Peralta District PTA officers
President – Ujjwala Gadgil
Contact Information: president@pdpta.org
Vice President of Leadership- Robin Dias
Contact information: Vp_leadership@pdpta.org
Vice President of Advocacy and Programs- Purvi Shah
Contact information: Vp_programs@pdpta.org
Vice President of Membership- Preethi Ravi Shankar
Contact information: Vp_membership@pdpta.org
Treasurer- Bala Krishnamurthy
Contact information: treasurer@pdpta.org
Financial Secretary- Shareka Pentony
Contact information: finsecretary@pdpta.org
Secretary- Jonathan Mates-Muchin
Contact information: Secretary@pdpta.org
Parliamentarian- Mugdha Ghole
Contact information: parliamentarian@pdpta.org
Reflections Chair- Michelle Hertel
I have over 13 years of experience with the National PTA’s Reflections Program. I served 8 years as the Reflections Chair with John Gomes Elementary PTA in Fremont, 2010-2018. Another 4 years with Fremont Council PTA, 2014-2018 and I’m currently serving my 6th year as the Peralta District PTA Reflections Chair, 2018-current. As the Peralta Chair I strive to make sure all Councils and Units are prepared to run a successful Reflections Program so that this wonderful art program can be offered to as many students in Alameda County as possible.
I’m also serving my 3rd year as the Leadership Support Manager for Coyote Hills Service Unit with Girl Scouts of Northern California. We support over 600 Girl Scouts across 70 troops in Fremont, Newark and Union City. Previously I was the Program Support Manager at Coyote Hills SU for 2 years and I’ve also had the pleasure of being a Co-Leader of my daughter’s troop for the last 13 years. Glad to say that my daughter has just bridged to adult with Girl Scouts.
While my children attended John Gomes Elementary I wore many hats in the school’s PTA. I was the FAME Program Chair for 10 years. I also was a Music for Minors II Docent for 10 years and the Liaison for the program for 7 of those years. I’ve always kept the arts alive and strong within the school, so the students could experience their creativity and imagination. This has always been my goal to provide an arts education for my children and the community.
Contact information: Reflections@pdpta.org
Hospitality Chair- Ekta Bhargav
Information Coming soon
Contact information: Hospitality@pdpta.org
Advocacy Committee members
Student Advisory Committee Members
Coming soon