Board of Trustees

For the past 17 years, Jessica Mix has been professionally associated with Carondelet High School in both faculty and staff roles. During this time, her positions have included director of enrollment, vice principal of student life, academic advisor, student activities assistant, and both a math and science teacher. Jessica has also coached Carondelet student-athletes for the past 21 years.

Nancy O’Malley ’71 served as the Alameda County District Attorney from September 2009 to her retirement in January 2023. The first woman to serve, she is a nationally recognized expert in issues involving violence against women and persons with disabilities, child abuse, and human trafficking. One of Nancy’s passion projects was the creation of the Alameda County Family Justice Center, which has provided thousands of victims of violence with a range of services for more than 20 years. The Center has received numerous awards for excellence and is a model for communities across the country. Nancy is the most awarded District Attorney in California, receiving awards even from the US Congress, and is the only prosecutor to receive the prestigious American Bar Association Margaret Brent Award of Excellence of which Hillary Clinton was the first recipient. As the second oldest of eight children and a proud product of a Catholic school education, Nancy brings her wealth of experience and desire to empower young women to her role at Carondelet.

Mike Barry is founder and managing partner at Quorum Private Wealth in Danville. Quorum is an independent wealth advisory and multi-family office representing 200 families, overseeing $1.5 billion in assets. Prior to launching Quorum, Mike had a 32-year career at Merrill Lynch as a managing director and wealth management advisor. Mike has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as a Best-in-State Wealth Advisor in 2018, ’19, ’20, ’21, and ’23, and has been a featured speaker at the Forbes Top Advisor conference as well as the Barron’s Advisor 100 Summit. He holds an Investment Management Analyst certification from The Wharton School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Santa Barbara. Mike’s connection to Carondelet began with his wife, Tricia, who was an English teacher at Carondelet in the 1990s, and their daughters, Allison (’15) and Lauren (’17) are alumnae.

 

Natalina Bernardi is a recognized expert in the transportation field, with 35-plus years of technical and management experience in civil engineering. She has been a partner at BKF Engineers for 22 years, heading up the Transportation Division, which has been involved in many recognizable Bay Area projects such as the Bay Bridge Lights, Treasure Island development, and the Facebook Campus Project in Menlo Park. In 2019, San Francisco Business Times named Natalina one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. She is an active supporter to many engineering-related organizations such as the California Transportation Foundation Symposium and the American Council of Engineering Companies, and community service organizations such as Contra Costa Interfaith Housing, Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center, and Rebuilding Together Peninsula. Natalina became involved with and inspired by Carondelet when her daughter Navina (’12) attended.

Janice Brathwaite has more than fifteen years of hospitality and retail management experience. Dedicated to helping others, she has served in various leadership roles on the Elder Board and Deacon Board of her church, the Parent-Teacher Fellowship, and the National Charity League. Janice holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Currently, she is working with a nonprofit that provides support to underserved youth and families. Janice and her husband Nicholas have three children: Haley (’20), Alyssa (’22), and Chad.

Jennifer Ghelfi de Smedt ’85 is an organization culture consultant and leadership coach who aligns strategy, people, and culture. She is founder and principal of Ghelfi-De Smedt and Associates, partnering with leaders and influencers to discover values, behaviors, and competencies that enable organizations and individuals to thrive. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Master of Science in Human Resources and Organization Development from University of San Francisco. She is a certified Executive Coach and holds professional certifications in Conversational Intelligence, Core Values Index, and Integrative Neuro Linguistic Programming. She is part of a large legacy in both the Carondelet and De La Salle communities, a legacy that includes her daughter Chloë (’22), her son Dominic (DLS ’24), and Jennifer’s four siblings and their children.

Sister Rosheen worked for 32 years as a kindergarten and first grade teacher and for 18 years as a pastoral associate. Sr. Rosheen is currently on the staff at Villa Maria del Mar Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.

Theo Koury, MD, is an emergency physician and president of Vituity, a national multi-specialty acute care medical group serving more than 450 practice locations across more than 22 states. He oversees the company’s clinical care outcomes and leads its financial and infrastructure strategies essential to fulfilling the mission of empowering healthcare providers to impact lives through exceptional care. During his more than 10 years of executive leadership, he oversaw the expansion of Vituity’s scope of services, including the implementation of innovative cost-effective solutions resulting in revenue growth of more than 3x. Theo also helped establish, serves as Vice President, and is on the Board of Directors of the Vituity Cares Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to addressing health inequity by healing the most vulnerable, empowering the underrepresented, and ensuring a more equitable future for all. Theo and his wife Katherine have three children, Kaitlin, Ashley (’18), and Connor.

