2023-24 PTA Board
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  • President: Melody Westervelt
  • Vice President/Membership:
    Elizabeth Kaske
  • Secretary: Jennifer Minihan 
  • Treasurer: Vanessa Collins
  • Financial Secretary: Beth Nash
  • VP Room Parents: Tori Humphrey
  • VP Fundraising: Sarah Stevenson
    & Geri Nouri
  • VP Community Events & Hospitality
    (co-Chairs)
    :
    Mary Wilson & Ana Arguello
  • VP Parent Education: Mia Hall
  • VP Green Committee: Elizabeth Kerr
  • Outreach (WIDC): Katie Johnson 
  • Historian: Sonia Williams Marr
  • Auditor: Kristen Dunn
  • VP Student Programs:
    Diti Berman & Sonee Arce
  • VP May Day: Rachel Ream
  • Parliamentarian: Christina Hengehold
  • Webmaster: Michelle Ahlstrom 
 
Melody

Melody Westervelt
2022-24 PTA President

WES PTA BOARD position descriptions
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  • President - Coordinates the work of officers and committees of the association so that the purposes may be promoted. Presides at all meetings of the association and the executive board. Prepares the list of association officers and chairmen required for directory data and submits it to the district. Signs all authorizations for payment as required by the executive board. Prepares the annual report (with assistance from the Historian). Manages the PTA marketing/communications and PTA website. Attends monthly meetings of the Joint Committee on Progress.

  • Vice President/Membership Chair
    Serves as the primary aide to the president. Plans and manages the annual membership campaign and process. Inputs all memberships and dues into google sheet. Works with the president to coordinate the work of the PTA officers and committees. Performs the duties of the president in the absence or disability of that officer to act. Performs other duties as may be prescribed in these bylaws or assigned by the association.
     
  • VP Room Parents - Manages the recruitment of room parent volunteers and maintains the weekly room parent communications. Directs room parents on the duties and budget for each classroom. Coordinates, through the room parents, the volunteers needed for various PTA activities and programs.

  • VP Community Events and Hospitality (Co-Chairs) - Manages, schedules, and organizes volunteers for PTA-sponsored school events including the Back to School BBQ, Pumpkin Carving Contest, and Staff Appreciation Week.  In addition, manages, schedules, and organizes volunteers for monthly teacher lunches.

  • Financial Secretary - Deposits monies received for the association in the association’s Board-approved bank account, giving a copy of the deposit slip to the treasurer. Keeps accurate records of all monies received for filing with the treasurer’s financial records for the association. 
     
  • VP Student Programs (ASE) - Manages the after-school enrichment program for both the fall and spring sessions, contacting vendors and scheduling the classes, as well as working with the vendors to get all sign-ups into our online registration system, Homeroom. 

  • Treasurer - Keeps such permanent books of account and records as shall be sufficient to establish the items of gross income, receipts, and disbursements of the association. Remits appropriate payments of required funds to involved parties. Reviews and fulfills reimbursement requests.

  • Secretary - Attends PTA Board and General Meetings, documenting the minutes of each meeting and submitting them to the board for review and publishing on the PTA website.
     
  • VP of Fundraising - Plans and organizes fundraising activities. Focuses on raising the amount of funds needed to meet the unit’s budget. Presents reports on proposed fundraising activities at board and association meetings for approval. Works with the Treasurer and Financial Secretary to ensure that all raised funds are inputted correctly into Google Sheets.

  • Auditor - Performs bi-annual audits (Sept & Jan) to determine the accuracy of the books, detect inconsistencies or errors, provides recommendations for corrective action, protects the financial officers, verifies that funds were sent through channels as appropriate, and assures the membership that the association’s resources were managed in a businesslike manner within the regulations established for their use.

  • Historian - Creates the yearly PTA Historian Report which documents the PTA accomplishments and volunteer hours for the year and also organizes and purchases end-of-year staff milestone gifts.
     
  • VP of Green - Develops and maintains green or environmentally-minded initiatives on campus, organizes the annual Garden Fest which raises funds for the garden curriculum, and coordinates volunteers for the school garden. 

  • VP May Day — Orchestrates the May Day festivities, which include working with WES volunteers, the Town, and the community. Organize and lead volunteers to construct the parade, the carnival, concessions, and the amphitheater program. 

  • Outreach - Creates and works together on common goals that focus directly on the needs of the community. Actively invites and encourages everyone to be a part of the PTA, and assures everyone may play a role because your community is your greatest asset. Builds a volunteer base that is representative of the diversity of the community, encompassing all languages and customs. Annually surveys the school and community members. Find out what might prevent them from becoming involved: language barriers, transportation, child-care needs, times of activities, etc. Develop an outreach plan.

  • Parliamentarian - Assist the president in managing meetings and advise on parliamentary procedure. Chairs Bylaws committee to review unit Bylaws each year and revise Bylaws every three years. Arranges the nominating committee’s first meeting, providing information on the nomination and election process.