2025-26 Board-Elect

Matthew Cheng

President

I am a retired software engineer. I have a 5th grader at Pacific Sky School in DMUSD. I joined PTA membership since my son entered Sycamore Ridge's kindergarten in 2019 but had not volunteered for PTA and had no idea what it was about. When the new Pacific Sky School opened in 2022, I jumped in and served as the first Pacific Sky PTA President and learned a lot about PTA since then. Since 2023, I serve on NCC board and continue to learn more.

Holly Butte

Secretary

Holly Butte is serving her second year as Council Treasurer. She has been active at the PTA Units where her daughter attended school, Capri and Diegueno. She recently was a part of the Foundation at SDA. She has held many roles in PTA, Secretary, Treasurer, VP, and President and has been involved in many volunteer activities. She is an alumna of TP, Earl Warren, and Solana Beach.

Doreen Hom

Treasurer

Doreen is a native San Diegan (and graduate of UC San Diego) who has been a long time PTA volunteer serving unit, council, and district. Her roles have included president, treasurer, secretary, parliamentarian, and auditor. Her two children are alumni of Ashley Falls, Earl Warren MS, and Torrey Pines HS. Both have since graduated from college and are “adulting”. Doreen still volunteers with Everyone a Reader, is a board member of the TPHS Foundation as well as its Badminton Liaison, and is on the admin staff of San Diego North County Chinese School. She can even tell you how rewarding it is to volunteer at her children’s college too. Professionally, she is a part time biologist at Scripps Research.

Thanuja Zupan (to be ratified by the new board)

Financial Reviewer

Thanuja has been a familiar face in her kids schools for many years through her volunteer actions. Serving on the School Site Council since 2021, she is a dedicated advocate for student achievement and success. She is currently on her second year as a member of the District Advisory Committee at SDUHSD. She has a freshman at Torrey Pines High School and a fifth grader at Sage Canyon Elementary.Prior to parenthood, Thanuja made a career in Client Relations & Sales across multiple industries with Business Banking being the most recent. In her free time, you’ll find her hiking the trails, skiing the slopes, exploring places & food, and volunteering to help keep San Diego clean.

Reise Miller (to be ratified by the new board)

Historian

I have a Post Graduate Degree in Conceptual Art and Design. i have 3 children , 2 who are at TPHS and 1 who is a graduate from SDSU. I have served 2 years on PTMS as Vp on the PTA, and 2 years on TPHS Foundation Board, and 10 years as a tutor on Everyone A Reader program. I am very excited to serve on NCC.

Amy Flicker

VP Legislation

Prior to becoming a full time mom, I held executive positions focused on Organizational Planning & Development and Succession Planning in the wireless telecom industry. We have 2 boys, one who graduated from SDA, and the other from LCC. Our youngest is a special needs student, who is on the autism spectrum.I served as a PTA President and various other roles in EUSD and SDUHSD, such as ICOC, Social & Emotional Wellness Committee, SPED Taskforce, SPED Transition Taskforce. I was also on the executive board for NCCSE, which oversees 14 school districts for northern San Diego County. For the City of Encinitas, I served as Environmental Commissioner, Planning Commissioner, Cyclovia, Climate Action Plan & City Ordinances.Being involved where my energy and efforts can benefit our kids and our communities are what I enjoy the most. I am privileged to be your NCC President for the 2023-2024 school year and look forward to supporting you.

Audrey Comer

VP Membership

Aubrey Comer, DPT, has a 10+ year background in Home Health Physical Therapy and is currently serving her second year as the Sage Canyon PTA president. A dedicated wife and mother of three daughters, her youngest is in 5th grade at Sage Canyon. Aubrey’s passions extend beyond her professional life include health and fitness, exploring San Diego, weight training, snowboarding, skiing, and traveling, which she enjoys in her spare time.

Judi Strang

VP Health & Safety

I am an advocate for youth and parents, a retired social worker, Executive Director of San Dieguito Alliance, parent of 7 children, all of whom graduates from Torrey Pines High School. I have served in the past as Unit and Council President, Treasurer, and Health & Safety, Legislation. I have a great interest in Legislation as an opportunity to change and interrupt the promotions and messages that persuade youth that alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and drugs are an answer to dealing with life’s anxieties and problems. I have a BA in Psychology after entering college with Math major (still a great love of mine), and MA in Education Psychology (primarily research and data collection). I am a native San Diegan, always living near the beach which I love.

Sonia Khan

VP Programs

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Parliamentarian

Kristin Brinner (to be ratified by the new board)

Communications Chair

I am a Lead Engineer at Achieve Internet, doing Technical Product Management for enterprise web products. I have a 5th grader at Skyline, and I served as the PTA president for the Solana Beach Elementary PTA (Skyline and Solana Vista schools) from 2023-2025. In my other spare time I am also the co-lead of the Beach Preservation Committee for the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. I moved to California (from Boston) in 1999 to receive my PhD from UC Berkeley in Organic Chemistry in 2004.

Kristie Mahin (to be ratified by the new board)

DEI Chair

I am a proud momma of a fifth-grader at El Camino Creek and a ninth-grader at LCC. Beyond my own family, I’d like to say I also have hundreds of other kiddos. For over two decades, I've served as a dedicated educator in the EUSD district creating an environment where my main goal is be sure all students feel secure and embraced.My aspiration is simple: to ensure that every child exiting my classroom at year's end departs feeling safe, seen, understood, and acknowledged. It is my commitment to foster inclusivity and warmth within my classroom and school community, regardless of a child's background, economic circumstances, family structure, gender identity, cultural heritage, racial identity, ability, religious belief, or ethnicity. Every child deserves respect and a sense of belonging, and it's my responsibility to nurture these fundamental needs.As a parent, I'm excited to work with NCC to advocate for comprehensive resources that empower schools and PTAs to instill joy and a profound sense of belonging in EVERY child. For it’s within this nurturing environment that true learning happens.

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Environmental Chair

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Hospitality Chair

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Reflections Chair

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