Giving
Volunteer
The Chaminade family spirit exists because of the time, effort and service that our volunteers demonstrate every day. There are many volunteer opportunities to fit a wide variety of skills and schedules. Volunteering is not only a meaningful way to support Chaminade and meet new friends, it is a way to show your student that you are committed to his or her education.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Linda Gaona, School Events and Volunteer Manager at 818-360-0615 or email lgaona@chaminade.org or fill out the parent volunteer form.
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Special Thanks to our 2019 - 2020 Volunteers
Laurene Abato-Earwood
Carmella Abish
Curtis Abish
Mirella Acebo
Mia Arminia Agahan
Rana Akiel
Kenny Alas
Letty Albert
Sandi Alderton
Bonnie Amores
Michael Amoun
Beverly Anderson
Erin Anderson
Steven Anderson
Susan Anderson
Basillio Angulo
Alicia Arceo
Sandy Arenales
Julie Armstrong
Meg Aronson-Olague
Jennifer Arroyo
Daria Artem
Victoria Auld
Steven Badelt
Bette Baer
Jen Baklenko
Scott Baklenko
Georgia Balbuena
Robert Balbuena
Cindy Ball
Catherine Barkes
Jennifer Barnard
Jennifer Barrett
Jo Ann Bartold
Ruba Batah
Tanya Batarse
Alok Batra
Joanna Bayer
Dave Beasing
Megan Beatie
Patricia Beck
Karen Beninati
Yvonne Benveniste
Debra Bergman
Nelly Bertz
Juliet Biederman
Calley Bierend
Effie Bilbaso
Hargunvir Binepal
Matthew Blasko
Jennifer Blaxland
Oscar Bocanegra
Diana Boehmer
Dorothy Borja
Nicole Borkgren
Zoe Boukalik
Cheryl Bowman
Trina Boychenko
Kimberly Brady
Baljit Brar
Pauline Breeden
Tami Brennan
Lea Brewster
Tammi Briskman
Stephanie Brody
Samantha Broitman
Emily Bronson
Kelly Brooks
Lisa Bryant
Pamela Burke
Pamela Burke
Liliana Buza
Fernando Cabaccang
Nicole Cabaccang
Laura Callaway
Mary Campbell
Ma. Lourdes Cantalejo
Jorgeth Caparida
Cielo Carpenter
Francisca Carpenter
Carmen Carpio
Ashley Carter
Shelly Caserta
Michael Cash
Vallerie Castillo Archer
Isaias Centeno
Lara Cerreta
Divya Chadha Mehra
Ellie Chamanara
Danielle Chang
Colleen Cheek
Leslie Chew
Julaine Chilopoulos
Rebecca Chow
Monica Cody
Brenda Cohen
Ingrid Colon
Juan Colon
Jamie Cook
Christine Covella
Sandy Crane
Jason Crawshaw
Jeannette Crawshaw
Liliane Crone-Trent
Jacqueline Cullen
Catherine Culley
Shawna Dalton
Amy Daly
Katrina Daneshmand
Al Darroch
Jennifer Davis
Rosana Davis
Mary Davoren
Karen Dawson
Nestor De Los Santos
Janine Deardorff
Sharon Del Pizzo
Victoria Delgadillo
Allyssa DelPiano
Cathy Derose
Sheila Derrig
Kat Derrig-Palumbo
Sara Diab
Jeanette Dias
Aurelia Dickinson
Margaret Dietel
Gigi Dinsay
Cheryl DiVitale
Rosemarie Dolatre
Dennis Duarte
Silvia Duarte
Traci Dubenion-Zvonicek
Debbie DuHadway
Dave Dumas
Nancy Dunn
Tatiana Duran
Sumi Duran Alhadeff
Mandy Durbin
David Eagle
Catherine Eckley
Erich Eckley
Andrea Edwards
Quadar Edwards
Julie Elginer
Ana Elizondo
Patricia Ellis
Charisse Enrique
Melissa Estrada
Joseph Fabian
Kerry Fairtlough
Autumn Fanning
Vicky Fase
Laura Fasone
Gayle Feder
Meg Feola
Patricia Fernandez
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Sherri Fife
Gloria Figueroa
Barbara Fitzgerald
Mary Ann Flannery
Danielle Flowers
Latasha Flowers
Elitres Freelon
Kimberly Freshman
Adam Friedman
Karen Friedman
Lynn Friedman
Candice Fritschner
Jane Frost
Eric Fusselman
Laura Galieote
Amy Gallagher
Robaire Galliath
Sharon Gartland-DiCecco
Lawrence Gelbman
Alla George
Madlen GeoSimonian
Kathy Ghyczy
Laura Gideon
Jacqueline Gil
Suzanne Gilley
Jessica Girard
Lisa Glick
Kimberly Gluzman
Eric Golberg
Jacqueline Goldberg
Christine Gonzales-Palmer
Helmer Gonzalez
Jamie Gonzalez
Audra Gott
