Meet the Parent Team
Our PTSA leadership team is made up of both parent and student leaders.
Find out more about us below!
SHEELA
jivan
Secretary
Sheela is a real estate developer who believes deeply in building healthier communities for everyone and has spent most of her career working to provide affordable housing to low income communities throughout California. She is the mother of two Berkeley High Alums and a current Sophomore. Through working with the PTSA and student representatives, she is committed to helping to improve the connections and relationships between parents, school administration and students at Berkeley High.
Rebecca
Haralabatos
President
Rebecca has a passion for building community and was delighted to do so with a team of 7 other parents for the past two years of our wonderful Parent & Caregiver Friday Free Coffee Hours.
As a NYC tech start up human resource executive many moons ago, she facilitated communications, is now pleased to do as is possible to support all things BHS and adores guiding the PTSA student team on their various projects.
With a focus on relational healing in her current work in psychotherapy & Iyengar yoga, Rebecca is thrilled to support the positive connections all organizations need to grow. And with a specialty in family therapy and experience as a school counselor, Rebecca appreciates the critical role families, local & school community play especially when working well together to support students' healthy engagement and development.
