As a board member, you get the chance to directly support the school administration, teachers, students, and their families for the school year. Board members help bring people together and create a community for both the children and their caregivers.
Consider joining the PTA's leadership team and help it continue to make a difference. The Nominating Committee welcomes all nominations. You may nominate as many people as you like, including yourself. Here are the detailed Job Descriptions of each PTA Board role. Questions? Please contact nomcom@marshall-pta.org.
PTA INFO & BOARD MEMBERS
About the Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
Marshall Elementary School PTA is an organization for our school community run by our school community. Specifically, the PTA is a volunteer organization that promotes partnership between the families of Marshall students and the teachers, administrators, and staff at our school.
The PTA is led by an Executive Board, which provides families with the leadership necessary to be active and effective partners with the school. It disseminates information, raises issues and concerns, anchors the school in the community, and represents parent interests. Officer positions are the only PTA roles that involve elections. Parents who would like to volunteer for these roles can nominate themselves when the elections happen in the spring of each year.
Here are the detailed Job Descriptions of each PTA Board role.
Interested in being involved in our school? There are many opportunities for parents and community members to get involved. You can find out more here.
While the PTA is run by the Executive Board, every parent is welcomed and encouraged to attend general membership meetings. These are held three times per year and all PTA members are able to vote on PTA actions during these meetings.
The dates of all meetings are published at the beginning of the year, and minutes will be posted following each meeting. We want to make sure there are ample ways for every parent to discuss things with the board members and help collaborate on big decisions. For a schedule of this year’s meetings please check our online calendar.
Executive Board Members for SY 2023-2024
President
Laina Stapleton, president@marshall-pta.org
Vice President
Kate Walker, vicepresident@marshall-pta.org
Secretary
Nicolina Jennings secretary@marshall-pta.org
Treasurer/Treasury Chair
Shelley Gold, Amber Carter-Randolph treasurer@marshall-pta.org
Communications Chairs
Monica Johnson, Sumi Raghavan, Tory Sidwa, communications@marshall-pta.org
Cultural Arts Chair
Patricia Fitzhugh, Amy Webb culturalarts@marshall-pta.org
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chairs
Michelle Harrison, Emily Dodd-Peterson equity@marshall-pta.org
Events Chairs
Joseph Facchinei, Shana Goldner, Ali Greenberg, events@marshall-pta.org
Fundraising Chairs
Katie Nojima, Gwen MacFarland fundraising@marshall-pta.org
Membership Chairs
Joe Rospars, Georgia Rospars, membership@marshall-pta.org
Technology Chairs
Jill Ginsberg, Jared Weinberg technology@marshall-pta.org
Community Relations Chair (District)
Maggie Keenan, district@marshall-pta.org
Community Relations Chairs (Service)
Jamie Schutz, Jessica Strohmeier, service@marshall-pta.org
Special Education Chairs
Jessica York, Sarah Kono, spedliaison@marshall-pta.org
Merchandise Chairs
Kit Schultz, Libby Fiedler, merchandise@marshall-pta.org
Member at Large
Jaime Hayes, atlarge@marshall-pta.org
Garden Committee*
garden@marshall-pta.org
*Garden TBD
The Marshall PTA’s objectives are:
- To provide support and resources to the school for the benefit and educational growth (both academic and social/emotional) of the children;
- To develop a collaborative working relationship between the parents and staff of our school;
- To build a supportive and inclusive community for all students;
- To foster and encourage parent participation on all levels; and
- To develop parent leadership and build capacity for greater involvement
