Our PTO Leaders
Our PTO is made up of hard-working parents and teachers who pool their talents to provide practical support for our school. Those listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year. Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have questions. Interested in open board positions? Contact us!
Officers
President Melody Alford
The President presides over meetings, serves as the primary contact between the PTO and the school administration, and coordinates the work of all the Board and Chair persons.
Melody Alford has been a part of WIPTO for four years now and has enjoyed getting to serve our school. She has a 4th grade daughter and 1st grade son. Her family absolutely loves Washington Irving! She's excited to help lead an amazing group of parents as we work to give back to our school and plan some fun events! She is a speech pathologist at Mercy hospital and enjoy spending time with her family playing card games and bike riding!
VP- Membership Open Position
The VP of Membership prepares meeting agendas, ensures all meetings are conducted in accordance to our Bylaws, and recruits and schedules volunteers for WIPTO events, as requested by the leaders of each event.
VP- Fundraising Julie Onstot
Fundraising includes the coordination of fundraising events, such as the Fun Run, and participation in the committee for approving Teacher Grants. Ideally the VP of Fundraising has 1 Assistant and the Chair of Restaurants who work together to raise funds for Washington Irving.
Julie is the proud Mom of a 5th grader and 3rd grader this year, and has been actively involved with WIPTO for the past 5 years. She currently serves as VP of Fundraising and Chair for the Special Someone Events. She's passionate about creating fun, meaningful experiences that strengthen our school community -- she loves our school and is so grateful for the opportunity to give back alongside such a great group!
VP- Family Events Open Position
Family Events include Family Picnic, Special Someone Events, and the Spring Event. The VP of Family Events has Assistant and hopefully Spring Event committees. Together, they plan, communicate, assemble supplies, organize donations, and document.
Homeroom Parent Coordinator Kelsey Schwartz
The Director of Homeroom Parents communicates with the 70 Homeroom Parents of Washington Irving about guidelines of a Homeroom Parent, upcoming class parties, PTO volunteer opportunities, etc. for the Homeroom Parents to then communicate with the class. The Director of Homeroom Parents also manages the Favorites Lists of all of the Staff, manages parents attending parties, and oversees Chair positions.
Director of Student Events Open Position
Student Events include the Holiday Store and others to be determined. The Director of Student Events has 1 Assistant of the Holiday Store. Together they plan, purchase, price, set up, and manage the store.
Are you talented at planning, purchasing, pricing, setting up, and/or managing stock? If so, join the Student Events team!!
Secretary Megan Sutton
The Secretary takes and records minutes at all meetings, including voting, and conducts all necessary correspondence of the organization.
Megan Sutton is in her 7th year to be a part of our WI PTO. She has served in various roles on our PTO, but this is her first year on the PTO Board. She has one daughter here at WI and one at Heartland. She loves our school and encourages all parents to volunteer and support our school & staff. She wholeheartedly believes parent involvement is an essential component of student success and plays an important role in creating a strong school community.
Treasurer Emily Deacon
The Treasurer watches the PTO bank account diligently, receives and maintains custody of all funds of the WIPTO, keeps record of all receipts and expenditures–including reconciling bank statements, pays out funds in accordance with the approved general budget and the approved event budgets as authorized by the Executive Board, files sanctioning paperwork annually, and files taxes. The Treasurer also answers any questions regarding money income and money spent.
It's a big responsibility, and Emily Deacon is in her 6th year of Treasurer, handling it all gracefully!
Periodically, she needs a few people independent of the PTO Board to aid in the Financial Yearly Review (no financial background required). If this is something that sounds interesting to you, contact Emily Deacon.
Chairs
Assistant to Fundraising - Romy Cotten: romycotten@gmail.com
Assistant to Family Events - Julie Onstot: witptofundraising@gmail.com
Assistant to Family Events - Jessica Brown: jessica.brown@edmondschools.net
Assistant Treasurer - Emily Kalin: emilykalin@gmail.com
Student Resources - Sarah Boydstun: sboydstun7@gmail.com
--coordinates the planning and running of the Holiday Store.
Treat Squad - Sarah Boydstun: sboydstun7@gmail.com
--coordinates the treats that are given to teachers and staff members on their birthday.
PALs (Parents Assisting Learning) - Ashley Hinson: washingtonirvingpals@gmail.com
--recruits and coordinates volunteers, including a training day for volunteers for the PALs programs, keeps the workroom stocked and organized, and coordinates the fulfillment of teacher work order requests.
PALs programs include Workroom, Media Center, Lunch, & Recess.
Spirit Apparel - Romy Cotten: wiptospiritapparel@gmail.com
--coordinates the designing, ordering, and selling of school apparel.
Staff Appreciation - Ginger Sutton: ginger8589@hotmail.com & Maggie England: mjengland86@gmail.com
--organizes and coordinates all teacher/staff appreciation events, including but not limited to dinners, lunches, and gifts that are scheduled throughout the year.
Restaurant Nights - Katie Ringwall: wiptospiritnights@gmail.com
--schedules and communicates all restaurant nights via flyers, wolf notes, and social media.
Popcorn - Sara Ledford: ledford_sara@yahoo.com
Social Media and Website - Laura Lathrop: laura.e.lathrop@gmail.com
Wolf Watch- Open Position
5th Grade Liaison- Open Position
