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PTA Executive Board

PLEASE NOTE 


Each PTA email address can be finished with "willrogerspta.com" to complete the email.

 

Example: email@willrogerspta.com

 

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

Ana Evangelista

president@willrogerspta.com

Presides over all association and executive board meetings and their agendas, serves as an ex-oficio member of all committees, except nominating committee. 

Executive Vice President

Joanna Lopez

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

Erinn Lalezari

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

​Debbie Mclendon

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

Lisa Glasser

fundraising@

Oversees the following committees: 
Will Rogers Fund, Fall Fundraiser, Spring Fundraiser, Student Store, Restaurant Nights, Grocery Rewards/Passive Fundraising

4th Vice President of Communication

David Boden

communications@

Oversees the following activities and committees:

Wednesday Newsletter, Social Media & Promotions, Website, PTA G-Drive, Pony Express annual newsletter 

5th Vice President of Enrichment

Kate Gammon

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

6th Vice President of Community Concerns

Rosie Gutierrez

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

Financial Secretary

Roxie Patton

financialsecretary@

Keeps record of all PTA funds collected, recorded, deposited. Prepares monthly and annual reports.

Financial Reviewer (formerly auditor)

Rebecca McNeil

financialreviewer@

Works with a committee to review the financial records and minutes of the PTA, presents written reports to PTA board and association.

Corresponding Secretary

OPEN

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.

Membership Chair

​Pending

membership@

Oversees and mentors classroom room representative volunteers, provides support and information from PTA as needed. 

Santa Monica Education Foundation Liaison

Lisa Glasser

smef@

Serves as a liaison between PTA and the Santa Monica Ed Foundation. Reports on districtwide fundraising efforts.

Room Representative Chair

Cristy Miranda

roomrep@

Oversees and mentors classroom room representative volunteers, provides support and information from PTA as needed. 

Principal

Lila Daruty

ldaruty@smmusd.org

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.

Teacher Representative

TBD

tbd

Serves as a liaison between PTA and teachers, provides input to the executive board throughout the school year.

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.

Beautification

Robin Boden

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. Beautification will work closely to coordinate with Family Farm Days!

Book Fair

Mia Bayuga

bookfair@willrogerspta.com

This committee works to plan two book fair events per school year, hosting classroom previews and on-campus sales throughout the event. 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tristen Gartell

dei@willrogerspta.com

Cinco de Mayo Festival

Name

email@willrogerspta.com

Works with the school to plan the annual Cinco de Mayo festival, provides volunteer support and other important work.

Family Dance

Name

email@willrogerspta.com

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. 

Grown Ups' Night Out & Auction

Evan McGee / Kate Gammon / Lisa Glasser

auction@

This committee works in the fall to  plans a fun night-out event for parents & guardians, teachers & staff, which includes a exciting on-site auction, featuring items solicited by the fundraising subcommittee.

Jog-a-Thon

Kristin Finkle, Zayna Abi-Hashim

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. 

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.

Membership Chair

Pending

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

Caron Pelletier and Tom Morhous

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.

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

Open

studentstore@

Maintain and reorder student store merchandise. Recruit and manage volunteers and in-person sales in front of school and at school events. 

5th Grade Events

Pending

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.

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