About Us
Board of Directors
Director – Development-Schools: Nancy Smith
Nancy Smith has been involved with Palo Alto schools since moving to Palo Alto with her family in 2002. As a Fairmeadow Elementary School parent in the PTA, she has served as Parliamentarian, Partners in Education representative, VP of Fundraising, and for two years as PTA President, from 2005-2007. Nancy served two terms on the Fairmeadow Site Council, is currently in her seventh year on the Fairmeadow PTA Exec. Board, her third year on the JLS PTA Exec. Board, and her second year on the PTA Council Exec.
Board. She has volunteered at her children's schools in a variety of capacities, including in the Science Lab and library, as a room parent, on numerous school community events and as coordinator of Fifth Grade Fundraising.
Nancy has a BA in Liberal Arts from St. Mary’s College of California and a K-8 Teacher’s Credential from St. Mary’s College School of Education. She has worked as a classroom teacher at the elementary level in the east bay and at the high school level in the Boston Public School district. Following her Master’s work in Linguistics, Nancy taught English as a Second Language in the Davis Unified School District. Nancy is the mother of two children, an eighth grader at JLS and a fourth grader at Fairmeadow.
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