Executive Board Members

2025-2026 CSS PTA Executive Board Members

PTA General Email: ptaexecboard@columbiasecondary.org

President: Anita Rao
contact email: CSSPTApresident@columbiasecondary.org
 
Treasurer: Christine Kovich
contact email: PTATreasurer@columbiasecondary.org
 
Recording Secretary: Kamal Kapur
contact email:  PTASecretary@columbiasecondary.org
 
VP of Fundraising: position currently vacant
Ptafundraising@columbiasecondary.org
 
VP of Communications: Julia Mannes
 
VP of Facilities: Joanne Graney
contact email: PTAFacilities@columbiasecondary.org
 
Director of Spirit Wear: Josie Torres
Ptafundraising@columbiasecondary.org
 
Director of Technology: Dan Charnas
contact email: dcharnas@hey.com
 
Members-at-Large:
Cathleen Roque
Janiz Soriano
Laurie Kindred
Sara Kotzin
Fatima Flores Goya
Pedro Marmolejos
Priscilla Firmin-Guyon
 

Previous CSS PTA Executive Board Members

2024-2023

Co-Presidents: Janiz Soriano & Cathleen Roque
Treasurer: Christine Kovich
Assistant Treasurer: Leanne Gonzalez-Singer
Recording Secretary: Rosa Toribio
Assistant Recording Secretary: Sara Kotzin
VP of Fundraising: Dr. Priscilla Firmin-Guyon
Director of Annual Appeal: Laurie Brown Kindred
VP of Facilites: Pedro Marmolejos
Director of Spirit Wear: Josie Torres
Director of Technology: Dan Charnas

2024-2023

Co-Presidents: Janiz Soriano & Cathleen Roque
Treasurer: Christine Kovich
Assistant Treasurer: Worokya Duncan, Ed.D
Recording Secretary: Laurie Brown Kindred
Assistant Recording Secretary: Fátima Flores-Goya
VP of Fundraising: Starr Peoples
VP of Communications: Alina Sivorinovsky Wickham
VP of Facilites: Dave Thom
Director of Spirit Wear Sales: Josie Torres
Director of Technology: Dan Charnas
PTA Representative District 5: Sheila Sweeney Suarez
Members-at-Large:
Leanne Gonzalez-Singer
Desiree Rodriguez
Danielle Hartley
 

2022-2023

Co-Presidents: Leanne Gonzalez-Singer & Nydia Prishker
Treasurer: Starr Peoples
Recording Secretary: Laurie Brown Kindred
Assistant Recording Secretary: Thomas Henry
VP Communications: Alina Sivorinovsky Wickham
VP of Parent Resource: Desirée Rodríguez
VP of Facilites: Dave Thom

VP of Annual Appeal: Danielle Hartley
Director of Spirit Wear Sales: Lilian Chow
Director of Technology: Dan Charnas
Other Members:
Manisha Shah, CSS PTA Store
Kenneth Drake, Member-at-Large

2021-2022

President: Veronica Villalpando
Treasurer: Kenneth Drake 
Assistant Treasurer: Cheryl Moody
Recording Secretary: Laurie Brown Kindred
Assistant Recording Secretary: Ali Auth
Fundraising Committee Members: Manisha Shah
Volunteer Coordinator: Adeline Monzier
District 5 Representative: Hope Bell
Other Members: Nydia Prishker & Alexandra Toubia
 

2020-2021

Co-Presidents: Nydia Prishker & Veronica Villalpando
Treasurer: Kenneth Drake
Assistant  Treasurer: Cheryl Moody
Recording Secretary: Dina Levy
Assistant Recording Secretary: Laurie Brown Kindred
Fundraising Co-Chairs: Starr Peoples & Jennifer Pasbjerg
Communications Co-Chairs: Gema Imbert & Sarah Jessup
Volunteer Coordinator: Adeline Monzier
District 5 Representative: Hope Bell
Other Members: Daniel Cooper & Alexandra Toubia