2024-2025 St. Theresa Parents’ Club Officers and Committee Chairs

If you are interested in getting involved in these Parents’ Club committees, please contact any officers or committee members through Konstella for more information.

Officers
President – Shannon Ciston
Vice President – Gabrielle Rose
Secretary – Francisca Maertens
Treasurer – Katie Bowman
Parliamentarian – John O’Sullivan
Fundraising Chair – Sophia Kassab

St. Theresa Parents’ Club Committees

  • Ambassador Families

    Working with Room Parent Coordinators, identify and recruit parents to serve as Ambassadors for incoming new students to help acclimate them to the St Theresa community.

    Chairs: Tara Dade and Sanya Sahi

  • Auction

    The St. Theresa School Auction is the Parents’ Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Held in the fall, it is an evening event attended by parents, parishioners and community supporters of the St. Theresa School and Parish.

    Chairs: Sophia Kassab, Caroline Myers, Cassandra O'Gara and Jillian Peralta

  • Daily Lunch

    Coordinate volunteer servers via Konstella to serve hot lunch daily.

    Chairs: Aiyana Johnson and Galiana Fajardo

  • Emergency Preparedness/Facilities

    Monitor and maintain emergency supplies for staff/children stored in the school’s cargo bin. Support Principal and staff with safety initiatives, earthquake drills, etc. and recruit volunteers as needed. Recruit volunteers to support campus workdays initiated by the Parent Board Facilities Chair. 

    Chair: Paul Giuliano

  • Garden

    Oversee general cultivation initiatives and maintenance of the planter beds behind the library; support faculty with integration of gardening activities into curriculum; recruit volunteers to help with garden maintenance as necessary.

    Chair: Brian Potts

  • Hospitality

    Coordinate social events for parents (morning coffee socials, coffee for Halloween Parade, etc). Provide hospitality for accreditation team visit in October. Coordinates Catholic School Week hospitality and Teacher Appreciation Week activities. 

    Chair: Emily Tolosa

  • Room Parents Coordinator

    Recruit and implement the Room Parent program for grades TK-8 for the school year, maintain contact with teachers and room parents throughout the year to ensure that the program is running smoothly, communicate with STAR coordinator for Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, and assist Volunteer Coordinator to ensure volunteer opportunities and commitments are being fulfilled

    Chair: Kelly Haider

  • STAR (Staff & Teacher Appreciation)

    Administer the STAR budget, rewarding teachers and staff at least twice a year (Christmas and end of year), recognize Staff and Teacher birthdays and organize Teacher Appreciation Week.

    Chairs: Mary Lesser and Julie Lo

  • Traffic Duty

    Work with the Volunteer Coordinator to manage daily parking lot traffic duty, determine the annual commitment for families, and ensure tracking and appropriate billing for unfulfilled commitments as specified in the annual contract.

    Chairs: Gabrielle Rose and Caitlyn Mitchell

  • Used Uniforms

    Collect, sort and sell used St. Theresa Uniforms with help from parent volunteers. Hold 2-3 "used uniform" sales per year, typically summer, back to school and mid-year. Proceeds from used uniform sales benefit the St. Theresa Parents' Club fund.

    Chairs: Lilliana Jain and Francisa Hamilton-McCown

  • Volunteer Coordinator

    Ensure that volunteer requirements and opportunities are posted, ensure that hours are tracked, keep parents informed of their compliance with required volunteer hours (traffic, event center, etc.)

    Char: John O’Sullivan