The Board
PresidentSamantha Murray
Samantha was born and raised in Gahanna. After getting married to her high school sweetheart, Travis, they moved around for a few years and came back to Gahanna to start a family. Samantha was a teacher, but is now a SAHM to Matthew, 2.5 years old and James, 3months old. After moving back to Gahanna, she knew she wanted to find mom friends. GMN has been the best group for support and friendship. After a few play dates, she knew this was a great group of friends! Samantha enjoys arts and crafts and hanging out with mom friends.
Membership CoordinatorEmilie Hancock
Emilie grew up on a small family farm in Northeast Ohio. She moved to Columbus after graduating from the University of Akron with a degree in Political Science. She and her husband met while working as legislative aides for the Ohio Senate. They moved to Gahanna in November 2019 and welcomed their son, Owen, in August 2020. Her favorite job is being a mommy, but she also works part time for the Ohio Soybean Council & Association where she works on legislation, membership, and all things soybean. Emilie joined GMN to meet other moms and kids in the area. She enjoys spending time with her family, snuggling with her bernedoodle (Pepper) and everything DIY. She's looking forward to welcoming new members to GMN!
Activities CoordinatorKatie VonRecum
Katie grew up in the Columbus area. She married her husband Thomas while attending nursing school in Illinois. Immediately after she graduated, they moved back to Columbus before starting their family. Katie is currently a stay at home mom with 5 kids ages 14, 11, 9, 3, and 1. She joined the Gahanna Moms Network to meet more moms of younger children and make new friends. Katie loves taking her kids on outings and to playdates, and is always on the lookout for new activities to do and places to enjoy with her kids. She also loves to play games, do crafts, travel, shop, and take walks. She is looking forward to her role as activities coordinator and making new friends and great memories this year.
Community Service CoordinatorKathryn Bornhoeft
Kathryn was born and raised in Columbus, and went to college at Ashland University where she met her husband Steve. After bouncing around central Ohio for a few years, Kathryn and Steve finally settled in Gahanna in September of 2019. They have two boys, Owen (4) and Samuel (1) and two dogs, Ruby and Slate. Kathryn has been an elementary school teacher for almost ten years but after Samuel was born in April of 2021 decided to take a year off to spend time with the boys. GMN made that transition so much easier by keeping everyone busy with play groups, play dates, book club, and just having a group of moms to lean on - and other kids for Owen to talk to! When she isn't finding activities around town to do with the kids, Kathryn enjoys cooking, reading, attempting to garden, scrolling TikTok, and hanging out with friends. Kathryn is ready to go back to the classroom this fall as Owen is off to preschool. She is looking forward to serving on the GMN board this year and planning some rewarding and fun community service events.
Events CoordinatorCaitlin Kelley
Caitlin grew up in Columbus. She met her husband Brian in 2011 when they both worked at Old Navy at Easton. They lived in Gahanna for 2 years before moving to Blacklick and continuing to grow their family. After 6 years there they moved back to the Gahanna area in 2021. Caitlin has been a SAHM for the last 5 years and has 3 daughters; Juniper, 8, Luella, almost 6, and Rowyn, 3.5. She came across GMN by chance about 4.5 years ago and was excited to get to know other moms in the area and to make friends for herself and for her children. In her free time Caitlin enjoys roller skating, rowing at home and for the Westerville Rowing Club, cooking, soccer, shopping for things she doesn’t need at Target, and listening to podcasts. She is excited to be part of the board this year and can’t wait to connect with and get to know more members of the group!
Member Support CoordinatorBrittaney Gonzalez
Brittaney was born and raised in Houston, TX where she married her high school sweetheart, JJ. Brittaney and JJ moved to Gahanna in 2017 with their son Witten (age 7) and later welcomed their son Landry (age 3). Brittaney has made some lifelong friendships from being a member of The Gahanna Moms Network. She is excited for the opportunity to give back by supporting other moms in this role. Brittaney is a SAHM who enjoys being active in her local church, hiking, reading, running, peloton-ing and painting.
Member Support CoordinatorJanine Gould
Janine is originally from New Jersey and moved to Ohio to attend Otterbein where she met her husband Chris. They moved from Westerville to Gahanna in 2018 and joined GMN. Janine has two Children, Jackson age 6 and Desmond age 2. They have really enjoyed being a part of GMN and making new friends. Janine is a Pilates instructor at Club Pilates. She loves the outdoors and being active with her boys. She enjoys yoga, gardening, cooking, sailing, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
TreasurerJessica Williams
Jessica grew up in London, OH. She and her husband met online and began dating in 2008 during their sophomore years of high school. They moved to Columbus in 2015 before getting married and eventually landing in Gahanna in 2017. They have two sons, Logan (5) and Milo (3). Jessica works in finance full-time for the City of Obetz. She is also working on her master's degree and will be graduating soon (2023!). Jessica loves everything true crime-related, watching football and UFC, audiobooks, beer/wine tastings, and trying new restaurants. Jessica joined GMN because she was a young mom looking for local mom friends. Through GMN, Jessica has met many amazing women that she is grateful for having in her life. She is looking forward to connecting with more moms and their families while serving on the board.