Meet Our 2025-26 PTA Board Members

We are so excited to be representing you and your students this year!

Contact us if you are interested in joining the team: pta@lafayettepta.com

  • Laura Monsey, President

    Laura is a lifelong Seattleite and has had two Lafayette Leopards, Beau (6th grade) and Charlie (2nd Grade). She works full time in local government and enjoys running, camping, and baking with her kids.

  • Sarah Peppers, Vice President

  • Sarah Winkle, Co-Treasurer

    I’m a mom of two boys, Liam (6th grade) and Rylan (1st grade). I’m a full-time parent and part time Bookkeeper. We love baseball, live music, camping, and adventuring into the beautiful wilderness around us! This is my third year on the PTA Board and I’m excited to see what this year brings!

  • Haley Smith, Co-Treasurer

  • Tanya Gardiner, Co-Secretary

    Tanya is the lucky mom of two kids, Haaken (3rd Grade) and Teagan (1st Grade), and a lifelong resident of West Seattle. She works full time in real estate, and enjoys attending sporting events with her family, traveling, and reading late into the evening when the house is quiet. This is Tanya’s 4th year on the PTA Board, and she is so happy to be part of this Lafayette community!

  • Angela Koumriquian, Co-Secretary

  • Sara Davis, Past President

    Sara Davis is the proud mom to Annabelle (6th grade) and Parker (2nd grade). When the kids are at school, Sara is busy working as an Architect alongside her husband and business partner, Kyle. In her free time (what’s that?), Sara enjoys gardening, reading, cooking, and adventures – whether local or across the globe (or, frequently, Disneyland). Sara was our PTA President last year, working to enhance our Lafayette community – for kids, adults, families and friends!

  • Nikki Rice Malki, Fundraising

    As a former student of Lafayette (1985 - 1991) herself, Nikki is delighted - if not a little weirded out - to have a 3rd grade son of her own (Benjamin) roaming the same halls. Nikki spent the last 25 years in SoCal working in the film/tv industry as a stop motion puppet fabricator, before moving back home to West Seattle to get her son as close to his grandparents as possible. She hopes to continue her work here, hanging out her own shingle as "Puppets Northwest." This is Nikki's 3rd year on the PTA board as Fundraising Chair. She is grateful to continue her parents’ legacy, which started 4 decades ago as Lafayette PTA members/OG Acorn Award Winners, and she brings that same level of energy, creativity and service to the Lafayette community and beyond.

  • Arianna Gervasio, Fundraising

  • Lia Aprile, Newsletters

    Lia is the mom of three amazing kids who all have attended Lafayette: Roma (7th grade), August (3rd grade), and Maximo (1st grade). In addition to being a full-time mom of three, Lia works as a writer creating scripts and stories for companies of all sizes, so continuing on the Communications role this year is a great fit. This is Lia's 5th year serving on the Lafayette PTA, and she's excited for another great year! She loves being a part of the incredible Lafayette community and continues to be blown away by the spirit of the students, staff, and parents.

  • Christine Carter, Room Parent Coordinator

  • Lizzy Cordeau, Volunteer Coordinator

    I am the proud mom of Zoey (4th grade) and Julia (1st grade). This is my 3rd year on the PTA Board. When I’m not volunteering at the school, I’m either working on building my art sales business, or doing something active. As a lifelong East Coaster, I have spent the last 10 years in Seattle pursuing lots of outdoor passions ranging from camping, paddle boarding, triathlons, hiking and gasp even running. I love hearing people’s experiences at Lafayette and am always eager to persuade people into volunteering!

  • Jordan Williams, Special Education

    My name is Jordan Williams. I am the stay-at-home mom of 2 kiddos, one of which is going into 2nd Grade at Lafayette in the focus program, after doing 1st and Kinder + 2 years of developmental preschool here at Lafayette where he made some wonderful memories.

    I enjoy crafting, reading, and going to Disney with my family! My husband and I are originally from Georgia but have been in Washington for almost 10 years. My family is neurodiverse so I’m really looking forward to applying my knowledge and experience to this role again and continuing to get to know the PTA members and all of the families at Lafayette!

  • Lisa Kimbrough, Special Education

    Hi, I’m Lisa Kimbrough. I’m a fairly new parent at Lafayette with twin 4th graders, and I also have a 6th grader at Madison. We moved to the neighborhood from Nashville in 2024 and have quickly grown to love both the community and the schools. My oldest has dyslexia and ADHD and has had an IEP since 2nd grade, which has made me passionate about supporting other parents navigating the special education system. I’m excited to get involved and give back however I can.

  • Jenn Elliott-Blake, Advocacy

  • Michelle Ahlstrom, Enrichment

  • Briana Eichbaum, Enrichment

  • Megan Melvin, Athletic Chair

  • Marissa Baker, Legislative

  • Holly Hallet, At-large