"I'm passionate about parent education and I wanted to better represent our school parent community."

During her tenure as Board Chair, Nadya focused on increasing board engagement, especially early in the speaker selection process, noting that it allowed the board to "get better buy-in with broader input, research and shared decision making." She enjoyed how this approach helped the board "plan/book speakers farther ahead into the next season," and loved the connections made with other board members and parents across the member schools. Nadya’s advice for current Board Chairs? "Start speaker selection as early as possible and leverage the strengths of your board members to be fully engaged in the process. There is a lot of energy and talent on the board!" She also reflected, "While it took some work, it was a very rewarding and stimulating experience."