John Graf
Jacqueline Graham
Helen Griffiths
Camilee Gross
Gayla Guenot
Ajay Gupta
Garima Gupta
Alejandra Gutierrez
Rosemary Haber
Fimi Haddadian
Chad Hagle
Nina Hagle
Yunona Hagopjanian
Katherine Hall
Melinda Hamilton
Julie Hanna
Michael Harmon
Christine Hart
Lance Hart
Mary Hart
Yukie Haug
Deborah Haywood
Linh Heafner
Shirell Henderson
Nicolas Hennessy
Lisa Herbert-Effertz
Denniz Hernandez
Luis Hernandez
Guillermo Herrera
Sherry Higgins
Diane Hill
Marsha Hively
Debora Holert
Joy Holland
Michelle Hong
Peter Hong
Erin Hopkins
Nancy Horwitz
Pamela Hoyt
Juan Hu
Doug Huberman
Patricia Hufford
Maria Humphreys
Kathleen Hunt
Tiffany Hutchinson
Marlene Hynes
Valerie Ibe
Corie Jackson
Cynthia Jackson
Denise Jackson
Carley James-Huff
Bradley Jensen
Vinta Jhingan
Gayathri Jith
Melanie Jocson
Carly Johnson
Darren Johnson
Diane Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Al Jurado
Jill Kalior
Richard Kane
Katherine Kargodorian
Julie Kasem
Lucy Kassabian
Heidi Kenny
Joseph Kenny
Alexia Kevonian
Cathy Kim
Yun Kim
Genevieve Kiser
Gillian Klein
Diane Klotz
Cindy Knapp
Catherine Knox
Tina Kodama
Neda Kosari
Jill Kramer
Abby Krasny
Max Krasny
Katherine Kravitz
Narek Ksachikian
Danielle LaFortune Thaler
Ginger Laker
Maritza Lara
Andrew Lee
Arlene Lee
Cheri Lemons
Griselda Lepe
Lisa Lerman
Susan Levin
Doreen Lewis
Kira Lewis
Daniel Leyva
Olesya Liberman
Alicia Lind
Mary Lipari Harmon
Gisel Loera
Michelle Lomba
Kim Long Foisy
Summer Lookofsky
Sherry Lopata
Jennifer Loper
Annalise Lopez
Sue Lopez
Patricia LoPresti
Christine Lovinger
Laura Lulejian Klein
Sarah Lulloff
Lucy Lynch
Misty Lyons
Patricia Lyons
Ann Macias
Beth Macias
Amber MacMiller
April Mailander
Akiko Manaka
Melissa Mandyam
Thomas Manfredonia
Christine Mansoor
Talin Mansourian
Marianne Maravilla
Sonya Marchand
Monique Marez
Denise Marks Huberman
Lisa Marter
Erika Martin
Margarita Martin
Gustavo Martinelli
Denise Martinez-Joyce
Amy Masino
Mary McBride
Karin McConneghy
Margot McDonough
Maria McGoldrick
Jennifer McGonigal
Marcy McKenzie
Adrienne McNulty
Christy Melgoza
Grayson Meritt
Sue Messina
Traci Meyer
Marcia Michael
Nancy Mikan
Amy Milkovich
Carrie Miller
Shelly Mirpuri
Kathee Misraje
Michael Miyagishima
Jeremy Moen
Dami Moir
Carol Molnar
Rudolph Montalvo
Patricia Montanez
Scott Morgan
Christine Morigi
Jisela Morlett
Gina Morton
Nancy Mosqueda
Nancy Mundy
Jennifer Murkey
David Musso
Melissa Musso
Christine Mutell
Julie Nadler
Helene Najm
Lori Nasatir
Aileen Nealie
Michael Nicholls
Teri Nicholls
Tracy Norton
Jennifer Nowaczyk
Myrna Obara
John O'Brien
Mary O'Brien
Lisa O'Connell
Heidi Oney
William Oney
Tasha O'Rourke
Kimberly Ortiz
Deborah Ortiz-Alvarez
Sunee Ostermann
Virginia Ovadia
Melizza Pacia
Susanna Palmeri
Gregory Palumbo
Elizabeth Paravato
Arwee Parin
Maree Park
Debbie Patronete
Cheryl Patterson
Patricia Pelayo
Debra Petrocelli
Gerald Philpott
Kaylee Pittman
Mia Pitts
Thea Pizziano-Carlo
Jennifer Pollono
Lisa Polydoros
Celeste Ponce
Sharon Poncher
Conni Ponturo
James Pool
Robyn Pool
Jennifer Prendergast
Sofia Prieto
Michael Prince
Brenda Purcell
Kristin Purdy
Dylan Quach
Jaime Quijano
Gaby Quiroz
Cyndee Radovcich
Alma Ramirez
Arcelia Rangel
Christina Rangel
Trish Rasmussen
Margaret Rehorst
Elaina Reilly
Kelly Reilly
Melissa Reyes
Silva Reyes
Christopher Riordan
Angela Rivera
Morton Roberts
Julia Rodriguez
Albert Romero
Elizabeth Romero
Lexi Romero-Morgan
Angela Romney
Katharine Rosen
Adreana Rutter
Beth Rylaarsdam
Dan Rylaarsdam
Azniv Sahakian
Laurie Samaan
Niki Santori
Karla Santos
Victor Santos
Laura Sauber
Maureen Sauter
Susie Scavo
Amy Schaffer
Amy Schaffer
