Our People
Formed over 20 years ago, BASIC is comprised of current and past Borrego Springs residents, most of whom are retired educators and all of whom are volunteers committed to the success of students in this community.
Board of Directors:
President: Barbara Coates
Vice-President: Curt Yaws
Secretary: Angela Cassidy
Corresponding Secretary: Urmi Ray
Chief Financial Officer: Joanne Ingwall
Chair of the Circle of Art: Jacque Goodrich
Interim Chair of the Scholarship Committee: Andrea Taylor
Poster Sales Coordinators: Vickie Mercer & Angela Cassidy
Members: Martha Deichler, Lorry Seagrim, Joann Stang, Sue Vescera
Emerita: Anne Bogardt
Circle of Art Committee: Chair, Jacque Goodrich; Sue Ammons, Jo Bruce, Vickie Mercer
Circle of Art Poster Sales Coordinators: Chair, Vickie Mercer
Scholarship Selection Committee: Andrea Taylor; Barbara Coates,
Sharon Goldsmith, Jan Nicholas, Lorry Seagrim
Learning Academy Committee: Director, Joann Stang; Headmaster, Curt Yaws
Fundraising Committee: Co-Chairs, Joanne Ingwall and Joann Stang; Delores Lukina, Curt Yaws
Golf Tournament Committee: Caroline Manildi
Local Coordinator for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program: Ana Hernandez
Website Manager: Joanne Ingwall
Finance Committee: Chair, Joanne Ingwall; Curt Yaws
Formed over 20 years ago, BASIC is comprised of current and past Borrego Springs residents, most of whom are retired educators and all of whom are volunteers committed to the success of students in this community.
Board of Directors:
President: Barbara Coates
Vice-President: Curt Yaws
Secretary: Angela Cassidy
Corresponding Secretary: Urmi Ray
Chief Financial Officer: Joanne Ingwall
Chair of the Circle of Art: Jacque Goodrich
Interim Chair of the Scholarship Committee: Andrea Taylor
Poster Sales Coordinators: Vickie Mercer & Angela Cassidy
Members: Martha Deichler, Lorry Seagrim, Joann Stang, Sue Vescera
Emerita: Anne Bogardt
Circle of Art Committee: Chair, Jacque Goodrich; Sue Ammons, Jo Bruce, Vickie Mercer
Circle of Art Poster Sales Coordinators: Chair, Vickie Mercer
Scholarship Selection Committee: Andrea Taylor; Barbara Coates,
Sharon Goldsmith, Jan Nicholas, Lorry Seagrim
Learning Academy Committee: Director, Joann Stang; Headmaster, Curt Yaws
Fundraising Committee: Co-Chairs, Joanne Ingwall and Joann Stang; Delores Lukina, Curt Yaws
Golf Tournament Committee: Caroline Manildi
Local Coordinator for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program: Ana Hernandez
Website Manager: Joanne Ingwall
Finance Committee: Chair, Joanne Ingwall; Curt Yaws
