Congrats to the Newly Elected 2026-27 PTA Board of Directors & Event/Volunteer Leads!

Posted on June 4, 2026 by David Hecht

Thanks to all who attended last night’s last PTA general membership meeting of the year & congratulations to all of next year’s PTA officers, board members, and event/volunteer leads. We are so grateful for your willingness to serve the BES community!

A special thank you to our Nominating Committee—Lauren Hill, Rosalyn Kumar, and Jennifer Robbins—for helping recruit and identify such wonderful candidates.

TO INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS & EVENT LEADS: Please keep an eye out for an email at the end of June/start of July about scheduling our first board meeting and other important information. If you have any questions in the meantime (or have questions/are interested in any of the open positions listed below), feel free to email Sarah Hurt at bannockburnelementarypta@gmail.com and/or Cristin Kumar at cristin.kumar@gmail.com!

BES PTA 2026-2027 Executive Committee & Board of Directors

*Open positions are highlighted in yellow below. ALL positions (other than Assistant Treasurer and President-Elect) can (and are encouraged to) be shared by more than one person!*

President: Cristin Kumar
President-Elect: OPEN
President Emeritus: Sarah Hurt
Treasurer: Seth Kaplan
Secretary: Amy Mason

VPs of Fundraising: Emilia Cucagna and Maria Liu
VPs of DEI: Rosalyn Kumar and Sarah Theran
VPs Membership & Communications: Loretta Ingalls and Vaninder Dhillon
VPs In-School Activities: Min Shih and Elizabeth Shah
VPs Before & After School Activities: Greta Peisch and Alison Jackson
VPs Social Activities: Jennifer Robbins and Stephanie Sloser
VPs Community Service: Jill Brafford and Lara Pukatch

MCCPTA Delegates: Margaret Cantrell and Vidya Putcha

PTA-Appointed Event & Volunteer Leads

Whitman Cluster Representatives: Margaret Cantrell and Rosalyn Kumar
MCCPTA Special Education Committee Representative: Dimple Mohan
Green Schools Clubs & Activities: Julee Mertz
BES School Grounds Stewardship: Joe Zimm and Sam Mason
Website: David Hecht
Social Media: Brandi Hight Bank
Back to School Picnic: VPs Social Activities and Presidents
International Fair: Edward Sanders
Fun Run: OPEN
Woodland Stewardship: David Hecht and Katy Levine
Earth Day: Julee Mertz
Auction: OPEN
Drama Club: Becca Slaughter
Mayfair: Margaret Cantrell and Stratton Kirton
Book Fair: Vidya Putcha and Meaghan Tishler
Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week: Christina Martens
Kindergarten Parent Social: OPEN
Incoming Kindergartener Summer Playdates: Lauren Hill
Assistant Treasurer: OPEN
Graphic Design Lead: Sari Britz
Website Integration/Design Support: OPEN
BES Community Announcements: OPEN