Living across the street from Laurelhurst Park in Portland, Sis Child's family purchased 10 acres in Corbett and decided to move just after Sis graduated from high school. While in Portland, her family had helped start New Hope Community Church. The church actually began in her family's living room when Sis was 12 years old. Early on, Sis was able to learn the selfless act of serving others.When the family moved to Corbett, "Big Bear" Phil DuFresne, became her local youth pastor. Big Bear introduced Sis to his nephew Mark and they married when Sis was 20 years old. Just two years later, she gave birth to twin boys, Karl and Kevin. Raising their boys in Corbett, she had a daycare in her home with several Corbett kids. When her boys started school, she started a very successful career in advertising that lasted 17 years. Mark and Sis parted ways and Sis began school at Mt. Hood to get her Associates Degree. The next step was her B.A. in Elementary Education from Concordia University. Along the way she was working at an after school program at Cotrell Elementary, actually starting the program and growing it. Sis did her student teaching at both Naas and Cotrell Elementary. She became an educational assistant at Naas, and is currently both a teacher and a co-principal at a charter school in Beaverton. It is her passion to serve students, and feels her mom has been a strong role model, beginning when her mom served others at the church she helped start so many years ago. Sis has been on the Corbett School Board for 12 years, serving endless hours to ensure students the best education possible. It is her strong desire to keep going, running for re-election this May. Sis has been married to Stuart Childs for five years and is happily going to be a grandmother of two this summer!
