About Us

Parents, community members, and faculty supporting our Manhasset schools

Who We Are

Since 1933, the Manhasset School Community Association has brought families, teachers, administrators, and our schools together to support every Manhasset student. The SCA is our district's version of the PTA: parents, community members, and faculty from Munsey Park, Shelter Rock, and Manhasset Secondary Schools.

❓ About the SCA What we do and how we're funded	🎪 Events A year's worth of reasons to show up
📅 Meeting Schedule Dates and locations — all welcome	📋 SCA Bylaws How the organization runs

2026–2027 Executive Board

EXECUTIVE CO-PRESIDENTS

Anita Gauld, MD · Tania Kapoor

EXECUTIVE TREASURER

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESIDENT

MUNSEY PARK PRESIDENT

SHELTER ROCK PRESIDENT

Casey Markowski

Executive Committees

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL GRANTS

ENRICHMENT

Irina Asher (MP) · Yuyan Lei (SR) · Lin Lin (SR)

FAMILY THEATRE

Leila Bradley · Desiree Woodson

GENERAL COUNSEL

Christina (Kaneris) Tsesmelis, Esq.

HISTORIAN

MEMBERSHIP

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Laura Matina · Teri Ann Quinlan

PLANET MANHASSET / COMMUNITY GARDEN

Aimee Rudic · Becky Tountas

PROJECT SHARE

Ellen Beldy Dempsey (HS/MS) · Kristin Gathy (SR) · Meghan Moin (MP)

PUBLICITY

SATURDAY SERIES

TBD (MP) · Raina Chablaney (SR)

SENIOR FROLIC

SPECIAL EVENTS

SUMMER STUDIES

WEBMASTER

Brian Thorgersen · Carina Thorgersen

Ways and Means Committees

CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITY

Chhavi Saini, MD

SCA FAIR

April Liu · Min Tan

SCA FALL LUNCHEON

Kristina Choe · Kathy Deng · Stefanie Gianakis · Dora Rideout · Laura Vedder

WAYS AND MEANS TREASURER

Liaisons to the SCA

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Maria Pescatore · Jenna Rizzo

Board of Education ↗
2026–27 BOE meeting schedule & agendas ↗

PASE

Darlene DePietro (HS) · Stefani Gianakis (MP) · Valentina Puleo (MS) · Aimee Rudic (MP) · Desiree Woodson (SR)