Leslie holds a bachelors degree in Child Development from UC Berkeley and currently fills her time dabbling in hospitality, an attorney's office, or winetasting on the Central Coast.   She is part of a loud, fun, and drama filled family, including her high school sweetheart and five kids.  They all sing, dance, and play music. The THS Drama program has played a pivotal role in developing her sons' skills, confidence and friendships throughout high school. Her son William is now co-teaching the drama class at Templeton Middle School.

She's so grateful for this program and happy to work together to gather community, administration, and school support to continue to help this department thrive.

Venus has worked in the Templeton Unified School District for seventeen years as a Performing Arts Technician, ELD Teacher, and School Librarian at Vineyard Elementary School. She was also a Performing Arts Consultant in establishing the Fine Arts Academy in Atascadero. She runs the VES Drama Club for Grades 3-5, which is where many of our THS Drama Students first start their drama experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, and a Library Science degree. She and her husband and three children live in Templeton, they enjoy board games, hiking, reading, live theatre, attending concerts, art, watching movies, and spending time together as a family. 

Adele and her family moved from Idaho to the Central Coast 7 years ago. Between raising 5 kids and supporting a husband in education, she works nights as a Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery. She loves being active, adventuring and DIY-ing everything in her house! 

When the Astons moved here, her oldest kids found their place and true love in drama- first with Mrs Powell at Vineyard, followed by the middle school and high school programs. Adele has helped where she could with drama while being on the PTO board at Vineyard, but is ready to give more to support this incredible program that has become home for so many of her kids. 

Mikayla is a North County local who is passionate about serving the families within the County of San Luis Obispo. Mikayla believes in the importance of community and has seen how drama and the arts help children develop their confidence, speaking skills, self-expression, and sense of belonging. Mikayla enjoys seeing her children participate in various artistic endeavors, from drama programs, marching band, music lessons, and art projects.

Mikayla enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering, coaching, coordinating weddings, going to live performances, playing games with family and friends, and laughing…loudly!

Originally from Los Angeles, Heather has lived on the Central Coast since 1992 and moved to Templeton with her family in 2016. Heather is an advocate for creating equitable opportunities in education for all learners, with the Arts being foundational to creative self-expression, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.

Upon moving to North County, the Knowles' tapped into PRYAC, PCPA, North County Drama and have been very fortunate to have both daughters involved with Drama at VES with Mrs. Powell, the newly reinstated Drama Program at TMS, and most recently with Mrs. Mac at THS.

Most of Heather’s professional life has been dedicated to the non-profit sector serving children and families impacted by domestic violence, where art and play therapy are integral to healing. 

Heather is grateful for the opportunity to support THS Drama through the Boosters and to share in the joy that the Arts bring to our community.

Vicki passionately believes that every person on this earth is born to be creative. It is imperative for our survival as a species, as well as our personal happiness, that we discover our creative outlets and learn to use them to make the world a better place. Arts education is a vital way of doing this. Every child deserves an arts education--performing arts, visual arts, dance/movement, music, creative writing, and everything in between. In 2014, Vicki created the THS Drama Boosters to support the drama program. In 2018 she helped create the Templeton Performing Arts Center Foundation to develop community support and raise money for the TPAC. These non-profits work together with our beautiful theatre, passionate teachers, and students, to build up and reinforce a community of invested supporters and audience members.