Committee Descriptions & Directory

There are so many important and exciting committees at Hunter! The bulk of our work as an organization gets completed at the committee-level. Reach out to any chair if you would like to get involved and help out. Our committee chairs can find a volunteer opportunity that interests you and will fit your schedule!

Advocacy

Co-chairs: Claire Glover, claire.sauls@gmail.com, Alesia Bailey, alesia.mph@gmail.com

Description:

  • Oversees, engages, and reports on the activities of the Advocacy Committees.

  • Advocates on a school-wide, local, and state level for students in conjunction with the President.

  • Recruits and maintains members for various Advocacy committees

  • Seeks to provide advocacy for professional development, supplies, and equity for Hunter and Wake County students and staff members. 

  • Co-Chairs: Lindsay Boole, lindsay.boole@gmail.com, Derrien Hinton, hinton.dj@gmail.com

    Description: Equity subcommittee works to create an inclusive environment for Hunter’s diverse student body, to incorporate Hunter’s 95 year history into the school today and to be cognizant of the schools relationship with the surrounding neighborhood.

  • Co-Chairs: Harolyn Coplin, harolynncoplin@gmail.com, Kelly Wood, kellyatkinsonwood@gmail.com

    Description: Student Services provides emotional, social, and material support for students and their families through Backpack Buddies, Seasonal Drives, our parent volunteer programming, student tutoring, and social and emotional programming for our students and families.

  • Chair: Derrien Hinton hinton.dj@gmail.com

    Description: An event for all Hunter families where we share a meal and then families join discussion groups to all families to get to know each other and grow our Hunter community

  • Co-Chairs: Ouzama Henry, ouzamamd@gmail.com, Digant Goyal, digantgoyal@gmail.com

    Description: BackPack Buddies is designed to provide children experiencing food insecurity with nutritious, kid-friendly, pre-packed meals for the weekend—when they would not have access to a school’s free lunch and breakfast.

  • Co-Chairs: Chris Gower Hahn, cmghahner@gmail.com (Clothing Drive), Amber Hammer, amberjeanhammer@gmail.com (Thanksgiving)

    Description: Reach out to families in need via programs such as the coat drive, Thanksgiving food drive, holiday gift-giving and tutoring.

  • Chair: Dr. Jarvis Bailey, jjlbailey@gmail.com

    Description: Liaison with community after-school programs, businesses, churches and non-profits.

  • Co-Chairs: Melissa West, cmgowest@gmail.com, Amanda Lenweaver, ajpeaches@gmail.com

  • Co-Chairs: Jessica Duke, jmduke1990@gmail.com, Rachael Fuller, rachaelrfuller@gmail.com

  • Co-Chairs: Mariah Walker, mwalker4@wcpss.net, Chris Gower Hahn, cmghahner@gmail.com

  • Co-Chairs: Emily Kissee, emilykissee@gmail.com, Emily Griffith, ewheatley29@gmail.com

Ways & Means

Co-chairs: Denise Farrelly, desposito17@yahoo.com, David Griffith, griffithpr@gmail.com

Description: Oversees and reports on the activities of the Fall Fundraiser, Labels and Offers and Move-a-Thon committees.

  • Co-Chairs: Denise Farrelly, desposito17@yahoo.com, David Griffith, griffithpr@gmail.com

    Description: Organize Hunter’s major, no-fuss fundraising effort “Reach for the Stars.” The fundraiser has a two-week push in October, with some work involved preparing for the fundraiser (creating and implementing promotional and marketing plans) in late summer and early fall.

  • Co-Chairs: Denise Farrelly, desposito17@yahoo.com, David Griffith, griffithpr@gmail.com

    Description: Organize Hunter’s spring fundraising effort, which encourages students to get pledges for laps they walk/run on the day of the event, which has typically been the Friday before Spring Break.

  • Chair: Rachael Fuller, rachaelrfuller@gmail.com

    Description:

  • Chair: Nora Snyderman, nora.snyderman@gmail.com,

    Description: Create (if needed) and sell Hunter t-shirts, sweatshirts and other Hunter-branded paraphernalia.

Communications

Chair: Caroline Klein, csklein90@gmail.com

Description: Facilitates and coordinates all communications for PTA sponsored events and activities on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).

Operations

Co-Chairs: Christy Perrin, christy_perrin@ncsu.edu, Farah Mitz Bechette, fbechett@gmail.com

Description: Oversees and reports on the activities of the Building & Grounds, Membership and Media Center Committees

  • Co-Chairs: Jordan Wade, jordanwade0906@gmail.com, Uma Bala, manian.uma@gmail.com

    Description: Maintain and improve school grounds including the courtyard and playgrounds. Coordinate with the PTA Board and Principal to plan and carry out landscaping.

  • Chair: Kate Harris, kateamos81@gmail.com

    Description: Assist media faculty and staff with ongoing operations of the media center. Volunteers generally work a few hours one morning or afternoon per week. If you plan to arrive early to carpool pickup, this would be a great way to help.

  • Co-Chairs: Katherine Harrison, katherinekingharrison@gmail.com,

    Lizzy Draper, lizzysdraper@gmail.com

Programs

Co-Chairs: Earle Thompson, earlekthompson@gmail.com, Hannah Peaden, hpeaden@yahoo.com

Description: Oversees and reports on the activities of the Cultural Arts and all other programs/special committees sponsored by the PTA (Book Fair, Book Exchange, etc)

Hospitality

Co-Chairs: Whitney Gilliom, whhornad@gmail.com, Natalie Boyd, nboyd0901@gmail.com

Description: Oversees all hospitality, staff appreciation, and welcoming activities related to ongoing hospitality endeavors at Hunter, including but not limited to Popsicles on the Playground, Coffee and Kleenex, etc. See ways to get involved with the Hospitality Committee

  • Chair:Ashley Garrett, asheldon0@gmail.com

    Description: Plan and coordinate “thank yous” for our teachers and staff throughout the year, including Teacher Appreciation week in May, bus driver appreciation in February, and many other celebrations along the way.

  • Co-Chairs: Christine Rafter, christine.e.rafter@gmail.com, Mariah Walker, mwalker4@wcpss.net