MX PTA BOARD POSITIONS — 2026–2027

Updated September 29, 2026

Interested in getting involved with the MX PTA? Below are the current board members and committee leads, the positions we still need to fill, and descriptions of what the roles involve. Questions? Email ptaboard@mxpta.org.

OPEN POSITIONS — WE NEED YOU!

Interested in any of these roles? Email ptaboard@mxpta.org or complete the PTA Interest Form.

  • Executive Vice President — Description coming soon.
  • Financial Reviewer (Auditor) — Review and audit PTA financial records annually.
  • Historian — Document and preserve MX PTA history through photos and records.
  • E-Commerce Secretary — Manage PTA online store and sales administration.
  • Online and Pop-Up Sales (MX Merch) — Run the MX merchandise store and pop-up sales. Description coming soon.
  • Facilities & Safety — Description coming soon.
  • Audiovisual Coordinator — Liaison with Drama, Dance, and Music departments; work with event coordinators for A/V equipment at events; help operate equipment in the 105C room and/or auditorium; coordinate with DJs and musical talent. Equipment directions sheet available from Kat Healy.
  • FUSE (Families for Social Equity) Coordinator(s) — Coordinate the FUSE family group at MX.
  • Rainbow Club Coordinator(s) — Volunteer(s) needed to run Rainbow Club. Description coming soon.
  • Yard Beautification Coordinator(s) — Organize efforts to improve and beautify the school yard. Description coming soon.
  • Seed Library Coordinator(s) — Manage MX’s seed library program. Description coming soon.
  • Fall Movie Night Chair(s) — Organize the annual fall outdoor movie night (October). Description coming soon.
  • Valentines Event Chair(s) — Description coming soon.
  • Pi Day Co-Chair — Co-lead Pi Day alongside Jaclyn Rapadas. Description coming soon.
  • Literacy Night Co-Chair (January) — Co-lead Literacy Night alongside current chair Alexis Filippini. See full description below.
  • Holiday Craft Fair Co-Chair (December) — Co-lead the Holiday Craft Fair alongside Santina Rohner Moran. See full description below.
  • Board Members at Large — Join the board and help wherever needed. Multiple positions available.

2026–27 EXECUTIVE BOARD

2026–27 COMMITTEE LEADS

2026–27 EVENT LEADS

ROLE DESCRIPTIONS

Roles without a description below are still being written up. If you hold a role, please send your description to namita.dodeja@mxpta.org.

1. President

Current holders (Co-Presidents): Ramesh Perera — ramesh.perera@mxpta.org
Hilary Winters — hilary.winters@mxpta.org

Key Responsibilities:

  • Registered Compliance: Your name is registered with the California State filing of the 501c3 non-profit (along with the Secretary and Treasurer). Maintain a solid understanding of MXPTA Bylaws and IRS compliance requirements; ensure all meetings, events, and activities are conducted accordingly.
  • Email Management: You will have official PTA email addresses (firstname.lastname@mxpta.org and president@mxpta.org). Respond directly to parent and partner inquiries, or forward to the most appropriate person. Copy the Secretary on anything needing follow-up.
  • Oversight of Fundraising & Events: At each meeting, stay aware of upcoming events and ensure organizers have taken the necessary preparation steps. Use the event form to track compliance and safety requirements.
  • Board & Chair Recruitment: Promote and fill all board and event chair positions. Inspire parent participation and communicate the importance of the organization.
  • Supporting Board Members & Chairs: Identify inefficiencies and address issues; resolve directly or add to the meeting agenda for discussion.
  • Bank Signatory: Serve as a signatory on PTA bank accounts; provide 2nd signature on checks as needed.
  • Meeting Agendas: Work with the Secretary to prepare and narrate meeting agendas, alongside the Vice President.
  • Public Speaker & Representative: Give speeches and announcements representing the MX PTA to the school and broader community. Email announcements go out under your signature.
  • Liaison: Attend district meetings (listen and ask questions), community events, and partner organization fundraisers representing the MX PTA. Other schools may contact you to share ideas and collaborate.

“Be cool, be sociable, be inspiring — and always give lots of thank-yous to everyone involved in the effort. Enjoy being the main representative of our organization that directly enriches our children’s education.”

2. Secretary

Current holder (Recording Secretary): Namita Dodeja — namita.dodeja@mxpta.org

Brief Description: At the beginning of the school year, create Zoom meetings for monthly board meetings and Google Calendar invites for all PTA board members. ~Two weeks prior to each board meeting, request agenda items and compile them into a template. ~3 days before meetings, send the agenda to etree to share with the MX community. Start Zoom meetings, keep minutes, make announcements as needed, and call for a vote to approve previous minutes. A few days after board meetings, email the minutes, action items, and decisions to the board. Keep agendas and signed meeting minutes organized in Google Drive. Add new board members to calendar event invites. For community events (e.g., Spring Fair) where the general membership votes on a motion, create an agenda for the general association meeting and record and organize the minutes in the Drive.

Time Commitment: Organizing the agenda, cleaning up the minutes, and sharing minutes takes ~4–5 hours a month. Uses Google Calendar reminders and a tracking spreadsheet to stay on top of tasks.

This position is a good fit for you if you: Are organized, detail oriented, can attend monthly board meetings, and can keep up with your email inbox.

You want to hold this position because: You enjoy interacting with other PTA members and staff.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: Google Suite — primarily Gmail and Drive.

