2025-26 PTA Committees / Board of Directors
Ambassadors
Committee Chairs: Amanda Duffy & Jackie Vasquez
Contact: ambassador@mountainviewpta.org
Welcomes new families and provides guidance, resources, and information they may need, including the New Family Information Guide. Hosts school tours, Cheers and Tears for new kindergarten parents, Kindergarten Orientation for rising kindergarteners, and Senior Send-Off for high school senior alumni.
ARTS in Education: Art Show
Committee Chairs: Madison Rogers & Jessica Whitlock
Contact: artshow@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for working with the art teacher to coordinate 2 art shows per year.
COntest: Reflections Essay & Heroes Contest
Committee Chair: Avi Varma & Mary Burns
Contact: contests@mountainviewpta.org
Reflections is a National PTA program that encourages artistic expression in dance, film, music, literature, visual arts, and photography. This committee supports the music and art teachers, enriches the curriculum with fine arts programs, and highlights the importance of the arts (visual arts, music, theater, and dance) by promoting the Reflections Contest, collecting submissions, and coordinating with the ECCC Reflections Chair for submission of winning entries. Heroes essay is an annual, school wide, written essay contest that celebrates everyday heroes.
Community Outreach
Committee Chairs: OPEN
Contact: outreach@mountainviewpta.org
Identifies, organizes, and completes service projects during the school year for the benefit of our local community. Works with local organizations, including Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts in MVES, to spark interest and enthusiasm and instills the importance of helping others through various and diverse forms of service.
Curriculum Support
Committee Chairs: Carley Rex & Kate Lindsey
Contact: currsupport@mountainviewpta.org
Works with teams of teachers, lead teachers from each grade level, and specialty teachers (Art, Music, PE, Target, Special Ed, Speech and Language, and Guidance) to provide instructional materials that support the curriculum. Coordinates with school staff to provide resources not funded by the district. These materials and resources are budgeted and funded by our local PTA.
Environment
Committee Chair: Bethany Mashini & Ann Simon
Contact: environment@mountainviewpta.org
Focuses on the school garden, recycling, and environmental education.
Family Engagement: BBQ & Bingo
Committee Chairs: OPEN
Contact: engagement@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual BBQ and Bingo family engagement event. This event is planned and executed by a group of committee chairs responsible for organizing ticket sales, publicizing the event, recruiting volunteers, arranging for food and beverages, games, and tons of prizes.
Family Engagement: COCOA & GLOW PaRTY
Committee Chairs: Shannon Mallay
Contact: engagement@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual Crafts & Cocoa family engagement event. This event is planned and executed by a group of committee chairs responsible for organizing ticket sales, publicizing the event, recruiting volunteers, arranging for food and beverages, games, and tons of prizes.
Family Engagement: Winter Dance: Cocoa and GLow
Committee Chairs: Shannon Mallay
Contact: dance@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual winter dance.
Family Engagement: Fall Festival
Committee Chairs: Alexis Bentley, Tanya Mansouri & Jessica Whitlock
Contact: fallfestival@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual Fall Festival. This event is planned and executed by a group of committee chairs responsible for organizing ticket sales, publicizing the event, recruiting volunteers, arranging for food and beverages, activities and games, bounce houses, and tons of prizes.
Family Engagement: International showcase
Committee Chairs: Kinnari Sheth, Dalena Ruiz & Avi Varma
Contact: international@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual International Night. This event provides an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community to experience diversity, try ethnic food, and learn about different countries.
Family Engagement: steAm & skittles
Committee Chairs: OPEN
Contact: engagement@mountainviewpta.org
Responsible for coordinating the annual Stem & Skittles family engagement event. The event is planned and executed by a group of committee chairs responsible for organizing ticket sales, publicizing the event, recruiting volunteers, arranging for food and beverages, games, and tons of prizes.
Fundraising: Silent Auction
Committee Chairs: Amee Patel
Contact: silentauction@mountainviewpta.org
Works with the Fall Festival Committee to gather auction items, promote the auction and solicit support and volunteers for the event.
