Volunteer Descriptions

2020-21 PTSA Leadership
Review these OPEN leadership roles and their descriptions below to see if there's a fit for your time and skills. For more information, contact us.
- News Editor
- FACE Chair
- Directory Chair
- Bobcat Fund Chair
- Corporate Partners Chair
- Staff Appreciation Chair
- Awards Committee Chair
- Book Fair Chair
- Legislative Chair
- Sustainability Chair
- 5th Grade Promotion Chair
- Enrichment Chaperones Chair
2021-22 PTSA Leadership
Do you have a passion to bring opportunities and resources to Clara Barton that make every child's potential a reality? Join the Clara Barton PTSA Board of Directors! Self-nominate or nominate someone you feel is a great fit for positions including:
- Volunteers VP
- Secretary
Board of Directors
Irina Czyzewski
- Conducts Board and General Membership Meetings
- Makes appointments to Nomination, Financial Review, and Awards committees
- Attends PTSA council meetings and communicate info about WSPTA and LWPTSA programs
- Communicates regularly with the school principal
- Completes Standards of Affiliation Agreement each year
- Serves as an ex-officio member of all committees (except Nominating and Financial)
- Facilitates all Grants and Teacher Stipends provided to the school
- 10-25 hours per month
Melissa Sutton
vicepresident@clarabartonptsa.org
- Assists President
- Tracks Board Member training
- Coordinates LWSF luncheon participation
- Facilitates LWPTSA auction basket
- Trains newly-elected Board of Directors in June
- Oversees Back to School Packet and Open House
- Oversees Bobcat Grant Committee
- Facilitates Teacher and Staff Grants process
- 5-10 hours per month
Taunya Covington
communications@clarabartonptsa.org
- Manages communication channels between PTSA, parents, and staff including website, messenger, monthly newsletter, and Facebook page
- Oversees communication chairs, providing them with tool access
- Maintains PTSA calendar of events communicated on the website and monthly newsletter
- Assigns and updates Office 365 mail accounts
- Uses PTSA technology tools to manage and report on communication reach (PTOffice, Facebook Insights, WordPress, Office 365 Admin, Canva)
- 10 hours per month
Yuyuan Wang
membership@clarabartonptsa.org
- Recruits PTSA members, builds community, and drives awareness of PTSA's values
- Oversees FACE (Family & Community Engagement), Yearbook and Directory Chairs
- Enrolls members in WSPTA web-based system
- Welcomes new families to CBE
- 3-5 hours per month
Ana Maria Feito & Neha Khandelwal
enrichment@clarabartonptsa.org
- Works with President to sign contracts with vendors and set enrichment schedule for the year
- Oversees policies and chairs of before and after school classes
- Works with the school administration to determine available class space and submit building permits
- Oversees class registration process, promotion of activities, & volunteer requirements
- 4-8 hours per month
Nomita Yadav
extendedcurriculum@clarabartonptsa.org
- Works with President to set the calendar for extended curriculum for the year
- Oversees the Spelling Bee, Theater, Reflections, Art Docent, Math Challenge, Math is Cool, Nature Vision, and Passport Club Chairs
- Works with the school to determine available class space and submit building use permits
- Oversees Chairs for promotion of activities, & volunteer requirements
- 4-8 hours per month
Jay Lippe
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Leads campaign efforts to raise funds needed to sustain the annual operating budget
- Proposes and pursues fundraising opportunities
- Oversees Bobcat Fund, corporate partners, spirit wear, school pool, fun run, grant writing, and merchant affiliates chairs
- 3-4 hours per month
Emily Lawless & Camille Miller
- Oversees and coordinates family events
- Works with President and school office to set family event schedule for the year
- Oversees and provide assistance to event chairs
- Manages event expenses within the allotted budget
- Works with chairs to determine accurate notes, instructions, and financial records are kept
- 3-4 hours per month
Annie Franklyn
- Maintains records and PTSA legal documents
- Collects agenda items from board members and prepares agenda for board meetings
- Takes minutes and records all business transacted at the board and general membership meetings
- Prepares minutes for approval at next meeting
- Handles attendance at meetings
- Arranges parent education speakers for membership meetings
- Keeps legal documents notebook up to date
- Gives notice of executive committee, board, and membership meetings
- 2-4 hours per month
Xin Sun & Xue Tian
- Leads financial operations of PTSA
- Keeps a record of all fund received and distributed through the PTSA
- Prepares a monthly financial report for the board of directors
