Board Positions

Spirit Days

When: Year Long

PJ: Laura Hamilton

Chairperson works with the school to plan school-spirited days on the 1st Friday of each month. Coordinates with PJ to ensure availability for monthly Spirit days and various other school and PTA events.

Spirit Wear

When: Fall/Spring

Chair: Jackie Delman + Kristy Williams

Works with vendor for spirit wear selections and order form creation

Welcome Committee

When: Fall/Spring

Chair: Alex Thompson

Meet and greet new parents and visitors during American Education Week and Kindergarten Roundup

Membership Committee

When: Year Long

Chair: Shelby Dorich + Rachel McDougall

Plan, implement and promote PTA membership drive to secure 100% participation from parents and staff. Duties include membership drive; membership lists; preparing rewards; coordinating with Treasurer for payment of county, state and national dues.

Yearbook

When: Year Long

Chair: Julie Siegel

The committee will assist with taking photos of students throughout the school year for publishing. Deadline for submission to publisher is in April with distribution to students in June.

Pinewood PTA Website Editor

When: Year Long

Chair: Sui Zhang + Prabakaran Sunderaraju

Works with the Exec Board to ensure website is operational and that documents, dates and other information are updated on the website.

Room Parent Coordinator

When: Year Long

Chair: Jessica Drew

Coordinate with homeroom teachers to ensure each homeroom has a room parent(s). Coordinates with the administration to communicate and work with the room parents.

BCPS Policy & Community Engagement Liaison

When: Year Long

Chair: Kari Waters

Identifies information from BCPS to be shared with the PTA. Works with the Exec Board to ensure parents and teachers receive pertinent information regarding BCPS events and opportunities.

Special Education Liaison

When: Year Long

Chair: Open 2025-26

Represents special education interests. Promotes and enhances good communication and relations between general and special education staff, students and parents.

Sunshine (Hospitality) Committee

When: Monthly, September-June

Chair: Open 2025-26

Help to plan and organize monthly breakfast to celebrate and honor our faculty and staff.

Clean and Green Committee

When: Year Long

Chair: Sui Zhang

Works with the school to provide environmental education enrichment programs and projects. Volunteers increase recycling awareness, plan and organize Earth Day, help the Garden Club clean-up campus and take care of the gardens.

Celebration and Support Committee

When: Year Long

Chair: Amy Segall

Send school staff a care gift on behalf of the PTA for annual honorary professional days and in times of sympathy and congratulations.

Reflections Committee

When: Year Long

Chair: Sarah Buss

Coordinate a creativity contest to promote the arts in education. Reflections is a judged, 4-leveled competition where the winners from the local level are passed to the next level (council, state, and then National PTA!)

5th Grade Committee

When: Year Long

Chairs: Emily Morsberger

Plan and organize all activities and special events for the 5th graders.

General Committees

Kindergarten Fire & Ice

When: Early September

Chairs: Halley Firestone

Plan and execute Kindergarten welcome social. Organize volunteer fire department demo and provide icy treat.

Movie Night

When: Fall

Chairs: Diana Innes

Organize a movie night to show PTA approved movie. Provide popcorn.

Monster Dash

When: Late October

Chair: Billy Christensen + Katie Schubert

Assists in organizing obstacle course event after school in late October.

PJ's Holiday Shop

When: November/December

Chairs: Julie Siegel + Sara Petry

Plan and organize a holiday shop for students.

Donuts with Dear Ones

When: Early Winter

Chair: Delmy Marroquin

Chairperson organizes a before school breakfast for parents AND students from 7:45-8:30am. Volunteers needed to help set-up, replenish food/drink and clean-up.

Family Fun Night

When: Late Winter

Chair: Lisa Laumann

Plan and organize event an evening event where families can watch a show and enjoy preordered pizza and drinks.

Spring Carnival

When: May

Chairs: Abby Daley

Plan and organize the Pinewood Spring Carnival. Work with committee members to set up games and activities.

Adventures in Art

When: Spring/Fall

Chair: B.J. McElderry

Grade appropriate art projects are selected and designed to broaden students' appreciation of the arts.

Teacher Appreciation Week

When: May

Chair: Ita Cremen

Organize events to appreciate our faculty and staff.

Nominating Committee

When: Spring

Chair: Jessica Drew

Committee members get to know parents of the school and members of the PTA in order to make nominations for Executive Board positions prior to May elections.

Write On!

When: Spring

Chairs: Jen Swanson + Jen Tosky

Publication includes all students in Kindergarten-Fifth grades interested in submitting literary work. Every child at Pinewood will receive their own copy at the end of the year.