Report of the 2026/27 Nominating Committee

2/18/2026 7:39 pm

Greetings, MWE community,

We wanted to share the Report of the Nominating Committee for your review. The names you see next to each position represent the nominees the committee is putting forth for a vote by the PTA General Association at March 17's meeting, and will be elected to serve during academic year 26/27.

The nominating committee met on Feb 2, Feb 6, Feb 9 & Feb 17, 2026 to consider all eligible candidates for the July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 term of office. Here is the following slate of officers for the association’s consideration:

ELECTED OFFICERS
President Sara Simmonds
1st VP - Communications Sarah Rothbard
2nd VP - Programs — Vacant —
3rd VP - Fundraising John Meehan
4th VP - Volunteers Sarah Burns
Recording Secretary Katy Fisher
Treasurer — Vacant —
Historian Katherine Sheehan
Financial Secretary — Vacant —

Additional Voting Members of the Executive Board, Committee Chairs & Assistants will be appointed by the President at the PTA Summer Retreat and ratified by the General Association at the first meeting in September 2026.

Members of Nominating Committee: Angela Vawter (Chair), Andrew Bulbrook, Raúl Fernández, Ramona Orley, Anu Pradhan.

The report of the nominating committee is submitted to the membership in writing at least 28 days prior to the election and reported at the election meeting. The report of the nominating committee must be entered into the minutes of the association.

We appreciate all the thoughtful conversations and correspondence we've exchanged with many of you considering nomination. Discussions are ongoing for the elected positions that remain vacant, and our goal is to present a full slate of nominees at the March 17th meeting.

In addition, we are noting those who have indicated strong interest in an appointed position such as Membership Chair, Programs Assistant, etc., and will supply the president-elect with that list after March 17. Appointments are made by the president at the first meeting of the board in July.

To learn more about the nomination process, click here. If you are interested in learning more about the vacant elected positions or any of the appointed positions, click here, or reach out to any of the members of the nominating committee.

With gratitude,
PTA Nominating Committee
Angela Vawter (Chair) - parliamentarian@mwpta.org
Andrew Bulbrook - andrewbulbrook@gmail.com
Raul Fernandez - raulbfernandez@gmail.com
Ramona Orley - ramonaorley@gmail.com
Anu Pradhan - programs1@mwpta.org