About Us

Parents, community members, and faculty supporting our Manhasset schools

Who We Are

The Manhasset School Community Association (SCA) is our district's version of the PTA — parents, community members, and faculty from Munsey Park, Shelter Rock, and Manhasset Secondary working together to support every student.

❓ 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

TBD

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)