HEALTH SUMMIT, REFLECTIONS CELEBRATION AND ANNUAL MEETING WITH AWARDS CELEBRATION

Vendors and Sponsors – your registration is via the same portal as an attendee, please scroll down to the Sponsor Options and select the level of support you are committing to. Hotel accommodations can be made directly with TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wareham Buzzards Bay – attn. Maureen Morgan.

SPONSORS AND VENDORS WELCOME!

The Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association (MA PTA) is inviting you to our MA PTA April two-day, three event Learning, Sharing and Advocating Conference for our children and families Program. No matter who you are – a member, friend, sponsor, supporter or volunteer – you are guaranteed to find this event, and its topics so enlightening that you will want to not only get involved with, but most importantly, will want to share with others!

The MA PTA is truly hoping for you to join and partner with us on April 10th and April 11th, 2026, at the Rosebrook Convention and Event Center in Wareham, MA. This event will be filled with an exceptional audience of parents, educators, health and wellness experts, health and civic organizations, community members/leaders, elected officials and our MA PTA Partners from across the Commonwealth. Join us for this engaging experience of networking, learning, and celebration.

MA PTA represents hundreds of PTA Local units and thousands of members across this Commonwealth. We are dedicated to promoting effective Advocacy and Health Education programs and services for schools, families and communities in order to offer children, youth and families the skills and tools they need to make healthy choices and build fulfilling lives. We know that you can enrich this opportunity as well as learn from it. We hope you will join us at the Massachusetts PTA Annual Meeting and Learning Two-Day Event. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to partner with families and communities in Massachusetts.

Your sponsorship of our Massachusetts PTA Annual Meeting and Event Programs: I Belong, Because Excellence Lives in all of Us! will provide the critical funding needed to sustain our programs which will help us continue to promote effective health education programs and services for schools, families and communities in order to offer children, youth and families the skills and tools they need to make educated and healthy choices. Enclosed please find more information about MA PTA and our multiple Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising opportunities that we have available. Please contact Jackie Coogan, j.coogan@masspta.org or Michelle Bylsma, m.bylsma@masspta.org if you have any further questions. We very much appreciate your support, assistance and willingness to partner with us.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

You can contact the TownePlace Suites by Marriott, attached to the Rosebrook Event Center directly to book any rooms that are required.

Hotel Name: TownPlace Suites by Marriott Wareham Buzzards Bay Hotel Address: 50 Rosebrook Place, Wareham, MA 02571 Room Rate: $139+Tax
Complimentary Self-parking is available onsite for overnight guests Check In Time: 4:00 pm Hotel Registration opens: February 15, 2026 Room Block Cutoff: March 13, 2026

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026 HEALTH SUMMIT

• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM REGISTRATION AND LIGHT BREAKFAST WITH VENDORS
• 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM OPENING REMARKS
  • DONNA GRADY, MA PTA HEALTH SAFETY & WELLNESS CHAIR
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
  • EVENT SPONSOR: MTA LEADERSHIP: MAX PAGE, PRESIDENT/DEB MCCARTHY VICE PRESIDENT
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM SESSION I: KEYNOTE
  • STEVE GROSS, THE POWER OF A PLAYFUL MINDSET
• 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM BREAK
• 11:05 AM – 12:00 AM SESSION II:WORKSHOP
  • SESSION II OPTION A – JUDY CROCKER, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL – EBIKES
  • SESSION II OPTION B -ERIN RAMSEY-TOOHER, LiCSW, PMH-S, ARE YOU PARENTING AN ANXIOUS CHILD?
• 12:00 PM -1:00 PM BREAK FOR LUNCH AND NETWORKING WITH VENDORS
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM SESSION III: SPEAKER
  • KAREN GROSS, TRAUMA, ICE, NAMING, TAMING, AND FRAMING FEELINGS
• 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM SESSION IV: ADVOCACY TOWN HALL DISCUSSION
  • DONNA GRADY, MODERATOR
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
  • MA STATE LEGISLATOR
• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS
  • DONNA GRADY, MA PTA HEALTH SAFETY & WELLNESS CHAIR

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026 REFLECTIONS AWARDS CELEBRATION

• 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM REGISTRATION AND GALLERY TOUR
• 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM OPENING REMARKS
  • SAMANTHA LEWIS, MA PTA REFLECTIONS CHAIR
  • KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
• 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM REFLECTIONS CELEBRATION DINNER
• 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM ARTIST KEYNOTE
  • BREN BATACLAN, “THE SMILE ARTIST” – INTERACTIVE ART SESSION WITH CHILDREN
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT – ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
• 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM MA PTA REFLECTIONS AWARD PRESENTATIONS
  • SAMANTHA LEWIS, MA PTA REFLECTIONS CHAIR
• 8:30 PM – 8:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS
  • SAMANTHA LEWIS, MA PTA REFELCTIONS CHAIR
  • KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026 ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS

• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM REGISTRATION AND LIGHT BREAKFAST WITH VENDORS
• 9:30 AM- 9:50 AM WELCOME
  • OPENING CEREMONY, FLAG PROCESSIONAL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  • OPENING REMARKS – KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT
• 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT REMARKS
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
• 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM PTA DISCUSSION HUB: A PTA LEADER PANEL FOR YOUR QUESTIONS
  • JACKIE COOGAN, MODERATOR
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
  • KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT
  • STEPHANIE GRAY, MA PTA PAST PRESIDENT, CURRENT SECRETARY/TREASURER
  • SAMANTHA LEWIS, PATRICK LYNDON PTA PAST PRESIDENT
• 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM BREAK
• 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM GENERAL SESSION
  • 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE ASSOCIATION BY KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT
  • 11:40 AM – 12:00 AM ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE 2026 – 2028 TERM
    • NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS PRESENTED BY JACKIE COOGAN, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR
    • SELF NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED FROM THE FLOOR
    • CALL THE VOTE FOR OFFICERS, KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT
  • 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM BYLAW AMENDMENT VOTE
  • 12:10 AM – 12:30 PM – INSTALLATION OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
• 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM BREAK
• 12:35 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCHEON AND NETWORKING
  • BRITTANY HERNANDEZ, ASSOCIATION INSURANCE MANAGEMENT, INC. (AIM)
• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM – LOCAL UNIT AWARDS CELEBRATION
• 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM NATIONAL PTA WORKSHOP – PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM YEAR WITH NATIONAL PTA PROGRAMS
  • YVONNE JOHNSON, NATIONAL PTA PRESIDENT
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING
  • KATHRESHA CURETON, MA PTA PRESIDENT

*schedule subject to change