Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents while helping to enrich school life for our children.
Who We Are
Connect. Engage. Contribute.
The Packer PA is all of us – you are automatically a member. We work together to support the school, raise funds for special programs, and provide resources for families to help build a strong, diverse and inclusive Packer community.
PA Leadership
PA Board Members, Committee Chairs, and Grade/Class Reps volunteer their time and expertise to raise funds, plan PA events, convene meetings, and groups, solicit parent feedback, liaise with Packer, and generally support the PA and Packer.
Each Spring, all PA members are invited to nominate and vote for the PA Board. We hope you will consider volunteering for an expanded role with the PA.
2021-22 Leadership
Board of Directors
President | Alexa Eccles | president@packerpa.org |
Vice President | Sary Awad | vicepresident@packerpa.org |
Secretary | Dawn Bradford-Watt | secretary@packerpa.org |
Treasurer | Tina Heslin | treasurer@packerpa.org |
Class Reps Chair | Kristine Sui | classreps@packerpa.org |
Communications Chair | Jordan Tamagni | communications@packerpa.org |
Director at Large - Pumpkin Patch | Kelsy Eagan | pumpkinpatchchair@packerpa.org |
Director at Large - Benefit | Elizabeth Lastique-Farr | benefitchair@packerpa.org |
Diversity Chair | Nicole Lavonne Smith-Johnson | diversitychair@packerpa.org |
Nominating Chair | Alicia Mathis | nominating@packerpa.org |
Operations Chair | Ainka Turner | operations@packerpa.org |
Programs Chair | Tara Harrison | programs@packerpa.org |
Sports and Spirit | Paula Dunbar | sportsandspiritchair@packerpa. |
Technology Chair | Jason Rosas | technology@packerpa.org |
Volunteers Chair | Marisa Kubiak | volunteerchair@packerpa.org |
Packer PA Liaison | Shriya Bhargava Sears | sbhargava-sears@packer.edu |
Committee Chairs and Liaisons
Benefit Chair | Elizabeth Lastique-Farr | benefitchair@packerpa.org |
Benefit Co-Chair | benefitcochair@packerpa.org | |
Book Fair Chair | Dawn Bradford-Watt | bookfairchair@packerpa.org |
Book Fair Co-Chair | Lulu Betancur-Hall | bookfaircochair@packerpa.org |
Buddy Program PS/LS Chair | Mikayla Marquis | buddychair@packerpa.org |
Buddy Program Chair MS | Anamika Samanta | buddychair@packerpa.org |
Buddy Program Co-Chair US | Denise Kohn | buddychair@packerpa.org |
Buddy Program Co-Chair US | Stuart Sproule | buddychair@packerpa.org |
Community Engagement Chair | Jenny Astrachan | communitysvcchair@packerpa.org |
Community Engagement Co- Chair | communitysvccochair@packerpa.org | |
Diversity & Equity Community Chair | Nicole Lavonne Smith-Johnson | diversitychair@packerpa.org |
Diversity & Equity Community Co-Chair | Shawn Sadjatumwadee | diversitycochair@packerpa.org |
Division Liaison Preschool | Khara Wagner | psliaison@packerpa.org |
Division Liaison Lower School | Jeremy Robbins | lsliaison@packerpa.org |
Division Liaison Middle School | Marji Molavi | msliaison@packerpa.org |
Division Liaison Upper School | Mandy Lam | usliaison@packerpa.org |
Faculty Appreciation Co-Chair | Marissa Alperin | facultyappreciationcochair@packerpa.org |
Faculty Appreciation Co-Chair | facultyappreciationchair@packerpa.org | |
Holiday Mall Chair | Miguel Burger-Calderon | giftfairchair@packerpa.org |
Holiday Gift Fair Chair | Ilaria Becherucci | giftfairchair@packerpa.org |
Learning Support Co-Chair | Jordan Tamagni | learningsupportchair@packerpa.org |
Learning Support Co-Chair | Rachel Kelleher | learningsupportcochair@packerpa.org |
Merchandise Chair | Tina Heslin | merchandisechair@packerpa.org |
Parents In Action Chair | Leigh Savar | piaschoolrepresentative@packerpa.org |
Pumpkin Patch Co-Chair | Kelsey Eagan Richmond | pumpkinpatchchair@packerpa.org |
Pumpkin Patch Co-Chair | Brooke Buchanan | pumpkinpatchcochair@packerpa.org |
School Photo Day Co-Chair | Cate Shainker | schoolphotodaycochair@packerpa.org |
School Photo Day Co-Chair | Laurie Soler | schoolphotodaychair@packerpa.org |
Skate Party Co-Chair | Amanda Jones | skatepartychair@packerpa.org |
Skate Party Co-Chair | Ilaria Becherucci | skatepartycochair@packerpa.org |
Volunteer Operations Chair | Angela Faloye | volunteerops@packerpa.org |
Asian Affinity Leader | Laura Lee | pafiaplanners@googlegroups.com |
Asian Affinity Leader | Anamika Samanta | pafiaplanners@googlegroups.com |
Asian Affinity Leader | Meera Marti | pafiaplanners@googlegroups.com |
