Committee Vice Chair Applications Due: Monday, September 15th, 2025
General Committee Applications Due: Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Student committees within PA-TSA are a great way for any student to get involved at the state level. The various committees offer students to develop leadership skills at the state level. Each committee is chaired by an elected state officer and potentially vice-chaired by a dedicated member of the association. Any PA-TSA member can sign up to participate on the committees which hold video meetings throughout the year and contribute in various ways to the state delegation. Please adhere to all application deadline dates.
Bylaw and Resolution Review Committee
Student Chairs: Waneis Elshaari (sot_parliamentarian@patsa.org)
Student Vice-Chair: Jhanak Chatnani
Adult Chair: Jason Kofmehl
Have you ever wanted to change something about PA-TSA? Do you have an interest in or want to learn more about parliamentary procedure? If so, this committee's for you! The Bylaw and Resolution Review Committee is committed to giving members a voice in multiple areas of our organization. This year, our members will focus on improving the quality of Chapter Team resources by making study guides, fun informational videos, and games. Members will be able to learn many different skills along with parliamentary procedure, such as video editing and script writing! Finally, BARRC will be organizing and running the Parly Pro session! No matter how much you know about parliamentary procedure, I would love to have you in BARRC!
Communications and Promotions Committee
Student Chairs: Boushra Youssef (sot_reporter@patsa.org) and Kenisha Verma (sot_historian@patsa.org)
Student Vice-Chair: Video: Jaycee Kleinstuber, Graphics: Enakshi Lamichhane
Adult Chair: Jason Kofmehl
The Communications and Promotions Committee (CAPC) is your chance to step behind the scenes of PA-TSA's social media and promotional efforts. From brainstorming content ideas to designing graphics and videos, members help shape how TSA is represented across platforms. Whether you're into Canva, Adobe Illustrator, CapCut, or just starting out, CAPC is a great way to build your design skills and make your work seen. Members will join one of two subcommittees; Graphic Design or Video Production; and collaborate on real projects like Instagram posts, committee spotlight videos, special interest session posters, and the creation of a graphic design toolkit. It's open to all PA-TSA members, middle or high school, who are ready to contribute creatively and consistently. If you want to bring TSA to life online while developing standout communication skills, CAPC is the committee for you!
Outreach Committee
Student Chair: Natalie Branstetter (sot_secretary@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair: Maximilian Wendekier
Adult Chair: Josh Pennington
The PA-TSA Outreach Committee is responsible for partnering with Pennsylvania businesses and educational entities to expand and enhance PA-TSA's resources, opportunities, and membership. The committee's goal is to increase PA-TSA awareness through developing strong, long-lasting relationships. Committee members will help PA-TSA gain sponsorships and partnerships for funding, judging, and hosting special interest sessions. Members may design and write promotional material, research outreach opportunities, connect with students across the state, and more. If you are a middle or high school student interested in helping progress PA-TSA's opportunities, PA-TSA encourages you to apply.
2025-2026 Outreach Application
National Service Project Committee
Student Chair: Melinda Wu (sot_treasurer@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair: Hasan Yafai, Caitlyn Tan
Adult Chair: Dr. Molly Miller
The National Service Project Committee (NSP) works to support National TSA's mission in charity. Every year, NSP serves to fundraise and educate on the basis of chapter fundraising throughout our local communities. While previously National TSA has partnered with the American Cancer Society, this year we will collaborate with the American Red Cross and their mission to provide relief to those in need. The committee will focus on both expanding accessibility through sponsorship and redefining what service projects mean. NSP will focus not only on fundraising, but also community-building projects and educational awareness surrounding non-profits and charity. With the help of the State Treasurer, NSP will create area-based sponsorship materials such as local company contact lists, email templates, and informative pamphlets, as well as a community service project toolkit, updated fundraising toolkit, and a non-profit one-pager, among other educational materials. If you are interested in any of these initiatives or have any ideas you would like to bring to PA-TSA, join the National Service Project Committee!
Conference Sessions and Activities Committee
Student Chairs: Olivia Smith (sot_sergeant_at_arms@patsa.org) and Waneis Elshaari (sot_parliamentarian@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair: Jinay Sheth
Adult Chair: Lauren Lapinski
In the Conference Sessions and Activities Committee, the stage is yours to build and deliver a special interest session you'd like at your state conference! We're very committed to using these sessions to entertain, inform, and energize our members as we hold our conferences later this year. Running a session is a great way to get more involved in PA-TSA and can be super fun, so we'd love it if you joined! New this year, we're excited to announce the implementation of more interactive and technology oriented special interest sessions. Can't wait to see you all there!
Regional Representatives Committee
Student Chair: Pranav Behal (sot_vice_president@patsa.org) Olivia Smith (sot_sergeant_at_arms@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair:
Regions 1 & 6: Tyler Ader
Region 2: N/A
Region 3:Nishanth Kolla
Region 5: Annika Chakraborty
Region 7: Chloe Albright
Region 8: Sophia Seidel
Region 9: Zoe George
Adult Chair: Marie Leatherman
The Regional Representatives Committee fosters the development of initiatives for Regional Conferences. Members will have the opportunity to work with their respective Regional Coordinators to plan and execute customized initiatives for their region, in addition to creating state-wide initiatives that will run at every regional conference. Each region will also have a Lead Representative, who will lead the development of their region's initiatives and act as an intermediary between their region's coordinator and their region's members in the committee. Throughout the year, members of the Regional Representatives Committee will also learn about the latest updates and resources from the State Officer Team, which they or their chapters can use. Only chapter representatives selected by advisors are eligible to participate.