Welcome to the 2026-27 School Year!
We're so glad you're here.
Our Mission
Build a strong partnership between home and school
Support the growth and success of every child
Provide open communication through monthy newsletters, email, and social media
Host school events and fundraisers
Offer volunteer opportunities
Strengthen our vibrant community and school pride
Work closely with faculty to fund enrichment programs and use our resources responsibly
Support initiatives that promote social and environmental awareness
Make an Intro!
Want to be a General Volunteer? We would love that! Share your skills with us by emailing pto@westelpto.com. We are looking for people with all kinds of schedules and availabilty. Many of us listed here work full-time, serve on other boards like town sports leagues, and with a school of over 700 students, we will always need a little help. We have something for you!
Communications
In order to ensure you receive communications about our PTO sponsored and
hosted activities, please sign up. Membership is free. Just click the button!
Register/Login
You will be prompted to login. If you already have a Membership Toolkit account login
with another organization, you can use the same log-in here.
Meet the PTO Board
Our PTO is made up of you ALL. We know all parents are hard-working and we love when they can work with teachers and students to pool their talents to provide practical support for our school. Those listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year. Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have questions.
Interested in open board positions? Contact us at pto@westelpto.com!
EXECUTIVE BOARd
President - Amy Hafensteiner
Vice President - Tori McCarthy
Secretary - David Clermont
Treasurer - Julie Korn
Board CHAIRS
Green Initiatives - Emily Clermont
greeninitiatives@westelpto.com
Fundraising - Courtney O'Connor & Kathy Weisman
Extracurricular Programming - Lisa Pizzi
extracurriculars@westelpto.com
In School Enrichment - Biana Ryzhik
Social Events - Courtney Merklinger
Family Coordination - Jaci Hollingsworth
familycoordination@westelpto.com
Staff & Onsite Events - Michelle Getto
Room Parent chair - Kristy DiAgostino
Communications: OPEN
Join us! We have meetings throughout the year - check out the calendar!
Want to be a General Volunteer?
We would love that! Share your skills with us by emailing pto@westelpto.com. We are looking for people with all kinds of schedules and availability. Many of us listed here work full-time, serve on other boards like town sports leagues, and many others, and others are around during school hours. We have something for you!