- Serves as chair of the budget committee and present the budget to the membership
- Works with the executive committee to collect and count money from PTSA events, fundraisers, programs, and activities
- Ensures tax returns and other state and federal compliance and liability insurance forms are filed
- Submits records to the financial review committee twice per year
- 10-25 hours per month
Renu Kushwaha
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Leads recruiting of volunteers and oversees volunteer efforts
- Creates volunteer flyer for First Day Packet
- Oversees room parent, staff appreciation, vision & hearing screening, picture day, book fair and awards committee Chairs
- Recognizes and thanks committee Chairs and volunteers
- 4-8 hours per month
Natalie Chavez
- Keeps Clara Barton community informed on matters affecting education at local and state levels
- Oversees emergency preparedness, special needs, sustainability, legislative and pantry pack Chairs
- 2-4 hours per month
Communications Chairs
Dhruv
- Oversees all aspects of the PTSA website including navigation, content, design, and hosting
- Assists with back to school online packet flow and testing
- Provides timely updates including news articles, and event and program registration
OPEN
- Oversees monthly newsletter and any special issues
- Gathers news content from submission form, principal updates, LWSD Connections monthly newsletter, Lake Washington PTSA Waves weekly newsletter and Currents monthly newsletter, WSPTSA Action Network newsletter, and other appropriate sources.
- Determines template design changes
- Writes and edits in a tone that is informational, relaxed, inclusive, and supports the PTSA's diverse learning community
- Training time on PTSA digital newsletter technology platform
- Estimated 6-8 hours per month
Julie Schultz
socialmedia@clarabartonptsa.org
- Maintains PTSA Facebook page
- Identifies and reshares content from the monthly newsletter, school, district, LWPTSA, WSPTA, and other sources
- Creates Facebook events for programs and events
Jenn Nitta
readerboard@clarabartonptsa.org
Updates reader board located in school parking lot 3-4 times per month
Susan Villecroze
design@clarabartonptsa.org
Creates, purchases and manages digital assets and media for PTSA use
Membership Chairs
OPEN
membership@clarabartonptsa.org
- Leads Family & Community Engagement (FACE) committee
- Welcomes new families to Clara Barton
- Communicates with Clara Barton community to evaluate if PTSA is relevant and meeting community needs
Ana Maria Feito & Romina Coronel
- Leads yearbook committee
- Coordinates all aspects of compiling yearbook
- Communicates with vendor
- Advertises and facilitates sales of the yearbook to the school community
- Manages expenses within the allotted budget
OPEN
membership@clarabartonptsa.org
- Manages PTSA online directory updates from student lists in fall
- Manages expenses within the allotted budget
Extended Curriculum Chairs
Jaya Nigam & Ashwini Suresh
spellingbee@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates all aspects of after school Spelling Bee program, including promotions, registration, volunteers, meet-ups, and events
Sujeet Kharkar
reflections@clarabartonptsa.org
- Attends LWPTSA Reflections training
- Publicizes contest and provides entry forms
- Collects artwork and prepares it for judging
- Identifies judges and provides them with guidelines and timeline
- Orders school awards and certificates within the allocated budget
- Arranges a school-level display and advances qualifying art to LWPTSA
- Arranges for return of artwork and awards to students
Natalie Chavez & Penny Arneson
- Ensures each classroom has an Art Docent
- Holds an Art Docent training at the beginning of the year for docents
- Manages the supplies for the program within the allotted budget
- Coordinates an art showcase
Neelam Ladhani & Poornima Shankar
mathchallenge@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates all aspects of Math Challenge program including advertising, volunteers, collecting and correcting worksheets, and distributing prizes
Nomita Yadav
extendedcurriculum@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates the scheduling of Nature Vision classes with school classes.
Zhanlu Wang
extendedcurriculum@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates all aspects of the Math is Cool competition including promotions and student registration.
Sangeetha Jagadeesan
passportclub@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates all aspects of the Passport Club program including promotion, registration, volunteers, collection and correction of worksheets, and prize distribution.
Nomita Yadav
extendedcurriculum@clarabartonptsa.org
Organizes all aspects of Pacific Science Center Van including scheduling, securing volunteers, and coordinating with the school office.
