Our PTO forms a community and an opportunity for parents, teachers, and staff of IL Texas Katy to work together to meet common goals for the ultimate benefit and enrichment of our children. We encourage all parents, teachers, and staff at IL Texas Katy K8 to join PTO. Membership dues are only $5.00 per person for the school year and are used to support our school.
Nuestro PTO crea comunidad y oportunidades para que los padres, maestros y el personal de IL Texas Katy trabajen juntos para alcanzar objetivos en común para el mayor beneficio y enriquecimiento de nuestros niños. Alentamos a todos los padres, maestros y personal de IL Texas Katy K8 a unirse al PTO. La cuota de membresía es de tan solo $5.00 por persona para el año escolar y se utilizan para apoyar a nuestra escuela.
You must be a member and signed in to access the budget and meeting minutes. Non-members can access meeting minutes by emailing president@iltexaskatypto.org
Debe ser miembro y haber iniciado sesión para acceder al presupuesto y las actas de las reuniones. Los no miembros pueden acceder a las actas de las reuniones enviando un correo electrónico a president@iltexaskatypto.org
Our board is made up of hard-working parents who pool their talents to provide practical support for our school. Those listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year. Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have a question.
Nuestra mesa directiva está formada por padres que trabajan arduamente uniendo su talento para brindar apoyo a nuestra escuela. A continuación encontrará a los voluntarios que conforman la mesa directiva de este ciclo escolar. Conozca sus nombres y caras, y siéntase libre de contactarlos si tiene alguna pregunta.
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Sarai Cevallos-Buchan President
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Sarai has been a dedicated member of the ILT community for the past 8 years, serving as both a PTO volunteer and board member throughout that time. She has served as Communications Chair, Yearbook Co-Chair and Yearbook Chair and is now excited to step into the role of PTO President. A proud mom of a fourth grader at ILT as well as an eighth grader at KISD, Sarai is passionate about working with the amazing team of volunteers to create meaningful experiences for all involved. Originally from Quito, Ecuador, Sarai moved to the U.S. at the age of 9. She currently works as an independent consultant for a seismic data company based in Houston. When she’s not busy volunteering or consulting, Sarai enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, crafting, and learning new things. She is eager to continue fostering a sense of community at ILT and help ensure the continued success of the school's PTO. |
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Heidi Rivera-Lozano Vice-President vicepresident@iltexaskatypto.org
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Heidi is originally from Mexico where she graduated with a degree in Psychology and worked for the federal government for 15 years. She moved to USA 9 years ago and has lived in California, Mississippi and now Texas. She is a proud mom of a 4th grader at ILT and one of the things she loves to do most is take road trips. She also loves to spend time with friends and family! In her free time, she focuses on her natural health business through the doTERRA company. One of her favorite quotes is from Shauna Niequist: “The heart of hospitality is about creating space for someone to feel seen and heard and loved.” Her goal for this year is to help establish that safe and warm space at ILT, where families and staff can come together to contribute to the overall well-being of the students. |
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Kristina Reyes Treasurer
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Bio coming soon! |
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Tejal Darne Parliamentarian parliamentarian@iltexaskatypto.org
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Tejal is parent to a 6th grader and a 8th grader and has worked with the PTO for 3 years as a volunteer. Tejal’s family is originally from Gujarat, India. Tejal moved to Houston in 2003, to attend the College of Optometry. She is currently the owner of her own practice in Cypress, Texas called Pearle Vision. She specializes in family care with emphasis on pediatrics. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling. She hopes to get to know the ILT family better and stay involved with the school. |
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Mariana Payan Secretary
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Mariana is the parent of a 4th grader and 2nd grader. She is new to the PTO board but volunteered this last year. Mariana graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in California with a B.A in Liberal Arts and her bilingual teaching credential. She is currently dedicating her time to raising her children and is enjoying every minute of it. In her free time she enjoys movies, music, reading and traveling when possible. Mariana hopes to create long lasting memories with children by staying involved in every way she can. |
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Milena Valdez Fundraising Chair fundraisingteam@iltexaskatypto.org
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Bio coming soon! |
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Vacant Programs Chair |
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Vacant Middle School Chair
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Vacant Yearbook Chair
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Vacant Hospitality Chair
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Destinee Lopez Communications Chair communications@iltexaskatypto.org
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Destinee Lopez is a bilingual Speech Language Pathologist, owner of a private speech practice, and the proud mother of two half Venezuelan boys. She has an ILTexas 1st grader and one coming to kindergarten at ILTexas next school year. Destinee earned her Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Lamar University and her Bachelor's Degree in Music from Sam Houston State University. This is her second year as a PTO board member and she is excited to continue using her communication strengths as the Communications Chair! When not working and managing her business or volunteering, Destinee sings for her church's worship team, spends time with her family, enjoys getting to know new places, spends time with friends, and tries to make more time for exercise/getting back into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! |
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Grace Ng Spirit Wear Chair
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Grace is a parent of 2 ILTexas students in 7th and 5th grade. She enjoys volunteering to help at various events and joined the PTO board in March of 2022 as the Membership chair. Grace graduated from The University of Texas in Austin and has experience in information technology for over 20 years, implementing software and leading large-scale projects. In her free time, Grace travels with her family, enjoys cooking food from different countries and learning about different cultures. |
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Patrick Araujo Technology Chair
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Patrick has two children that attend IL Texas Katy K-8. Patrick started helping on the Board late in the 21-22 school year. He is an enterprise level IT Systems architect and engineer who works full time for a local company. In his free time, he enjoys tinkering with small repair projects, playing video games with his kids and taking them on food adventures. “Food adventures is going to unfamiliar restaurants to try foods from around the world in your own back yard, you’d be surprised how many people will take the time to teach you about where they are from, Houston is so diverse culturally there is no reason to not take advantage of it.” |
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Vacant Volunteer Chair
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George Akin Membership Chair
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Bio coming soon! |
