Dr. Elizabeth Nash likes to be known simply as Liz.  Born in Boston, she has lived in the local area most of her life.  She earned her BA and MA degrees from CSULB and then her doctorate from UCLA.  She met her husband, Bill, while they attended CSULB and discovered they had some good chemistry while taking chemistry.  Bill is now a chemist and Liz is a college science instructor at LBCC teaching biology and environmental issues.  They have three children, Alice, William and Caroline. 
 

Liz is coming to the end of a long and glorious history of commitment to and involvement in local schools’ PTAs.  She has always placed a high priority on staying involved in the schools her children attended.  Liz started at the elementary level, mainly working at Prisk Elementary.  All of her children attended Stanford Middle School, where Liz held the offices of vice president and president.  At the high school level, her children have attended both Wilson and Millikan, most recently Millikan where her daughter, Caroline, is a PEACE student and water polo player.  During her four years as a member of Millikan’s PTSA, Liz has held the offices of vice president and president.  Her second term as president ends this June. 
 

When asked, “Why join PTSA?” Liz answered, “Why not?  I can’t think of why you wouldn’t be involved.”  She feels it’s a great way of supporting your children, keeping track of them, and being involved in their educations.  In looking back at her four years of association with Millikan’s PTSA, she is proud of the work done to gear it up into a more efficient organization and aligning it better with the Long Beach Council PTA and the California State PTA.    
 

Liz’s parting words to all Millikan parents is, “Stay involved with your kid and their school.  These are precious years.”  Liz will preside over three more PTSA meetings (March 24, April 15, and May 20).  For her many years of selfless volunteer work at our public schools, I would like to publicly go on record with a resounding and heartfelt, “THANKS, LIZ.”