PTSA Board & key volunteers
Please consider joining the Board or taking on a key volunteer role to help support our students in special ways! Contact garfieldhsptsa@gmail.com to inquire.
Board Members (Updated: 7/15/2025)
→ If no email address is listed, please contact the person through garfieldhsptsa@gmail.com.
Officers
- Co-President: Sarah Bruemmer (president@garfieldptsa.org)
- Co-President: Gabrielle Ventenbergs (president@garfieldptsa.org)
- Vice-President: Erin Purcell (vicepresident@garfieldptsa.org)
- Secretary: Regina Opalia (secretary@garfieldptsa.org)
- Co-Treasurers: Mary Beth Hribar & Colleen Maloney (treasurer@garfieldptsa.org)
- Communications Chair 1: Karen Baker (eBark: ghs.bark@garfieldptsa.org)
- Communications Chair 2: Michelle Mansfield (communications@garfieldptsa.org)
Committee Chairs / Other Roles — Board
- Advocacy Chair: Andy Jensen
- Race & Equity Chair: open
- Special Education Chair: open
- Co-Fundraising Chair: Jennifer Marquardt
- Spring Fundraiser Lead: open
- BLT (Building Leadership Team) Parent Reps: Kat Barr & Lauren Lavoie
- Events Chair: open
- Sports Boosters Chair: Anne Graverock
- Teacher Rep: Mr Ting Phonsanam
- Student Rep: open
Key Volunteers
Grade Reps
- 9th Grade: Meg Viera & Jen Ritchie
- 10th Grade: Gina Englund & Emily Lieberman
- 11th Grade: Sarah Oppenheimer, Melissa Englund & Rachel McLellan
- 12th Grade: Sharsti Sandall & Caleb Wilkinson
Committee Chairs / Other Roles — non-Board
- eBark Newsletter: Karen Baker (ghs.bark@garfieldptsa.org)
- Family Support lead: open
- Finance/Audit lead: Sean Peterfreund
- Annual Fund Lead: Nancy Jensen
- Reflections Chair (arts contest): Karen E. Lewis
- Grad Night leads: Gina Englund, Heather Bauer
- Teacher Appreciation/First Friday Breakfasts: Jennifer Marquardt
- Safety: open
- Sports Boosters Assistant: Jeff Scott
- School Support Committee Chair: open
- Administration Rep: Principal Tarance Hart (tdhart@seattleschools.org)