Committee Chairs

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ISPTSA Committees	Chair	Email	Committee Description
Fundraising Committees
Co-VP Fundraising	Melissa Richardson	vpfundraising@isptsa.org	Responsible for working with volunteers to organize and manage the Fall and Spring Fundraising campaigns to meet budget revenue goals.
Social - Spring Fundraising Event	Melissa Richardson	vpfundraising@isptsa.org	Plans, promotes and executes main IPSTSA fundraiser held in the spring. Committee kicks off in the fall. Procurement, marketing, event management volunteers needed.
Box Tops Fundraising Programs	OPEN		Box Tops for Education is an easy way for the PTSA to earn funds by turning in Box Top labels found on many types of food packaging from cereal to soup. Coordinators promote program and process Box Top on website.
Grants Committee
Grants Committee Chair	Qiong Chen	grants@isptsa.org	Solicits and awards ISPTSA grants to International School staff and community members.
Position 1	Masako Tamura
Position 2	Emilie Castle
Position 3	Vera Ho
Position 4	Monette Anderson
Position 5	Qiang Zeng
Outreach Committees
VP Outreach	Shan Angela Gao Yue Mao	vpoutreach@isptsa.org	Recruits Committee Chairs, oversees committee activities and events.
PTSA Council Liaison	Melissa Richardson		The Bellevue PTSA provides a monthly member meeting usually on the first Monday a month, 9:30-11:30am. The PTSA council meetings provide local unit representatives the opportunity to hear from and talk with district administrators and with one another and to receive information of interest to the students, families, and PTSA units in the Bellevue School District. The Liaison provides an in-person or written report to the ISPTSA board during scheduled board meetings.
BSF Ambassador	OPEN		Liaison to the Bellevue School Foundation. Helps promote Bellevue Schools Foundation events and fundraising to IS Community. Contact: Carmen Brenner carmen@bsfdn.org.
Advocacy Chair	OPEN	advocacy@isptsa.org	Keeps IS community informed about national, state, and local education issues, policies and legislation.
Membership Chair	Judy Cam	membership@isptsa.org	Works with the ISPTSA Board to create membership campaign. Tracks membership with School pages and PT Avenue.
Volunteer Coordinator	OPEN	volunteer@isptsa.org	Works with other committees to assess volunteer needs. Connects parent volunteers with volunteer opportunities
Reflections Program		reflections@isptsa.org	The Reflections Program is a National PTA and WSPTA cultural arts competition. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. Committee promotes and executes program at IS.
ISPTSA Student Scholarship	OPEN	vpoutreach@isptsa.org
Communications Committees
VP Communications	Emilie Castle	vpcommunications@isptsa.org	Oversees Communications committee chairs, ensure regular and constant communications between ISPTSA and community.
Monday Messenger Editor	Jennifer Li	news@isptsa.org	Writes weekly newsletter that goes to International School community
Website	Emilie Castle	webmaster@isptsa.org	Updates and maintains the ISPTSA website
Directory Spot	Emilie Castle	directory@isptsa.org	Manages school directory annually. Skill with Excel required.
Bulletin Boards	Melissa Richardson	vpcommunications@isptsa.org	Updates and maintains the ISPTSA bulletin board located outside the school office.
Social Media	Vera Ho	socialmedia@isptsa.org	Updates the ISPTSA Facebook page and monitors the group discussions. Shares information about ISPTSA events on relevant social media platforms.
Monday Messenger Liaisons			Reads assigned newsletters and checks assigned websites regularly to identify any relevant events or opportunities for our students and families. Submits relevant information to the editor to be added to the next Monday Messenger (our weekly newsletter).
Bellevue High School	Catherine Fan
Newport High School	Emilie Castle
Sammamish High School	Jenny Lin
Interlake High School	Hui Zhao
Bellevue School District	Anna Zhang
Bellevue PTSA Council	Anna Zhang
Washington State PTA	OPEN
National PTA	OPEN
Community	Qiong Chen Thyda Tsai
Monday Messenger Proofreaders			Help proofread the Monday Messenger before it is published.
Proofreader 1	David Cook
Proofreader 2	Amanda Johnson
Proofreader 3	Judy Cam
Proofreader 4	Nate Bloch
Proofreader 5	Angelika Koch-Leibmann
Proofreader 6	Emilie Castle
Financial Committees
Budget Committee	Amanda Johnson	treasurer1@isptsa.org	Committee will review the ISPTSA annual budget and make recommendations for ongoing budget based on expenses, budgetary requests and income. Meets 2-3 times per school year.
Financial Review Committee	Amanda Johnson	treasurer1@isptsa.org	Committee will perform a financial review of the ISPTSA financial records twice a year per a WSPTA checklist (not an audit). Meets once in January and once in July/August
Community Committees
Co-VPs Community	Maggie Lo Farangis Sepheri	vpcommunity@isptsa.org	Recruits committee chairs, oversees community committee activities and events
Finance Club	Qiong Chen Qiang Zeng	FinanceClub@isptsa.org	A club for high school students and their families to learn about personal finance, budgeting, saving, investing, and other aspects of financial management.
Gen Mem Mtg\ Dinner	OPEN		Organizes the food and beverages for the free dinner offered as part of the first PTSA general meeting of the school year with help from volunteers
Staff Appreciation	OPEN	staff-appreciation@isptsa.org	Coordinate monthly Staff Appreciation activities that are run by each grade and other community members. Once a year order and deliver Brown Bear car wash tickets to all IS staff.
Campus Improvement Co-Chairs	OPEN	campus-improvement@isptsa.org	Renew IS campus yearly, typically in May. Outside work; Inner courtyard, planting areas, power-wash sidewalks, specific clean-up in interior areas. This event is open to the whole family. Committee meets once a year to determine areas of need. Meets with Administration to determine the areas to focus on.
5th Grade BBQ Parent Welcome	OPEN		Organizes parent portion of the incoming 6th grade BBQ, including speakers and coffee for incoming 6th grade parents.
Senior Board Day Judges Luncheon	OPEN		Organizes a luncheon on Senior Board Day for the judges, alumni, adult volunteers, and IS staff.
Community and Culture	OPEN		Promote community building and an IS culture of inclusion and connection for parents and students.
Parent Representatives			Parent representatives organize grade level parent social events, help organize the parents to support staff appreciation and membership and act as another channel of information about ISPTSA. * attend tailgate in the fall and get to know parents in their grade * organize grade level parent social events (2-3 times a year) * organize a 30-min parent social before school grade-level parent night (once a year) * help organize the parents to support staff appreciation (once a year) * act as another channel of information about ISPTSA (such as auction) * help support graduating class: -- 6th Grade Families: Host box lunch for seniors on Senior Project Board Day and light dinner for Senior Celebration Rehearsal. -- 7th and 11th Grade Families: Host Graduation Reception following the Commencement ceremony. -- 8th and 9th Grade Families: Host Senior Celebration Dessert Reception. This event is held prior to graduation at an off-campus site with special recognition for each graduating senior. -- 10th Grade Families: Host light catered lunch the day of Graduation Rehearsal and snacks prior to Graduation.
6th Grade Parent Rep	OPEN	parent-rep2031@isptsa.org
6th Grade Parent Rep	OPEN	parent-rep2031@isptsa.org

