Scotts Valley High School Parent Club
Board of Directors
Sharon Willey, President
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Sharon has two daughters at SVHS, a senior and a junior. She has lived in Scotts Valley for 14 years with her husband, Stephen Morairty. They live in Skypark so take Halloween very seriously and love being part of this wonderful community. Sharon also has a stepdaughter who lives in Boston.
Sharon is excited to serve as SVHS Parent Club president again this year after serving as secretary prior. She feels fortunate to work with such a dedicated board and new members who are committed to enhancing the experience of SVHS students, teachers, staff and families. Goals for SVHS Parent Club this year include increasing student programs, fundraising, parent engagement and direct donations.
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Professionally, Sharon worked at San Jose State University for 29 years and led enrollment management for the latter part of her career. She recently retired to spend more time with family and volunteer. She is an avid 49ers fan but nothing can top the mighty Falcons!
Heidi Denger, Vice President
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Heidi currently has one recent Falcon alum at UCLA and one child at SVHS. She is very excited to hold the position of Vice President for the 2024/2025 school year.
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Prior to this school year, Heidi served as President of the SVHS Parent Club from 2020 - 2023. Her children have been within the Scotts Valley School District since 2015 and during this time she also held board positions at Vine Hill, SVMS and SVEF.
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Volunteering to help raise funds and fun within our school district is something Heidi is passionate about. She has also chaired the Daughter & Me Dance for SVEF for four years, and led the SVMS Color Run in 2023.
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Heidi believes we as a community need to ensure our school district is the best it can be. This school district is very important to our town and when our school district succeeds, our entire community benefits.
Steve Dinwiddie, Treasurer
Steve and his wife, Kristina, are longtime Scotts Valley residents and have two children attending Scotts Valley High School. This is Steve’s second year as part of the SVHS Parent Club. Professionally, Steve has worked in the tech industry for many years and is currently the Vice President of Platform Engineering at Yummly.
Maria Torchio Gauthier, Secretary
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Maria has one daughter at SVHS, in the 9th Grade. Her son graduated from SVHS in 2022. She has lived in Scotts Valley for 21 years and is excited to help the SVHS Parent Club. Maria works for the SVUSD as an Administrative Assistant to the Principal at Vine Hill.
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Monica Aldana, Fundraising Chair
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Monica has lived in Scotts Valley since 2006 and currently has two daughters attending SVHS. Giving back to the community is something that is important to Monica and she has always been involved with volunteering for the schools, her church and other non-profit organizations.
She has been the PTA President at Vine Hill, SVMS and Baymonte as well as other positions on these school-parent Board of Directors since 2014. She has chaired the Read-A-Thon at Vine Hill, helped with the school auctions, Color Fun Runs, Teacher Appreciation, Drive For Schools and Direct Donation drives.
Serving is an honor to her and she will continue to help raise money for the schools in hopes to continue to make Scotts Valley a special place for us all.
Farah Galvez
Hospitality Chair
Erica Turzak, Communications Chair
This is Erica’s third year as a Falcon parent and third year working on Communications for the Parent Club. She is excited to be back again this year and hopes to keep everyone in the loop on all the exciting things happening with the Parent Club and at the high school. She and her husband, Eric, have two children – Dylan a Junior at SVHS and Ryan a fourth grader at Vine Hill. When she’s not cheering on her kids and their sports teams (Go Falcons!), Erica loves adventure travel and hiking.