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Leader Recognitions

Celebrate the leaders and achievements on your campus!  

LEAD Award: Is there a fellow board member who has gone the extra mile?  Has she/he done something that exemplifies one or more of the LEAD leadership qualities... (Learn. Engage. Advocate. Drive.)?

Leadership is about the choices and actions we take each day, big and small.  Recognize someone on your board for going the extra mile - let them know they are appreciated!  Winners will be invited to attend the next Council Delegates meeting for public recognition of his/her outstanding contributions to your PTA!  


Campus Kudos:  Has your PTA or campus tried something new that worked well?  Have you revamped an old program and gotten great feedback?  Help us to celebrate your board's achievement and share it with other campuses.  Let's succeed together!  


Questions? Please contact Colleen Dachowicz, Council Leadership Development

Nomination Forms for 2024-2025 (Open)

Is there a fellow board member who has gone the extra mile?  Has she/he done something that exemplifies one or more of the LEAD leadership qualities... (Learn. Engage. Advocate. Drive.) 

 Leadership is about the choices and actions we take each day, big and small.  Recognize someone on your board for going the extra mile - let them know they are appreciated!  Winners will be invited to attend the next Council Delegates meeting for public recognition of his/her outstanding contributions to your PTA!

Has your PTA or campus tried something new that worked well?  Have you revamped an old program and gotten great feedback?  Help us to celebrate your board's achievement and share it with other campuses.  Let's succeed together!

LEAD AWARD Recipients

Recognizing PTA members who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment to Learn. Engage. Advocate. Drive. Their contributions have significantly benefited their campus community and upheld the PTA mission of making every child’s potential a reality. CONGRATULATIONS to all of these amazing leaders and award winners!

2023-2024 LEAD Award Recipients To-Date

Serra Akboy-Ilk, Programs (Hosp)

Rafia Aleem, Multicultural (Vaughn)

Greg Allbright, Fundraising (Sparks)

Stephanie Bierman, Treasurer (Bledsoe)

Jill Brown, Fundraising (Tadlock)

Becca Burnside, Secretary (Nichols)

Tara Childers, Frisco Threads

Krystal Collins, Principal (Sem)

Kimberlee Daugherty, Frisco Threads

Alexis Eftimie, Spirit Nights (Liscano)

Valarie Flees, Concessions (Maus)

Norma Gonzales, Frisco Threads

Iris Guzman-Salgado, Secretary (Phillips)

Sarah Herman, Hospitality (Pioneer Heritage)

Julie Janes, Secretary (Sem)

Kimberly Lacock, Healthy Lifestyles (Sonntag)

Kellie Lowe, Frisco Threads

Fulya Ozgur, Arts in Education (Gunstream)

Jennifer Perez, Treasurer (Stafford)

Terra Peters, Treasurer (Hosp)

Renuka Ranjan, Council Delegate (Hosp)

Jessica Redman, Fundraising (Bledsoe)

Ananya Sankaran, Programs (Heritage)

Laura Shaw, Frisco Threads

Srividhya Sridharan, Technology (Hosp)

Katie Strong, Hospitality (Vaughn)

Alison Thornal, Frisco Threads

Tami Tomlin, President (Sem)

Teresa Velvaluri, President (Vandeventer)

Amy Warden, Healthy Lifestyles (Pink)

Emma Wardle, Treasurer (Curtsinger)

Valerie Wood, Arts in Education (Vaughn)

2022-2023 LEAD Award Recipients 

Subia Ahmed, Fundraising (Vaughn)

Serra Akboy-llk, Community Partners (Hosp)

Julie Anderson, Membership (Pearson)

Cheryl Barnett, Environmental (Phillips)

Stephanie Bierman, Treasurer (Pearson)

Stephanie Blackburn, President (Purefoy)

April Bolla, Book Fair (Hosp)

Jill Brown, Membership (Tadlock)

Wendy Crezinski, Fundraising (Isbell)

Taletra Dawkins, Treasurer (Miller)

Jessica Dupre, Fundraising (Curtsinger)

Helena Erickson, Communications (Lebanon Trl)

Donna Ericson, Sr. Events (Lebanon Trail)

Scarlett Flynn, Treasurer (Nelson)

Amy George, Treasurer (Nichols)

Leigh Gomillion, Council Delegate (Scott)

Lesly Goodwyn, Parliamentarian (Ashley)

Ashley Hale, Hospitality (Nelson)

Jenn Hiemke, Programs (Ashley)

Colleen Hildebrandt, Volunteers (Shawnee Trail)

Laura Jimenez, Hospitality (Centennial)