Fundraising Chairs
OPEN
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Plans, executes, and promotes a major fundraiser event
- Prepares first-day packet and web page content, coordinating with first-day committee and webmaster
OPEN
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Facilitates corporate matching of monetary donations and volunteer hours
- Researches various corporate policies, tools, and timelines for matching
- Recruits team of employees from key area companies to serve as expert advisors on their employers
- Attends “Managing your Nonprofit PTA” class
Cathey Hettinger
spiritwear@clarabartonptsa.org
- Coordinates spirit wear sales 1-2 times per year
- Creates event promotions, processes orders, and works with vendor
- Coordinates distribution of spirit wear purchases
Lisa Brand
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Plans, executes, and promotes Walk to School Day in October with Redmond School Pool
- Finds ways to maximize the number of completed postcards returned to Redmond
- Attends "Managing your Nonprofit PTA" class
Susan Villecroze
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Plans, executes, and promotes Spring fundraiser
- Leads event committee and coordinates event volunteers
- Attends "Managing your Nonprofit PTA" class
Annie Franklyn
secretary@clarabartonptsa.org
- Identifies grants that meet funding needs
- Writes and submits grants by deadlines
- Attends "Managing your Nonprofit PTA" class
Open
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Maintains CBE PTSA accounts with merchant partners such as Amazon Smile, Box Tops, Fred Meyer Community Rewards, etc.
- Promotes usage of merchant partners among parents, students, and school community
- Links teacher wish lists and school supply lists to Amazon Associates accounts
- Attends "Managing your Nonprofit PTA" class
Volunteer Chairs
Shilpa Ranganathan
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Provides Room Parent training in the Fall and acts as a resource throughout the school year
- Communicates reminders to Room Parents of upcoming events
Amanda Papaefstathiou
- Maintains volunteer database and verifies background checks
- Identifies volunteer spotlight nominations and submits writeup for the monthly spotlight in PTSA newsletter and website
OPEN
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Leads staff appreciation committee to coordinate staff appreciation week in May
- Manages events within the allotted budget
- Organizes and sets up staff appreciation events throughout the year
OPEN
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Leads the Awards Committee to select recipients of annual PTSA awards including Golden Acorn Award and Outstanding Educator Award
- Distributes and collects award nomination forms
- Determines award winners
- Facilitates awards event
- Manages event within allotted budget
Nomita Yadav
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Coordinates all aspects of vision and hearing screenings day
- Coordinates volunteers for screenings day
Amanda Papaefstathiou
volunteers@clarabartonptsa.org
- Coordinates all aspects of school picture day with vendor and school office
- Coordinates volunteers for picture day
OPEN
fundraising@clarabartonptsa.org
- Liaisons between the PTSA, School, and Scholastic Book
- Coordinates book fair volunteers
- Coordinates event promotion, thank yous and follow up
Advocacy Chairs
Amber Dattoli & Joyce Leon
- Informs school community of special needs resources
- Organizes special needs awareness event
Michael LeSueur
emergency-preparedness@clarabartonptsa.org
- Inventories and manages emergency supplies at the school
- Budgets and purchases supplies within the allotted budget
- Attends LWPTSA Emergency Prep meeting
- Communicates events through the school newsletter, as needed
Myla Rugge
Coordinates and schedules Pantry Packs volunteers to ensure the program runs according to schedule
OPEN
- Writes advocacy/legislative articles for PTSA newsletter
- Keeps Board of Directors and community updated on legislative communications from WSPTA, council, and school district
- Secures attendees to attend the WSPTA Legislative Assembly and briefs them on the legislative platform
- Serves as chair for the WSPTA Legislative Assembly and Focus Day
OPEN
- Attends Council sustainability meetings
- Communicates information and events from LWPTSA sustainability committee through the school newsletter, as needed
- Coordinates all school efforts on recycling, and environmentally safe and sustainable procedures
Other Chairs
Welcome Back Coffee: OPEN
Kindergarten Tears & Cheers Coffee: OPEN
Back to School Picnic: OPEN
Family Math Night: OPEN
BINGO Night: OPEN
Movie Night: OPEN
International Night: OPEN
STEAM Fair: OPEN
5th Grade Promotion: OPEN
Egg Drop: OPEN
Concessions: Jem Hilborn
- Leads event committee to plan, promote, and execute the event within the allotted budget
- Coordinates event volunteers
OPEN
enrichment@clarabartonptsa.org
Coordinates volunteer chaperone sign-ups for before and after school classes
Lynette Kap
financialreview@clarabartonptsa.org
Leads Financial Review committee for both mid-year and end-of-year financial review of the PTSA