Boards and Committees

Join us for the 2023-2024 school year! We welcome new volunteers! Please email Amanda Randall at president@aldenpta.org if you are interested in getting involved. 

BOARD MEMBERS (TWO YEAR COMMITMENT)

PRESIDENT
Amanda Randall email: president@aldenpta.org
Oversee internal affairs and all PTA programs. Act as a liaison between the parents, teachers and principal. Serve as ex-officio member of all committees. Preside at Alden PTA meetings. 

SECRETARY
Meredith Jefski  (2022-2024)
Keep minutes at PTA meetings. Manages PTA correspondence as needed. Maintain by-laws. 

TREASURER 
Christine Cadorette  (2022-2024)
Create a budget for the school year. Process incoming payments with QuickBooks. Write checks for expenses. Balance checkbook. 

VICE PRESIDENT 
Payton Connolly (2023-2025)
Oversee fundraising and PTA sponsored activities. Assist with PTA initiatives

VICE PRESIDENT 
Jennifer Cross (2023-2025)
Oversee school enrichment and educational programs. Assist with PTA initiatives.

VICE PRESIDENT 
Vacant (2024-2026)
Oversee internal affairs. Assist with PTA initiatives. 

COMMITTEES CHAIR COORDINATORS AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

(MINIMUM ONE YEAR COMMITMENT)

FUNDRAISING
Book Fair Coordinators
Meredith Jefski,  Amanda Randall (2021-2024) and Caroline Panagiotopoulos (2023-2024)
Coordinate the marketing, sales, set-up and tear-down, volunteer staffing, inventory control and overall operations of Book Fairs. Time Commitment: 2 hours/month (September/April)  and 25+ hours the week of the onsite book fair. 

Dragon Dash Coordinators
Leah LaRose (2022-2024) and  Carey Dietz (2023-2024)
CO-COORDINATOR OPEN
Organize the yearly Dragon Dash fundraiser and help at the Dragon Dash (hand out race bibs, organize students, etc.) . Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/week (September) and at school the day of the Dragon Dash (typically first week of October).   

Memory Book Co-Coordinators
Aun Holland (2021-2024) and Melissa Murphy (2022-2024)
Work with Classroom Coordinators to collect and organize pictures for the year-end Alden Memory Book. Time Commitment: 2-6 hours a week to design the Memory Book starting in January to submit for publication in April. All done remotely.  

Online Store Admin
Melissa Brown (2022-2023)
Add new designs to  online store (all deliveries made directly to customers). Time commitment: 1-2 hours/month (all remote)  

Playground Committee - OPEN for all interested
Fundraising and design of new Alden School playground

School Picture Day Coordinator
OPEN
Organize Picture Day at Alden School and retake day. Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week at the beginning of the school year and be present to organize volunteers, kids and photographers. Jen Litchfield (2020-2023), Mentor (2023-2024)  

ENRICHMENT  AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Author Visits
Lara Kingston (2021-2024)
Research, coordinate and schedule Alden School author visits. Time Commitment: 1-3 hours/month throughout the year. Must be present for author visits in the spring. Busiest time in the spring.  

Battle of the Books
Kate Rafoth (2022-2024)
CO -COORDINATOR OPEN
Create teams from registrations, maintain resources and help organize activities.  Co-Coordinator Time Commitment: 2 hrs/week (September/October) to start program and 2 hrs/week (March/April) for Final Battle. *Team Leaders (Signup in September)

Birthday Books
Meredith Jefski (2021-2024)
Work with the librarian to process online birthday book orders and prepare books at the library to be given to students. Time Commitment: 2-3 hours/month at the library.

Duxbury Day at Fenway Coordinator
OPEN
Organize yearly Red Sox game ticket sales. Time Commitment: 2-3 hour in March. 

Family Events Coordinator
OPEN
Organize community events for families. Time Commitment: 2-4 hours/event.  

Passport Club Coordinator
OPEN
Organize materials and arrange presenters for Passport Club after school program. Time Commitment: 3-4 hours quarterly

INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Classroom Coordinator Liaison
Caroline Panagiotopoulos (2023-2024)
Act as the liaison between the PTA, teachers and all Classroom Coordinators during the school year. Time Commitment ~ 1-2 hours/month. Jen Litchfield  (2021-2023) - Mentor (2023-2024)
*Classroom Coordinators for each classroom (Signup in August 2022) - Help build class contact list, plan classroom parties and share news with families in your class via the Alden PTA website message board.

Field Day Helper
Martha Loring (2022-2023)
Coordinate field day t-shirts order for students/staff and sort for distribution (April/May). Organize popsicles for Field Day (June). Time Commitment: 8 hrs in April/May and attend Field Day in June

Kids Care Club Coordinator
OPEN
Organize a community based after school activity for students to participate in three times a year. Time Commitment: 1-3 hours to organize each activity (ex. making cards for the troops, clothing drive, spring clean-up).

Science Fair Breakfast/Concession Coordinator
OPEN
Coordinate a breakfast buffet for the judges and concessions for families attending the Science Fair. Organize volunteers to assist with the breakfast. Time Commitment: 2-4 hours to organize, set up the night before the Science Fair, help with breakfast on the day of the Science Fair. Please note, Alden School organizes the Science Fair (to be held in the spring). Alden PTA is only responsible for the breakfast and concessions. 

Social Media Admin
Luba Gilpatric (2023-2024)
Manage social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Design posts with www.Canva.com (easy to use!). (Time Commitment: 1 hour/week. All remote. 

Staff Appreciation  
Colleen Connolly and Kaite Cleary (2022-2024)
Organize staff appreciation efforts. Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/ month. Must be able to be at the school during the school day.

Volunteer Coordinator
Caroline Panagiotopoulos (2023-2024)
Organize classroom coordinators at beginning of school  year. Assist with scheduling all PTA programs and event volunteers. Set up signups and check volunteer eligibility. Time Commitment: 1-3 hours/week. Busiest time: September/October. All remote. Jen Litchfield (2021-2024), Mentor 2023-2024

Webmaster
Luba Gilpatric (2022-2024)
Manage www.aldenpta.org. Run reports. Manage Google email accounts.  Experience with Google Drive and/or Google Sites helpful. Time Commitment ~ 1-2 hours/week. All remote.

Wish Lists
Marcy Tavano (2022-2024)
Maintain Amazon Wish Lists for staff. Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week. (all remote)