About Us


The Mercer Island PTA Council serves the PTA & PTSA units within the Mercer Island School District. Mercer Island PTA Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to child advocacy in the state of Washington. Mercer Island PTA Council 2.9 is part of Region 2 of Washington State PTA and is also part of National PTA. PTA is the largest grassroots child advocacy organization in the United States, dedicated to the welfare of all children for more than 100 years.

 

View a comprehensive summary of MI PTA Council HERE.

 

Mailing Address: 4160 86th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040

 

2024-2025 Mercer Island PTA Council Members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   
President* Julian Bradley president@miptacouncil.org
Vice President* Sarah Karim vicepresident@miptacouncil.org
Secretary* Stephanie Wyss secretary@miptacouncil.org
Treasurer* Jamie Ehlert Han treasurer@miptacouncil.org
VP Advocacy

Suzanne Zahr

Mar Brettman 

advocacy@miptacouncil.org
VP Communications

Fan Yuan

communications@miptacouncil.org

VP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Melissa Hill

Cathy Chen

diversity@miptacouncil.org
PTA Council Accessibility Chair

Keaver Bronson

 
VP Programs

 

Julie Hsieh
Yen-Ling Lee

programs@miptacouncil.org
*Executive Committee    
     
PROGRAM CHAIRS    

Grad Grams 

Hilarie Galloway

Amalia Starbird

gradgrams@miptacouncil.org

Community Scholarship Ahisha Avant
Julie Hsieh
communityscholarship@miptacouncil.org 
Nancy Schaps Memorial Grant Shannon Warburg schapsgrant@miptacouncil.org
Parent Edge

Jackie Tan

Michelle Ritter

parentedge@miptacouncil.org

Reflections

Kaitlyn Lee
Kate Chung

reflections@miptacouncil.org

 

 

   
SUB-COMMITTEES    
Gifted and Twice Exceptional Learners (G2EL)

Meghan Hamill

g2el@miptacouncil.org
Special Services & Learning Differences (SSALD) Jennifer Crespi
Jessi Biagi
ssald@miptacouncil.org 
     
MEMBERSHIP    
MIHS PTSA President

Kimberly Frank

Tsering Short

president@mihsptsa.org
IMS PTSA President Stephanie Burnett president@imsptsa.org
Island Park PTA President

Chris Peluso

Naveen Tadepallil

president@islandparkpta.org
Lakeridge PTA President

Sarah Karim

Jessi Biagi

president@lakeridgepta.org
Northwood PTA President Debbie Nelson
Kate Gilham
president@northwoodowlspta.org
West Mercer PTA President Sarah Hollenbeck
president@westmercerpta.org
Mercer Island Preschool Association President

Julie Day

president@mipreschoolassociation.org  

 

 

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS    
MISD Superintendent Fred Rundle fred.rundle@mercerislandschools.org
MI Education Association Sally Loeser sally.loeser@mercerislandschools.org 
MI School Board Deborah Lurie deborah.lurie@mercerislandschools.org
MI Schools Foundation
Tammy Shoop
tammy@misf.com
MISD Communications Ian Henry ian.henry@mercerislandschools.org
MI Youth and Family Services Derek Franklin derek.franklin@mercergov.org
MI City Council David Rosenbaum david.rosenbaum@mercergov.org