2019 - 20 JLO Board of directors

Meet the amazing women who are heading up the Junior League of Olympia this year!

LISA BISHOP
​president

Lisa is a Western Washington girl, born and raised. She joined the Junior League of Olympia in 2006 hoping to meet like-minded women and help her community. 

Lisa has served on the (retired) Deck the Halls, the (retired) Touch-A-Truck, Training, Gala and Placement and Advisory committees. She has served as the Finance Manager for three years. 
Lisa graduated from St. Martin’s College with a degree in Elementary Education and a master's in Counseling Psychology. After teaching and counseling at an elementary school for 15 years, she retired to be a stay-at-home mom. Shortly thereafter, she was asked to manage her family shellfish farm. She, her husband and sons are now the sole owners of the farm.

Lisa is an ardent advocate for children and education. She is happiest when she is with her family or volunteering in the community. She enjoys reading, traveling and cheering for the local sports teams.

(Currently vacant)
​PRESIDENT-Elect

Elections for President-Elect are held every two years. Every other year we will not have a president-elect. 

​Jamie Vann
Operations VP

Jamie grew up north of Seattle before attending WSU for Architecture. After college she moved to New Orleans for a couple years, before moving to Olympia. She joined the Junior League of Olympia in the spring of 2014. 

She joined the league to connect with like minded women and find a way to get involved. Being involved in her community has always been important to her. Since joining she has been involved with the Gala Committee, serving both as the Procurement Co-Chair and Procurement Chair each for a year, while also serving as the Cookbook Chair.  She continued her service as the Finance Manager and the Project Development Coordinator. 

​Jamie works for the Department of Social and Health Services in the Office of Continuous Improvement. She spends her day coordinating trainings and helping staff improve their processes. At the end of her day she goes home to a supportive husband and two adorable boys that light up her world.  

Judy Holm
​COMMUNITY VP

 

Flavia Hulsey
​Training Council VP

Flavia Garcia Hulsey has been a member of the Junior League since 2013, originally joining at the Junior League of the Flint Hills in Manhattan, Kansas, and transferring her membership to the Junior League of Olympia in 2014 after relocating to the area for work. Transferring her membership allowed an immediate network of like-minded women and an opportunity to learn and serve her new community. It was an integral part of a successful transition from the Midwest to the West! While at the Junior League of Olympia, Flavia has served on the Gala Committee, as chair of Community Summit and as chair of Northwest Exchange. She currently serves as the Training Vice President, overseeing the leagues leadership and development, and advocacy committees and creating opportunities to develop the potential of women.

Flavia is a public affairs specialist for Army Medicine at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. She has worked for the federal government for 10 years, as well as working in higher education. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor's degree in communication and from West Virginia University with a master's degree in integrated marketing communication.

Originally from the greater Washington, D.C., area, volunteering has always been a part of her life as she's moved across the United States. She currently serves on the leadership team for Team Red, White and Blue JBLM and is an active alumna in her sorority Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc.

Flavia resides in Olympia with her husband, two children and two dogs. In her limited free time she enjoys hiking, dancing and travelling.

Amber Waltermeyer 
Membership VP

Amber joined the Junior League of Olympia in 2014.  As part of her volunteer work with the League she has Co-chaired the Northwest Exchange Committee for two years, lead the New Member Committee and served on the Community Summit committee.  Amber's favorite JLO event is the annual holiday party for the foster children of Thurston County, which she has mentored the last 4 years.  During her first year active, she received the President's Award for Member of the Year. She is honored to volunteer for an organization that not only creates significant and lasting change in the Thurston County community, but also being part of an organization that focuses on developing the potential of women.

Amber has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Finance, with a minor in Accounting from Arizona State University and she is currently the Project and Training manager for a national non-profit.

Amber resides in Lacey with her husband, two stepsons and two cats. In her spare time, you will most likely find her at a local baseball field or football sideline being a supportive coaches wife and both her stepson's biggest fan.  She also enjoys traveling and exploring new places when time permits.

Shawna Dutton
​Funding VP

Shawna joined the Junior League of Olympia in the Spring of 2014. Initially, she joined the League to have a closer connection to women who wanted to give back to their community and were engaged in active volunteerism. After being in the league for the last 4 years, she would tell you that the friendships she has made and the #babieswhobrunch tribe (a group of incredible women and adorable kiddos) have been the highlight of her League career. 

Shawna had served on numerous placements since joining the League, such as Gala, Community Summit, Northwest Exchange, 25th Anniversary and Learning and Development. She is currently serving as the Funding Vice President and is excited to share her knowledge of nonprofit fundraising with the League. 

