Since her first school board meeting as a student rep in 6th grade, Célia René-Corail has never stopped supporting and engaging in her school communities. She believes in public education and, for the past 15 years, from K-12 to college, has been an active parent volunteer and executive leader in various Parent Councils, PTAs, School…

Pebel Rodriguez and her family moved to Palo Alto in 2022 when her partner started at the Stanford Business School. Her son, now a freshman at Palo Alto High School, started at Greene Middle School in 7th grade. Born in Brooklyn in 2010, he spent his early years in New York City before the family…

Monica Tan is a parent of two students at Walter Hays. She has served on the Walter Hays PTA Executive Board for 2 years (Co-VP of Events and Secretary), in addition she volunteers in the classroom and at many of the Walter Hays events. Monica especially enjoys volunteering in the Spectra Art classrooms. Monica, SVP…

Orit Vidas-Horovitz has been a volunteer in Palo Alto schools for over 10 years. She has volunteered in the classroom and as a room parent. For several years she co-chaired various events including Duveneck’s Ice Skating Party and Duveneck’s “Just Parties” fundraising event. Orit served on the Duveneck PTA Executive Board for three years including…

Naomi Wang is the proud parent of two PAUSD students who have taken the Hoover, JLS, and Gunn trajectory. During the time that her children attended elementary school, she led a Girl Scout troop (kindergarten – 5th grade) and served on the PTA board as well as managed responsibilities as a room parent and Project…

John Young is the proud dad of two boys graduating out of Addison and into Greene. He is a veteran of the Addison PTA (VP Comms, Parliamentarian, NomCom many times), as well as reading for Project Cornerstone and generally helping out at school events. John is a Realtor at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty where…

Estelle Zhao began her volunteer work when her son Ray Ray enrolled at the preschool at 4-years-old. She has been deeply involved in community-building initiatives, serving as the VP Program at Fairmeadow PTA and leading programs such as Math Night, the lunch noon table, and the China table at the International Fair. Estelle has also…