Current Officers and Committee Chairs for 2017-2018
President Rebika Bendayan, Joanna Mitri, and Crista Martinez Padua
Outgoing President Matthew Miller, Marie Yunis
Treasurer Adam Karon
Assistant Treasurer Katy Karon
Outgoing Treasurer Alok Bhargava
School Principal Thomas Morris
Asst Principal Andrea Youngsman
Communications Secretary Cove Davis
Technology Liaison Craig Spitzkoff
Marketing Chair Terra Lafranchi
PTO Services
Directory T.B.D.
Room Parent Coor. K-2 Jahaira Limontas
Room Parent Coor. 3-5 Shelly Pearlstein
Lost and Found Coord. Leslie Harlan
Marquis Sign David Medeiros
Teacher Appreciation Lauren Siff and Karen Chow
Hospitality Joanna Mitri
PTO Message Board T.B.D.
Website Jianmei Fan
PTO Closet Deborah Hoffman
Kindergarten Liaison Shefali Jobanputra, Gina Lopez
Metco liaison John Saia
Grant Writing Chair T.B.D.
Specialist Room Parents James Domenico LaFortune, Michele Safar
Enrichment
Enrichment Liaison Marcela Mahecha
PAC Liaison Irene Katz
Safe Routes To School: T.B.D.
CASC Chair Kate Fowler, Cecile Blaustein, and Noura Guermazi
CASC Committee Member
Tracy Lin 5th grade
Julie Paltrowitz 3rd grade
cecile blaustein 2nd grade
Didem Vardar Ulu 1st grade
Maggie Wong Kindergarten
Anne Fetterman 1st & 3rd
Library Liaison Harley Simeone
Book Fair Chair Erika Downey, Jahaira Limontas
Book Fair Committee Jill Ostrokolowicz Katsiroubas, Julie Paltrowitz
Color Day Anne Fetterman, Ilana McCaffrey
Understanding Our Differences (UOD) Lisa Garland 4th grade
Community Service
Community Service Liaison Michelle Spitzkoff
Holiday Drive (Sponsor-A-Child For The Holidays) Lindsay Mack, Marcela Mahecha
Beautification Robin Welch
Food Pantry T.B.D.
Garden Committee Sally Rosen, Cecile Blaustein
PMC Bike Ride Liaison: T.B.D.
Newton Serves: Karly Salim
Social Events
Social Events Liaison Mira Hariskov
Movie Night Marcela Sahinidis
International Festival Chair Lia McKay
International Festival Committee Tracy Lin, Mira Hariskov, Marcela Mahecha
Halloween Dance Michele Safar, Mandy Perrin, Gina Lopez
Mystery Dinner Terra Lafranchi, Katy Karon, Karly Salim
Picture day Marie Yunis, Marcela Mahecha
Grade Level Social Events: T.B.D.
Fundraising
Fundraising Chair Ann Chinchilla DeGeorge
ASCA Committee Kirsten Smith, Parul Kothari, and Janna Sneider
Box Tops Tracy Lin, Didem Vardar Ulu
Spring Fest T.B.D.
Kindergarten Soccer Head Coach T.B.D.
Kindergarten Soccer Admin T.B.D.
5th Grade Committee Chair T.B.D.
Committee Mira Hariskov, Robin Welch, Cecile Blaustein, Kirsten Smith, Tal Nir, E.J Chang, Elinor Spitzen, Cindy Lai
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