PTA Executive Board
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Our executive board is made up of volunteers who are elected each year in March by the PTA association members. The board meets monthly to oversee the management of the PTA.
President
Sarah Wahrenbrock
president@
Presides over all association and executive board meetings and their agendas, serves as an ex-oficio member of all committees, except nominating committee.
Principal
Lila Daruty
Works to ensure that the PTA's mission and goals are working and aligned to the strategic plan of the school. Direct liaison between the PTA membership and the school's staff.
Executive Vice President
Ana Evangelista
vp@
Assists the president in overseeing the work of the PTA.
Treasurer
Roxy Jimenez
treasurer@
Chairs budget committee, pays authorized bills, maintains important organization records, prepares reports
Recording Secretary
Scout Campos
recsecretary@
Takes minutes at board and association meetings, signs important documents, maintains records.
1st Vice President of Volunteers
Jessica Lew
volunteers@
Works with the following committees: Hospitality, Spanish Translation, 5th Grade Events, Staff Appreciation, Honorary Service Awards
2nd Vice President of Events
Rosie Gutierrez
events@
Works with the following committees: Incoming K/TK Events, First Day Activities, Welcome Back Picnic, Movie Nights, Family Enrichment Events and Game Nights, Family Dance (Fall/Spring), Spring Event (Cinco de Mayo Celebration)
3rd Vice President of Fundraising
OPEN Position - Ready for YOU!
fundraising@
Oversees the following committees:
Will Rogers Fund, Fall Fundraiser, Spring Fundraiser, Student Store, Restaurant Nights, Grocery Rewards/Passive Fundraising
Vice President of Enrichment
OPEN Position - Ready for YOU!
enrichment@
Works with the following committees: Reflections Art Program, Book Fair, Read-a-Thon, STEM Expo, STEM Club, Career Day, Gardening/Mildred's Garden, Farm Support
Vice President of Community Concerns
OPEN Position - Ready for YOU!
communityconcerns@
Works with the following activities and committees: Legislation & Advocacy, Health & Safety, Facilities Improvement, Safe Routes to School, Beautification, Lost and Found, UNICEF, Green Team, Zero Waste Project, Bike it Walk It
Vice President of Communication
Lisa Glasser
communications@
Oversees the following activities and committees:
Wednesday Newsletter, Social Media & Promotions, Website, PTA G-Drive, Pony Express annual newsletter
Financial Secretary
Roxie Patton
financialsecretary@
Keeps record of all PTA funds collected, recorded, deposited. Prepares monthly and annual reports.
Financial Reviewer (formerly auditor)
Erinn Lalezari
auditor@
Works with a committee to review the financial records and minutes of the PTA, presents written reports to PTA board and association.
Corresponding Secretary
Joanna Lopez
corrsecretary@
Assists the recording secretary as needed. Assists with teleconference and hybrid meetings.
Historian
Erin Inatsugu
historian@
Collects volunteer hours for PTA meetings and events, preserves a record of PTA activities and achievements.
Teacher Representative
Sitara Contreras, Amy Turner
scontreras@smmusd.org, aturner@smmusd.org
Serves as a liaison between PTA and teachers, provides input to the executive board throughout the school year.
Santa Monica Education Foundation Liaison
Lisa Glasser
smmef@
Serves as a liaison between PTA and the Santa Monica Ed Foundation. Reports on districtwide fundraising efforts.
Room Representative Chair
Cristy Miranda
info@
Oversees and mentors classroom room representative volunteers, provides support and information from PTA as needed.
PTA Committee Chairs
Our Committee chairpeople are appointed by the PTA president, and oversee the work on individual committees which are formed to focus volunteer efforts in specific areas of the work of the PTA. Committee chairs call meetings thourghout the year as needed, and report about the work of their committee at the monthly PTA association meetings.
Book Fair
Monique Ruddell / Mia Bayuga
This committee works to plan two book fair events per school year, hosting classroom previews and on-campus sales throughout the event.
Beautification
OPEN Position
beautification@
This committee meets 2-3 times a year to spruce up the campus! This includes weeding and planting around classrooms and play yards, trash pick-up, cleaning, and other projects identified by the committee chairperson. This committee also helps with watering plants throughout the school year.
5th Grade Events
OPEN Position
email@
The 5th grade committee works with teachers and administrators to plan fun and meaningful events for the 5th graders each year including a field trip, dance party, memory book, and supporting the school's culmination event.
Kindergarten / TK Events
OPEN Position
email here
This committee works to ensure that incoming TK & kindergarten families feel welcome and informed. Work includes a playdate in August, support for the school's fall "Meet and Greet" and spring "Kindergarten Round-up"events, plus back-to-school welcome activities like the Boo-Hoo breakfast and first day photos.
Grown Ups' Night Out & Auction
Evan McGee (GNO) / OPEN Position (Auction)
auction@
This committee works in the fall to solicit good & services from local businesses to include in the auction fundraiser, and plans a fun night-out event for parents & guardians, teachers & staff.
Jog-a-Thon
OPEN Position - Ready for YOU!
jogathon@
This committee forms in the winter to plan for the spring jog-a-thon. This fundraiser is a fun event for all students, and promotes health & wellness, plus working together to meet a common goal while raising money for our school.
Membership Chair
Debbie Mclendon
membership@
Give regular membership reports at all PTA meetings. Maintain a list of members, updating as new members are enrolled. Provide copies to the unit president and secretary. Promote current member benefits to give added value to PTA membership. Make an effort to qualify and/or apply for available membership awards to recognize and honor your PTA for membership efforts.
Movie Nights
Kat Lindboe
movienights@
Works with VP & president to schedule and execute 2 or more movie nights per school year. Utilizes volunteers to plan, monitor, set-up and break down events.
Cinco de Mayo Festival
Name
Works with the school to plan the annual Cinco de Mayo festival, provides volunteer support and other important work.
Family Dance
Name
Family Dance is a beloved tradition at Will Rogers. Held annually in the spring, the Family Dance has expanded to include a Fall Dance and both events are open to all students and families and include music, snacks, decorations, and more.
Regenerative Farm Committee
Lila Daruty, Paola Vezzulli & Jodi Strock
email@
This committee works to support the school's efforts to maintain the outdoor classroom space known as the Regenerative Farm. Administration and teachers direct programmatic plans and the committee works to provide volunteers to carry out those plans including on-site volunteers and grant writing.
Reflections Art Program
Kellie Kay
reflections@
The Reflections chairperson works with Santa Monica-Malibu PTA Council to establish timelines and learn guidance about running this national PTA program at our school. They work to promote details about the program to the community, collect submissions, and recruit judges. Winning submissions are then forwarded to SMMPTA to be judged against other winners in the Council. The chairperson celebrates all entries with a small event and provides certificates to participants.
Student Store
Tristen Gartrell
studentstore@
Maintain and reorder student store merchandise. Recruit and manage volunteers and in-person sales in front of school and at school events.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jessica Lew, Scout Campos