Fundraising: Partners in Education Spirit Nights & Shopping Rewards
Committee Chairs: OPEN
Contact: partnersined@mountainviewpta.org
Solicits, organizes, and communicates with community business partners to provide support for our school at a variety of functions. Works closely with the school’s representative responsible for our Partners in Education. Promotes important relationships with our business community who support our PTA. Also coordinates other selected “free money” programs, such as the AmazonSmile, Box Tops for Education, and Publix Partners program.
Fundraising: Sponsorship
Committee Chair: OPEN
Contact: sponsorship@mountainviewpta.org
Works with community partners to secure sponsorships.
Health and Wellness
Committee Chair: OPEN
Contact: health@mountainviewpta.org
Plans programs to encourage nutrition and healthy, active lifestyles. Monitors legislative issues that pertain to the health and wellness of children. Coordinates Walk to School days, Walk the Track Days and Wellness Wednesdays.
Media Support: Book Fairs / Read Across America
Committee Chairs: Jaime Malone & Betsy Barbao
Contact: bookfair@mountainviewpta.org
Hosts two to three book fairs throughout the school year by coordinating with the media specialists, organizes decorations, and recruits volunteers to work shifts. Coordinates Read Across America week activities.
Membership & Spirit Wear
Committee Chairs: Becky Shaver, & Angela Rash
Contact: membership@mountainviewpta.org
This committee is responsible for data input of PTA members, collating membership benefit packets and cards, and ensuring that they are distributed to all members in a timely manner. It also entails working with the Treasurer each month to submit appropriate forms to Georgia PTA. Encourages school spirit, primarily through spirit wear available for sale on Mountain View PTA Website. Responsible for selecting a company for production, placing orders, and distributing orders to students.
Room Representative Liaison
Committee Chairs: OPEN
Contact: roomreps@mountainviewpta.org
Ensures that all homeroom classes have a room rep, provides information packets to each room rep with both general information relevant to all classes as well as classroom specific information (such as teacher birthdays, favorite treats, etc.). Creates standard letters, approved by the school administration. Ensures accurate bi-annual accounting of classroom donations collected at the beginning of each new school year.
Special Student Services: Compassion Week & Family Engagement
Committee Chair: Michelle Mattox
Contact: specialservices@mountainviewpta.org
Supports the needs of diverse learning communities including Special Needs and the Advanced Learning Programs. Recognizes and promotes each student’s abilities.
STUDENT Support program
Committee Chair: OPEN
Contact: studentsupport@mountainviewpta.org
Working with teachers, staff and the community to provide a self-sustainable Student Support Program that ensures students receive healthy meals and snacks each school day.
Teacher/Staff Appreciation
Committee Chairs: Mary Ann Saeger, Rebeca Valdes
Contact: appreciation@mountainviewpta.org
Through the help of a large committee, organizes events throughout the year to recognize the efforts of our teachers and staff. Also organizes volunteers to participate in events that recognize Mountain View’s Teacher of the Year.
Technology: Website, NEwlestter & Volunteer sign-ups
Committee Chair: David Smith
Contact: technology@mountainviewpta.org
Provides updates and maintains the Mountain View PTA website and calendar as necessary. Creates user forms for PTA Events and products. Creates and maintains a database for volunteer information and assists with organization of volunteers for committee events using online sign-up services. Provides recommendations for software and technology automations to support PTA and committee activities.
TECHNOLOGY: social media & marketing
Committee Chair: OPEN
Contact: marketing@mountainviewpta.org
Provides updates and maintains the Mountain View PTA social media presence and provides marketing support to other committees.
Yearbook
Committee Chairs: OPEN & Jenna Ernst
Contact: yearbook@mountainviewpta.org
Organizes volunteers to capture candid photos at school events throughout the year, creates visual layout of the yearbook, and orders/distributes the final product at the end of the school year.
Teacher Liason
Committee Chairs: Shelby Russell
Contact: Shelby.Russell@cobb12.org
Provides a bridge between teachers, students, parents, and the wider community, facilitating communication and collaboration to support student success.
