A PTA Nataional Ambassador:

• promotes the organization’s mission and goals;
• increases public awareness of the critical importance of parents’ involvement in children’s lives and education; promotes the organization’s mission and goals;
• promotes PTA as a resource for parents and families;
• and increases the visibility of PTA at public appearances and events

More than a century ago, PTA was formed as a result of the hard work and far-reaching influence of some of the most accomplished women of the day. Over the decades, community-leaders, celebrities, legislators, and U.S. Presidents have lent their voices to PTA to make a difference for all children. Our Ambassador lists has included: country group Alabama; "Cosby Kids" Tempestt Bledsoe and Malcolm Jamal Warner; Clifton Davis; Fred Rogers; Lee Iacocca; Linda ellerbee; NASCAR driver Carl Edwards; Kathy Ireland; and recording artist CeCe Peniston.

Active PTA Ambassadors

CeCe Peniston:

Multi-talented entertainer and international recording artist CeCe Peniston's first single, "Finally," reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold multi-platinum worldwide, in addition to being featured on more than 30 compilation albums. Peniston continued to reach Billboard's Top Ten with singles like "We Got a Love Thang," "Keep on Walkin'," and her 2001 hit single "Lifetime to Love," which skyrocketed to number two on the Billboard dance chart. Peniston continues to tour and sell out her performances, and while she has also had a number of other Billboard singles, she still makes time for another true passion in her life, her charitable work. She founded the CeCe Peniston Youth Foundation in 1997 and helps raise funds for many other organizations, particularly those concerned with HIV/AIDS, women and children in need, hunger, and equality.

Dara Torres:

Dara Torres is a five-time Olympic swimmer, mother, model, TV personality, and motivational speaker. She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008. She competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 meter freestyle, 4×100 medley relay, and 4×100 freestyle relay and won the silver medal in all three of these events. Torres has won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), five of which she won in the Sydney Olympics in 2000.  She has also won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she has competed, making her one of only a handful of Olympians to earn medals in five different Games. Outside of swimming, Dara has made a name for herself as a TV commentator and a print model and was the first athlete to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1994.

Jessica Denay:

Jessica Denay is cofounder of the Hot Moms Club, an organization created to empower women and redefine motherhood, and is author of The Hot Moms Handbook series. Jessica is a mother as well as a former teacher and tutor. She serves on the advisory board for classwish.org, an organization that helps teachers get the class supplies they need.

Denay has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows as a mom expert. Hot Moms Club events have a large celebrity fan base and have graced the pages of The New York Times, USA Today, People, US Weekly, Life & Style, Child and more. The Hot Moms Club website, www.hotmomsclub.com/, is a popular mom haven that garners more than 2 million hits a month. Denay credits the club's success to the timeliness and popularity of its message: "You are not the best mom unless you are the best YOU!"

Chris Draft:

Chris Draft, a professional football player currently with the Buffalo Bills, is a 11-year veteran in the NFL. Draft founded The Chris Draft Family Foundation in 2006 with a goal of strengthening communities by empowering families to live healthy lifestyles. Draft, who battles asthma daily, works directly with National and Local chapters of the American Lung Association to raise asthma awareness. He also has joined forces with the community organizations represented at “Draft Family Fitness Day” the Foundation’s signature event, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American Lung Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, HOPSports, and a range of other philanthropic sports organizations to aid in the fight against health issues confronting youth and their families. He was named the Carolina Panthers’ Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2006 and the St. Louis Rams Man of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He has also been nominated twice for the prestigious Byron "Whizzer" White Award. Draft currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the NFL/Youth Education Town Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, GA and as a national spokesman for the “Winning with Asthma” Program with the National Lt. Governors Association.  In his new role as a National PTA Ambassador, Draft will be the Honorary Chair of PTA’s Healthy Lifestyles Month (November)

Deloris Jordan:

Belief in strong family values leads Deloris Jordan’s philanthropic efforts to reach out to underserved communities while parenting with national and international corporations to make a difference in the lives of children and families. Under her leadership, the James R. Jordan Foundation has launched a collaborative to build a new not for profit women and children’s medical facility in Nairobi Kenya, that will provide significant changes in a number of health areas, specifically HIV/AIDS treatment and gender violence recovery. 

Mrs. Jordan is the author of several books, including Family First, which highlights parenting principles; and three children’s books. In 2002 The Black Harvest Film Festival Board established the Deloris Jordan Humanitarian Award; and in 2005 she was presented the Clinton Global Initiative Award for her effort to build a hospital in Kenya.  Together with our partners I try to make a difference and call out to others to do the same.