PTA Leadership
The PTA is staffed by wonderful parent volunteers who organize, plan, and carry out programs that benefit your children and our school. Interested in making a difference at RHES? Email Katey to support an event, join a committee, or take the lead for the PTA.
(Even if the position you are interested in is filled, we can always use co-leads, so don’t hesitate to reach out!)
| President | Katey Vale |
| President-Elect | Julia Derrigo |
| Executive VP/ Immediate Past President | Rosanna Taormina |
| Treasurer | Kelly Velinksy |
| Assistant Treasurer 1 | OPEN |
| Secretary | Sarah Stanton Huxta |
| VP Communications | Kevin Vess |
| VP Membership/Directory | OPEN |
| VP Fundraising | Katey Vale |
| VP Curriculum | Susanna Montezemolo Jade Wexler |
| VP Kindergarten | OPEN |
| VP First Grade | OPEN |
| VP Second Grade | OPEN |
| VP Special Education | Marie O’Hara Christine Neumerski |
| NAACP Parent Council President | Chelsea Crawford Tracy Spain |
| MCPS/MCCPTA Liaison | Susanna Montezemolo |
| Leadership At Large | Simma Kupchan |
Event and Committee Leads
| After School Enrichment Coordinator | Rosanna Taormina |
| Assembly Committee | Rosanna Taormina |
| Auction Committee | Julia Derrigo Katey Vale |
| Back-to-School Picnic | OPEN |
| Book Fair Coordinators | OPEN |
| Box Tops | OPEN |
| Community/Charitable Outreach | OPEN |
| End-of-the-Year Picnic | OPEN |
| Fall Festivities Committee | OPEN |
| Family Engagement/ Community Building Committee | OPEN |
| Green Committee | OPEN |
| 2024-25 Kindergarten Welcome Committee | OPEN |
| Literacy Night Coordinator | OPEN |
| Math Night Coordinator | OPEN |
| Movie Night Coordinator | OPEN |
| Multicultural Night Coordinator | Simma Kupchan |
| Recess Equipment Coordinator | Julia Derrigo |
| Rhino Run Coordinators | OPEN |
| Rosie the Rhino | OPEN |
| 2nd Grade Celebration Coordinator | OPEN |
| School Beautification Committee | Kelci Schuler Julia Derrigo |
| School Sign Manager | OPEN |
| Spirit Wear Coordinator | Rosanna Taormina |
| Staff Appreciation Committee | OPEN |
| Thanksgiving Boxes Coordinators | OPEN |
| Translation Coordination (Amharic) | OPEN |
| Translation Coordination (Spanish) | OPEN |
| Volunteer Coordinator | OPEN |
| Web Manager | Kevin Vess |
| Yearbook Committee | OPEN |