Shawna graduated from Western Washington University in the spring of 2008, and currently works as the Director of Development, for South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity. 

​Currently, Shawna, her husband Chris, and daughter Lexi live in West Olympia, where they have been working to complete construction their dream home off of Cooper point and hope to be able to move in sometime in 2019. They enjoy as much family time as possible exploring the Pacific Northwest waters in the summer months and skiing in the mountains in the winter.

katie Frank
​Sustainer VP

Katie Frank has been a member of the League since 1995. As PNW resident since birth, with a 13-yr San Diego detour after college, she returned home to Olympia to raise her family in 1995. An Active for 17 years in our League and now an active sustainer for the past 6. She has served as our league as Membership VP, President of Junior Leagues of Washington State (JLWS), Public Relations VP, NW Exchange Co-Chair, Little Red Schoolhouse/ Back to School Chair, DSHS Foster Care League Liaison. Committees served on: Kids Count, Gift & Garden , Deck the Halls and Gala.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Edward R. Morrow College of Communication at Washington State University, with a minor in Public Relations Hospitality Administration. She currently is a Certification Officer at the Evergreen State College as part of her 11 years there. Previously, she was a Financial Services Case Manager for the Department of Social and Health Services for the State of Washington for 10 years. Experience before that was in Construction Project Management and Event Management/ Financial Accounting for Hilton, Hyatt and Atlas Hotels and as National Event and Sales Director for Ride Hard Apparel Inc. in conjunction with The National Rodeo Finals for 16 years.

Katie loves to volunteer, she is a 10 year Red Cross Disaster Action Team leader/volunteer and has been deployed to our regional fires the past 3 years. Raising a blended family of her daughter and three, now grown step kids, landed her titles of “team mom, leader, taxi driver, travel agent, ski instructor and now grandma”.

Growing up PNW, she is a hiker, skier and loves to travel, fish, hunt, crab and clam with her husband Dave of 26 years , her family and their Black lab Miss Dakota. She is an avid concert junkie and spur of the moment road tripper.

NORMA CORTEZ MORENO
​Immediate past-president

Originally from Yakima, Washington, Norma transferred from the Junior League of Yakima (JLY), to the Junior League of Olympia in 2013.  She is a past president of the JLY and has been an active member of the Junior League for 18 years.

Norma is a Confidential Secretary for the Investigative Services Bureau, with the Washington State Patrol (WSP). She has also been with the WSP for 18 years, and comes from a long line of family members who have shared in their passion to work in the law enforcement community for an agency that has pride in “service with humility."

Being involved in her community has always been important to her; the same held true when moving to Olympia four years ago. Instead of sustaining her league membership with Yakima she chose to take an active membership with Olympia to better get to know the area, the needs of our community, and the women that make it a better place. She most enjoys mentoring and encouraging other women, to find their voice, their strength, and their skills to help live their best life. The Junior League has been an incredibly positive and meaningful part of her life, as she’s seen firsthand what king of growth can come from it.  She is also a long time member of the Washington State Patrol Memorial Foundation.
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She enjoys reading, wine tasting, and golfing, and is the proud mother of her 22-year old son, Cody.

committee chairs

Advocacy - Kelly Hackney 
Communications - Lacey Garrett 
Future Funding Event - Rachelle Massaline
Kids Count - Sara Lewis
Learning & Development - Leah Dobey
New Member Orientation - Connie Guthrie
Placement Nominating Advisory - Lena Mendiola
Signature Funding Event - Michelle Murphy

Community Advisors

​The Junior League of Olympia is fortunate to have a council of Community Advisors. This group is made up of individuals who represent different segments of our community. Their knowledge and expertise provide JLO with guidance in areas such as advocacy, community programs, public relations, communication, membership, fund-raising and administrative management.

Our community advisors serve on a staggered term basis and are appointed to serve for one or two year terms. The council provides JLO a vehicle to receive feedback and assistance, as well as communicate the League's purpose and programs to various sectors of the community.

2019-20 Community Advisors

Brad Watkins, Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Chief
Joel Lang, Pioneer Elementary Principal
Jon Tunheim, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney
Katya Miltimore, Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County, Executive Director
Amy Evans, Big Brothers Big Sisters Southwest WA, Board President
Keri Murphy, Mixx 96.1, Local Sales Manager
Tambra Donohue, Monarch's Children's Justice and Advocacy Center, Director
Dr. Andrea Repphun, Tumwater Family Practice