The BIS Houston PTO Board

Elected Officers

Lindsey

Lindsey

President

The President organizes the PTO meetings, liaises with the school principal, represents the PTO outside of the school, and coordinates the work of the other officers and standing committee chairs.

Shelley

Shelley

VP Programs

The VP Programs assists the President and carries out the President‘s duties if she is not present. The VP Programs oversees the PTO’s programs and works with each event chair.

Heidi

Heidi

VP Neighborhood Parents

The VP Neighborhood Reps is the liaison between the PTO and the Neighborhood Parents (Reps) school program.

Thomas

Secretary

The Secretary will keep all records of the organization, take and record minutes, prepare the agenda, handle correspondence, and send notices of meetings to the members.

Lisa

Treasurer

The Treasurer receives all funds for the PTO, keeps an accurate record of receipts and expenditures, and pays out funds. She manages the budget and prepares financial reports.

Stephanie

Parliamentarian

The Parliamentarian maintains oversight of the governing structure and ensures that meetings are run according to the bylaws. The Parliamentarian sits on the Board but does not have voting rights.

Delegates

Elena

Elena

Programs Delegate
Stephanie

Stephanie

Neighborhood Parents Delegate

Ije

Secretary Delegate

Amal

Treasurer Delegate

Thomas

Parlimentarian Delegate

Standing Committee Chairs

Claire

Claire

Systems Administrator
Karen

Karen

Communications Chair

The Communications Chair drafts PTO communications for the weekly BISH Houston newsletter, maintains the PTO website, and supports all the PTO team in the communications of events.

Martha

Martha

Fundraising Chair

The Fundraising Committee Chair helps to raise money for the PTO that can be used to pay for school events. She works with Programs to add in fundraising options to school events as well as organizing stand-alone fundraising events.

Susan

Susan

Hospitality Chair

The Hospitality Chair organizes Staff Appreciation events along with developing programs to welcome new parents.

Marie

Marie

Concessions Chair

The Concessions Chair organizes concessions for PTO events, sports day and musical performances.

Andrea

Andrea

Volunteer Chair

The Volunteers Chair recruits and organizes volunteers for PTO events. She tracks volunteer participation and arranges for volunteer appreciation events.

Bessy

Parent Events Chair

The Parent Events Chair helps to organize the Parent Mixer, and smaller events throughout the year.

Magalie

Magalie

Used Uniform Chair

The Used Uniform Committee Chair receives and sorts the donated used uniforms, organizes them by size and type, and sells them to parents.

Delegates

Claire

Claire

Communications Delegate
Kym

Kym

Communications Delegate
Funmi

Funmi

Fundraising & Concessions Delegate
Magalie

Magalie

Hospitality Delegate

Neha

Hospitality Delegate

Avni

Avni

Volunteer Delegate

Liz

Uniform Delegate

Program Chairs

Viktoria

International Day Chair

Shelley, Lindsey & Karen

Winter Fayre Chairs

Open

Spring Fayre Chair