Meredith Schensul
Michael Schensul
Karen Schiffman
Dorothy Seguin
Andrew Sellin
Karen Sensibile
Mary Caryl Serritella
Khiven Sethi
Brian Shaffer
Miriam Shaffer
Rakhshan Shamim
Janelle Shaughnessy
Janice Sheen
Theresa Shepherd
Jennifer Sheppard
Suzanne Shirley
William Shirley
Lori Shroyer
Michelle Siembieda
Olga Simon
Nicole Simons
William Simpson
Suzanne Sincock
Anne Marie Singer
Deepak Kumar Singh
Cecilia Smet
Heidi Smith
Fran Smythe
Pamela Snyder
Daniel Soiseth
Vondra Solitare
Angel Sotelo
Susan Spagnoli
Diana Spektor
Daniella Stark
Marci Stark
Veralyn Steinbrecher
Kelly Steiner
Alberta Stewart
Kelley Stone
Sue Stonehouse
Brett Stover
James Strader
Lainie Strouse
Sheralyn Suttles
Deborah Sweeney
Tommie Sykes
Tiffany Takac
Dwayne Talley
Lisa Taylor
Shirley Teglas
Laurie Ann Tegtmeyer
Martha Tenn
Daniel Teola
Meilani Teopaco
Leanne Teophil
Nooshin Terani
Kimberly Thomas
Heather Thompson
Jodie Thomson
Gina Tice
Julie Todd
Kimberly Tomasoski
Barbara Toovy
Dawn Torgerson
Shiro Torquato
Carrin Torres
Carol Tucker
Maryann Tyler
Kimila Ulrich
Alejandra Uribe
Maria Uribe
Carmen Ushella
Tanya Uzan
Susan Valdes
Courtney Valdez
Karen Valentine
Bernice Valtin
Michelle Varela
Kiran Vaswani
Deborah Velarde
Tracy Verna-Soiseth
Jason Viger
Adriana Villalobos
Donna-Mae Villanueva
Amie Vines
Leah Wagner
Debra Walker
Daniel Wall
Annette Ward
Ken Ward
Philandria Washington
Genalie Watrin
Jamie Way
Anne Weaver
Chase Weaver
Michael Weaver
Sarah Webb
David Weems
Julie Weinstein
Teresa Weinstein
Kaiulani Welch
Stephanie White
Comanche Whittington
Jennifer Will
Scott Will
Nikki Williams
Jessica Williams-Knight
Patricia Willmore
Linda Wolk
Marcia Wong
Sarah Yahraus
Scott Yahraus
Eileen Youngerman
Maria Yupari
Linee Zajic
Rosie Zapien
Betty Zdenek
Johanna Zimmerman
Eric Zulaybar
Jessica Zulaybar
Deanna Zuniga
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Admissions / Open House
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Boosters
The purpose of the Chaminade Boosters is to support our school programs and promote school spirit among students, staff and parents. Boosters sells merchandise and concession at athletic events and after school. Boosters is a vital part of showing Chaminade Spirit across both campuses. We need volunteers who will help lead this program. -
Chaminade Fund / Phone-A-Thon
Fundraising effort that provides unrestricted and restricted support for the school. Contact other parents and secure their support of The Chaminade Fund. -
Drop Zone / Lost and Found
(Middle School): Catalog lost items and supervise backpack/large item storage area. Needed each school day. -
Family Fun Night
(Middle School): Help with set up, work in a food or game booth, help with clean up. -
Father-Daughter Dance
(Middle School Event): A dance for Dads and their middle school daughters. Assist in the planning, setup, decorating & clean up and volunteer at the event. -
Fine Arts (Band, Choir, Drama)
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Football Chain-Gang
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Gala Benefit & Auction
An elegant evening of entertainment & fabulous auction items; our biggest fundraiser of the year! Become a Gala ambassador. Solicit auction items, prepare program, coordinate publicity, sell tickets, handle reservations, work with students in Senior Show/dance routines, assemble auction baskets, data entry & more. -
Health / Attendance Office
(Middle School): Handle minor illnesses, cuts & bruises. Assist personnel with attendance follow up & phone calls. Two hour increments each week/month. Needed each day.
