Event & Program Leads

The Mighty Marmot Caregivers below are helping to make the magic happen at Wedgwood, but… they need your help!

Open Volunteer positions* for the 2024-2025 School Year:

  • Back to School BBQ

  • Bike-to-School Co-Lead

  • Food Pantry Lead

  • Garden and Playground Co-Lead

  • Volunteer Appreciation Event Co-Lead

  • Yearbook Lead or Co-Leads - Photographers and volunteers to be mentored to become the next leads


*See below for position descriptions.

If you would like to connect with any of the leads below or discuss your interest in volunteering, please contact:

Kristen Heller, Events & Volunteer Coordinator — kristenheller@gmail.com

Looking for PTA Board Positions? Find more information here

PTA Event & Program Leads

After School Enrichment | Plans and oversees after school enrichment offerings at Wedgwood. Coordinates with outside vendors, reserves building spaces, organizes and communicates with families about sign-ups, manages the 6 Crickets registration platform, and coordinates chaperones.

  • 2022-23: Lauren Waterman

  • 2023-24: Lauren Waterman & co-lead needed

Auction | Spring | Plans and oversees the Auction, an annual PTA fundraising event that brings together the parent community to eat, drink, get to know each other, and have a great time raising money for the school.

  • 2023-24: Alison Giger & Cat Pagoaga

Back to School BBQ | September | Oversees the Back to school BBQ, a family event. This event is the perfect way to come back together after a long summer! Featuring: Food, family-friendly activities, spirit gear sales, and tables touting upcoming Wedgwood PTA-sponsored activities! 

  • 2022-24: Kristen Heller & Lauren Waterman

  • 2024-25: Lead(s) needed!

Bike-to-School | Oversees Bike-to-School activities a couple or more times a year, including during Bike-to-School month (May), encouraging kids to bike, walk, or roll to school.

  • 2022-23: Katie Morse

  • 2023-24: Amy Johnson

  • 2023-24: Amy Johnson — Co-lead needed

BLT (Building Leadership Team) Representative | Attends monthly school Building Leadership Team meetings to act as an additional representative (in addition to a PTA president) for parents/students and liaison with school staff.

  • 2022-23: Erica Swanson & Lauren Waterman

  • 2023-24: Emily Moses and Erica Swanson

CANSSPA Representative(s) | Represents the Wedgwood PTA at monthly Central and North Seattle Schools PTA Alliance (CANSSPA) virtual meetings. Serves as a liaison between the school and the alliance to improve educational equity among north & central Seattle schools.

  • 2023-24: Miranda Lu, co-volunteer(s) welcome

Carnival | June | Oversees the Wedgwood Carnival—a family event with rides, treats, games, and more. 

  • 2022-23: Tara Carey & Beth Peterson

  • 2023-24: Allison Darling & Jamie Lee

Comfort Kits | September | Leads and works with room parents to gather comfort kits from every child and update the school’s emergency supplies.

  • 2022-24: Lisa MacKenzie

  • 2024-25: Lisa MacKenzie

Cultural Festival | January/February | At this family event, get to know your fellow Marmots as we celebrate the family traditions and cultural influences that make our community so special.

  • 2022-23: Emily Moses

  • 2023-24: Rebecca Fisher

Fall Dance | October/November | Our Fall Dance is a chance for families to gather at school. Dance in the cafeteria and find games and other activities throughout the school.

  • 2022-23: Alison Giger & Katie Morse

  • 2023-24: Riley Coyle & Alex Bonn

Family Directory | November – December | Creates a family directory of Wedgwood students for families.

  • 2022-23: Cathy Bull

  • 2023-24: Lauren Rose

Food Pantry | September - June | Oversees the school food pantry and organizes food collection drives as necessary.

  • 2022-2024: Jenna Field

  • 2024-2025: lead needed

Kindergarten Social | Fall | This family event - returning after a hiatus - is for Kindergarten families to introduce them to the Wedgwood school community.

  • 2023-24: Emily Moses

Lost & Found | Manages the lost and found, posting photos to social media, pulling the rack out for parents to peruse at pick-up, donating items to Goodwill twice a year, and putting out a call-out to parents before those donations occur.

  • 2022-23: Jamie Keene

  • 2023-24: Kate Daderko & Nick Jeffrey

Mighty Movers | Oversees this ever-popular weekly Wedgwood staple. Organizes 3-4 parent volunteers to mark off laps and hand out tiny feet to kids who complete a lap during lunch recess each Friday.

  • 2022-23: Katie Morse

  • 2023-24: Jackie Wilson & Misti Fox

  • 2024-25: Jackie Wilson & Misti Fox

Move-a-Thon | Fall | Oversees the Wedgwood Move-A-Thon, a fun PTA fundraiser where students move around the Wedgwood playground track to raise money for the school.

  • 2022-23:  Nassim Pietsch & Jess Hartman

  • 2023-24:  Nassim Pietsch, Jess Hartman & Marika Clay

Reader Board | September-June | Updates the school reader board with events.

  • 2022-23: Katie Morse

  • 2023-24: Lisa MacKenzie

  • 2024-25: Lisa MacKenzie

Room Parent Liaison | September-June | Supports room parents in their role and acts as a liaison between the PTA and room parents.

  • 2022-23: Tara Carey

  • 2023-24: Staci Tangney

  • 2024-25: Staci Tangney

School Supplies | May, August-September | Manages and coordinates the buying of preset school supply packages. Works with the school on the needs of each grade and promotes the sale for the needed grades. Manages the handout of supplies at the beginning of the school year.

  • 2022-23: Jamie Keene

  • 2023-24: Katy Lebow

Social Media | August-June | Works with the Communications Chair to keep the community updated on school & PTA events via social media. Manages overall Wedgwood PTA social media presence.

  • 2023-24: Alyson Hanna

Spirit Gear | September-June | Oversees ordering and sales of Wedgwood spirit gear, including shirts, hoodies, and yard signs.

  • 2022-23: Cat Pagoaga

  • 2023-24: Allison Darling

  • 2024-25: Allison Darling

STEAM Night | April | This family event celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! We welcome scientists and experts from a variety of organizations and our own Wedgwood community. Students are invited to present science projects and participate in designing something to protect an egg from a 100-foot drop from the top of a fire truck ladder.

  • 2022-23: Helen Chu

  • 2023-24: Rhonda Morales & Ana Weil

Volunteer Appreciation Event | May/June | Oversees the student-led Volunteer Appreciation Event at school.

  • 2022-23: Amy Anderson & Cathy Bull

  • 2023-24: Cathy Bull - co-lead needed

Used Book Sale | April/May | This PTA-sponsored event collects kids’ books from the Wedgwood community and resells them.  

  • 2022-23:  Lauren Waterman & Kristen Heller

  • 2023-24: Kristen Heller & Lauren Waterman

Yearbook | September – May | Yearbook chair(s) collect and take photos throughout the school year and finalize the layout of the yearbook. Coordinates with others to get pictures representing all aspects of Wedgwood. Manages the yearbook cover contest.  

  • 2022-23: Gina Wu & Melody Peng

  • 2023-24: Gina Wu & Melody Peng — seeking mentees to become next year’s lead / co-leads!