Kristy Tosh Cowan is the mother of one current Carey student and two Carey graduates. Currently the Board Vice President and Chair of the Governance Task Force, Kristy has previously served as Secretary and has chaired the Trustee and Advancement committees. She received her bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University and her law degree from American University, Washington College of Law.  As a partner with the law firm of Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC, Kristy has more than two decades of experience representing state education agencies, public school districts, nonpublic K-12 schools, and post-secondary institutions in audit defense and federal grants management issues.  Kristy has authored numerous books and articles on federal laws affecting education, particularly focusing on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.  Kristy works as an advancement professional at Crystal Springs Uplands School.  She has contributed to the Carey parent community in numerous capacities for Walkfest, the auction, serving as Room Parent, and singing with the Carey parent rock band, The Funrazers.

Mike Ryerson is the parent of two Carey students.  He currently is the Board Secretary, and sits on the Board's Advancement, Finance and Executive committees. He has also co-chaired the Annual Fund and worked on the Carey Forward campaign.  Mike holds a degree in mathematics and computer science from Duke University, and a Ph.D. in finance from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  He currently works as a Senior Researcher at the Voleon Group, a Berkeley-based hedge fund focused on the applications of machine learning to investing.  Previously, he worked for ten years at BlackRock, where he was the head of research for a quantitative hedge fund.  He has also been a lecturer at the Stanford GSB, and currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Master's in Financial Engineering program at U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

 

Lydia is the mother of two Carey students and two Carey graduates. Lydia previously volunteered on the CSPA Community Events team organizing fun events like the Carey Family Jam, school-wide bowling, roller-skating, and camping trips. She continues to co-chair the Annual Fund and has thoroughly enjoyed being a room parent many times over, working on auction projects, building classroom websites, and serving as a roving photographer. Lydia is Board president of her children’s Greek School where she also chairs Fundraising and Community Events. In the summer, she volunteers as the staff physician at her children’s Greek Immersion camp. Lydia holds a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish from Tufts University and an M.D. from UC Davis School of Medicine. She completed residency and served as Chief Resident at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco where she was part of the Admissions Committee and helped organize community outreach providing medical care to San Francisco’s indigent population. Lydia is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and currently works part-time as a Hospitalist and in the Medical Weight Management program at Kaiser.

Jean is the parent of three Carey students. She is Chair of the Advancement committee, is on the Finance and Executive committees, and is a past President of the CSPA. Jean has also volunteered at school in a number of other capacities including Co-Vice President of the CSPA Executive Team, lead roles on auction and Walkfest, Annual Fund Class Ambassador, and room parent. Jean previously worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and human capital consulting at Towers Perrin. She has been active with other nonprofit organizations including serving as VP of Development on the Parca Auxiliary Board as well as serving on the Boards of the Burlingame Library Foundation and Burlingame Mothers Club. Jean received her M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in economics and psychology from Wesleyan University.

 

Robert, the parent of three children at Carey, received his B.A. from Princeton University in economics with a concentration in math. He is the CEO of Tora Holdings, a leading provider of software and financial services to hedge funds. Robert has spent over 15 years in the software industry holding executive positions in several start-up and early stage companies in Europe, North America, and Asia. He began his career at Deloitte working in various positions in audit, consulting, and mergers & acquisitions groups. Robert is also on the Board of Directors & Finance Committee of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, which promotes and develops the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competition, and academic excellence through amateur football.

Mason is the proud father of one Carey student and one Carey graduate. He is currently Chair of the Committee of Trustees and has served as a class agent and Annual Fund Class Ambassador, Co-Chair of the Annual Fund, and part of a Carey mentor family. He is best known, perhaps regrettably, for appearing as Ryan Seacrest at a past auction. Mason has an economics degree from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Stanford, and is currently a partner at Cornerstone Capital, a Palo Alto-based investment firm.

Julie is the mother of 3 children at Carey. She has served on the CSPA Executive Committee as President and Vice President, as an Annual Fund Ambassador, on the Carey Mentor Committee, the technical team of the Carey Auction, and as a dedicated Room Parent. Julie and her family especially enjoy the strong sense of community, commitment, and learning that radiate from the families, faculty, and the administration. She and her family have made so many great friends so far. Her kids love everything about Carey, and she will funnel that love and energy into her role on the Board and in serving the school.

Kathy is the Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Castilleja School. She previously served as the Head of School at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, an independent boarding/day school in Minnesota, where she has been instrumental in leading the development of a new master campus plan, launching the Engineering Center of Excellence Program, and overseeing the growth of innovative pedagogies such as blended learning and design thinking. Prior to Shattuck, she worked at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, OR, for seven years as the CFO and Interim Head of School. Before focusing on schools, she spent a number of years in the private sector as a CFO. She received her BA from Stanford University and MBA from Yale.

 

Kim is the mother of three Carey students. She received her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her M.A. from University of San Francisco in counseling psychology. After several years in marketing and advertising, Kim switched gears to education. She taught fourth and fifth grade and Social Emotional Learning at the Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park, CA. Kim also worked at Jordan Middle School with Adolescent Counseling Services. Kim founded and coached the Varsity Girls Lacrosse program at Gunn High School and Burlingame High School. Kim has served on the Board of Dartmouth College Athletics and Burlingame Mothers’ Club. While at Carey, she has volunteered with the Capital Campaign, as an Annual Fund Ambassador, Teacher Appreciation Committee Co-Chair, new family mentor, and room parent.

 

Kelly Sortino is the Head of Upper School at Crystal Springs Uplands School, a role she has held since 2012. She joined CSUS in 2009 as the Director of College Counseling and has worked in education as an Admission Officer at Princeton University, a public school English teacher, and a curriculum specialist. She has also worked in the private sector as a strategist for Google and a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Kelly holds an M.B.A. and M.A.Ed. from Stanford University and an A.B. in art history and certificate in teacher preparation from Princeton University.