3. Communications: Weekly Newsletter

Current holder (Communications Chair): Namita Dodeja — namita.dodeja@mxpta.org

Brief Description: Compile all events and news sent to Etree into a newsletter sent to ~1,400 recipients in the MX community each week.

Important Events/Deadlines: Newsletter is compiled over the weekend and finalized/released roughly every Tuesday. Multiple communications per week when needed.

Time Commitment: Uses an AI tool (Tasklet) to draft the newsletter; human review, editing, and sending takes ~20–30 min/week.

This position is a good fit for you if you: Are good at wordsmithing and concisely conveying important information.

You want to hold this position because: You can help remotely on your own schedule in a way that is necessary and impactful, but doesn't take too much time.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: Membership Toolkit (website and newsletter platform).

4. Winter Craft Fair Chair

Current holder: Santina Rohner Moran — srohnermoran@gmail.com
Status: Santina is continuing as chair through the 2029/30 school year. Would love a co-chair but can manage alone if needed.

Brief Description: Coordinate student and community sellers for a winter craft fair fundraiser/community event. Includes a raffle, bake sale, pizza for sale, a kids craft table, and a choir performance.

Important Events/Deadlines: Event is generally the 2nd or 3rd weekend in December. Coordinate with choir teacher in September to finalize date; begin reaching out to past/new sellers by end of September. November: Facilities Use Application, flyers, volunteer coordination, craft table prep. Day of: full day of setup/coordination/cleanup.

Time Commitment: Sept–Oct: ~1 hr/week (primarily email). November: ~1 hr/week (email + logistics). Week prior: 2–3 additional hours. Day of event: full day (~9am–4pm).

This position is a good fit for you if you: Are good with logistics and enjoy crafts/crafty events.

You want to hold this position because: It's a wonderful winter community event bringing together the school and larger Berkeley community. A great learning experience for student sellers — planning, pricing, talking to customers, and making change.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: MXCraftFair@gmail.com account; Google Drive with records dating back to 2016; master planning spreadsheet.

5. Rolling Drop-off Coordinator

Current holders (Co-Coordinators): Joseph Brown — josephbrown999@gmail.com
Nat Smith — nathaniel.f.smith@gmail.com

Brief Description: Set up SignUpGenius at the beginning of the year, update it weekly, and email room partners weekly. Check the rolling drop-off cart in person once a month as needed.

Time Commitment: ~2 hours at the start of the year (setup). ~5 min/week ongoing (remote). ~10 min/month in person.

6. Website Coordinator(s)

Current holders: Patrick Oh — patrick.oh@mxpta.org
Namita Dodeja — namita.dodeja@mxpta.org
Status: Patrick and Namita are working as a team. Additional volunteers are welcome.

Brief Description: Manage the MX PTA website and Google Groups.

Important Events/Deadlines: Mostly ad-hoc depending on events and timeline.

Time Commitment: Outside of major changes, ongoing <30 min/week to field changes. A team is currently in place.

This position is a good fit for you if: You want to volunteer on a flexible schedule without large time blocks. You have some affinity for web applications and/or Google Groups. Willingness to learn on the job is welcome. Even better if you'd like to improve things to better serve the school.

You want to hold this position because: You can really help the MX Community stay informed and connected! Work can be done as a team with the current coordinator.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: Membership Toolkit (website and newsletter platform); Google Groups (email and file management).

Social Media Chair

Current holder: Namita Dodeja — namita.dodeja@mxpta.org
Status: Additional volunteers are welcome. Description coming soon.

7. Room Partner Coordinator

Current holder: Tamar Graff — tamar.graff@mxpta.org

Brief Description: Send emails to Room Partners for distribution. Answer Room Partner questions (teacher gifts, building community, general school questions).

Important Events/Deadlines: Sending emails as quickly as possible. Facilitating an orientation at the beginning of the year. Sending out teacher appreciation survey to teachers. Helping Room Partners with teacher appreciation.

Time Commitment: 10 minutes to 2 hours per week depending on the time of year.

This position is a good fit for you if you: Are somewhat organized and enjoy community building.

You want to hold this position because: You can help remotely on your own schedule in a way that is necessary and impactful, but doesn't take too much time.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: Google Drive and email.

8. Literacy Night Chair

Current holder: Alexis Filippini — alexis@wordsinthewild.us
Status: Alexis is happy to continue with a co-chair (ideally a parent of a younger student who can take over the following year). Also open to serving as co-chair if someone else wants the lead role.

Brief Description: Plan the January Literacy Night. Goals: Celebrate literacy, engage families in reading and writing, provide access to books.

Important Events/Deadlines: Literacy Night is typically in January as part of the kick-off for Readathon. Everything realistically needs to be planned before Winter break. Strongly recommend recruiting volunteers and vendors in Oct/Nov before the winter holiday crunch.

Time Commitment: If you start organizing early, it's a small commitment until right before the event. If you wait, it's a big push at the end. Strongly recommend distributing the responsibilities.

This position is a good fit for you if you: Like event planning and/or reading and writing. Ideally, there are two of you to cover that span of interests/skills.

You want to hold this position because: You want to contribute in a meaningful way that does not have full-year, day-to-day responsibilities.

Tools, Organizations, etc. involved: Past booksellers, the library, authors, and community organizations have been involved. Detailed doc with last 2 years' info available from current chair.