Meet your 2025-2026 MomCo Leadership Team!
Co-coordinators
Rachel Brunner
Hello! My name is Rachel Brunner and this is my 4th year in MomCo and 3rd year in leadership. I do have a bachelors in leadership. I have Lucy who is 8 and Will who is 5. Stop apologizing. It’s a horrible female habit and don’t take yourself too seriously.
Melissa Houglum
Hi, I’m Melissa! This is my 8th year in MomCo and 3rd year on leadership. I have been married to my husband Dave for 17 years. We have three kids, ages 10, 8, and 5. Besides MomCo, my hobbies include family time, decorating cakes, reading novels, completing paint-by-number canvases, and traveling (most recently, Dave and I traveled to Egypt). I am so excited to be a part of the MomCo leadership team this year!
Welcome Leads
Jessica Bentz
Hi! I’m Jessica and this is my third year in MomCo and second year in leadership. I have been married to my husband for 11 years and we have a 4 year old daughter. I love spending time at the beach, reading, and traveling. I enjoy taking my daughter to libraries, splash pads, and going berry picking. Excited to meet you and have you as part of this mom community!
Amanda Gonzales
Hi! I’m Amanda Gonzalez and I have been a part of Beaverton MomCo going on my 5th year. This will be my fourth year in leadership. I have a 4 year old daughter named Isla, a 1 year old daughter named Lily, and a wonderful husband Jesse. I’m originally from Arizona, but plan on staying in Oregon because I absolutely love the environment and people here! In my “free” time I enjoy getting massages and going to the movies!
Andrea Quaid
Finance
Jessica Freeman
Hello! My name is Jessica and this is my second year as the finance coordinator for Beaverton MomCo. I’ve been married for about 9 years now to my Florida-to-PNW transplant husband. I also have a 5 year old son, 6 month old daughter, and two senior rescue dogs at home. When I’m not taking some combination of them on a walk or to the park, I enjoy trying new cooking or baking recipes in the kitchen and reading a good book!
Events
Rachel Murphy
Hello! My name is Rachel Murphy and I am a special education teacher and mom to 3 hooligans; Cora (10), Benny (7), and Theo (4). This is my fourth year in MomCo, and my third year in leadership (although I bring several years experience from being on the board of my kiddos’ preschool). In my oodles of free time (HA!), I enjoy running, hiking, and just generally being active and outside. I used to love to read…maybe when my kids are older I’ll start reading again 🙂
My favorite bit of parenting advice: “Don’t persist with a bad experiment.” Even if it worked for your bestie or your mom, it may not work for your kids and that’d ok.
Gina Loschiavo
Marketing
Kristin Tallman
Hi! My name is Kristin and this is my 5th year in MomCo and my 3nd year as part of the leadership team. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 9 years and we have two kiddos, a 5 yr old and a 1 yr old. We love the outdoors and traveling as a family (photo is from Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland). One of my passions is soccer, and I continue to play on a co-ed team with some great friends here in Portland. At home I love to read, knit, and play board games. I am excited to be on the leadership team again and looking forward to a great MomCo year!
Mikaela Devine
Fundraising Lead
Amanda Gonzales
Hi! I’m Amanda Gonzalez and I have been a part of Beaverton MomCo going on my 5th year. This will be my fourth year in leadership. I have a 4 year old daughter named Isla, a 1 year old daughter named Lily, and a wonderful husband Jesse. I’m originally from Arizona, but plan on staying in Oregon because I absolutely love the environment and people here! In my “free” time I enjoy getting massages and going to the movies!
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