
The PTA Needs You!
Many PTA Board positions are open for next year. Executive board positions have term limits, so new members are needed for our robust SCES PTA to continue. You don’t have to do it all, and there are plenty of returning members to guide you, and the outgoing volunteers are usually available to support your transition into the role as well!
The PTA organizes events:
- Welcome Back Social
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Poetry Night
- Math Night
- GeoBowl
- World Culture Day
- STEAM Fair
- Book Share
The PTA organizes the in-house Salamander Stride as our one fundraiser a year, keeping 100% of the profits!
Indoor recess games, outside soccer balls, affordable field trips, room parent coordination, T-shirts, safety signage, after-school activities, teacher appreciation, student advocacy, representation in the wider MCCPTA community…all happen because Sligo Creek has a PTA!
Find an official list of duties here. We will vote in new officers (President, Executive VP, Secretary, Treasurer, VP Events, and any co-VPs) in our May and June PTA meetings.
Reach out to president@scespta.org if you are interested in any of the following positions:
- President - vacant (Required)**
- Executive VP - vacant*
- Secretary - vacant (Required)**
- Treasurer - vacant (Required)**
- VP Events - vacant*
- Co-VP Events - vacant
- Co-VP Communications - vacant
- Afterschool Program Coordinator - vacant
- Montgomery County Council PTA Representative - vacant
- Co-Room Parent Coordinator - vacant
- Co-Staff Appreciation Coordinator - vacant
- Webmaster - vacant*
- Wellness (indoor/outdoor recess) Coordinator - vacant
Our Mission
The Sligo Creek Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA), a member of the Free State PTA, strives to be a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education.
©2021 by Free State PTA
Board Positions
These are the formal descriptions of the board positions; depending on the number of positions filled and the needs of the PTA, many responsibilities are shared. The make up of the Board often looks different year to year.
By-Laws
The by-laws of the SCES PTA can be found here.
2025-2026 PTA Board
PTA Officers/Executive Board
**The PTA bylaws state that the maximum term for an officer in the PTA is two school years. As such, the roles of President (or co-presidents) and Treasurer will need to be filled by new volunteers for the 2026-2027 school year in order for the PTA to continue**
Co-Presidents - Christine Reklaitis | president@scespta.org
Executive Vice President - Oma Akuya | vicepresident@scespta.org
Secretary - Isabelle Hasty | secretary@scespta.org
Treasurer - Krissy Rice | treasurer@scespta.org
Board Members
Co-VPs Events & Fundraising - Gargi Parikh & Gladys Chi | events@scespta.org
Co-VPs Academic Affairs - Sara Robb & Lauren Knapp | academics@scespta.org
Co-VPs Community Outreach/Communications - Lindsay Ponta & Justine Lassman | communications@scespta.org
Committee Chairs
Veronica Elizalde & Mike McCartt - GeoBowl Coordinators (Grades 3-5) | scesgeobowl@gmail.com
Oma Akuya & Elleni Abebe - After School Program Coordinators | afterschool@scespta.org
Meghan Conaghn - Scholastic Book Fair Coordinator I bookfair@scespta.org
Tracy Reid & Amna Zahid - Room Parent Coordinators. I roomparent@scespta.org
Katey Prudhomme & Laura Fruge - Salamander Stride Coordinator I stride@scespta.org
Tracy Reid & Nathalie Pascoal-Tanner - Spiritwear Coordinator I spiritwear@scespta.org
Mindy Milby & Simone Sharpe - Teacher Appreciation I appreciation@scespta.org
Tracy Reid - Yearbook Coordinator I yearbook@scespta.org
Jennifer Meyers - Wellness Committee I wellness@scespta.org
Claire Darby - Listserv (google.io) Moderator
Dekonti Mends-Cole - Safety Committee
Grace Mann - Spring Book Share Coordinator
Bora Haik & Elizabeth Oppenheimer - Lost and Found Coordinators
Jen Kidwell - Website manager
Representatives
Malcolm Clyburn & Jen Kidwell - Montgomery County PTA Delegates
Gladys Chi - NAACP Representative
Alyssa Picard - President, Sligo Creek Education Foundation

Updated: September 3, 2025
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