About Cedar Mill PTC
The Cedar Mill PTC is a parent-led, volunteer organization with the goal of supporting the teachers, students, and families at Cedar Mill Elementary.
Our Team:
2025-2026 PTC Board Members
President: Andrea Edgecombe, president@cedarmillptc.org
Vice President: Sherri Berns, vicepresident@cedarmillptc.org
Secretary: Kirsten Booher, secretary@cedarmillptc.org
Treasurer: Jihye Kim, treasurer@cedarmillptc.org
Ways & Means: Kara Tatman, waysandmeans@cedarmillptc.org
Volunteer Coordinator: Katie Testo, volunteercoord@cedarmillptc.org
2025-2026 Committees
5th Grade Sendoff: Audelia D'Costa, 5thgradesendoff@cedarmillptc.org
After School Programs: Kim Hennessy, afterschool@cedarlillptc.org
Art Literacy: Steph Ellwood and Priscila Mahoney, artliteracy@cedarmillptc.org
Carnival: Tracey Lorts, carnival@cedarmillptc.org
Clothes Closet: Renata Botelho
Garden Club: Payton Heilman, garden@cedarmillptc.org
Fundraising Committee: Anitha Mathew (overseen by Ways & Means)
Lapping Lumberjacks: Jami Costello, Lauren Christianson, Solène Gicquel, Anna Gindlesperger, Kate Glasson, and Jean Moody, lappinglumberjacks@cedarmillptc.org
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB): Mary Newton and Laura Kim, obob@cedarmillptc.org
School Supplies: Karen Comfort and Mary Koff, supplies@cedarmillptc.org
Science Fair: Seshank Malap, Solene Gicquel, Lauren Christianson, and Ibrahim Abdullahi, sciencefair@cedarmillptc.org
Social Media: Open Position, socialmedia@cedarmillptc.org
Staff Appreciation: Michelle Groce, staffappreciation@cedarmillptc.org
Webmaster: Marco Morales, webmaster@cedarmillptc.org
Teacher Projects Coordinator: Lauren Garbutt, workparty@cedarmillptc.org
Help Wanted!
The PTC relies on parent-volunteers to lead and plan all of the programs we sponsor. This includes the Board and Committee positions listed above who manage community events and behind-the-scenes planning such as volunteer coordination, website management, staff appreciation, financial management, fundraising, and more.
We have several open positions for the 2025-2026 school year. Please see our Opportunities page and email president@cedarmillptc.org if you are interested in getting involved.
2025-2026 PTC Meetings & Gatherings
Community Meetings
The PTC will hold 5 official Community Meetings throughout the school year. The goal for these meetings is to share information about our programs, and to include as many parents as possible in the discussions and decisions that move our programs forward. The more parents and voices at the table, the better. All Cedar Mill parents and guardians are automatically members of the PTC, and are welcome to attend — we hope to see you there!
PTC Community Meetings are held on Tuesdays and start at 7pm in the Cedar Mill School Library and via Zoom. An agenda and meeting materials will be distributed via ParentSquare prior to the meeting. We reserve time at every meeting for “Open Items” on the agenda, so if you have an idea, topic, or question you’d like to bring to the group, we’d love to hear it!
Meeting minutes will be linked below approximately one week following the meeting date. If you would like to see meeting minutes from board meetings or from the prior school years, please email secretary@cedarmillptc.org.
Save the dates for this year’s Community Meetings:
September 16, 2025
November 18, 2025
January 20, 2026
March 10, 2026
May 19, 2026
Social Gatherings
In addition to the official PTC Community Meetings held at the school, we will also be hosting a number of Social Gatherings to give parents the opportunity to meet up in an unofficial capacity. These are off-site and alternate with our official PTC Community Meetings at the school. As these are informal gatherings without an agenda, please join us when and for however long you are able. We look forward to seeing you there!
Save the dates for this year’s Social Gatherings:
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 8:30am @ Insomnia Coffee Co.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 8:30am @ Market of Choice
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8pm @ Salt & Straw
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 8:30am @ Market of Choice
Friday, June 5, 2026, 8:30am @ Insomnia Coffee Co.
For meeting minutes from previous school years, please email secretary@cedarmillptc.org.