Jim Marcotte is executive director of financial planning and analysis for Kaiser Permanente, where for 17 years he has overseen long-range hospital and health plan financial analytics and planning. His more than 30 years of financial management experience also includes nine years as a finance executive at Sierra Health Services and five-plus years at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC. Jim earned a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from San Diego State University and completed the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership Program.

Peggy Mulligan has served as bookkeeper at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School for ten-plus years under four different principals. She came to St. Mary’s after working as an investment portfolio manager in Security Pacific and Bank of America’s investment management groups. Peggy holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification. Her volunteer roles include Carondelet High School Trustee, St. Mary School Advisory Board Chair, St. Mary School Parent Club President, Scottsdale Swim Club Board Member, and Junior League committees. She is married and the mother of four grown children who all attended Catholic elementary schools and high schools.

 

Paul Nuti is a founding partner of Veritas Environmental Consulting, Inc. and serves as a principal engineer and chief financial officer. Paul is a registered professional engineer in civil engineering in California and Washington with over 30 years of experience in the environmental industry, including solid waste management, soil and water remediation, environmental compliance, and air quality compliance. Paul has served on the Christ the King Parish School Advisory Committee since 2017. Paul and his wife Elizabeth have two daughters who graduated from Carondelet, Julia Nuti ’20 and Emma Nuti ’23.

Tom Olinger is an international business expert in real estate and technology. He served from 2007 to 2022 as chief financial officer at Prologis, a logistics real estate company he helped grow to among the 75 largest firms in the S&P 500. Institutional Investor Publishing consistently ranked Tom in the top three CFOs of public companies. Before joining Prologis, he was an executive at Oracle Corp. and spent 14 years at Arthur Anderson Consulting. He is on the board of American Assets Trust, a public real estate company; is a member of Indiana University Kelley School of Business Dean’s Council, the University of Notre Dame Fitzgerald Institute of Real Estate Advisory Board, and the University of San Diego Policy Advisory Board of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate; and is involved in a financial and mentorship support program for foster youth attending San Diego State University.

Terri Porter is the director of Family Aid for Catholic Education (FACE), an organization that provides need-based tuition grants to students who attend Catholic schools in the Diocese of Oakland. Terri has worked for more than 16 years in education program management, developing strategic plans, partnerships, initiatives, and revenue streams. Before joining the Oakland Diocese, she served for 16 years as the After School Services Administrator for the Mt. Diablo School District.

Sonya Simril is the principal of St. Leo the Great Catholic School in Oakland, where she has worked for more than 31 years. She holds a Master of Science degree in Education Leadership at UC Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Business and Education from Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge.

 

Rosanne M. Siino ’80 has been a lecturer in organizational behavior and leadership for 18 years at Stanford University, where she earned her PhD in Management Science and Engineering in 2007. She is a certified California naturalist, has been a long-time volunteer and former president of the board of Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, and is currently a student of ecological theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Prior to her doctoral studies at Stanford, Rosanne spent 16 years in the technology sector. On the founding team of Internet pioneer Netscape Communications Corp., Rosanne led the creation and direction of Netscape’s brand and visibility as vice president of corporate communications. She has consulted with numerous technology companies, start-ups, and nonprofits, and now focuses on supporting environmental and educational organizations working for social and ecological justice.

Sr. Barbara Anne Stowasser, CSJ, is a native of Los Angeles and joined the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1957. Sister Barbara Anne served as an education coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and was an administrator and educator at eight different Catholic elementary schools in California. She spent the next 30 years in Arizona serving the Sisters in their varied ministries before holding several positions, including as executive director of St. Elizabeth Health Center in Tucson, and director of Children Services for Catholic Community Services in Cochise County. In 2010, she returned to Southern California to serve in provincial leadership for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Barbara Anne is currently serving as a trustee at Mount Saint Mary’s University and on the board of directors for St. Joseph Center in Venice. Her long connection to Carondelet High School began with her presence at the first shovel of dirt being turned at the Winton Drive groundbreaking!

Sr. Sandra Wallace, CSJ, has served as volunteer assistant to the CSJ Institute since the fall of 2019. She has been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet since 1965. Prior to her ministry with the Institute, Sister Sandra served in a variety of capacities: in elementary education; in ministry in religious education for adults and children in the Diocese of Orange; as director of religious education and Christian life ministries at St. Joseph Parish in Santa Ana; and as a member of the leadership team for the Los Angeles province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, during which time she served as liaison to the sponsored educational ministries of the province and was able to experience firsthand the vibrant mission-driven educational experience Carondelet High School provides. Sister Sandra holds a Master of Arts in religious studies and religious education from La Salle University in Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Mount Saint Mary’s University.