Garrett Park Elementary School PTA

PTA Board

President:  Angie Melton

Vice President:  Sarah Early

Vice President:  Kristen Sterbenz

Vice President:  

Treasurer:  Lisa Strauss

Secretary:  Carol Alderson

MCCPTA-Delegate:  Sheryl Friedlander

MCCPTA-Delegate:  Cathy Hedge

PTA Committee Chairs & Project Leaders

Ambassadors/Translators:

Japanese:  Yuri Chikazawa

Spanish:  Norma Hughes   

Portuguese:  Luciana Espinoza

Farsi:  Kathy Hosseini

Archives/History:  Mary Moyer                                   

Art Fundraiser:  Missy Williamson

Back to School Picnic:  Jean Horan

Bake Sales:  Dina Gruber                         

Book Fairs:  Anna Engelsone, Mandi Mader

Box Tops/Merchant Redemption:  Kelly Opipari

Building & Grounds:  Richard and Elizabeth Bajana

Bulletin Board:  Robin Culbertson               

Citrus Fundraising:  Carolyn Davidson

Cultural Arts:  Anne Puglisi & Dawn Watkins-Chow        

Family Night Out:  Valerie Thomas Burkharin               

Fifth Grade Graduation:  Carolyn Hurwitz, Laurie Miller

FLES:  Michelle Egan                                                         

Audubon Green Kids:  Joanne Schmader                           

Hands On Science:  Mee Knystautas                                    

Ice Skating Night:  Christa Demitz                    

International Night:  Jean Horan, Hillary Sloate & Liliam Eguino                 

Kindergarten Orientation:  Lisa Sorensen & Molly Shuck

ListServ Coordinator:  Lesley O’Malley                      

Membership:  Ellie D’Sa

Newsletter:  Laura Bonetta                    

PTA Directory:  Joanne Schmader, Laura Johnson & Laurie Miller (Hurwitz)

PTA Nominating Committee:  Molly Shuck

Raccoon Record:  Gail Gleeson

Restaurant Night(s):  Holly & Jerry Pannullo                      

Room Parent Coordinator:  Angela Canterbury       

Science Fair:  Anita Iverson                                

Silent Auction/Bingo Night:  Krista Reilly,

Molly Shuck & Patty Hickey (Bingo)    

Spring Fair:  Barbara Ferry, Dawn Watkins-Chow & Lisa Black    

Student Council Rep.:  Missy Williamson               

Teacher Appreciation Week/Staff Appreciation:  Dina Gruber & Abby Cohen

Town Council Liaison:  Todd Harris

UNICEF Drive:  Leona Hiraoka (Sluchansky)

Volunteer Coordinator:  Molly Shuck

Website:  Gail Gleeson

What Does the PTA Do?

The PTA organizes over a dozen events for families to bolster our community:

• Back to School Picnic
• Scholastic Book Fair
• Trick or Treat for UNICEF
• Family Restaurant Nights
• Ice Skating
• Intenational Night
• Bingo Night
• Science Fair
• Teacher Appreciation Week
• Spring Fair
• 5th Grade Graduation Events

What else?

• fosters communication within our school community.
• Operates a listerv with over 380 subscribers.
• Issues a monthly newsletter
• Issues a school directory
• Issues The Raccoon Record, a literary magazine.