

Anna moved to BG the summer of 2025 and is enjoying returning to her Midwestern roots. Her three children — two daughters and a son — love their Lower Elementary and Early Childhood teachers and friends. With experience in supporting various nonprofit initiatives as a school parent, church member, and military spouse, Anna is excited to contribute to the PTO’s efforts in serving MSBG and the community.

Jodie has been described by people around her as an “organizational wizard”, which may explain her vast array of activities, which includes her third year being on the Executive Committee for the MSBG PTO! Jodie works full time as the Assistant Director of Compliance in Financial Aid at Owens Community College, and is the Administrative Coordinator for Weddings for the Ages. She is the mom to Upper Elementary student Bradey, and this will be their eighth year at MSBG. In addition to MSBG PTO, she is also heavily involved in The Masterworks Chorale of Toledo, St Mark’s Lutheran Church (adult choir, bell choir, and she runs their Puppet Ministry), Greenwood Chapter’s Ohio Order of the Eastern Star, and supporting Bradey’s endeavors with Black Swamp Fine Arts School and Horizon Youth Theater. Jodie loves planning events to bring our community together, and is looking forward to another great year!

Jennifer Erd is honored to serve on the PTO Executive Committee at the Montessori School of Bowling Green. With a strong belief in the value of parent involvement and community collaboration, she is dedicated to supporting students, families, and staff through meaningful PTO initiatives.
Jennifer brings 2 years of PTO experience along with business management experience from owning/operating Tanlines Wellness Sun & Spa and BREW coffee bar in the Toledo, OH area. Jennifer is passionate about helping foster an inclusive, supportive, and enriching school environment.
Outside of PTO, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband Joe and son Landon, currently 4th year in Upper Elementary, as well as boating and traveling. She is grateful for the opportunity to give back and be an active part of the MSBG community.

Atonn (it rhymes with “baton”) Smeltzer has been a member of MSBG community since 2019, when his child entered the Early Childhood classroom; he has been involved with the PTO since it was rebooted after the COVID pandemic shut-downs. Atonn grew up in the Cleveland area but relocated to BG to attend BGSU, and fell in love with the BG community. He now owns and operates two small BG-based businesses: Money Concepts, an independent financial planning practice, and Weddings for the Ages, a wedding officiating service. In addition, Atonn regularly volunteers with and/or serves on the board for several local non-profit groups, including: the Black Swamps Arts Festival, the BG Rotary Club, BRAVE, Wood County Masonic Lodge, and the Cocoon. He also enjoys singing, learning to tap-dance at the Black Swamp Fine Arts School, playing guitar, bike riding, and playing board games or video games with his family.
The mission of the MSBG PTO is to create and sustain close collaboration between the families and staff of the Montessori School of Bowling Green by:
+ offering social events
+ raising funds for educational enrichment and essential projects
+ providing a forum for sharing information on issues that impact our children
+ promoting the school in the community and the greater area
Meet and Greet
Family Bonfire and (Optional) Camp Out
Costume Swap/Clothing
Family Movie Night
Upper & Middle Nerf Battle
BG Holiday Parade
Parents Night Out
MarioKart Tournament and Family Hang Out
Spring Fling
MSBG Community Day
All MSBG PTO meetings take place on the first Sundays of the month*** at Brewing Green (322 N Grove Street, Bowling Green, OH) from 2-3pm. We will also post a Google Meet video link in case you want to join virtually, on our Facebook page. Check back for any changes!
*** There may be some changes due to scheduled breaks.
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
September 13, 2026
October 4, 2026
November 1, 2026
December 6, 2026
January 10, 2027
March 7, 2027
April 18, 2027
May 2, 2027
We’re looking for new ideas to keep in touch for Summer 2027!
For the last two or three summers we have done Destination Play – trying different playgrounds, had them just at our MSBG playground, etc. Now we are asking you for ideas you may have for ways to keep our families in touch over the summer of 2027! Please reach out to us individually, send us a message from our Facebook page, or contact us at familiesofmsbg@gmail.com.
Room parents are there to support the teachers of their classroom they are assigned to by :
1.) Helping with gathering volunteers
2.) Helping with planning parties for the classes
3.) Helping with teacher gifts for the holidays and for the end of the year. The activities and involvement is strongly dependent on the teachers’ needs for the classroom you are a room parent for.
Help to plan our events or just volunteer to help run them or set up/clean up afterwards!
Montessori Education week, and some of our events involve food. You can choose to help give monetarily towards food for an event, or you can help to bring snacks/desserts if an event calls for them.
For any MSBG community family who welcomes a new baby during the school year, we will offer meals for a specified amount of time, and you can choose to help out those families.
If you can’t commit to anything because of your busy life schedule (which we totally get!) but really feel called to help the PTO occasionally, you can always support our events with a donation at any time!
Have another idea for how to get involved, or have any questions?
Please feel free to email us at familiesofmsbg@gmail.com.