7th Grade Parent Rep	Kai Gao	parent-rep2030@isptsa.org
7th Grade Parent Rep	Donald Wang	parent-rep2030@isptsa.org

8th Grade Parent Liaison	Yue Mai	parent-rep2029@isptsa.org
8th Grade Parent Liaison	Jin Xu	parent-rep2029@isptsa.org

9th Grade Parent Liaison	OPEN	parent-rep2028@isptsa.org
9th Grade Parent Liaison	OPEN	parent-rep2028@isptsa.org

10th Grade Parent Liaison	OPEN	parent-rep2027@isptsa.org
10th Grade Parent Liaison	Jenny Lin	parent-rep2027@isptsa.org

11th Grade Parent Liaison	Renuka Getchell	parent-rep2026@isptsa.org
11th Grade Parent Liaison	Angelika Koch-Leibmann	parent-rep2026@isptsa.org

12th Grade Parent Liaison	Dena Voth	parent-rep2025@isptsa.org
12th Grade Parent Liaison	Nisha Nathani	parent-rep2025@isptsa.org
12th Grade Parent Liaison	Anindita Banerjee	parent-rep2025@isptsa.org
Senior Committee			Plan and fundraise for all senior activities, especially those surrounding graduation.
Senior Committee Co-Chairs	Dena Voth	SeniorChair@isptsa.org
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Please note that email addresses for open positions may go unanswered. If you need something from an open position please contact the VP in charge of it. If you are unsure who to contact, please email board@isptsa.org.