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 Committee 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 2026-2027
President
Tory Somers, president@marshall-pta.org
Vice President
Erin McLaughlin, vicepresident@marshall-pta.org
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary
Michelle Schackman, Adrianne Ruthhart, secretary@marshall-pta.org
Treasurer, Treasury Chair
Joseph Gabriel, Chenelle Manley treasurer@marshall-pta.org
Class Captains Chair
Tracey Archer-Perkins classcaptains@marshall-pta.org
Communications Chairs
Monica Johnson, Nicolina Jennings, Camille Morrison communications@marshall-pta.org
Community Relations Chair (Service)
Gwen MacFarland service@marshall-pta.org
Cultural Arts Chairs
Amy Webb, Samantha Buxton culturalarts@marshall-pta.org
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair
Tara Mallon equity@marshall-pta.org
Events Chair
Rebecca Brooksher events@marshall-pta.org
Fifth Grade Chairs
Kathleen Thomas, Kate Walker, Chade Pierre, Kit Schultz fifthgrade@marshall-pta.org
Fundraising Chairs
Amy Venero, Becky Straw fundraising@marshall-pta.org
Garden Chair
Jan Stell garden@marshall-pta.org
Green Team Chair
Laina Stapleton greenteam@marshall-pta.org
Member at Large Chairs
Jamie Schutz, Libby Fiedler atlarge@marshall-pta.org
Merchandise Chairs
Teresa Geis, Samara Caplan merchandise@marshall-pta.org
Special Education Chairs
Erica Sattin, Jeremy Knobel, Victor Delgadillo marshall.spedliaison@gmail.
Sunshine Chairs
Keren Siegel, Sarah Talent sunshine@marshall-pta.org
Technology Chair
Daniel Caplan technology@marshall-pta.org
Variety Show Chairs
Ali Greenberg, Blair Rush varietyshow@marshall-pta.org
Volunteers Chairs
Johane Ellis, Regine Labossiere volunteers@marshall-pta.org
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
