父母 Association

The McDonogh 父母 Association's role is to foster a trusting partnership between the parents and the school through communication, 家长教育, and community interaction. Our goal is to create a warm, welcoming and inclusive community for all McDonogh families.

The 父母 Association supports the School's philosophy and embraces our diversity of background, 文化与思想. In following John McDonogh's directive "to do the greatest amount of good" in our daily lives, we hope to make positive contributions, broaden parent understanding of the school, and serve the community through a variety of volunteer efforts.

Board of Directors 2023-2024

军官

总统
Jennifer McKinnell P ’21, ’24

副总统
Grace Jackson '95, P '27, '29

财务主管
丹·波维奇，34岁

Recording Secretary
Marci Gordon P ’28, ’31

Corresponding Secretary
Judy Sulisufaj Kelly P '22, '26

Immediate Past 总统
老奥马里·杰克逊. P '30

部门椅子
较低的学校 Division Chair – Lauren Wunderlich P ‘32, ‘37
较低的学校 Assistant Division Chair – Leah Zimmerman P ‘35, ‘36
中学 Division Chair - Lindsay Sagal-Klatsky P ‘26, ‘29
中学 Assistant Division Chair – Jennifer Ashley P ‘26, 28, ‘29, ‘36
上学校 Division Chair – Alison Watkins P ‘21, ‘27
上学校 Assistant Division Chair – Susan Marwaha P ‘26, ‘28

Standing Committee Chairs
舞会后 Committee Co-Chairs – 珍妮·米查姆，24年级学生, Karrie Sciubba P '24
社区 Engagement Chair – Cornell Smith P '27
社区 Engagement Vice Chair - Laurie Rosen P '34, '37
股本 & 包容 Committee Chair - Angela Watkins P '31, '34
股本 & 包容 Committee Vice Chair – Cherie Marvel P ‘26
Fundraising Chair - Cristina Ginsberg P '27, '30
家长教育 Chair – Ope Arowojolu P '29, '33

在众多
耶米·阿贾伊，33岁
 Alyssa Davis P ‘30, ‘32
Rebecca Fruman P '26, '29
蒂亚·麦克奈尔p26
Chioma Onwuanibe P '21, '27
Lindsay Payne P ‘32, ‘34
萨达夫·拉扎，P '29
Otis Rolley P '26, '28

Director of Stewardship and Parent Engagement - 凯利Blavatt

历史

McDonogh has a long history of parent volunteerism. In 1923, when the school was 50 years old, parents founded “The Mother’s Club” primarily to raise money for school necessities. Dues were $1 a year. The group bought McDonogh its first school bus, in fact, in 1924.

The Mother’s Club became “The Patrons’ Club” in 1931, which was the same year the club’s first male president took office. The name “Patron” reflected the days when McDonogh enrolled orphans and half-orphans and sponsors paid for their education. McDonogh Patrons remained mostly a fundraising organization until recent years.

The word “Club” was dropped in 2004. After all, Patrons was not a club to which one could belong. Every parent of a McDonogh student was considered part of the Patrons group.

Since fundraising is no longer a primary goal, the mission statement has been revised to reflect that. 同时, our board of directors voted to change our name to “The McDonogh 父母 Association,” which we feel more accurately reflects our identity.

Our mission statement describes our desire to create a warm, 友好的, and inclusive atmosphere within the McDonogh community. It also serves as a complement to the school’s mission statement, which includes the directive of school founder John McDonogh “to do the greatest possible amount of good.”