Brenda Boyko joined the Palouse Ice Rink Board in 2013 after her children started playing youth hockey in Moscow. She is currently the treasurer of the Palouse Ice Rink Board. She grew up in Canada (on Vancouver Island) and moved to Moscow in 2000 to join her husband, Derek Pouchnik. She co-owns Moscow Mountain Sport and Physical Therapy, and works as a physical therapist. She is active raising her family. She (and her family) are competitive lumberjacks and travel around Canada and the US during the summers attending competitions.