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Homecoming
(HIGH SCHOOL EVENT) An all-school event with food & merchandise booths to celebrate Homecoming. Help staff booths, sell food, decorate, and provide general support for concessions. -
Team Parent
(Athletics): Support our students team by becoming a team parent. Work with the coaching staff to help with communication to the team and provide assistance where needed. -
House Parent
(Middle School): Assist X-block teachers when needed; provide classroom support for special “treat days” and parties. The House Parent Program sponsors Family Fun Night. -
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Hospitality
Showing Chaminade guests hospitality is something we are very proud of. We are looking for individuals who enjoy hosting a great party. The role of our Hospitality team is to prepare refreshments for various on-campus special events. Events take place during the day, evening or weekends. -
Mother-Son Game Night
(Middle School Event): A fun and casual event for moms and their middle school sons. Assist in the planning, setup, decorating and clean up and volunteer at the event. DADS —WE NEED YOU! -
Office Support / Mailings
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Student Store (High School)
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Student Store (Middle School)
Sell concession and Boosters merchandise to students at our on-campus store Monday, Wednesday & Friday after school (proceeds go back to school)
2020 Spotlight on Service Award recipients
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Nicole Borkgren
For the past seven years, Nicole has served as a hard-working, dedicated volunteer and an integral part of our Gala Ambassadors. She jumped right in with her warm and vivacious personality, and landed in the Gala Reservation Committee where her input and knowledge of our community was invaluable to making each and every one of our Galas a success.
Nicole always works with a smile, and her positive attitude and kind heart have made her a tremendous asset to the Chaminade community.
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Ajay and Garima Gupta
Ajay and Garima are wonderful representatives of Chaminade. Garima shares with us that she was raised to serve and give back, and they both do so with a smile. Whenever there is a need, they show up, even if it's only for an hour or two to stuff envelopes or help with Boosters. They are both willing to go the extra mile, and you can see they genuinely enjoy their time serving at Chaminade.
They volunteered with the Homecoming Committee, Post Prom Committee, Boosters, and the Gala and Benefit Auction. They helped with Open House - welcoming families and providing hospitality. Ajay has been an amazing advocate, calling parents during phone-a-thons to increase parent participation in giving to the school and supporting the Chaminade Fund.
Both Ajay and Garima’s values are apparent in all they do, and Chaminade is grateful for their many years of service.
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Cheryl Patterson
Cheryl has spent the past five years serving Chaminade students, teachers, and families through several volunteer groups and committees. As the current president of the Parents Association, Cheryl has contributed countless hours to Homecoming, Used Uniform sales, family scholarships, Family Fun Day, and more, all benefitting Chaminade students. The annual Homecoming Food Fair is one of Chaminade’s largest and fun events involving the entire community. Proceeds raised at the Food Fair benefit student clubs and organizations, providing them with funds to enrich their activities.
In addition, Cheryl has served on the Hospitality Committee and as a House Parent at the middle school. She has been an invaluable volunteer for the annual Gala and Benefit Auction as well as the middle school Father-Daughter Dance. Cheryl currently serves as a member of Chaminade’s Board of Directors, where her leadership skills are being applied to help shape the future of the school.
We are grateful for Cheryl’s calm spirit and love for Chaminade.
