Our PTA
Our PTA is made up of hard-working parents & teachers who pool their talents to provide practical support for our school.
Those listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year.
Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have questions.
Merriman Park Elementary
PTA Board 2022-2023
| President | Brooke Bailey |
| 1st VP Programs | Kate Cox |
| 2nd VP Membership | Courtney Harrison |
| 3rd VP Fundraising |
Blythe Grates |
| 4th VP Disbursements | Corley Larmer |
| Secretary | Bryn Volkmer |
| Treasurer | Brooke Schmidt |
| Parliamentarian | Lindsay Baronoskie |
| Academic Excellence (Noetic, Lonestar, etc) | Zoi Thonrton |
| Arts in Education (Reflections) | Laura Leavell |
| Arts in Education Committee Member | Emily Campion |
| Auction Co-Chair | Miranda Henson |
| Auction Co-Chair | Lindsey Enderby |
| Auction Committee Member | Sarah Eames |
| Auction Committee Member | Katie Beth Ongena |
| Carnival | Lindsey Halford |
| Carnival Committee Member | Camie LaRose |
| Community Partners | Abbie Skipworth |
| Community Partners Committee Member | Val Lackey |
| Directory/Technology (Website) | Allison Hannel |
| DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Chairman | Tanya Shoulders-Oden |
| DEI Committee Member | Crystal Passley |
| DEI Committee Member | Andrea Albright |
| DEI Committee Member | Mary Grinsfelder |
| Environmental/Grounds/OLC | Ashlee Ehman |
| Field Day | Ashley Groover |
| Field Day Committee Member |
Laura Gearhart |
| Field Day Committee Member | Christa Salgado |
| Historian (Staff pics, PTA scrapbook) | Julie Cook |
| Hospitality | Hilary Atkinson |
| Hospitality Committee Member | Brooke Ricketts |
| Inspirational/Sunshine Committee | Heather Bern |
| Learning Link/Library (Book Fair) | Allison Dickenson |
| Newsletter (September Spark) | Ashley Bradley |
| Poppin' Good Friday | Kelli McKnight |
| Preschool Liaison (PeeWee Panthers) | Avery Benitez |
| Preschool Liaison Committee Member | Sarah Burdick |
| Preschool Liaison Committee Member | Erin Griffin |
| Preschool Liaison Committee Member | Nicole Allen |
| Preschool Liaison Committee Member | Amy Parker |
| Preschool Liaison Committee Member | Jordan Turner |
| Pride Rally | Lea Handler |
| Public Relations (Social Media) | Ashley Westfall |
| RISD Delegate (Council of PTAs) | Karina Marr |
| RISD Delegate Alternate | |
| Room Representative | Amanda Carrell |
| SAGE - Special & Gifted Education | Nikki Spangler |
| Sixth Grade Activities | Julie Blackmon |
| Sixth Grade Activities Committee Member | Kristin Carter |
| Sixth Grade Activities Committee Member | Alaina Busch |
| Sixth Grade Activities Committee Member | Molly Lewis |
| Sixth Grade/First Grade Pals | Eve Newell |
| Sixth Grade/First Grade Pals | Carolina Martin |
| Sixth Grade/First Grade Pals | Secherre Michaelis |
| Sixth Grade/First Grade Pals | Catherine Coleman |
| Specials Liaison | Rachel Timmins |
| Spirit wear | Lauren Worthy |
| Spirit wear Committee | Beth Boyd |
| Supplemental Fundraiser (Spirit Nights) | Jess Palahicky |
| Student Aide/RISD Clothes Closet | Annie Parks |
| Student Aide/Clothes Closet | Sarah Fitzgerald |
| Student Aide/Beta Club | Heather Jett |
| Student Aide/Beta Club | Megan Bateman |
| Student Aide/Counselor/Community Outreach | Ame Moss |
| Student Aide/Counselor/Community Outreach | Ginger Greenberg |
| Supply Sale | Libby Henry |
| Teacher Appreciation | Brenda Bird |
| Teacher Appreciation Committee Member | Emily Johnson |
| Volunteer Services | Andrea Brown |
| Yearbook | Jenny Winklemann |
| Yearbook Committee Member | Amber Murray |
| Yearbook Committee Member | Kathleen Grief |
| Principal | Stacey Marx |
| Assistant Principal | Trey Ivey |
| Teacher Representative | Bonnie Caldwell |
| Teacher Representative | Rebecca Novick |
MPE PTA Bylaws and Standing Rules
Click HERE for the 2021 approved bylaws.
Click HERE for the 2021 approved standing rules.
