Kaitlyn Liao started her life in California as an East Coast transplant as a founder for a pre-’99 bubble tech startup in SOMA SF, then post-bubble Marketer for AMD in Silicon Valley. She and her husband were married at Gamble Garden and became first-time parents at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital before spending 13 years as…

Andrea Levesque is parent to two PAUSD students (Walter Hays and Greene Middle School). In addition to classroom volunteering, she served on the Walter Hays PTA Executive Board for three years including one year as VP of Events and two years as PTA Co-President. She volunteers with her son’s Scout troop and coached cross country…

Wei Wang and her family have been actively participating in PiE’s annual campaign since 2018. Her son (13) is currently attending JLS and her daughter (10) is currently attending Hoover Elementary. Wei has spent 25 years working in various marketing leadership roles within Silicon Valley, most recently at Cisco Systems, and previously at VMware, Hortonworks,…

Manoj Batra is a father of a son and two daughters in PAUSD. He has been in the Bay Area since 2000 and been a resident of Palo Alto from 2008 onwards. He moved with his family to China for a professional opportunity in 2014 and has been permanently back in Palo Alto since 2017.…

Sophie Che is a parent to two Fairmeadow students. She has been an active school volunteer since her older child started Kindergarten at Nixon. In addition to event volunteering, Sophie served on the Fairmeadow PTA Executive Board for three years, as Parliamentarian for one year and as Treasurer for two years. Sophie also started the…

Cassy Christianson is a therapist in pediatrics and maternal health. She is the current Vice-Chair and incoming Chair of Stanford Medicine Community Council and serves on the Board of Directors of Abilitypath. Cassy’s interests include the history of medicine and she is currently at Stanford University pursuing research in early modern women’s’ health. Cassie earned…

Melanie Curtiss, a native of Palo Alto, spent her formative years in the Bay Area. In 2010, she and her husband decided to return to her roots and establish their home in Palo Alto to begin a family. They are now proud parents of two sons who attend JLS and El Carmelo. Since 2018, the…

Maria Derrick has been an active school volunteer since the oldest of her two children (both currently students at Paly) started Kindergarten at El Carmelo. In addition to volunteering in the classroom and working on many school events, she has also served in many roles on PTA/PTSA Executive Boards at El Carmelo, JLS, Paly, and…

Rochna Dhand has lived in Palo Alto for more than 16 years. She has two kids—a sophomore daughter at Paly and an 8th grade son at Greene. Both kids have been at PAUSD since the Young 5s program and kindergarten at Duveneck. Rochna has been very engaged in PAUSD and the surrounding community. She is…

Joyce Farnsworth has two daughters in Palo Alto schools. Since moving to Palo Alto in 2013, her volunteering has included stints as a Girl Scout leader, a Math Olympiad volunteer, and a member of the Fairmeadow and Gunn PTSA boards as well as several years as a PiE Rep for Fairmeadow and now Gunn. Joyce’s…