Parents Council

The Parents Council promotes a sense of community among our parents, supports our students and faculty, and serves the greater community.
 
Every parent/guardian of a current JBS student is automatically a member of the Parents Council and is welcome to attend any of the committee meetings listed on the Parents Council calendar. 
 
Parents who wish to get involved on campus have many options and opportunities to do so, and parents can volunteer as much or as little as their schedules allow. 
 
The Parents Council functions through an executive committee as well as nine standing committees, which provide a variety of services to JBS. Each committee has its own page on the right side panel - please click for more information! 
 
The Parents Council sponsors student activities and parent programming, it raises funds for the benefit of students, faculty and the administration via three major fundraising events, and it supports entities like the bookstore, the library and the Lost & Found with the help of parent volunteers.  
 

Parents Council Leadership & Volunteers

2025-2026 Parents Council Leadership

President Elise Frisella
Vice President Elizabeth Purcell
Secretary Maggie Desai
Treasurer

Kristin Scully

Annual Dinner & Auction

Melissa Merlin
Carrie Edelstein

Bookstore

Leota Bourne
Melissa Woods

Family Network

Eliot Tao
Beth Graviss

Graduation  Sarah Kaye
Amy Dunaway
Hospitality

Laura Whalen
Maddi Hicks Bridenbeck

Library Marilyn Dredge
Staci Beuckman
Lost & Found Bomi Choe
Megan Kiley
Nominating Laura Whalen
Potpourri

Maddi Hicks Bridenbeck

The Producers Aisling Leonard
Toni Murphy
Unique Boutique

Courtney Goodman
Jennifer Gould