President 

Amy Raymondo 

I am a 4 year Otter myself, 1986-1989, an Otter Mom for the past 11 years for 3 of my children, and an Otter board member for a total of 6 years. Currently, my 2 Otters are in the Blue and Senior group. I’ve had the opportunity to bring my fresh ideas these past 2 years as your Otter President and I have many more in my bag I want to present in the years ahead. When I was first Treasurer in 2013-2014, I took the team finances over with virtually no money in our account and no starting blocks! Our board successfully fundraised over $20k to buy the swim blocks we still use to this day- Bunco night, 5k run, selling candy bars, bake sales, etc. you name it we were on it to complete our mission. This is the heart and drive I have brought back working alongside this phenomenal board to make these last 2 seasons unforgettable. While public speaking is not my strength, I implement leadership by delegating tasks to my fellow board members who strive in these areas. I work tirelessly and quietly behind the scenes, putting to good use my skills in process improvements including establishing fine tuned procedures and creating spreadsheets, to manage a team of this size, the biggest team in Otter history! If chosen to be your President for my 2nd term, I would love to bring stroke technique clinics to our team, do some pool deck upgrades & I am always open to listen to anything else you feel our program needs. I'm excited and ready for our 2025 & 2026 Otter Swim seasons! 

President 

Julie Champagne-Meredyk 

This upcoming year will be my 40th year with the Otters in one capacity or another; the first 11 years were as a swimmer to coach to parent to Official to board member to treasurer to chairperson and back again. My daughter, Mikayla, was the head coach this year and my son, Ayden, is in the Senior group. I am also the American Red Cross lifeguard instructor for this area (Orland, Willows, Corning, and Durham) and have been for the past 10+ years. Before I made the decision to put time and effort to maintain being an instructor, Orland did not have a lifeguard training program of any kind and my classes are full each season. I own and operate Champ’s Bookkeeping for the last 2+ years for any bookkeeping, payroll, notary or UPS needs. My small business in our beautiful small town runs bookkeeping and payroll for the Otters among many other non-profit and profitable organizations in our community. We are not the accountant, that is Tim Sailsbury, and there are many checks and balance systems in place, as in within any board. I try very hard to be completely transparent in all things, so if you have a question, please ask me. I have 4 years left as an Otter parent and would like to improve our board, team, and our season, despite being pretty dialed in already with a fabulous board I have worked closely with; I do think there is room for improvement and growth. I look forward to working with all of you.

Treasurer

Patsy Hopkins 

• Mom of 1 Otter in Red group 

• Joined 2023 season 

• 2023-2024 Otter Board Member at Large 

• 2024 Official 

• Running for Treasurer this year as I have some bookkeeping experience from working on the administrative and accounting side in the construction field since 2003. 

NVAL Rep

Lisa Reimers 

*Joined 2020-5 seasons with the Otters 

*2022-2024 Treasurer 

*2023&2024 Co-Meet Director Otter Invitational 

*2024 Official 

*Dual meets computer operator 

*Mom of 2 Otters in Blue and White group 

*Would like to represent Otters in the North Valley Aquatics League meetings. 

 THERE ARE 2 OPEN MEMBER AT LARGE POSITIONS

Member at Large 

Thomas Passot 

*Otter Dad since 2023, Mini Group 

*Umpire in Chief of Orland Little League Board since 2023 

*Volunteered at EVERY home swim event: 5 duals, 3 days Orland Invitational & Fireworks Booth

*Great at handyman work & spreadsheets 

*I'm happy to join the Otter Board to encourage a dad perspective and offer more help during the off season to set up our swim season journey for bigger success.

Member at Large

Erin Knight 

*Mom of 3 Otters in Mini, Red and White groups, ages 4-9 

*Joined the Otters in 2021, just completed our 4th season 

*Swam for my hometown seasonal swim team since I was 5 years old. 

*All 3 of my Otters have a passion for swimming, this swim team and our team family & friends. I would like to enter the board as a Member at Large to support and help this amazing program. 

Member at Large 

Brynn McCurdy

I have swam competitively for 16 years for many local clubs seasonally, year around as well as in college. Along with my extensive history in the swimming world I have also coached seasonal clubs for 4 years. I am very passionate about swimming and ensuring the future of safe sport practices in this coveted community for generations to come. I am a swim mom to 1 swimmer in the Blue group. The Orland Otters is a fantastic club that my family and I are honored to be a part of since moving home in 2023 and I wish to help continue this high level of competition as a board member at large. 

Member at Large 

Dana Sheppard

*Joined 2023- 2 seasons with the Otters 

*Swim dad to 3 otters; Mini, Red, and White + a future Otter. 

*Husband to swim alumni, board member, and assistant coach, Tasha 

*Helping hand at dual meets and invitationals where needed 

*Would like to represent the Otter board as Member at Large 

Member at Large 

Amber Sanchez 

•Joined 2023- 2 seasons with the Otters

•Mom of two Otters in the Red group-Iso who wants to leave right after practice/meets and Ivy who is always the last in the pool and the last to leave! ;) 

•2024 Acting Ribbon Table Chairperson 

•Would like to support the Otters and the Board as a Member at Large.