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Melissa
Shields
Co-President
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Hi, I’m Melissa
Shields; I am the 2009-2010 Co-President. I have served on the
board since its inception in 2007; as the Fund Raising
Coordinator. In my professional time, I work as a
Business Analyst. My
daughter is a 7th grader at the Academy and has been here since
it opened its doors 2 years ago. I’m grateful that Mesa
developed the Academy so that our students can get the best
education possible (and it keeps them on their toes). While we
would LOVE to have each and every parent/staff member at the
monthly general meetings, we understand that everyone is busy
and not always able to attend. Visit our
website
before each meeting to see what our agenda items are and if you
are unable to make it, send a proxy, or
email
us ahead of time . I look forward to having a great
year and can’t wait to work with the Academy parents, staff and
students to create an awesome PTO. |
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Amy
Campbell
Co-President
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Hello, my name is Amy
Campbell. I have a daughter in the 7th grade. For the past 2
years, I have served the PTO as secretary and am looking forward
to serving as Co-President, with Melissa this year. We have
lots of activities and fun things planned for this year.
Hopefully, with your help, we can raise money and do good things
for the school. If you have any questions or need anything,
please feel free to contact us. Thanks for all your support, we
can't do anything without our Academy families! |
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Cheryl
Boland
Vice President
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Good Day! I’m Cheryl
Boland your vice president for the 2009-2010 PTO year. I have a
7th
grader who has been at the Academy since the opening and doesn’t
seem to mind me “always” being at the
school. I’m a retired MRI/ CAT Scan technologist
with a lot of time on my hands and although this is my first
year on the PTO Board, I have been a very active parent
volunteer for M.A.A.S.
You can find me where ever the faculty & students need help
including Lunch duty, Structured Activity, field trips,
Study Hall, Drama Club, handling the used uniform sales,
and even giving bone anatomy lessons to the
5th grade science classes. I’m excited about
all the opportunities available for the PTO to work closely with
the teachers, parents, and students. Together we can make this
the best possible year for the children. I look forward to
meeting & working with all of you.
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Katerina Odekirk
Secretary
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Hi, My name is
Katrina Odekirk. I am the 2009-2010 Secretary and am new to the
board this year. I have helped with many PTO events over the
past two years and have enjoyed it so welcomed the opportunity
to get more involved. My daughter is a 7th grader at the
Academy and has been here since the inaugural year. Mesa
Academy is by far the most rewarding school my daughter has
attended and we love the challenges it presents with each and
every day. We are really looking forward to another year with
the Academy. Professionally, I am the Manager of Fiscal and
Business Services for the School of Mechanical, Aerospace,
Chemical and Materials Engineering at
Arizona State University. I have been at ASU for over 9
years and love the every day challenges of the academic and
research world. I look forward to getting to know other academy
parents this years and hope that you will get involved with
PTO. It is a rewarding experience for both you and your Academy
Knight!
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Pam Mulhern
Treasurer
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My name is Pam Mulhearn
and I am returning as the 2009-2010 Treasurer, having served in
this Board position since its inception in 2007. My
daughter, Nicole is a 6th grader at the Academy. We love the
challenges and opportunities that the Academy offers and look
forward to another exciting year. I work full-time in financial
administration as a Manager at
ASU's
Biodesign Institute in Tempe. My husband, Steve
is a
high school teacher in Gilbert and our younger
daughter, Gabriella attends Patterson Elementary and hopes to be
a Knight next year! The staff, students and their families that
make up the community of Academy Knights are a terrific group
that we are proud to be a part of!Get involved! Join us at our
monthly meetings - or at any of our events! Make the most of
the Academy experience! I look forward to meeting you. |
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Christine
Deets
Volunteer Coordinator |
Hello, my name is
Christine Deets and this will be my third year as Volunteer
Coordinator for the Academy. I have a daughter who is in the
5th grade. Our school would not be successful without our
volunteers. I want to thank all of the people who took their
time to volunteer and look forward to working with you this
upcoming year. |
Our goal is to become a
cohesive team with the academy parents, teachers, and staff. We
look forward to having the students’ parents join us the
first Monday each month for General
Meetings. |
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