PTO Executive Board

Meet your Executive Board of the 2023-24 Memorial PTO!

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

– Helen Keller

 

AMANDA NOWAK • PRESIDENT

(NoWak pronoucned NoVak!) Amanda has two kids at Memorial, one in first grade and the other in 4th, and let's not forget her 2 year old little Shih Tzu named Koa. She has lived in Natick for almost 14 years but grew up close by in Newton. Amanda worked at Google for over 17 years across digital sales, product development, and technical staffing, but is now enjoying time at home with her family and all things Bravo. Fun fact - Amanda and her husband Chris were featured on an episode of House Hunters in 2014!

 
 
 
 
 

EMILY LEVY •VICE PRESIDENT

Emily has three daughters- Charlotte in third grade, Della in first and Addy joining the Memorial ranks next year in K. When she’s not wearing her PTO hat she works for the American Council of Young Political Leaders (Acypl.org) planning leadership conferences for the U.S. Department of State exchanges and can be found shuttling kiddos to the rink and fields, gardening, kayaking or cooking.





 

JEN SLEMROD •SECRETARY

Jen has two boys, one at Memorial and one at Kennedy. When she's not PTOing, she loves cheering her boys on at their baseball games, swim and gymnastics meets and volunteering at her Temple. She also enjoys traveling, crafting and Disney!

 
 
 
 



AMY Maloney •TREASURER

Amy has one child, a first grader at Memorial. Fun fact: she attended Memorial herself! Amy is an accountant for the Natick Army labs. Outside of work and parenthood, she enjoys traveling, doing yoga and swimming.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LISA DURKEN •PAST TREASURER

Lisa has one daughter at Memorial (3rd) and two at Kennedy. Outside of the PTO, she is kept busy as the Assistant Controller at Nobles and by cheering on her little ladies. In the quieter moments Lisa enjoys traveling with her family to places with sand and salt water.

 
 
 
 
 

JESS ROY • ADVISOR / PAST president

Jess has four kids, two at Memorial. When not PTOing, Jess runs Tailored for Education, a nonprofit that battles education inequality. She also loves to ski, hike the Whites, sing in her car and run in between attending baseball tournaments in super inconvenient locations.

 
 
 

KERI CLARK • ADVISOR / PAST President

Keri now has two kids at Kennedy. She is the President of the Redhawk Foundation, a local organization that benefits youth programming in Natick. In her free time you can find her on the golf course or the the beach with her family!