Welcome to the Norman Rockwell Elementary PTA. We are happy to serve our school community as board members because we love this school! Come say hello or contact us anytime and please join us at the upcoming meetings! The Board meets monthly - please contact any of us if you would like to attend a board meeting or bring something up for discussion.
General Membership Meetings are typically in the Thursday evenings quarterly...keep your eye on the Bugle for an announcement and please attend the General Meetings!
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Co-President Stephanie Wagner president@normanrockwellpta.org
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Stephanie is serving in her second year as President. She has been a proud PTA Member and Volunteer at Rockwell for the last 6 years in various capacities as VP of Fundraising, E-Prep Chair, Room Parent and (close to her heart) last year’s Wizard of Oz Play Co-Producer. She has a daughter (Izzy) who graduated from Rockwell’s 5th grade last year and a son (Austin) who will be entering the 4th grade. When she's not working on PTA, she is working as an Admin Assistant to a Riding Instructor and spending most of her free time at the barn with her daughter who rides Western All-Around. She loves meeting Rockwell parents and thinks that Rockwell Elementary is a magical place.
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Co-President Lani Lum president@normanrockwellpta.org
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Lani is currently serving as Co-President alongside Stephanie. She is a mother of a 7-year-old son who is in 2nd grade and a daughter who recently transitioned from Rockwell to Redmond Middle School. This marks Lani's fifth year of active participation in the PTA, and she remains enthusiastic about contributing to the community that greatly enhances the quality of the school. Outside of her PTA responsibilities, Lani holds the position of an Executive Producer at Xbox Games Studio. At present, she is engrossed in the development of an undisclosed game project. |
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Treasurer Sharayu Ketkar treasurer@normanrockwellpta.org
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This is Sharayu’s first year serving on PTA as Treasurer. She has twin daughters going into the third grade this fall. She has been a Rockwell mom for the past seven years, as her older daughter was a Rockwell student as well. Pre-Covid, Sharyu was an active volunteer for class parties, and she thoroughly enjoys working at Rockwell in any capacity. |
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Secretary Rose Brundritt secretary@normanrockwellpta.org
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Rose is serving as Secretary. She has one son in 3rd grade and a daughter in pre-K. She is a Brit loving life here in the PNW. It's her first year on the PTA Board. |
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VP Communications Cydney Knapp communications@normanrockwellpta.org |
Cydney is new to the role of VP of Communications. Over the past two years, she has worked as the Disability Awareness chair and has been an active volunteer with the PTA as an art docent and coordinating Teacher Appreciation Week. Cydney has two children at Rockwell, a son in 4th grade and a daughter in 2nd grade. In addition, she has a 3 year old daughter who is eager to join us at Rockwell in the future. If she had any spare time, Cydney dreams of reading books, sewing, working with her hands on home DIY projects, and spending time in the outdoors exploring with her husband and their three kids. |
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VP of Fundraising Janet Vuong fundraising@normanrockwellpta.org
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My name is Janet Vuong and I am serving as the VP of Fundraising this school year. Trained in the health sciences, I am now a stay-at-home parent to my two boys ages 7 and 5. My experiences at Rockwell include volunteering as room parent, acting as a recess wrangler, and helping the Running Club. Outside of school, I am an active volunteer at Redmond Toddler Group, where I have helped for 6 years.
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Funds Allocation Co-Chair Denice Gagner
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Denice is the Funds Allocation Chair. She has a daughter in 6th grade and a son in 4th grade. She’s been a proud member of the Rockwell PTA since 2017 and a board member since 2019. She works as a criminal defense attorney and loves to play poker on the weekends. She loves reading and is excited to help with the book fair this year. |
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VP Volunteer Services Listya Shah volunteering@normanrockwellpta.org
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This is Lystya’s first year on the PTA Board. Previously, she volunteered as an art docent, lunchroom, and as a recess wrangler. She’s helped out with various events during the school year and is very excited to be more involved this year! |
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VP Events Terri Edgar
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Biography coming soon! |
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Co-VP Events Lori Bartholomew
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Lori is a mom of three girls, two at RMS and one a third grader at Norman Rockwell. Lori was a Rockwell student from 3-6th grades. She loves to read, enjoy her family at the beach, and quiet time. She looks forward to being on the board and co-chairing events with her mom, Terri Edgar! |
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VP Academic Enrichment Katie Herzog enrichment@normanrockwellpta.org
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Katie is the VP of Academic Enrichment. She and her husband have a daughter in 4th grade and a son in 1st grade at Rockwell. This is Katie's first year on the PTA Board and she is excited to be further involved with the Rockwell community! Katie works for the City of Mercer Island and in her downtime loves reading, watching movies, and going on adventures with her family!
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VP School Services Doug Juno schoolservices@normanrockwellpta.org
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(coming soon) |
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Membership Chair Jeannine Woodyear membership@normanrockwellpta.org
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Jeannine is serving in her 3rd year as VP of Membership and is super excited about growing the Rockwell PTA Community. She is mom to Richard who is in th e5th grade. Jeannine is active in the Redmond community and can be found volunteering on the Redmond Lacrosse League board, calling balls and strikes for RedWest Little League, and serving on the city of Redmond Planning Commission.
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Disability Awareness Coordinator Sirine Maalej disabilityawareness@normanrockwellpta.org
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Legislative Advocate Nicole Dahl legislativeadvocate@normanrockwellpta.org
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Nicole is serving as Legislative Advocate. She and her husband, Anthony have an 11 year old son in 6th grade and a 5 year old daughter starting kindergarten at Rockwell. This is Nicole’s first year on the PTA Board. Outside of PTA, Nicole manages a Microsoft Azure Engineering team. She enjoys Peloton, cooking, reading, and snuggling her dog, Mojo. |
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Emergency Preparedness Susan Walker |
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School Principal/Board Member Ex-Officio Principal Neil Gerrans |
Meet our Principal Here! |
