About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Lake Sammamish Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside within the boundaries of cities surrounding Lake Sammamish, including Issaquah, Sammamish, and Redmond, or have daughters attending schools within those cities. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Lake Sammamish aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter?  A Prospective Member must be sponsored by a current member of our chapter.  Membership opportunities are dependent on Chapter openings.

If you know someone in our Chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline.  If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

Community Service

Each NCL, Inc. Chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to serve.  Each Chapter then supports its philanthropic service partners through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

• American Heart Association
• Athletes For Kids

Leadership Development

Nurturing confidence through opportunities to learn and grow, while also building problem-solving skills through a supportive environment of healthy relationships.

Examples of skills developed include:

• Confidence
• Consensus building
• Team building
• Conflict resolution
• Event planning
• Parliamentary procedure

• President: Mari Colbourne
• President Elect: Hao-Chau O’Connell
• Secretary: Laura Fortner
  Keri Kiefer
• Treasurer: Tracy Drake
• Parliamentarian: Yvette White
• Vice President Communications: Lisa Heck
• Vice President Membership: Katy Loucks
  Melissa Bode
• Vice President Patroness Activities: Rachel Houck
• Vice President Philanthropy: Jill Walls
  Katie Bendt
• Vice President Provisionals: Tracy Walker
  Erika Seven
• Vice President Ticktockers: Monica Durbin

Cultural Experiences

As future leaders, we continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

Mothers and daughters of each class attend a cultural experience together with a focus on different areas of art, theatre, dance and music.

Each Chapter celebrates the richness of its history through traditions that honor the past. The Mother Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. tradition. Today, NCL chapters around the country continue to embrace their long-standing traditions, as well as, create new ones.