What We Do

Our Story

The Parent Teacher Organization at Coronado Village Elementary School is a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. We work to encourage interaction between family and school, serves as a source of support, and work with teachers, staff, and the community at large to improve our children’s educational experience. The PTO works very closely with the school administration in all its projects.

We provide resources, volunteers, and fundraising for a number of PTO initiatives, including:

And much more! We also host family and fundraising events such as Fall Festival, Jog-A-Thon, and movie nights. Want to become a volunteer click here!

Our Mission

The purpose of Village PTO is to foster a sense of support, pride, and enthusiasm within the Village Elementary School community.

We believe that relationships between students, teachers, parents, staff, and the community are a vital influence on the success of our children’s futures

Through fundraising and family activities, our objective is to promote positive school/ community relationships and support school programs that enhance our children’s educational environment.

PTO Board

Doreen Genmark
President

The Village PTO President is responsible for leading the organization to best serve Village Elementary. The president will meet regularly with the Principal, CUSD administration, and will lead bi-monthly PTO All Member Meetings for the Village PTO. The president will be an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee.

Kate Kerns
VP, Membership

The VP, Membership will plan Meet and Greet membership drives and will work with a committee to engage the membership throughout the school year. VP Membership will also have all membership committee members reporting to him/her during the year.

Megan Dalo
Secretary

The Village PTO Secretary will be responsible for taking notes at all meetings (Board meetings and General Meetings). She/He will also be the CUSD point of contact of making reservations for spaces that we need to reserve for meetings, events, or programs. The Village PTO Secretary will publish the notes to the membership in a timely manner following General Meetings. The Secretary will create and send the communications of PTO to the membership and manage the PTO Calendar.

Naomi Wanner
Co-Tresaurer

The Village PTO Treasurer is responsible for tracking and maintaining accurate records for the PTO accounts. He/She will write checks, create a monthly report, and collect all financial reports for all committees.

Lauren Kaldec
Co-Treasurer

The Village PTO Treasurer is responsible for tracking and maintaining accurate records for the PTO accounts. He/She will write checks, create a monthly report, and collect all financial reports for all committees.

Jennifer Vernallis
Village PTO Teacher/Staff Liaison

The Teacher/Staff Liaison is a staff member at Village Elementary who will represent the staff at PTO meetings. This person will be the go between to survey the staff and find out what needs PTO is best able to meet.

Emily Foster
Communications / Social Media Chair

The PTO Communications Chair handles the creation and distribution of all PTO-related media and marketing. This could include bulletins, newsletters, school newspaper and radio show correspondence, the website, social media, etc.

Kendra Schaefer
Staff Hospitality

The Village PTO Staff Hospitality Chair will be responsible for planning and executing ways to celebrate and recognize the Staff at Village. This person will be responsible for managing the budget designated for this committee and will report finances to the Treasurer. This person will work closely with the Teacher/Staff Liaison to plan appropriately, with the Room Parent Coordinator to communicate to parents and with his/her team to execute the celebrations. Examples of events include: Luncheon to welcome staff back to school, a Luncheon for all school staff during teacher appreciation week, and other celebrations/recognitions during the school year.

Johnny/Josie Cushing
Merchandise Chair

The Merchandise Chair is responsible for creating, marketing, and distributing Spirit Wear merchandise to include shirts, tote bags, hats, etc.

Anna Gordon
Family Movie Night Chair

The Chair of Family Movie Nights will facilitate movie nights throughout the year for our Village community. Village PTO has purchased the movie equipment and we need someone to take charge, select movies to show, reserve the space, set up the equipment and coordinate food vendors.

Sarah Hoopengardner
Jog-A-Thon Co-Chair

The Jog-A-Thon is the largest fundraiser for the school and one of the kids favorite days!! The event typically raises $30-40K per year. Tasks: Set a date, recruit sponsors, design a shirt, organize information packets, acquire prizes, promote the event, get volunteers to help run the event, send thank you notes to volunteers and sponsors, manage intake of donations and shirt orders.

Carlyn Peterson
Jog-A-Thon Co-Chair

The Jog-A-Thon is the largest fundraiser for the school and one of the kids favorite days!! The event typically raises $30-40K per year. Tasks: Set a date, recruit sponsors, design a shirt, organize information packets, acquire prizes, promote the event, get volunteers to help run the event, send thank you notes to volunteers and sponsors, manage intake of donations and shirt orders.