PTA Executive Board
Our executive board is made up of volunteers who are elected each year I March by the PTA association. The board meets monthly to oversee the management of the PTA.
President
Sarah Wahrenbrock
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
Treasurer
Jessica Lew
Chairs budget committee, pays authorized bills, maintains important organization records, prepares reports
Recording Secretary
Joanna Lopez
recsecretary@willrogerspta.com
Takes minutes at board and association meetings, signs important documents, maintains records.
1st Vice President of Volunteers
2nd Vice President of Events
3rd Vice President of Fundraising
Erin Inatsugu
Oversees the following committees:
Will Rogers Fund, Fall Fundraiser, Spring Fundraiser, Student Store, Restaurant Nights, Grocery Rewards/Passive Fundraising
Vice President of Enrichment
Vice President of Community Concerns
Vice President of Communication
Financial Secretary
Anita Yuan
financialsecretary@willrogerspta.com
Keeps record of all PTA funds collected, recorded, deposited. Prepares monthly and annual reports.
Auditor
Erinn Lalezari
Audits books and financial records of the PTA, presents written reports to board and association.
Corresponding Secretary
Pamela Petrigliano
corrsecretary@willrogerspta.com
Assists the recording secretary as needed. Assists with teleconference and hybrid meetings.
Room Representative Chair
Roxy Jimenez
Oversees classroom room representative volunteers, provides room reps with weekly communications for families.
Historian
Evan McGee
Collects volunteer hours for PTA meetings and events, preserves a record of PTA activities and achievements.
Teacher Representative
Santa Monica Education Foundation Liaison
Amy Pandya-Jones
Serves as a liaison between PTA and the SM Ed Foundation. Reports on districtwide fundraising efforts.
Santa Monica Education Foundation Liaison
Amy Pandya-Jones
Serves as a liaison between PTA and the SM Ed Foundation. Reports on districtwide fundraising efforts.
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
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This committee works to plan two book fair events per school year, hosting classroom previews and on-campus sales throughout the event.
Beautification
Kellie Kay
beautification@willrogerspta.com
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
Name
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
Name
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
Pamela Petrigliano & Evan McGee
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
Melissa Ross
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.
Movie Nights
Cinco de Mayo Festival
Family Dance
Regenerative Farm Committee
Lila Daruty, Paola Vezzulli & Jodi Strock
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
OPEN POSITION
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 POSITION
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