Mary John, Multicultural (Mooneyham)

Denice Jones, Council Delegate (Lebanon Trail)

Neeru Joshi, President (Tadlock)

Lynn Kalamaras, SAGE (Hosp)

Sukh Kaur, Healthy Lifestyles (Lebanon Trail)

Shobana Krishnan, Membership (Nelson)

Missy Lane, Social Media (Nichols)

Amanda Love, President (Newman)

Kim Mano, Membership (Lebanon Trail)

Millie Matthews, Programs (Miller)

Jenn McBrayer, Programs (Lebanon Trail)

Cassandra McIver, Secretary (Mooneyham)

Marissa Melancon, Fundraising (Minett)

Pallavi Menon, Volunteers (Tadlock)

Kristen Micheletti, Fundraising (Nichols)

Sabahat Momen, Multicultural (Hosp)

Nicole Molloy, Secretary (Ashley)

Samantha Moren, Treasurer (Vaughn)

Tammy Muldowney, Fundraising (Ashley)

Laila Naicmento, Communications (Newman)

Sarah Naik, President (Hosp)

Siyona Naik, Historian (Hosp)

Taeko Nakashima, Hospitality (Vandeventer)

Kimberly Nelson, President (Griffin)

Risha Patel, Secretary (Hosp)

Terra Peters, Treasurer (Hosp)

Jessica Peterson, Community Partners (Minett)

Diana Price, Hospitality (Lebanon Trail)

Rhea Rai, Arts in Education (Lebanon Trail)

Sejal Raje, Environmental (Hosp)

Ramona Ramazani, Sr. Parent Rep (Lebanon Trl)

Irasema Ramirez, President (Miller)

Renuka Ranjan, Parliamentarian (Hosp)

Molly Ruby, Fundraising (Mooneyham)

Terri Rutledge, Newsletter/Social Media (Sparks)

Sarah Sathre, Treasurer (Ashley)

Alison Schwartz, Treasurer (Lebanon Trail)

Mia Shanley, Hospitality (Hosp)

LaToya Shelton, Fundraising (Phillips)/Pres (Stafford)

Kristin Spicer, Fundraising (Pink)

Srividhya Sridharan, Technology (Hosp)

Latonya Stroup, SAGE (Curtsinger)

Kevin Su, Sr. Student Liaison (Heritage)

Teresa Velvaluri, President (Vandeventer)

Kasey Ward, Room Parent Coord (Hosp)

Susan Williams, Volunteers (Mooneyham)

Carissa Wyckoff, Membership (Ashley)

Christina Yeager, Website (Pearson)

2021-2022 LEAD Award Recipients

Audrea Cowan, Family Fun (Hosp)

Kimberly Daugherty, Frisco Threads

Emma Donaldson, Fundraising (Hosp)

Norma Gonzalez, Frisco Threads

Heather Hayward, Comm Partners (Hosp)

Leslie Hobby, Membership (Scott)

Kristen Jones, Programs (Comstock)

Liz Kogler, Technology (Hosp)

Nisha Koshy, President (Sem)

Dana LaGrone, Volunteers (Taylor)

Kellie Lowe, Frisco Threads

Rebecca Lucas, President (Isbell)

Sabahat Momen, Diversity (Hosp)

Sara Naik, President (Hosp)

Brandi Norton, Hospitality (Nelson)

Risha Patel, Room Parent Coord. (Hosp)

Melinda Perez, Room Parent Coord. (Taylor)

Mia Shanley, Hospitality (Hosp)

Srividhya Sridharan, Treasurer (Hosp)

Nienke Wolthoff-Goldstein, Spirit Wear (Taylor)

CAMPUS KUDOS  Recipients

Honoring our FISD PTA boards that have demonstrated exemplary leadership, innovation, and ability to work as a team, to the benefit of their students, staff, and campus community. CONGRATULATIONS to all of these amazing leaders and award winners!

2023-2024 Campus Kudos Recipients To-Date

Bledsoe ES PTA

Rogers ES PTA

Sonntag ES PTA

Stafford MS PTA 

Taylor ES PTA

Vaughn ES PTA

2022-2023 Campus Kudos Recipients 

Vaughn ES PTA

Trent MS PTSA

Pearson MS PTA

Nichols ES PTA

Newman ES PTA

Minett ES PTA

Lebanon Trail HS PTSA

Carroll ES PTA

Boals ES PTA

2021-2022 Campus Kudos Recipients

Sparks ES PTA

Scott ES PTA

Hosp ES PTA

Griffin MS PTA

Centennial HS PTSA