Southwestern Region PTA

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The Southwestern Region is one of 16 regions of the New York State PTA.  It consists of units in the Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties of New York.

The main goal of the Southwestern Region is to be a link between the state PTA offices and the units.  The Board of Directors offers information, training, and all around support to the units in its region.

Every PTA member in the region is invited and encouraged to attend region board meetings. 
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 26th at Jefferson Middle School in Jamestown at 6:00 pm.



Why the acorn for our Region?  The original symbol of the PTA was the Oak tree.  The oak tree begins its life as an acorn, just as the PTA began its life in the heart of Chautauqua County, the western-most county of the Southwestern Region.  Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Alice McClellan Birney were vacationing at Chautauqua Institution,when they contemplated the need for mothers to have a place to work together on behalf of children and youth.  The rest is PTA history!
Meet our Region Board
Linda King, Region Director
Lori Fiddmont, Associate Director
Eva Andolora, Secretary and  Special Education Chair
Michelle Waterman, Treasurer, Membership Chair, and Website Chair
Ruth Brown, Bylaws Chair
Patrick Salemme, Youth Member
Joanne Zdrojewski, Environment Chair

The following positions are open!

Associate Director

Legislation Chair
Awards Chair
Parenting and Family Life Chair
Arts in Education/Reflections Chair
Education Chair
Health and Wellness Chair
Public Relations Chair
Resolutions Chair
*If you are interested in filling one of these open positions, please contact Linda King, Region Director for more information!*

To contact the region, please email Linda King, Region Director, at southwesternrd@nyspta.org
To contact the webmaster, please email southwesternregionpta@gmail.com