Room Parents and Grade-Level Social Chairs

In an effort to provide various ways for families to stay connected and informed, the PTA recruits and coordinates the efforts of two different volunteer groups: Class Parent Leaders and Grade-Level Social Chairs! Social Chairs help us to meet larger, grade-level community-building needs while Class Parent Leaders serve the needs of individual classes and teachers. It is the PTA’s hope that between these roles, families will have easy access to school, grade, and classroom information.

Grade-Level Social Chairs

Social Chairs (typically two per grade) help coordinate community-building activities for an entire grade. Social Chairs are responsible for scheduling various activities for an entire grade, like setting up regular park playdates for families and children in an entire grade. Ideally, Social Chairs will also schedule several adult-only events for parents of an entire grade to meet and socialize. There is no expectation that Social Chairs host events at home or are held solely responsible for making an event happen; this is simply a coordinator role.

Thank you to the 2023-2024 Grade-Level Social Chairs:

Kindergarten	Mallory Rahman, Michael Juno, and Anita Garland
1st Grade	Anita Garland and Kristen Givens
2nd Grade	Mallory Rahman and Michael Juno
3rd Grade	Jackie Townley and Laura Ulep
4th Grade	Leslie Cash and Suelen Price
5th Grade	Vicky Clifton and Denise Lippert

For more details about Social Chairs, please contact Tiffany Torbert.

Class Parent Leaders

For the 2023-2024 school year, each classroom teacher will be supported by a team of four Class Parent Leaders, each with specific roles and responsibilities. Class Parent Leaders will work closely with each other and with their teachers to coordinate support with the rest of the class parents. These positions are a year-long commitment. The four Class Parent Leaders are:

Room Parent
Party Planner
Sustainability, Wellness, and Garden (SWAG) Support
Yearbook Liaison

You can learn more about the responsibilities for each role on the flier below.

Thank you to the 2023-2024 Class Parent Leaders:

Kindergarten

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Georges	Amanda Simpson	Miko Marcee	Laura Ulep	Farida Kwaji
Grier	Mallory Rahman	Mallory Rahman	Desirae Oppong	Lizzie Casey
MacKensie	Elizabeth Hart	Alison Ballard	Lauren King	Meghann Holmquist
Rafi	Mallory Rahman	Morgan Riechel	Lori Brown	Courtney Asik
Schill	Annie Sistrunk	Eszter Johnston	Lauren Vedula	Brigitte Sosnovsky
Snapp	Lauren Loewenstein	Lauren Cochran	Mary Walker	Myleik Teele

1st Grade

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Davis	Emily Strongwater	Elizabeth Conwell	Tatyana Kabakova	Sarah Reid
Dickerson	Molly Rosen	Chappelle Washington	Ginger Pursley	Tara Van Dam
Hamilton	Denise Lippert	Mira Diora	Sanjam Duggal	Kathleen Poe Ross
Roetger	Lauren Loewenstein	Hilary Goldberg	Lindsey Checker	Kathleen Poe Ross
Warren	Halley Blythe	Ashley Tucker	Ana Esposito	Kristen Givens
Westwood	Emily Jordan	Ashley Covey	Elizabeth Lawrence	Amy Baker

2nd Grade

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Davis	Emily Broun	Allison Melton	Maggie Stoudt	open
Hogan	Lori Brown	Zachary Juno	Gina Buntin	open
Holmes	Brooke Linefsky	Anne-Marie DeBacker	Dawn Rutherford	Mallory Rahman
Lozano	Laurie Vece	Shraddha Strennen	Lauren King	Lindsey Cottingham
Nordmann	Aman Bhatia	open	Lauren Shannon	Liza Starecki
O’Neill	Sally Woods	Athena Pearson	open	open

3rd Grade

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Acton	Kristina Balcome	Shraddha Strennen	Sarah Williams	open
Jennings	Kristen Weinstein	McKenzie Hollon	Melisa Shah	Amanda Simpson
Milam	Rory McNaughton	Dawn Brennan	open	open
Morel	Denise Lippert	Robyn Siesky	Carisa Quinn	Tori Moore
Varino	Amy Kelly	Robyn Siesky	Jackie Townley	Stephanie Dill
Waye	Kristen Weinstein	open	Christiane Silveira	Lewis King

4th Grade

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Ahmed	Shonda Hoffmeyer	Shalini Sampat	Justin Dent	Roselani Bell
Khalili	Gina Buntin	Brittany McMullen	Lorraine Hatch	Kathleen Poe Ross
Hamilton	Marla Johnson	Alyssa Carlson	Thea Jack	Amy Baker
Hatcher	Martha Decker	Alyssa Carlson	Elizabeth Fox	open
Hood	Emily Cooper	open	Leslie Baker Lake	open

5th Grade

	Room Parent	Party Planner	SWAG Support	Yearbook Liaison
Blair	Maria Todorova	Kristy Ramby	open	Tiffany Torbert
Daniels	Brandy Alexander	Ofelia Mccollough	open	open
Slater	Devika Shukla	Anneke Herman	Jill Cobb	Kristen Givens
Taylor	Vicky Clifton	Denise Lippert	open	Amanda Simpson
Tyner	Vicky Clifton	Kristy Ramby	open	open

To fill any of the open positions listed above, please visit the Volunteer tab on Membership Toolkit. For questions about Class Parent Leaders, please contact Marla Johnson and Yasuko Toeda.

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