About Us
Mercer Island PTA Council serves the PTA and PTSA units within Mercer Island School District. Mercer Island PTA Council is a 501(c)3 nonprofit 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 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
2025-2026 Mercer Island PTA Council Members
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| President* | Sarah Karim | president@miptacouncil.org |
| Vice President* | Debbie Nelson | vicepresident@miptacouncil.org |
| Secretary* | Kate Knecht | secretary@miptacouncil.org |
| Treasurer* | Jamie Ehlert Han | treasurer@miptacouncil.org |
| VP of Advocacy |
Suzanne Zahr Mar Brettmann |
advocacy@miptacouncil.org |
| VP of Communications |
Sara Jordan |
communications@miptacouncil.org |
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VP of Belonging & Voice |
Cathy Chen Mellissa Hill |
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| PTA Council Accessibility Chair |
Keaver Bronson |
accessibility@miptacouncil.org |
| VP of Programs |
Jessica Moch Kaitlyn Lee |
programs@miptacouncil.org |
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| PROGRAM CHAIRS | ||
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Grad Grams |
Ly-Lan McCarthy |
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| Community Scholarship | Amanda Stoffer | communityscholarship@miptacouncil.org |
| Nancy Schaps Memorial Grant | Shannon Warburg | schapsgrant@miptacouncil.org |
| Parent Edge |
Jackie Tan Michelle Ritter |
parentedge@miptacouncil.org |
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Reflections |
Kaitlyn Lee |
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| SUB-COMMITTEES | ||
| Gifted and Twice Exceptional Learners (G2EL) |
TBD |
g2el@miptacouncil.org |
| Special Services & Learning Differences (SSALD) | TBD | ssald@miptacouncil.org |
| MEMBERSHIP | ||
| MIHS PTSA President |
Kimberly Frank |
president@mihsptsa.org |
| IMS PTSA President | Jennifer Crespi | president@imsptsa.org |
| Island Park PTA President |
Chris Peluso Naveen Tadepalli |
president@islandparkpta.org |
| Lakeridge PTA President |
Jessi Biagi Tricia Jaffe |
president@lakeridgepta.org |
| Northwood PTA President | Lesley Malakoti | president@northwoodowlspta.org |
| West Mercer PTA President |
Lauren Silvers Robin Pearson |
president@westmercerpta.org |
| Mercer Island Preschool Association President |
Courtney Hampson |
president@mipreschoolassociation.org |
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| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | ||
| MISD Superintendent | Fred Rundle | fred.rundle@mercerislandschools.org |
| MISD Communications | Ian Henry | |
| MI School Board | Deborah Lurie | |
| MI Education Association | Sally Loeser | sally.loeser@mercerislandschools.org |
| MI Schools Foundation |
Tammy Shoop
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tammy@misf.com |
| MI Youth and Family Services | Derek Franklin | derek.franklin@mercergov.org |
| MI City Council | David Rosenbaum | david.rosenbaum@mercergov.org |
