President: The PTA President(s) coordinates all activities of the
Pennekamp PTA, presides over all general and executive board meetings and
serves as the official Pennekamp PTA representative at District Advisory
Council, Manhattan Beach Council of PTAs, School Site Council, Manhattan Beach
Education Foundation, and other community meetings. The PTA President works
closely with the principal on a daily basis. A president’s signature is
required to authorize payment for any PTA expenditure. Contact:
Stewart Bogen or Marjie Block.
1st VP – Fundraising: The 1st VP is responsible for all committees that
raise funds to support the many programs sponsored by the Pennekamp PTA.
Fundraising VPs coordinate with their committee chairs to ensure that proper
money handling and expenditure submission procedures are followed. Contact:
Tracey Dennis or Kim Weller.
2nd VP – Student Services: The 2nd VP is responsible for all committees
that provide general services and programs for Pennekamp students. Student
Services VPs work with their committee chairs to coordinate with school
administration and staff to schedule events, reserve facilities, and ensure
proper funding and volunteer support are available to host committee events.
Contact: Avigal Horrow or Leslie
Whittet .
3rd VP – Operations: The 3rd VP is responsible for all committees that
assist staff, foster community/school/parent communications, and enhance the
campus. The Operations VP oversees and reviews committee plans and assists
committee chairs in fulfilling their duties. Contact:
Bonnie Darrow or Tracie Haber.
4th VP – Membership: The 4th VP is responsible for overseeing the
annual membership campaign. In addition, the Membership VP assists the
Manhattan Beach Education Foundation (MBEF) by providing Pennekamp support for
the Annual Appeal campaign and various MBEF fundraisers throughout the year.
Contact: Lisa Acquistapace or Kim Leserman.
Recording Secretary: The recording secretary is responsible for taking
minutes at all general and executive board meetings.
Minutes are available on-line.
Contact: Traci Harrington.
Treasurer: The treasurer is responsible for preparing the yearly
budget, maintaining financial records, reporting on financial status, and
ensuring the twice yearly audits are performed. In addition, the treasurer
pays all bills as authorized in the by-laws and is responsible for preparing
all required insurance and tax returns and forms on behalf of the PTA.
Contact: Lilly Chang.
Financial Secretary: The financial secretary is responsible for
ensuring that all deposits are correctly submitted from committees, that all
funds are deposited at the approved financial institution and proper
documentation is submitted to the treasurer. The Financial Secretary is also
responsible for the management and follow-up of in-sufficient fund
communications from our financial institution. Contact:
Charmaine Nielsen.
Safety Officer: The safety officer is responsible for coordinating with
school staff in reviewing school safety procedures and ensuring that all
emergency backpacks and other materials are kept updated. Contact:
John Holliday.
Parliamentarian: The parliamentarian is appointed by the president and
gives advice on parliamentary procedure when requested, reviews and updates
the by-laws, coordinates the first meeting of the nominating committee, and
assists in coordinating and filling all committee chair positions. Contact:
Cathey Graves.
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