July 1, 2025 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Heather Ippolito, President and the 2025-2027 California State PTA Board of Directors take office for their two-year term. The incoming board is one of the most diverse and geographically spread across California bringing their passion for the PTA mission to positively impact the lives of all children and families.
Ippolito is thrilled to lead 560,000+ members who make up the largest volunteer-led child advocacy organization in California. This board of directors is excited to continue the advocacy work of PTA to support our schools and families so that every student in California has the opportunity to succeed tomorrow and each day after.
Together, the 2025-2027 Board of Directors will work towards guiding the leadership and membership of the organization to the drumbeat of “Every Child. One Voice.” Ippolito has served as a volunteer at the unit, council, district, and state levels of PTA bringing her 25 years of experience to guide this board. She hopes to focus on advocating to benefit the lives of ALL children and families across the state. Ippolito plans to positively impact our communities by building leadership capacity at all levels to support families, and most importantly, our children during these tumultuous and uncertain times.
“I am proud to serve as your California State PTA President for the next two years, to lead by example and to create a vision for how our work should be member-focused and mission-driven,” said Ippolito. “We can do so much if we focus on the mission that unites us as we work TODAY, TOMORROW, TOGETHER.”
Ippolito began her teaching career in Santa Clarita, California, where she taught first, fifth, and sixth grade. She holds a teaching credential, an administrative credential, and two master’s degrees – one in curriculum development and the other in educational administration. She is a proud mother of Liliana and wife of her high-school sweetheart, Ron.
In her role as President, Ippolito will chair the 2025-2027 Board of Directors. Visit our website to read more about our Board of Directors.
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About California State PTA: California State PTA connects families, schools, and communities. We are part of the foundation of our public education system and a trusted messenger to 560,000+ members, parents, families, educators, and allied agencies throughout the state, and proudly serve over 6 million school aged children.
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