Hillcrest PTA Co-President. My husband and I have been married for 11 years and we have an 8 year old son. We have lived in Lake Stevens since 2015 and recently joined the Hillcrest family in November of 2018 after transferring from a local private school. The change to Hillcrest has been a great experience for our family and we are excited to help contribute to the community through this opportunity to volunteer for the PTA. My husband is a tenured Mechanic at Boeing and I work full-time in Veterinary Medicine & Equipment Distribution Sales. In our free time we enjoy camping, boating, hiking, and traveling. My goal is to support the building of an inclusive PTA this next school year where all Hillcrest families feel welcome and excited to actively participate and build up this great community.
AJA VALM
Co-President
Hello! I'm your 2019-2020 Hillcrest PTA Co-President. Our family has lived in Lake Stevens for 5 years and love this community. My husband and I have been married for 14 years, he is a Manager at Boeing and I am a SAHM and have owned my own Photography Business for 10 years. We have 3 wonderful children, Alex 12, Mikaila 10 and Maddox who is 7. Alex is currently enrolled at Homelink and Mikaila and Maddox are proud Hillcrest Hawks! I’m excited for this opportunity to volunteer for this position, I know I will learn a lot and look forward to meeting more of our community both here at Hillcrest and Lake Stevens. Our family is out in the community a lot, with a cheerleader/volleyball player and soon to be Pee Wee Football player, so if you see us please say Hi! Our family loves the outdoors, Nerf Gun Wars, Marvel Movies and hanging with our friends...... a crew of friendly geeks!
CATHY CARTER
Co-Vice President
Hi! My name is Cathy and I am your 2019-2020 Hillcrest PTA Co- Vice-President. I’m originally from Australia, but my husband and I bought our first home in Lake Stevens in 2003. This great community has been our home ever since! Our son is now a senior at LSHS, doing Running Start through EvCC. Our daughter is a Second Grader, loving life at Hillcrest. As part of this year’s PTA board I am excited to take part in the planning and execution of PTA sponsored events and programs that will benefit all of our wonderful students and our amazing staff. If you see me around, say hi; I look forward to meeting you!
KIM BASLER
Co-Vice President
Hello! My name is Kim Basler and I am your 2021-22 Hillcrest President. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have two sons. Colt (6yrs) who will be a first grader for the 2019-2020 school year and Hunter (4yrs) who attend Lake Country Preschool and will join the Hillcrest crew for the 2020-2021 school year. My Husband Kyle works at Amazon in downtown Seattle and I work full-time in Software Sales for the Real Estate Industry (luckily I get to work from home). In our “free” time we enjoying camping, working out and traveling to either Alaska or Hawaii. I am looking forward to helping create an environment where collaboration, creativity and excitement are top priority!