The PTA Executive Board is a group of parent volunteers, elected yearly in the Spring, who work with the NEST+m community to support the vision of the school through fund-raising and the implementation of programs and initiatives. The PTA Executive Board meets monthly.

PTA Executive Board
executivecommittee@nestmail.org

Co-Presidents
Katie Sperling
Susan Townes-West
president@nestmail.org

Executive Vice President
Julie Grimes Waldorf
execvp@nestmail.org

Treasurer
Alexandra Karaev
treasurer@nestmail.org

Assistant Treasurer
Nancy Orenstein
treasurer@nestmail.org

Corresponding Secretary
Juliet Goldsand
corsec@nestmail.org

Co-Recording Secretaries
Judy Scherzer
Ric Trotta
recordsec@nestmail.org

Co-VP Grants
Suzette Cruz
Rosa Zhou
grants@nestmail.org

Co-VP Fundraising
Lauren McGrail
Lisa Trollbäck
vpfundraising@nestmail.org

Co-VP Communications
Sarah Jarkow
Katy Stokes
vpcommunications@nestmail.org

Co-VP Volunteers, Class Parents,
and Committees
Ronni Siegel
Ellen Whirley
vpclassparents@nestmail.org
vpcommittees@nestmail.org

Co-VP Upper School
Michelle Buffington
Sandra Naranjo
vpupper@nestmail.org

Co-VP Middle School
Patricia McGuinness
Bernadette Wholey
vpmiddle@nestmail.org

Co-VP Lower School
Maria Gualdoni
Paola Michel
vplower@nestmail.org

VP After School
Yvette Ortiz
vpafterschool@nestmail.org

Lower School Member-at-Large
Sonya Sobieski

Middle School Member-at-Large
Nancy Ohrenstein

Upper School Member-at-Large
Mercedes Muchita-Thomas

Find Us

The PTA office is located on the Lower School floor, near the Main Office, and is open every morning from 8:20 to 10am, and usually later throughout the day. Please stop by with any questions, to learn more about what we do, or to find out how you can help. Extra copies of the most recent flyers and newsletters can be found in the PTA office, as well as designated mailboxes to return PTA event forms and RSVPs. If you wish to contact a member of the Executive Board, you may send an email to the address listed below or leave a note in their mailbox in the PTA office.

General Meetings

PTA General Meetings are held monthly (except December); meetings are open to all and are an excellent way to keep up with what’s happening at school. While we strive to communicate all critical information through SchoolHub notices, flyers, and the PTA page in the Monthly News, there is no way for us to replicate the benefit of in-person participation at PTA meetings. In order to have an ongoing and productive dialogue with our members, we need your in-person participation at our general meetings. We have scheduled a combination of morning and evening meetings (babysitting is offered at some meetings), in order to accommodate as many schedules as possible. If a parent has a specific issue that he or she would like discussed at a General Meeting, please inform the PTA Co-Presidents or Secretary before the meeting so that the issue may be placed on the agenda.

PTA Budget

Each June, before the last PTA meeting of the academic year, the PTA Executive Board reviews the expenses of the previous school year, determines the anticipated expenses of the upcoming school year, and gets input from the Principal about upcoming expenses. The Principal asks the PTA to supplement costs that are not covered in the allotment given to the school by the Department of Education. Once approved by the Executive Board, the budget is presented to the general membership at the last general PTA meeting of the school year. A majority of those attending must approve the budget. Once the budget is approved, parents have made a commitment to raising the funds, whether by personal donations or fund-raising initiatives.

Community Event Planning

The PTA plans, organizes, and runs numerous community events to bring together NEST+m families and raise funds for all our programs. Each month brings events such as movie nights, ice-skating parties, theater trips, and international dinners; October's Fright Night is a favorite with students of all ages, and our festive Spring Gala & Auction helps us reach our budget goals.

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