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Please contact members of the 2018-2019 Executive Board below – just click on any name and a link will open so you can e-mail those EB members directly.
Parents Association Executive Board 2018-19
General Inquiries
laguardiahspa@gmail.com
Co-Presidents
Shindy Johnson
Yvette Ortiz
Co-Vice Presidents
Linda Hahn
Elisabeth Rucell
Treasurer
Jodi Green Werner
Assistant Treasurer
Irene Glazer
Secretary
David Ross
Assistant Secretary
Andrea Frechtman
Community Involvement
Sara Dillon
Pamela French
General Inquiries: laguardiacommunity@gmail.com
Academic Forum Co-Chairs
Co-Chairs:
Pam Godwin
Justine Keil
Kristen Metzger
Lynda Pierini
General Inquiries: LaGuardiaAF@gmail.com
Freshman Representative
Leslie Eaton
STUDIO REPS to the PA Executive Board
Art Studio Representatives
Jodi Isman
Tricia Kampton
General Inquiries: artstudio@laguardiahspa.org
Dance Studio Representatives
Marya Baker
Pat Schlegel
General Inquiries: lagdancestudio@gmail.com
Music Studio Representatives – Instrumental
Kal Dolgin
Rose Markisello
Music Studio Representatives – Vocal
Karen Oberlin Hajdu
Heather MacAllister
Drama Studio Representatives
Lauren McGrail
Tracy Zwick
General Inquiries: dramareps@laguardiahspa.org
Technical Theater Studio Representatives
Jill Bernstein
Meg Kearns-Stanley
General Inquiries: techreps@laguardiahspa.org
Ad Hoc Committees of the LaGuardia PA Executive Board
(unelected, non-voting members)
Ad Hoc Committees meet separately from the Executive Board but their chairpersons attend the EB meetings as non-voting delegates as needed. If you are interested in serving on any of these committees, please contact the chairs listed below.
Fundraising Committee
Annual Benefit: Justine Keil & Wendy Reimer, Paula Leggett Chase & Alice Jankell
Auction Committee: Heather MacAllister, LAGdonate@gmail.com
Communications (Website, Email outreach, Sunday Night News)
Editor, SNN/Communications Lead: Ellen Vaknine
Website: Robin West
CC Database, Instagram: Sarah Miller
Sports Committee
Chair: Shirley Gatta
Volunteer Coordinator
Heather MacAllister
PA Executive Board elections are held each June except for the Freshman PA Rep position, which is elected at the first PA General meeting of the year in September.
Parent Representatives to the School Leadership Team (SLT)
2018-19 School Leadership Team (SLT) Representatives
Lori Diamond
Karin Garfin
Ro Johnson
Meredith Simpson
Claudia Wernick (Freshman Rep)
School Leadership Team (SLT)
The New York State Commissioner of Education has mandated that every school in the state have a School-Based Leadership Team (SLT), whose purpose is to further the excellence of education at the school through the mutual efforts of its core constituencies — students, teachers, parents and administrators – all of whom are represented on the committee. The LaGuardia Arts SLT usually meets once a month. The SLT is the policy-making arm of the school and engages in decision-making by consensus. Meetings are held 10 times during the school year during the late afternoon. Meeting schedules are determined annually in the fall.
SLT elections are held each June. The freshman rep to the SLT is elected at the first PA General Meeting in September.
