The Ethel Walker School Parents Association (EWSPA) is made up of an executive board and parent volunteers like you.
Welcome parents and guardians to the The Ethel Walker School Parents Association, better known as EWSPA. As parent or guardian, you are a member! Membership is what you make of it and this year we hope you will actively engage with other parents gaining new insights into your daughter’s life at school and a deeper connection to the Walker’s community.
Our mission is simple: we seek to enhance the Walker’s experience for students and parents.
This year the EWSPA Board set a specific goal of improving parent engagement by:
We believe that while the pandemic has given us a great challenge, it has given us a greater opportunity to reach parents through the global communication channel of video interaction. I invite you to join our mission by: helping us meet our goals, engaging with us, and enhancing your experience along side your daughter’s this year.
Beth Strapp
EWSPA President, P’18, ’21
ewspa.pres@gmail.com
860-462-9462
President
Beth Strapp P’18, ’21
Vice President
Patricia Krupnikoff P’23
Secretary
Karen Robbins P’24
Treasurer
Jennifer Lardner P’18, ’23
Member-at-Large
Nicholas de Wolff P’23
Upper School Committee Co-Chairs
Libby Ridgley P’22 and Karen Robbins P’24
Middle School Chair
Jen Auger P’25, ’26
Volunteer Chair
Libby Ridgley P’22
All-School Committee Chair
Open
Athletic/Arts Committee Co-Chairs
Alexis Dowd P’23 (Athletics), Patricia Krupnikoff P’23 (Arts)
Equestrian Chair
Effie Ioannidou P’22, ’24
Boarding Parent Ambassador
Kelly Olvert P’21, ’22
Day Parent Ambassador
Kim DeSio P’25
International Parent Ambassador
Open
Grade 12 Molly Newberry P’22 and Lissa Calma P’22 | Mallory Pasquariello
Grade 11 Patricia Krupnikoff P’23 and Heather Van Cara P’23 | Melissa Bernardo
Grade 10 Melissa Vega P’24, Toby Hudson P’24, and Angela Madnick P’24 | Cheri Soule
Grade 9 Christina Meador P’25 and Marita Corrado P’25 | Jen Wall
Grade 8 Jen Auger P’26 | Katelyn Martinez
Grade 7 Open | Katelyn Martinez
Grade 6 Alescia Ford P’28 | Katelyn Martinez
The name of this organization shall be The Ethel Walker School Parents Association (hereafter referred to as “EWSPA”).
The EWSPA strives to build community within The Ethel Walker School by fostering connections both among parents and between parents and the School. The EWSPA also works with students and School administration to support their efforts at Walker’s and within the greater community. Additionally, the EWSPA assists the School in its fundraising efforts.
Additionally, the EWSPA strives to assist the school in its fundraising efforts subject to the EWSPA approval. Each member of the EWSPA Board is a committed participant in the Annual Fund.
Every Middle School and Upper School parent or guardian is a member of the EWSPA by virtue of collection of mandatory dues approved by the EWSPA board. The amount of the annual dues shall be recommended at the conclusion of each School year by the EWSPA Board and approved and collected by the school in September. These dues shall be used to defray the costs of EWSPA activities and other functions.
Terms for EWSPA board members shall run from July 1st to June 30th.
The eleven voting members of the EWSPA Board shall consist of the Executive Committee plus committee chairs and liaisons. The Executive Committee shall consist of the president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. These members of the executive committee shall attend each EWSPA Board meeting or submit a report to the President prior to a meeting or any special session of the Executive Committee.
President (two year term; advances to President Emeritus)
Vice President (one year term, may serve back-to-back terms; Board-offered option to advance to president
Treasurer (one year term; may serve back-to-back terms)
Secretary (one year term; may serve back-to-back terms)
For each EWSPA board meeting: schedule meeting room; take and distribute meeting notes
Committee Chair(one year term; may serve back-to-back terms)
There shall be five committee chairs: The Upper School Committee, The All School Committee, The Middle School Committee, The Nominating Committee and the Athletic/Arts Committee. Each committee chair is responsible for:
Ambassadors
There shall be four ambassadors: one for international parents, one for boarding parents, one for day parents, and one for Middle School parents. The role of the ambassadors is to be a point of contact for parents, the EWSPA Board and the EWS administration. The ambassadors are expected to attend each EWSPA Board meeting.
President Emeritus(non-voting position; one year term)
During the March/April/May time frame, the EWSPA Board will present a slate of EWSPA Board candidates and officers for the next school year to the head of school (or designee) for approval.
[Proposed amendments as of 8/3/19]
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