Puma PTO Board

About the Board

Just as all members of the PTO, the board consists of parents/guardians dedicated to supporting CICS Irving Park school.  In addition to planning and leading PTO meetings and leading or serving on committees for key fundraising and social events, the Board approves expenditures and strategies for future development. They accept recommendations by parents and CICS-IP staff and present new ideas to allocate funds raised by the Puma PTO (note: all spending must benefit all students of CICS-IP). By majority vote, the Board approves expenditures within the limit of the budget and approves changes to such budget if necessary and appropriate.

Puma PTO Board | 2023-2024

Kathleen

Co-Presidents

Kelly Ferenc & Kathleen Hynes Genschaw

Kelly Ferenc and Kathleen Hynes Genschaw will serve as the new PTO Co-Presidents.

Kelly served four years as the PTO Co-Fundraising Director and has a 4th and a 6th grader. 


Kathleen Genschaw is originally from Albany Park, and her husband is from Madison Wisconsin. They reside in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Their daughter Mattingly is in 4th grade. This is their 5th year at CICS IP and second year as your PTO President Co.  She has a stepson Austin who lives in Florida.  They were introduced to the CICS IP Community by sister Debbie O'Callaghan. Her oldest Eileen graduated 8th grade last year, and her daughter Abigail is in 6th grade. You can always find her at the community gatherings on Wednesdays and Fridays supporting her girls.

Vice President

Oana Temian

Treasurer

Vanessa Reinoso Mahone

Vanessa Reinoso Mahone has joined the PTO as Treasurer this year. Vanessa is an accounting manager at PNC, and is originally from Ecuador. Her child is in the 4th grade.

Secretary

KK Bonilla

Fundraising Director

Sara Campisano

Dine & Donate Chairs

Libby Kinder & Julie Washburn

Jennifer Wilson

Marketing & Communication Committee Chair

Jennifer Wilson

Jennifer Wilson has joined the PTO as a member of the Executive Committee to provide input to the PTO board last year. She is active with CICS-IP’s Bilingual Advisory Committee (BAC) and has a 1st grader and a 6th grader.

Christy Schmidt

Spirit Wear Committee Chair

Christy Schmidt

I have a son in 5th grade and a daughter in 7th grade at Lane Tech (also a former student).  I have been managing the uniform/spirit wear inventory for the past 6 or 7 years.

OPEN POSITIONS:

Social Committee Chair

OPEN POSITION 

Help build our CICS IP community by coordinating fun school events throughout the year. Example bowling night, school dances, movie night, sport outing, tea party, etc. and works with Grade representatives/the Vice President to recruit adequate volunteers and attendees.