about us : board of trustees
board of trustees
Sea Crest is governed by a Board of Trustees, who set policy, approve plans, budgets and expenditures, and review school operations. Board members are chosen with an eye to diversity, and typically serve on a subcommittee for one or more years before asked to serve on the board.
You may learn more about the role of the trustees by reading the associated FAQs. If you would like to nominate someone for a position, please contact Chris Dobbrow, President.
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todd ackerman, president
On the Sea Crest board since 2004, Todd Ackerman is a senior partner with PRTM's management consulting firm. Mr. Ackerman has an Industrial Engineering degree from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Hass School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He and his family have been coastside residents since 1989, and both children have attended Sea Crest since Kindergarten.
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Pamela izzo, cfo
Pamela Izzo is currently Executive Vice President of SKS Investments, a San Francisco-based commercial real estate investment and development firm, and has over 20 years’ commercial-property experience. Ms. Izzo holds a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Southern California School of Journalism and a M.S.B.A. (Finance) degree from California State University, Los Angeles. An active volunteer since 2000, and the parent of three Sea Crest students, she joined the Board in 2007.
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david hosilyk, secretary
David A. Hosilyk is a partner at Fine, Boggs & Perkins, LLP Half Moon Bay. He and his firm specialize in Labor and Employment counseling and litigation. A native of Southern California, David graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in International Relations, and earned his JD at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. Mr. Hosilyk is the parent of one current and one future Sea Crest student, and joined the board in 2006.
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Bruce pollock, ex-officio, head of school
At Sea Crest since July 2006, Bruce began his career in education upon graduating from Stanford University with a B.A. in International Relations and a M.A. in Education. He taught in Palo Alto, Italy, Sherman Oaks, and Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough from 1989–1998. Immediately prior to coming to Sea Crest, he spent eight years as Head of Upper School at Bancroft School in Worcester, MA and as Development Associate at Applewild School in Fitchburg, MA. He is also the parent of two Sea Crest students.
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Chris dobbrow, immediate past president
Chris Dobbrow is currently Vice President of Sales for SourceForge, Inc.—the global technology community’s hub for open collaboration—and has over 20 years’ management experience in technology media. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. Mr. Dobbrow has seen two children through Sea Crest, and has been on the board since 2003.
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dain ehring, enrollment
Dain Ehring is the CEO and Founder of Dorado, which provides Software-as-a-Service solutions to the financial services market. Before founding Dorado, Mr. Ehring was Director of Market Development and Strategic Sales for JavaSoft. He has also held a variety of senior management roles at NeXT Computers, IBM, and Unisys. He holds a Master's degree in Space Physics from UCLA and worked at NASA before moving to the private sector. A coastside resident since 1990, he joined the board in 2009.
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greg joswiak, marketing
Greg is Vice President of the Hardware Marketing Group at Apple Computer with primary oversight of marketing the iPhone and iPod. He and his wife, Sue, have two Sea Crest graduates and a daughter in the Sea Crest Lower School. He joined the board in 2009.
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kari kilstrom, facilities
On the Board since 2008, Kilstrom is a consultant to the San Francisco Giants,using her extensive experience in planning and environmental analysis. Ms. Kilstrom graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983, and currently resides in Montara with her husband and daughter, a Sea Crest Middle School student.
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gretchen mcdougall, marketing
Gretchen McDougall has been an active volunteer at Sea Crest school since 2002, joining the board in 2005. She brings 20 years' experience in marketing and advertising, most recently having served as Vice President and Design Director for the Retail, Promotions and Mechandising division of the San Francisco office of Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. She is the parent of two Sea Crest students.
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michelle pack, at-large
A Coastside and Peninsula resident for over 20 years, Michelle is a well-recognized face in the community, where she is an E-Certified Real Estate agent with Senior Real Estate Specialist designation. She is the 2007 President Elect for the regional chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors, and is active in both the San Mateo County Association of Realtors and the local Coastside real estate community. Ms. Pack joined the Board in 2008.
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Amy richards, at-large
On the board since mid-2006, Amy Richards has been the Head of Crystal Springs Uplands School (CSUS) in Hillsborough since 2004. Prior to her move to CSUS, Ms. Richards was the Head of the Upper School of The Spence School in New York City and, before that, was a dean at the Riverdale Country School, also located in New York City. She earned her B.A. in science with a mathematics concentration and her M.S.T. from the University of New Hampshire.
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brice tarling, at-large
Brice Tarling has worked in the printing business for the last two decades, and is now President of Hatcher Press in San Carlos. He, his wife, and their three children have lived on the coast since 1986, where he has been an active volunteer in almost all of the activities and sports in which his children participated, including time spent as both a coach and on the board of Little League. One of his children is a Sea Crest graduate. Mr. Tarling joined the Board in 2008.
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andre turenne, at-large
Andre Turenne is a Senior Vice President of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and an executive of the venture capital unit of the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm. Mr. Turenne has more than 25 years of operating, technical, and venture investment experience in the technology sector in addition to a B.S. in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University, where he was recognized as valedictorian of his class. Andre and his wife, Maria, have two children at Sea Crest. Mr. Turenne joined the board in 2009.
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kate white, ex-officio, parent association president
Kate White has been an active volunteer at Sea Crest since 2002, and joined the Board in 2008. Kate holds a BA in Economics from the University of California Davis and a JD from Santa Clara University. She practiced civil litigation with both Morgan, Franich, Fredkin and Marsh and Ruby, Schofield in San Jose before retiring from law in 1996. Mother of two Sea Crest students, Kate also devotes much energy to her fitness students as both a certified Spinning instructor and Body Pump trainer.
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