2025/2026
Meet Our Board of Directors
Secretary: Dana Powell & Jen McAdams
Principal: Javier Tapia
Board Member: Elena Nordin
Board Member: Leslie Galindo
Board Member, AIAT Liason: Colleen Elkins
Board Member, MPA President: Kaori Dadgostar
Fundraising Committees
HoPE Fund: Elena Nordin
Spirit Wear: Maria Baker, Barbara Baroni, Estineh Dereghishian
Book Fair: Colleen Elkins
Community Restaurant Nights: Leslie Galindo
Community Events
Staff Support (Welcome Breakfast, Holiday & End of the Year Luncheon, Teacher Appreciation Week): FOP Board and Parent Volunteers
PR/Communications: Vanessa Czworniak Gonzales
After School Enrichment: Farnaz Simantob
Film Fest: Farnaz Simantob and Parent Volunteers
Portola’s Got Talent: Farnaz Simantob
Back to School Night: FOP Board and Parent Volunteers
Open House/Renaissance Faire: FOP Board and Parent Volunteers
Friends of Portola 