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Laura Fasone
From the moment Laura stepped onto the Chaminade campus, she was all-in for our Chaminade Eagles. She is a breath of fresh air with an incredibly positive spirit. Laura has been an active volunteer on the Gala Committee, Post-Prom Committee and Phon-a-thon.
Then in 2018, Laura co-chaired Chaminade’s signature fundraiser, the Gala Benefit and Auction, Carnevale. She raised funds for Chaminade as an Ambassador to the President with the phon-a-thon program, and through her incredible connections and donations towards the Gala.
Laura made a huge impact on Chaminade during the four years we have had the pleasure to work with her. She is one of a kind! Laura, you will be incredibly missed, not only for your service, but for your kind spirit and generous heart.
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Pam Hoyt
Where do we even start when speaking about all the wonderful things about Pam? She is extremely generous, a joy to be around, and naturally gets along with the students and is very admired by them as well. Pam truly enjoys helping and cares deeply about the well-being of our students and our school as a whole. It is noticeable how students flock to talk with her to ask her about her day or to just share a joke. She is Chaminade’s biggest fan and has not withheld sharing her talents with us throughout the years. This includes being the Holly Berry Chair, aiding our fundraising during the Annual phone-a-thons, Gala, Hospitality, and her warm presence at Boosters every Thursday at our West Hills Campus. Everything is more enjoyable with Pam around!
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Patricia Pelayo
Patty Pelayo has been a parent volunteer with the Chaminade Players since her son Nicholas joined the program during his freshman year. When Nicholas was a sophomore, Patty took on the enormously challenging, yet fulfilling task of feeding the starving masses of Drama players during production week, drama retreats, and every other drama event.
Over the years, Patty became a Drama Mama to each and every one of these students and a friend to every parent. She made sure that all of their needs where met and created a fun atmosphere for all.
Patty goes above and beyond and will be missed by all of us. We are eternally grateful to her and we love her. She is welcome to come back and help with the Players at any time. Once a Drama Mama, always a Drama Mama.
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Greg and Mary Fortner
Greg and Mary are the dynamic duo who have served as the fencing team parents for four years. They help the coach keep the kids going, set up and run the snack bar, as well as operate the Homecoming booth. They support all our new families and help however and whoever needs it to make sure the fencing team is able to continue running smoothly so Coach Derek Snyder can focus on coaching.
Thank you for positively impacting the fencing program and for your incredible attention to detail which were instrumental to making the fencing experience so wonderful these past several years.
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Tracy Norton
Tracy is an invaluable member of the Chaminade community as she has helped with so many different committees over the years. She has volunteered on the Gala Committee, Holly Berry Committee, Homecoming Committee and for the Golf team. Tracy is a team player and always willing to help when asked. She assists with small tasks like stuffing envelopes however she is not afraid to tackle the big stuff either.
In 2015, Tracy blessed us with her leadership talents as chair of our largest fundraiser, the Gala Benefit and Auction, Enchanted.
Thank you Tracy for your service to our community and for your sense of humor, kind spirit and good heart.
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Jennifer Prendergast
With the last of her three boys graduating from Chaminade this year, Jen has been a mainstay and faithful parent advocate of Chaminade for the last seven years. During this time, she served as an active volunteer leading the Reservation Committee of the Gala, coordinating Soccer parents and alumni gatherings, and most recently, participating in the new Chama Mama committee.
Over the past three years, Jen played a leadership role as a member of the Board of Directors and Advancement Committee. She has been a part of the very fabric of the Chaminade community with her dedication of time, expertise and philanthropic support to the school. Fortunately for us we are not saying farewell to Jen, as she is assuming the lead role of Chair of the Advancement Committee of the Board. We are blessed to have her as an integral part of our community as a board member and a new Les Dames de Chaminade.
Her warm spirit, contagious enthusiasm and unwavering commitment to Chaminade have made her an invaluable asset to our Chaminade family.
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Julia and Omar Rodriguez
Julie and Omar make an incredible team as Chaminade parents and volunteers. When you are around them, you can immediately feel the love and respect they have for each other, and this is reflected in the amazing spirit they bring to Chaminade. They are such a pleasure to work with especially during the busy basketball season and at other athletic events. They are always the first ones at the event and the last ones to leave. When we think of Julie and Omar, we think of friendship, generosity, dedication, and fellowship. We never have to wait long for their response when we ask them for help, because before we know it, they are already cooperating and making their impact.
From serving as lead basketball parents to their involvement in Hospitality and Boosters, their commitment to Chaminade is unconditional and they exemplify what it means to be proud Chaminade parents!
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