Our PTA

Our PTA is made up of hard-working parents & teachers who pool their talents to provide practical support for our school. The officers listed below volunteered to provide leadership this year. Get to know their names and faces, and feel free to ask them if you have questions. Interested in open board positions? Contact us!

Organization and Bylaws

Our PTA is a chartered member of the Fairfax County Council PTA, Virginia PTA and the National PTA. We are governed by a set of uniform Local Unit Bylaws which are set and updated by the VA PTA. We vote each fall to adopt these uniform local unit bylaws as our own. Our bylaws include our PTA's Organizational Structure. Our executive committee is made up our Officers as listed below and our principal, Mrs. Katie Cachine. Our executive board is made up of our Executive Committee and all of the chairpersons of our standing committees. See our Programs page for the list of those volunteers.

MEET THE 2023-2024 OFFICERS of OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Claire Larsen Andreas

president@waynewoodpta.org

She's back! Claire previously served as President of the PTA during the 2021-22 school year. She stepped in to serve as the VP during the middle of the school year last year and is happy to be serving in the role of President once again. In 2019, she served as the co-chair of the school's 60th Anniversary Celebration. Claire and her husband, Dennis, have three daughters who are currently in 5th grade at Waynewood, 8th grade at Carl Sandburg MS, and 10th grade at West Potomac HS. She works professionally as a residential architect and volunteers as a lacrosse coach and a Girl Scout leader.

Vice President

Mary Frances Daly

vp@waynewoodpta.org

Mary Frances has been an active member of the Waynewood PTA for the past 8 years, serving in various roles, including Jogathon co-chair, room parent and previously as the Waynewood PTA secretary. Mary Frances and her husband, Joe, have three sons: a kindergartner at Waynewood, an 8th grade at Carl Sandburg Middle School, and a 9th grader at Edison HS in their Global STEM program. When not volunteering, Mary Frances is a librarian at a local elementary school.

Secretary

Sara Samford

secretary@waynewoodpta.org

Sara Samford joined the Waynewood PTA last fall and has volunteered as a room parent, and supported the Thanksgiving Luncheon and Running is Elementary. Sara and her husband, Jon, have two sons - a kindergartner and a 1st grader. She works professionally as a personal trainer after spending 9 years in the US Army Reserves.

Treasurer

Cameron Cooper

treasurer@waynewoodpta.org

Cameron is the current Treasurer of the Waynewood Elementary School PTA. It is her first year in the two-year position. In her role as Treasurer, Cameron is responsible for managing PTA funds and the annual PTA budget. Cameron has supported the PTA as a room parent for two years and as prize coordinator for the Jog-A-Thon in 2022. Cameron and her husband, Ross, have two boys, one in 2nd grade and one in preschool. She currently works as a Travel Advisor and previously spent over 10 years as an Industrial and Systems Engineer & Operations Research Analyst for the Department of Defense. She is excited to share her business & financial experience and attention to detail with the Waynewood PTA Board as Treasurer.