HSA Committees

Mackay HSA has a wide variety of committees to help support our students throughout the year. See below for a description of each committee and the members involved.


CO-PRESIDENTS

This committee oversees all events and happenings. They attend monthly meetings with other HSA committees, monthly meetings with the Superintendent, meetings with the school principal, and monthly general meetings. Each co-president is responsible for a specific role: data, social, community relations, communications. See below for more details of each role.

 

DATA

Sets the HSA agenda, inputs skews on the toolkit, downloads toolkit data and distributes to appropriate chairs, oversees enrichment, manages the Facebook account.

 

Mackayhsa@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Tanya Quirk

 

SOCIAL

Purchases items needed for social gathering (i.e. coffee/snacks for meetings, staff luncheons, etc), manages Ready Refresh account and deliveries, organizes staff luncheons.

 

Socialmackay@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Chloe Wen

 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Coordinates and collaborates with other Tenafly organizations (Korean Parent Association, Chinese Parent Association, etc.), oversees lunch program.

 

mackayhsacopres@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Hyejee Joo

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Sends emails/weekly newsletters, manages class parents, works with school supplies vendor to organize fundraiser sale.

 

mackaycommittees@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
 Moran Erde

 


VP FUNDRAISING

This committee brainstorms fundraising ideas and events to help raise money throughout the year. They attend meetings with the principal when available, as well as, attend monthly general meetings. They help to organize and oversee several events throughout the school year, including: the two (2) book fairs, flower sale, logowear sale, etc.

 

Lead Name Kielin Greeley/Mike Greeley
Logowear Sale Chelsi Tafolla

 


VP ACTIVITIES

This committee is comprised of several members that help coordinate Mackay community activities and events. They are expected to attend meetings with the principal when available, as well as, attend monthly general meetings. Some events that are organized include: Halloween Fun Fest, Movie Night, Family Picnic, Family Portraits, etc.

  

Halloween Fun Fest

Alejandra Chiesara

Basak Behar

Demetria Mavric

Nufar Cohen-Amit

Movie Night

 

Family Picnic  
Family Portraits  

 


TREASURER

This committee member is responsible for setting the yearly budget and producing monthly expense reports. They also attend board meetings with the principal and monthly general meetings. The treasurer pays invoices, manages the gaming license, taxes, and insurance.

 

Mackaytreasurer@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Edward Choi

 


SECRETARY

This committee member is responsible for recording meeting minutes, attending weekly board meetings, as well as attending monthly general meetings.

 

Mackaysecretary@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Jennifer Wu

 


LUNCH

This committee is broken into several sub-divisions to help manage different roles. Overall they work to create a lunch menu, email contracts to vendors, verify invoices to be sent to the treasurer, print lunch cards and update binder information. They also are responsible for managing the email account, organizing and keeping inventory of supplies, and managing parent volunteers.

 

speciallunches@gmail.com

 

Lead Name Mariana Polnauer
Lunch Volunteers Sharon Levit
EZ School Daphna Naveh/Sharon Levit
Labels/Supplies  Alejandra Chiesara

 


ENRICHMENT

Our after-school enrichment program is broken into three (3) sessions: fall, winter, and spring. This committee works to create a schedule that does not conflict with the Mackay and district calendar. They are responsible for creating a brochure for each session, managing the enrichment email account, emailing contracts to vendors, and verifying invoices to be sent to the treasurer.

 

Mackayenrichment@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Senada Suma/Tanya Quirk

 


BOOK FAIR

Mackay has two (2) book fairs throughout the school year. This committee is responsible for finalizing dates for the book fairs, as well as, organizing the delivery of the books, setting up the book fair, and gathering parent volunteers to assist for these days. They also assist in producing flyers to be sent home for the events.

 

Lead Name
Wenjie Wang

 


CULTURAL ARTS

This committee meets with the school principal to discuss the calendar of events for the year. They are responsible to source and communicate with vendors to book assemblies, special grade-level activities, etc. They also work closely with the school secretary to coordinate dates, times, and contracts/invoices for vendors.

 

Lead Name
Janet Kim/Jessica Mayer Cantu

 


READ-A-THON

This committee is responsible for setting up the Read-A-thon and generating communication flyers. Once prizes arrive, this committee will organize and deliver to the school for student distribution.

 

Lead Name
Carol Lee

 


CLASS PARENTS

This committee helps with selecting and ensuring each class has 2 class parents (if possible). All mass communications from HSA in regards to class parents will be handled by this committee. 

 

Mackayclassparents@gmail.com

 

Lead Name
Demetria Mavric

  


5TH GRADE PROMOTION

This committee works closely with the lead 5th grade teacher, the school principal, and 5th grade parents to coordinate events 

 

promotionmackay@gmail.com

 

Lead Name Helen Anderson
Treasurer  
Yearbook Jessica Mayer Cantu/Tatyana Cherhasskaya
Pool Party  
Gifts  
Lead Teacher Deborah Castaldi

 


WEBSITE MANAGER

This committee works closely with Mackay School and all HSA committees to help provide timely and accurate information on the toolkit website.

 

Lead Name
Mary Haines

 


LANDSCAPING

This committee is responsible for updating the front urns and other areas of the school seasonally.

 

Lead Name
Kielin Greeley/Mike Greeley

 


5K COMMITTEE

This committee organizes parent volunteers and promotes the event to the community.

 

Lead Name
 

 

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