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:
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 is 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 be doing exciting work in the subcommittees, which are Proposals 101, AP Chapter Team, and Simple Bylaws! Our members will have the opportunity to work on how-to guides for bylaw amendment proposals, Chapter Team resources, and easy to digest versions of our student bylaws!. Additionally, we'll proudly be once again giving committee members the opportunity and guidance to draft their own bylaw amendments to be presented at the annual business meeting. Finally, BARRC will be organizing and running two interest sessions; the Parly Pro session and the Proposal 101 session! No matter how much you know about bylaws or Chapter Team, 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:
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:
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.
2024-2025 Outreach Application
National Service Project Committee
Student Chair: Melinda Wu (sot_treasurer@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair:
Adult Chair: Dr. Molly Miller
The National Service Project Committee (NSP) works to support National TSA's mission in charity. Throughout previous years, National TSA has partnered with the American Cancer Society to support their mission of advocating for cancer patients. Every year, NSP serves to fundraise and educate on the basis of chapter fundraising throughout our local communities. This year, 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:
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)
Student Vice Chair:
Regions 1 & 6:
Region 3:
Region 5:
Region 7:
Region 8:
Region 9:
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. If you are interested in getting more involved in the behind-the-scenes of TSA, improving your regional conference, or learning about what the State Officer Team is doing to assist chapters, I highly encourage you to apply!
2024-2025 Regional Reps Application
Inclusivity Committee
Student Chair: Olivia Smith (sot_sergeant_at_arms@patsa.org)
Student Vice Chair:
Adult Chair: Jocelyn Long
PA-TSA is committed to the goal of promoting diversity and inclusion. We acknowledge that there have historically been disparities, both environmental and structural, that have inhibited marginalized groups in STEM. The PA-TSA Inclusivity Committee will work to identify problem areas, develop solutions, and modify institutions in order to build a PA-TSA that is welcoming to and derives talent from all people. Some challenges the Inclusivity committee may undertake but not limited to the following: reaching out to historically underrepresented groups in STEM, highlighting diverse leaders in TSA/STEM, and becoming more responsive to the array of voices found in PA-TSA. If you are a middle or high school student interested in helping to make PA-TSA a more inclusive organization, PA-TSA encourages you to apply.
2024-2025 Inclusivity Application
Website Initiatives Committee (INACTIVE)
Student Chair: TBD
Student Vice Chair: TBD
Adult Chairs: TBD
The newly-created Website Initiatives Special Committee will work closely with the PA-TSA Board of Directors to investigate how we can best redesign our state website. After extensive, careful, and holistic research and analyses have been completed, the committee will present recommendations to the BOD at the January meeting. We will first scrutinize our websites and those of other states. We will then build design and content recommendations, and finally, work out the finer details relating to special features of the site. If you are interested in Web design, are a good writer, or have experience with WordPress or other platforms, this committee is for you! We are looking not only for people that have good experience in coding but also strong communicators! PA-TSA members, middle or high school, who want to be a part of the most significant change patsa.org will ever see are encouraged to join! Vice Chair applications are due October 15th 20XX at 11:59 PM and standard membership applications are due November 1st, 20XX at 11:59 PM.
Plan of Work (INACTIVE)
Membership Application (INACTIVE)
Membership Committee (INACTIVE)
Student Chair: TBD
Student Vice Chair: TBD
Adult Chair: TBD
The PA-TSA Membership Committee is dedicated to strengthening Pennsylvania TSA's membership. This committee meets weekly to plan and organize initiatives in hopes of recruiting new schools and guiding new chapters. This committee contacts schools to inform them of the informational materials on the PA-TSA website that they have access to. The committee also conferences with membership committees of other states in order to share ideas and maximize the potential of the committee. This committee is open to PA-TSA members in both middle school or high school. Applications are due November 1st, 20XX at 11:59 PM.
Plan of Work (INACTIVE)
Membership Application (INACTIVE)