PTSA Leadership 2025-2026
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please reach out to any of our Board officers or Committee chairs listed below.
2025-2026 PTA Executive Committee and Board of Director
Position Name Email
Presidents* Lynnette Zhong president@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Secretary* Mary Griffith ptsasecretary@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Vice President: Communication* Mozhgan Torabifard vp.1@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Vice President: Curriculum Enhancement* Elena Razmpoosh vp.2@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Vice President Clubs & Membership* Serena Ji vp.3@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Vice President: Family Fun Events & Fundraising* Shilpa Makineni vp.5@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Treasurer* Christine Wong treasurer@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Nomination committee* Shilpa Makineni Nominatingcommittee@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Fifth Grade Activities Coordinator (G5) Jia Yan; Lauren Helmers 5thgradeevents@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Legislative Rep Sulbha Sankhla legislativerep@cherrycrest-ptsa.org
Past President Shilpa Makineni;
Robert Schaudt
Robert Schaudt
* Executive Committee (elected officers)
Curriculum Enhancement
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum Enhancement Kindergarten | Amanda Baker | ce-k@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Lu Pang | ||
| Curriculum Enhancement First Grade | Carolyn Sami | ce-1@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Christine Choi | ||
| Curriculum Enhancement Second Grade | Nandhini Jeevarathinam | ce-2@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Lili Wang | ||
| Curriculum Enhancement Third Grade | Alicia Bae | ce-3@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Joy Ang | ||
| Curriculum Enhancement Fourth Grade | Kelli Heikkila | ce-4@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Curriculum Enhancement Fifth Grade | Jacqueline Ting | ce-5@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Faranak Sorooshian |
Clubs
Please direct general questions about programs and events to info@cherrycrest-ptsa.org.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Running Club Chair | Emily Crahan | runningclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Math Challenges Chair | Sharon Liang | mathprogram@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Math Club Chair | Eva Xu | mathclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Yi Zhang | ||
| First Lego League (FLL) Robotics club Chair | Mary Griffiith; Yi Zhang | robotics@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Passport Club Chair | Camille Brockett_Lanier | passportclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Spelling Bee Chair | Jacqueline Ting | spellingbee@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Open | ||
| Future Problem Solving Chair | Open | fpsclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Science Olympiad Club Chair | Jacqueline Ting, Sonali Bhargava | scienceclub@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
Events
| Event | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Yearbook | Ena Tioseco | yearbook@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Yearbook – sales | Open | yearbook@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Yearbooks – layout | Open | yearbook@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Picture Day | Open | pictureday@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Art Reflections | Shanshan Ma | reflections@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Family Engineering/STEM Night | Katie McClintock | familyengineeringnight@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Movie nights | Christina Nemeth + Emily Crahan + Lauren Helmers | familyfun@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Staff Appreciation | Lauren Helmers | staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Faranak Sorooshian | staffappreciation@cherrycrest-ptsa.org | |
| School Dance | Christina Nemeth + Emily Crahan + Lauren Helmers | familyfun@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Bellevue School Foundation Ambassadors | Ksenia Tshahhirov | bsfambassador@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Book Market – Used Book Sale Fundraiser | Open | usedbooks@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Variety Show | Christina Nemeth | varietyshow@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| varietyshow@cherrycrest-ptsa.org | ||
| Culture Festival | Sarit Egozi | festivalofcultures@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Field Day | Jessica Wang | fieldday@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Read-a-thon | Emily Crahan | readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| readathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org | ||
| Walkathon | Emily Crahan | walkathon@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Arija Young |
Communications
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chatter | Mozhgan Torabifard Shan Ou Svitlana Lebedieva | editor@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Webmaster | Mozhgan Torabifard Shan Ou Svitlana Lebedieva | webmaster@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Website Support | Mozhgan Torabifard Shan Ou Svitlana Lebedieva | editor@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Directory | Jessica Wang | directory@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |
| Laura Johnson | editor@cherrycrest-ptsa.org |