Manhattan Beach PTA District Advisory Council meets monthly during the school year. The Council consists of representatives from MB PTA Leadership, MBUSD Administration and School Board, MBEF and MBX Leadership and City Council. These Representatives come together to collaborate and share ideas on how to maintain and improve the excellence in our schools for all parents, teachers and students in our schools now and for generations to come.
Our monthly meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend. Contact Jennifer Gale if you would like to attend. Here is the schedule for our 2024-25 meetings (10:00-11:30 am Open Session / 8:30-9:30 am PTA Presidents only):
If you have a question or issue you would like raised at the meetings, please contact Council President, Jennifer Gale, or any of the members listed below.
Our 2024-25 Members include:
Jennifer Gale, Council President
Andrea Barker, Council Executive Vice President
Dr. John Bowes, Superintendent
Dr. Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard, Deputy Superintendent
Hibah Samad, Public Information Officer
Tina Shivpuri, MBUSD School Board Representative
Jen Dohner, MBUSD School Board Representative
Richard Montgomery, City Council Representative
Hilary Mahan, Executive Director MBEF
Heather Interian, Executive Director MBX
PTA Presidents
Tiffany Quick, PTA President, Grand View
Vanessa Sullivan, PTA EVP, Grand View
Jillian Robertson, PTA President, Meadows
Cindy Marian, PTA EVP, Meadows
Erin Vancura, PTA President, Pacific
Brooke Zipperman, PTA EVP, Pacific
Katie Ranne, PTA President, Pennekamp
Jennifer Yee, PTA EVP, Pennekamp
Tara Riley, PTSA President, Robinson
Katherine Dunlap, PTSA EVP, Robinson
Patricia Doumeng , PTA President, MBMS
Carolyn Mukai, PTSA President, Mira Costa
Pennie Stepczyk, PTSA EVP, Mira Costa
Executive Board Members & Committee Chairs
Stacy Myrose, Financial Secretary
Madeline Kaplan, Parliamentarian
Rachel Tornek, District Green Committee Chair
Pennie Stepczyk, Community Affairs Co-Chair
Sally Peel, Community Affairs Co-Chair
Vivian Kelly, Communications Chair
Dana Lupton, Technology/Operations Chair
Nathalie Rosen, Legislative Rep
Julie Kim, Reflections Chair Chair
Alison Rosenthal, Membership Chair
Ankur Batheja, District Diversity Chair
Partners
Tessa Garner, Beach Cities Health District
Emory Chen, Beach Cities Health District
Hilary Mahan, Executive Director, MBEF
Heather Interian, Executive Director, MBX