Catherine grew up in Eureka, CA and graduated from Humboldt State University. She moved to the Bay Area in 2003 after serving in the Peace Corps. Catherine has a background in finance and worked as a buy-side equity stock analyst for over +15 years. She has three children and two of them currently attend Proctor (the oldest graduated last year and is now at Creekside). Catherine served as the auditor for the Proctor PTA last year. She currently leads the Origami and Bulletin Board Club at Proctor and serves as the treasurer for Cub Scout Pack 722. 

Tatiana was born in Moscow, Russia and immigrated to the United States as a high school student. She went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, and earned her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.  Tatiana and her family have lived in Castro Valley for nearly a decade. Tatiana and her husband, Iain, have two daughters, both proud Proctor Patriots, a Newfoundland dog and a cat named Chicken. In her free time, Tatiana can be spotted jogging around Castro Valley. She also loves traveling and spending time with her family.  

Keika moved to the Bay Area when she was 9 years old and considers Castro Valley her hometown. She immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea and moved around the United States before that since her mother was in the U.S. Army. Keika went to college in San Francisco to study animation and had an extensive career in film and games production. She moved back to Castro Valley 6 years ago and established her own animation studio. Keika and her husband have one son who attends Proctor and several pets; a dog, two cats and a Betta fish named Neptune.

Please email president@proctorpta.net if you have any interest in filling this position. This role is responsible for coordinating programs and events that provide parent education, as well as encouraging parents to participate in events like Back to School Night and Open House.  The VP also facilitates community outreach efforts such as our Food Bank distribution partnership and annual Juneteenth event.  

Janel Coughran grew up in the Seattle area, graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Comparative Sociology, and then moved to California where she met her husband.  She taught high school American Sign Language until her first son was born, when she quit to stay at home with him.  The family moved to London for nearly three years and came back in 2021 when her oldest started kindergarten at Proctor.  He is now in 1st grade and the youngest is 2.  Anytime her hands are free, Janel is knitting or learning to sew and crochet.  Her dream is to open a yarn shop and teach others to craft.

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Jeff Keller is beginning his first year as Principal at Proctor Elementary School. Jeff grew up in Livermore, but has lived and taught in Germany, Honduras, and Guatemala. He was a teacher for ten years (mostly in grades 3-5), an elementary principal for eleven years, and a district director for six years. As a district director Jeff supervised and coached principals, trained administrators and teachers in how to effectively collaborate, and planned district-wide implementation of AVID and Professional Learning Communities. Jeff is married and has five children. His wife and eldest daughter are both teachers, and four of his five children have gone through Dual Language Immersion programs.

Bio to come.

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Ebony grew up in sunny Southern California but came to her husband's hometown of Castro Valley in 2007. She is an All American track athlete and has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Cal State University, Stanislaus. 

When not busy working in her family business, she enjoys spending time with her two rambunctious boys, 8 and 11, interior designing, volunteering, traveling, and making memories in the beautiful Bay Area.  

Bio to come

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Michelle grew up in the Bay Area and is the mother of a Proctor first grader. She was formerly an elementary school teacher after graduating from UCLA and receiving her MA and credential from SJSU. She is now the primary caregiver of her three children. Her hopes for this year is to be actively involved and to help build a bridge between teachers and families in order to have a thriving community. In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting, traveling, crafting, and baking.