Black Affinity Leader | Alisha Davis | packerpabag@packerpa.org |
Black Affinity Leader | Meredith Prout | packerpabag@packerpa.org |
Black Affinity Leader | Marvalee Leslie | packerpabag@packerpa.org |
Black Affinity Leader | Mikayla Marquis | packerpabag@packerpa.org |
LGBTQ+ Affinitiy Leader | Shelley Pasnik | lgbtqplus@packerpa.org |
LGBTQ+ Affinitiy Leader | Adrienne Ellman | lgbtqplus@packerpa.org |
White Awareness and Accountability | Sary Awad | |
White Awareness and Accountability | Alexa Eccles | |
White Awareness and Accountability | Jenny Hunter-Astrachan | |
White Awareness and Accountability | Rachel Knapp | |
White Awareness and Accountability | Rob Watt | |
White Awareness and Accountability | Ben Griesinger |
Class/Grade Reps
Preschool Class Reps
Pre-K Threes | Aaliyah Thompson | aaliyah.s.thompson@gmail.com |
Pre-K Threes | Riva Horowitz | rivahorwitz@gmail.com |
Pre-K Fours | Jackie LoCascio | jackie.zozo@gmail.com |
Pre-K Fours | Danielle Orden | |
Kindergarten Perryman | Heather Ward | heather.marie.ward@gmail.com |
Kindergarten Perryman | Meisha Brown | meishj@gmail.com |
Kindergarten Montero | April Barton | april.barton@gmail.com |
Kindergarten Montero | Andrew Op't Hof | andrew_opthof@yahoo.com |
Kindergarten Tsang | Marisa Kubiak | mlkubiak3@gmail.com |
Kindergarten Tsang | Ali Schippers | alischippers@gmail.com |
Lower School Class Reps
1st Grade Messing | Rachael Tilsner | rachael.tilsner@gmail.com |
1st Grade Messing | Jeff Kauffman | jeff.a.kauffman@gmail.com |
1st Grade Copland | Colleen Tompkins | colleenbtompkins@gmail.com |
1st Grade Copland | Kim Rittberg | kimrittberg@gmail.com |
1st Grade Sockbeson | Audrey E. Weinberger | aewsomenyc@aol.com |
1st Grade Sockbeson | Neil De Silva | neil.desilva@gmail.com |
1st Grade Rolen | Dawn Bradford-Watt | dawnbw@gmail.com |
1st Grade Rolen | Stephany Nadine McClain | roseloveswillow@gmail.com |
2nd Grade Rochlin | Anusha Reiss | anushanyc@yahoo.com |
2nd Grade Rochlin | Chris Arrogante | chris.arrogante@gmail.com |
2nd Grade Royo | Shelley Pasnik | shelley@pasnik.com |
2nd Grade Royo | Mikayla Marquis | Micuyler@gmail.com |
2nd Grade Wyatt | Marvalee Leslie | kwemar@gmail.com |
2nd Grade Wyatt | Brooke Buchanan | brookebuchanan78@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Li | Elena Steiger Reich | elena.steiger.reich@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Li | Sarah Wheeler | sarah.s.wheeler@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Musial-Aderer | Khara Wagner | khara.wagner@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Musial-Aderer | Lindsay Pizzi | lindsay.pizzi@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Festa | Reem Hadeed | rhadeed@gmail.com |
3rd Grade Festa | Carmen Cobiella | ccobiella@gmail.com |
4th Grade Aberback | Tyrie Kauff | tyriekauff@gmail.com |
4th Grade Aberback | Michelle Shor | michelleshor1013@gmail.com |
4th Grade Jensen | Pamela Brown | pamela.brown@nyu.edu |
4th Grade Jensen | Mary Park | mary_s_park@hotmail.com |
4th Grade Sardar | Taryn Berkett | tberkett@gmail.com |
4th Grade Sardar | Amanda Jones | amanda.jones13@gmail.com |
Middle School Grade Reps
5th Grade | Audrey Weinberger | aewsomenyc@aol.com |
5th Grade | Avani Kadakia | avani.kadakia@gmail.com |
6th Grade | Lulu Hall | lulubetancur@gmail.com |
6th Grade | Kate Mannix | katherine.mannix@gmail.com |
6th Grade | Reshma Shamdasani | rvsham@me.com |
7th Grade | Shannon Portell | sportell@dohertyinc.com |
7th Grade | Allison Bishop | allisonleebishop@gmail.com |
8th Grade | Tara Harrison | tara.harrison1@gmail.com |
8th Grade | Kieran Holohan | kieranpholohan@gmail.com |
Upper School Grade Reps
9th Grade | Crystal Sampson | clsampson22@gmail.com |
9th Grade | Leigh Fisher Savar | leighsavar@me.com |
9th Grade | Hana Zalatimo | h_zalatimo@yahoo.com |
10th Grade | Sara Lane | saradwyerlane@mac.com |
10th Grade | John Lowe | jlowe15@gmail.com |
10th Grade | Laura Mitchener | |
11th Grade | Ali Hill | alihill22@gmail.com |
11th Grade | Dinny Fitzpatrick | vfitzpatrick@mac.com |
11th Grade | Stacey Leibowitz | stmleibowitz@gmail.com |
12th Grade | Ria Browne | ria.browne@gmail.com |
12th Grade | Sharon Lavon | sharonlavon@msn.com |
12th Grade | Keita Young | keita@comcast.net |
Get Involved!
There are still lots of ways to get involved in the PA’s work to support our school community. We need your energy and your ideas!