PTA Council Officers and Chairpersons 2020 - 2021
Council Officers
+ indicated elected member
* indicated voting member
President: Gabrielle Cohen +*
Leadership Chair: Claudia Seizer *
Legislation Committee Chair: Casper Casparian *
Summer Adventure Chair: John Jericiau *
Executive Vice President: Cat Wray +*
1st Vice President Communications: Erin Inatsugu +*
2nd Vice President Organization: Katherine Caulfield Newall +*
Membership Chair: Area Kramarsky *
Hospitality Chair: OPEN *
3rd Vice President Health & Safety: Nancy Wu +*
4th Vice President Education: Sabine Werk +*
Reflections Chair: April Fields *
5th Vice President Community Concerns: Patti Braun +*
Recording Secretary: Leslie Tucker +*
Corresponding Secretary: Patti Zortman *
Treasurer: Diana Oliver +*
Financial Secretary: Rebecca Terlizzi +*
Auditor: Alisa Stewart +*
Historian: Julie Pearl Slater +*
Parliamentarian: TBD *
SMMUSD Superintendent: Dr. Ben Drati *
Allied Organization Liaisons to Council
District English Learners Advisory Comittee (DELAC): Lupe Ibarra-Smith
Board of Education Liaison (Board President): Jon Kean
Board of Education Liaison (Board Vice President): Laurie Lieberman
Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers: Sarah Braff
Classified Employees (SEIU): Chris Mock
City of Malibu: Skylar Peak
City of Santa Monica: Julie Rusk
Santa Monica Education Foundation: Linda Greenberg
Santa Monica Education Foundation: Rachel Faulkner
League of Women Voters of Santa Monica (LWVSM): Barbara Inatsugu
Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS): Shari Davis
Santa Monica College: Louise Jaffe
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Liaison: Gail Pinsker
Early Childhood Task Force: TBD
Council Support
President Emeritus: Claudia Seizer
Legislation Committee Consultant: Barbara Inatsugu
Council Officer Responsibilities
Communications (1st VP)
Communication Committee
Council Directory
Unit Directories
Procedure Books
State PTA Convention
Website & Social Media Updates
Organization (2nd VP)
Hospitality Oversight
Holiday Breakfast
Honorary Service Awards
Installation Brunch/HSA
Membership
Health and Safety (3rd VP)
Bike It Day
Child/Family Health & Welfare
Child Care
Disaster Preparedness
Nutrition
Nurse's Day Recognition
Red Ribbon Week (Substance Abuse Education)
Safe Routes to School
Education (4th VP)
Technology
GATE/Gifted Education
InterculturalLibrary/Literacy
Music Education
Reflections
Parent Education
Community Concerns (5th VP)
Community Backpack Program
Dialogue on Race
Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity (DEI)
Environmental Concerns
Student/Pedestrian Safety
Youth Violence Prevention