Board of Trustees
Our Board for 2025-2026
Chris Alling, President
Kelly Brothers ’82, Chair
Dr. Amy Rogers, Chair-elect
Craig Zarro, Secretary-Treasurer
Dexter Parulan, Member-At-Large
- Greg Burke ’73
- Rev. Christopher Calderón, S.J.
- Kawanaa Carter, M.D.
- Billy Downing ’98
- Nathan Esch ’07
- Kate Hart Johns
- Bob Kjome
- Chris Lazio ’92
- John Lemmon ’72
- Bryan McKrell ’94
- Sean Mullin
- Adam Nelson ’91
- Jeff Phelan ’80
- Amy Rogers, MD, PhD
- Fr. Michael A.Tyrrell, S.J.
- Megan Vincent
- Jamie Williams
- Jonathan Williams
About the Board
The Board of Trustees is the governing authority of Jesuit High School, shouldering ultimate responsibility for the school. Board duties include: develop and establish policy for the school; assess the performance of the President and senior staff; oversee the school’s financial viability and its physical plant and support the school financially.
Kelly Brothers ’82
Board Chair, Trustee
Few have been able to rise to the top of their professions in radio, television and finance. At various points in his 35 year broadcast career, Kelly Brothers has anchored the number one evening newscast in Sacramento on KCRA-TV and the number one morning news show on News 93.1 KFBK.
He is currently a Principal and Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST, a firm which specializes in wealth management and retirement plans. Kelly is also the Financial Expert for both KCRA-TV and News 93.1 KFBK.
Greg Burke ’73
Trustee
Greg Burke is a licensed certified public accountant who has served small to medium-sized businesses and their owners in the Sacramento area since 1984. Greg began his career with the Internal Revenue Service in 1978, leaving to join John Waddell & Company, CPAs. He became a shareholder in the Firm in 1989, leaving at the end of 2016 to start his own firm, Gregory M. Burke, CPA, A Professional Accountancy Corporation, where he continues to serve Sacramento’s business community.
Rev. Christopher Calderón, S.J.
Trustee
Rev. Christopher Calderón, SJ, Trustee, was born and raised in South Los Angeles where he attended Loyola High School of Los Angeles. It was there that he met the Jesuits. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies with minors in Spanish and theology from the University of San Francisco. After graduation, he joined the Jesuits in 2006 and was ordained a priest in 2017.
Kawanaa D. Carter, M.D.
Trustee
Dr. Kawanaa D. Carter-Cotton graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992 with a Bachelors degree in Neuroscience. For one year, Dr. Carter worked in a developmental biology lab and later enrolled in the University of California’s Department of Biochemisty and Biophysics graduate program.
In 1995, Dr. Carter was accepted into the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, she became heavily involved in research through the department of Pathology with a focus on the study of stem cell research.
Billy Downing ’98
Trustee
Billy Downing is the CEO of Guidewell Education, a leading educational services firm with offices throughout the United States and Europe. Having spent over 20 years in the industry, Downing’s college admissions expertise and reputation as a straight-talking, caring, and insightful thought leader has fueled the company’s growth.
Nathan Esch ’07
Trustee
Nathan is a Sacramento native and proud member of Jesuit High School’s class of 2007. Mr. Esch holds a BSBA in Economics from Creighton University’s Heider College of Business and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Concrete Value Corp, a firm specializing in concrete construction services for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Prior to his current position, Mr.
Kate Hart Johns
Trustee
Kate Johns is Chief Legal Counsel for Domeyko Taylor Holding Company, which owns multiple companies, including Taylor Builders. For more than 25 years, Kate has been advising on all facets of real estate development, land use/zoning law, CEQA compliance, and regulatory permitting. She previously served as deputy city attorney for a growing Bay Area city, as well as outside counsel for multiple cities, counties, and small utility districts regarding a variety of legal matters.
Bob Kjome
Trustee
Bob worked for 35 years in the construction industry before retiring as a principle shareholder in July of 2024. He oversaw Business Development, Estimating and Preconstruction services for Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. for over 25 years. During this time Bob worked as project lead on many projects at Jesuit High School dating back to the Student Life Center, multiple campus upgrades and underground infrastructure, Weight/Locker Room, Stadium, and most recently helping during the early planning stages of the Chapel.
John Lemmon ’72
Trustee
John Lemmon is a third-generation Sacramentan with deep roots in our region’s business and civic communities. John grew up in Carmichael and is a proud member of Jesuit High School’s class of 1972. He went on to graduate summa cum laude with a degree in political science from the University of California at Davis in 1976 and earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1979 from UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.
Dexter Parulan
Board Member-At-Large, Trustee
Dexter Parulan is a Senior Vice President, Family Wealth Director for Morgan Stanley.
Over the past 23 years, he has helped families realize their financial goals through wealth management solutions including portfolio management, estate planning, business succession planning, family governance and wealth education, philanthropy management and lifestyle advisory.
Jeff Phelan ’80
Trustee
Jeffrey F. Phelan has more than 35 years of experience in the construction and real estate development arenas. Since starting his own company, Phelan Development, in 2006, he has developed an excess of $5 billion in industrial, office and retail properties. In 2010, Phelan Development Company merged with DCT Industrial Trust, Inc., a publicly traded NYSE REIT with approximately 72 million square feet of distribution buildings across the United States. As president of DCT, Mr.
Amy Rogers, MD, PhD
Board Chair-Elect, Trustee
Amy Rogers is a scientist, writer, educator, and community leader. After growing up in rural Minnesota, Amy pursued a career in medical research with an undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard University followed by a combined MD/PhD program at Washington University in St. Louis. Her PhD studies in immunology asked questions about how a mother’s immune system tolerates the presence of an unborn child.
Jamie Williams
Trustee
Jamie Williams was born and raised in Arden Park and attended Rio Americano High School. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1978 with a degree in Business Economics and received his Masters Degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Mr. Williams is licensed with the California State Board of Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant and has been a practicing CPA in the Sacramento area for over forty years. Mr.
Craig Zarro
Board Secretary-Treasurer, Trustee
Craig has been engaged in the commercial real estate industry for over 30 years working exclusively on the financing side. He is a co-founder of Sacramento based Preferred Capital Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate financing advisory firm. Craig is active member of the Sacramento community and is involved in several local organizations and charities including serving on the finance council at St. Ignatius Parish and Del Paso Country Club. While his son Cooper was attending St.