Welcome aboard

Amid the summer fun, two enthusiastic parent volunteers have moved into new roles on the PTA’s Executive Board.
We welcome Judy Nagel-Conley as the new vice president and Jan Mallak as the new secretary. Both were elected in April and formally assumed their new duties following the May meeting.
Judy has three children, all of whom will attend Brookdale this year. Aidan is in fourth grade, while twins Connor and Ashley are starting kindergarten. With all three children in school, Judy looks forward to volunteering in their individual classes as well as working on school-wide projects as vice president.
“Brookdale is a fantastic school, filled with extraordinary teachers and leaders. We are very fortunate to have such an involved parent community. It is the coordination of efforts between teachers and parents that makes Brookdale such a special place for our children,” Judy said. “All of our children benefit from everything that the PTA provides, whether it's social activities, assemblies or classroom equipment.”
As a volunteer, Judy has presented Art Awareness sessions, helped classes with research, read with children through the Read Naturally program, chaperoned field trips, planned class parties and served as a classroom coordinator.
Like Judy, Jan has volunteered at class parties, served as a classroom coordinator and helped at PTA events. Her daughter Lindsay is in third grade while her daughter Abby is in second grade.
“I have had many great experiences with the teachers and staff at Brookdale for the three years my daughters have been in attendance,” Jan said. “I look forward to working more with the PTA this year as secretary to continue not only my own positive experiences, but to contribute to the positive experiences of other Brookdale families.”
Jan and Judy take over from Sheila Fleming and Melissa Winchester, whom we thank for their two years of service on the Executive Board.
“I want to thank them for the hard work they have done,” board President Barb Peterson said. “I, personally, thank them for the input, ideas, suggestions and honesty they’ve given me, this being my first year on the board.”
Melissa, who served as vice president, and Sheila, who was the secretary, plan to co-chair the classroom coordinator committee for 2010-11.