Thornhill Elementary School is a member of the Oakland Unified School District.
5880 Thornhill Drive
Oakland, CA 94611
Tel: (510) 339-6800
Fax: (510) 339-6801
If you visit our school, please park on Thornhill Drive or park in the parking lot behind our school. To reach the parking lot, head east on Thornhill Drive past the school. Turn right on Gouldin. Turn right into the St. John’s Church parking lot and park in spots not specifically designated for the church or for handicap permit holders. For more detailed parking information, please see our Getting to Thornhill Page.
Thornhill Parent-Faculty Club (PFC)
Please contact board members via email if you have any questions or items to discuss.
Memos can also be left for these individuals in PFC Board folders located in the main office.
President - Organize and chair PFC Board and General meetings, support PFC units (Staff, Communications, Enrichment, Finance, Fundraising, Support)
Bree Lancaster - president@thornhillschool.org
Secretary - Take meeting minutes, distribute agendas and minutes
Edie Hirsch - secretary@thornhillschool.org
Member-at-Large #1- Represent general PFC community on Executive Board
Karen Dalton - memberatlarge1@thornhillschool.org
Member-at-Large #2- Represent general PFC community on Executive Board
Dan Nice - memberatlarge2@thornhillschool.org
Staff
Principal
Mel Stenger - principal@thornhillschool.org
Teacher
Keiko Nobusada - staff1@thornhillschool.org
Teacher
Jeannie Young - staff2@thornhillschool.org
Communications
Vice President, Communication - Manage PFC communications (website, newsletter, yahoo group, etc.)
Natalie Henrich, Marady Hill - vpcommunications@thornhillschool.org
Directory - Publish Thornhill School Directory
Jackie Leung- directory@thornhillschool.org
Diversity -Diversity and Unity Committee
Matt Fratus, diversity@thornhillschool.org
Historian - Yearbook, postings for bulletin board
historian@thornhillschool.org
Newsletter - Publish newsletter
Marady Hill - newsletter@thornhillschool.org
Parent Education -Coordinate parent education events and speakers
Lisa Quan - parenteducation@thornhillschool.org
Webmaster -Maintain and enhance Thornhill website
Sherry Hsieh - webmaster@thornhillschool.org
Parliamentarian -Ensure PFC meetings are conducted according to bylaws.
Jeff Glick - parliamentarian@thornhillschool.org
Enrichment
Vice President, Enrichment - Organize and oversee before and after school enrichment program
Dina Hankin - vpenrichment@thornhillschool.org
Drama - Coordinate Drama program
Kathy Koshgarian, Liz McCarthy- drama@thornhillschool.org
Visual Arts - Classroom art volunteers, student art show
Vicky Griffin- visualarts@thornhillschool.org
Finance
Treasurer - Budget, expense, and check requests
Scott Sporte - treasurer@thornhillschool.org
Auditor - PFC Financial and tax records
Pamela Smith - auditor@thornhillschool.org
Personnel - Oversee hiring and management of PFC employees (PE, Music, Aides, Tech Support)
Jennifer Bardales - personnel@thornhillschool.org
Community Budget Liaison
Diane Cash - budget@thornhillschool.org
Fundraising
Vice President, Fundraising - Oversee and help plan fundraising activities
Laura Keady- vpfundraising@thornhillschool.org
Back to School Donation - Back To School Donation Drive
Linh Becker, Dana Stern - backtoschool@thornhillschool.org
Benefit - Benefit tickets, event plans, auction donations, volunteers
Benefit Solicitations – Nancy Atlas - benefit@thornhillschool.org
Benefit Party Planner – Margaret Schultz - benefitparty@thornhillschool.org
Walkathon - Fall Walkathon
Sujata Neurgaonkar, Haleema Silverman - walkathon@thornhillschool.org
Grants and Solicitations - Grant opportunities from outside sources
Michael Bardales - grants@thornhillschool.org
Raffle - Organize and run school Raffle
Dominique Lawrenz - raffle@thornhillschool.org
eScrip - eScrip, cash cards, Albertsons, Amazon.com, Safeway
Dominique Lawrenz - escrip@thornhillschool.org
Room Parents
Vice President, Room Parents - Oversee room parent coordination activites and PFC Room Parent Unit
Dana Stern, Kirsten Halbrook - roomparentcoord@thornhillschool.org
Spring Carnival - Organize and run Spring Carnival Event
Jennifer Bardales- carnival@thornhillschool.org
Winter Bazaar - Organize and run Winter Bazaar Event
Vicky Griffin, Karen Draney - winterbazaar@thornhillschool.org
See’s Candy - Organize and run See’s Candy fundraising
Ellen Staples - sees@thornhillschool.org
Dad’s Club - Organize and manage Dads’ Club activities
Rick Duchin - dadsclub@thornhillschool.org
Kindergarten - Coordinate Kindergarten events
Karin Foust, Kate Walker - kindergarten@thornhillschool.org
Support
Vice President, Support -Manage PFC support
Krista Jeannotte- vpsupport@thornhillschool.org
Hospitality - New Family Social, Staff Appreciation Lunch, PFC and Board Meeting refreshments
Shannon Faucette - hospitality@thornhillschool.org
Lice Header - Coordinate lice control efforts at Thornhill
Rillann Baldyga - lice@thornhillschool.org
Site/Safety - Site/Garden maintenance and improvements, emergency preparedness, other school safety issues
Lou Pearson - site@thornhillschool.org
Technology - Maintain classroom computers along with computer technician
Paul Howard - technology@thornhillschool.org
Traffic - Coordinate traffic safety efforts
Amy Teeling - quickdrop@thornhillschool.org
Sustainability
Lisa McFadin - sustainability@thornhillschool.org
