Laura Bay was elected the 54th president of National ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøin 2015. Prior to her election,
she served as president-elect, secretary-treasurer and on the Board of Directors.
She also severed on the finance, field service and organizational viability committees.
Bay is a passionate advocate for education and children’s issues and believes that
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis the organization which actively supports and promotes parent, teacher and
community involvement in child and education issues.
Bay got involved in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøwhen her oldest son entered kindergarten classroom over
20 years ago. She was involved in her local unit, council and regional ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøactivities
for many years and served in a variety of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøpositions—from committee member/
chair to president. She was also active at the district level—serving as a parent
voice at staff meetings and on budget committees.
As the Washington State ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøpresident in 2007–2009, Bay focused on developing
leadership potential at all levels of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøand facilitated the search and hiring of a
new executive director. Also, during her tenure as president she led the Washington
State ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøin collaborating with other organizations in the successful passage of
Engrossed House Joint Resolution (EHJR) 4204—Simple Majority Initiative. She also
provided testimony before state senate and house committees, led a rally on the
capitol steps and dedicated her time and energy in a statewide ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøcampaign
which led to the signing of HB 2261 addressing Basic Education Funding with fellow
education stakeholder organizations.
Prior to serving as state president, Bay served on the Washington State ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøBoard
of Directors for six years as region director, secretary and leadership director.
Bay and her husband, Robert, live in Poulsbo, Wash. and have three adult children—
Andrew, Matthew and Celeste. She worked for the Bremerton School District
as an educator and in the district office as a coordinator for
assessment and instruction.