Staff

PTA's national office has a professional staff of experienced and dedicated employees who work to further the organization's mission at the direction of the volunteer leadership.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Garrett

Byron V. Garrett, Chief Executive Officer
Tomeka Gross, Executive Assistant to the CEO
Barb Sargent, Executive Assistant to the Officers
James Martinez, Manager of Media Relations
La'Keisha Gray-Sewell, New Media Relations Strategist

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Mishaela Duran, Director of Government Affairs
Elizabeth Rorick, Senior Policy Strategist
Keri Haars, Advocacy Specialist
James Vanderhook, Health Policy Analyst
Lela Spielberg, Education Policy Analyst

MEMBERSHIP/FIELD OPERATIONS
Michael Knowles, Director of Membership/Field Operations
Sharlene McJimpsey, Membership/Field Operations Coordinator
Scott Brody, Manager of Membership/Field Operations
Linda Sterling, National Service Liaison
Deborah Walsh, Manager of National Service
April Mastroluca, National Service Representative
Nore Hare, National Service Representative
Radious Guess, National Service Representative
Debra Fritz, National Service Representative
Maria Ivelisse Castro, National Service Representative

INFORMATION CENTER
Shelea Pride, Supervisor of Information Center
Liz Trejo, Information Center Representative
Stephanie Vinson, Information Center Representative
Brittany Dudley, Reception/Information Center Assistant

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Tom Nguyen, Director of Resource Development
Ann Huynh, Manager of Development/Sponsorship
Annie Krysl, Manager of Outreach
Earlene Baptist, Development Coordinator

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, PARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMS
Erin Hart, Director of Strategic Alliances, Partnerships & Programs
Sheri Johnson, Senior Program Specialist for Family Engagement
Bryce Jacobs, Program Specialist
Chantay Carter, Program Coordinator – Arts In Education
Whitney Meagher, Program Coordinator – Health and Welfare

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Delcenia Jones, Manager of Urban Development
Armen Alvarez, Community Development Specialist

Jeanice Aikens, Chief Financial Officer
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Rosalba (Rosa) Duarte-Vargas, Senior Accounting Assistant
Barbara Burton, Accounting Assistant
Su Thiagarajan, Senior Accountant

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Gal Naor, Manager of Network Systems
Isabel Placek, Network Systems Technician
Ying Chen, Database Administrator
Al Loewy, Web Specialist

CHIEF OF STAFF

Taylor

Evelyn Taylor, Chief of Staff
Angela Doyel, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff

HUMAN RESOURCES
Sonia Hicks, Director of Human Resources
Diane Tremblay, Human Resources Coordinator
Linda Barba, Human Resources Assistant
Jeff Smith, Office Administrator

OFFICE SERVICES
Diane Norcutt, Supervisor of Office Services
J.B. Chiles, Senior Production Coordinator
Derrick Hooks, Production Assistant

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Judith Myers, Director of Strategic Communications
Monita Chiu, Communications Coordinator
Kathryn Zimmer, Manager of Communications
Krista Betts, Promotional Writer/Editor
LaVar McCline, Graphic Designer
Randy Craig, Editorial Manager
Marilyn Ferdinand, Publications Writer/Editor
Lia D. Rogers, Supervisor of Electronic Communications
Christopher Donaldson, Web Writer/Content Analyst

MEETINGS/TRAVEL SERVICES
Rebecca Burns, Manager of Meetings/Travel
Delores Balogun, Meetings/Travel Coordinator
Kristal Gura, Meetings/Travel Assistant

TRAINING
Audra Akins, Manager of Training
Reed Benedict, Training and Development Specialist
John Nixdorf, Training and E-Learning Specialist