2026-2027 PTCO Executive Board Members
President:
Crissy Davis: This is Crissy’s second year as PTCO President and her 10th year as a Challenge School parent. She previously served as Vice President during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years and has been involved with many committees throughout her time at Challenge. She currently has a 7th grader, Hannah, at Challenge, and her son recently graduated from Challenge and now attends Cherry Creek High School.
Vice President:
Payal Ahuja: This is Payal’s second year as PTCO Vice President and her 6th year as a Challenge School parent. She previously served as Volunteer Coordinator from 2021-24 and has been involved with many committees throughout her time at Challenge. She currently has a 5th grader, Anushri, at Challenge, and a dog Yogi.
Treasurers:
Secretary:
Victoria Sanford: This is Victoria’s first year on the PTCO. She has a 5th grade son Colm at Challenge who has been highly involved in Warhammer Club, Chess Club, Destination Imagination and more, and is excited to have even more opportunities to get involved now in Middle School. Victoria also has a 7-year-old son Avraham at Ponderosa Elementary and a 2-year-old son Elio who attends Temple Sinai Preschool, as well as a few pets.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Maria Zalessky: This is Maria’s first year as a Challenge School parent. She is new, please be nice to her. She has a kindergartener, Valentin, and a cat, Maddie, who does not attend Challenge.
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Lalita Shah: This is Lalita’s 9th year as a Challenge School Parent. She served as Room Parent Coordinator from 2020–2026 and as PTCO Secretary from 2021–2025, and has been involved with various committees throughout her time at Challenge. She has a 2nd grader, Aalia and 6th grader Laila at Challenge. Her son, Ashaan, graduated from Challenge last year and now attends Grandview High School.
We are always in search of volunteers to join us!
We are currently looking for shadows for several board positions and committee members for
Wolf Run
Wolf Drive
Field Day
Challenge Cares Day
There are opportunities at a variety of commitment levels. Please don't hesitate to reach out for more information!