CSMH - Board Member Biographies

Board Member Bios

We are fortunate to have members with a wide range of expertise and experience on the Board.


	Paige Cisewski – as the Principal, Paige holds the Administrative representative position. Paige is serving her second year as Principal at CSMH. She was previously a principal in Los Gatos. Paige worked actively on the school’s launch team prior to the school’s opening and served as a parent rep on the Board during the school’s first two years. See Paige's biography to learn more about her. return

	Tristine Jakubs – Tristine is in her second year of teaching at CSMH and is serving her first year as the staff representative on the CSMH board of directors. return

	Cinda Meister – coming soon return

	Amy Reid – Amy P. Reid is in the second year of her term as a community representative on the CSMH Board. She is an attorney and offers the Board more than ten years experience as a trial lawyer. Today, however, her private practice is limited to Wills, and Trust creation and administration. Amy’s pro bono experience currently includes working with at-risk students in the Mtn. View Los Altos School District and managing various hearings related to that population. Amy earned a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie-Mellon University and her law degree from Stanford. return

	Dana Ditmore – Dana is on his second year as a community representative and has been very supportive of CSMH since it's beginning in 2001. At their home in San Martin, Dana and is wife have hosted many of the dinners auctioned off at the annual Clos LaChance fundraiser each fall. This year, Dana served as the auctioneer at this wonderful event. return

	Neal Schirle – Neal is serving his second year of his term as a parent representative on the CSMH Board. He is the father of three children at CSMH: a 7th, 5th, and 3rd grader! Neal works for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and brings over 20 years of business experience to CSMH. return

	Sherri Duarte – Sherri is serving her second year as a parent representative. She has been married to her husband, Michael, for 17 years. They have a daughter who is a freshman in high school, and a son in 4th grade at CSMH. Sherri volunteers her time to support her son's class. You may also see Sherri in the mornings at CSMH, as she helps to direct traffic in the drop-off line. Sherri is also involved in various programs at West Hills Community Church where she and her family attend. She is employed fulltime as an Account Manager at Harding Marketing in San Jose. return

	Mary Roensch brings over 25 years of accounting and finance experience to this position. In 1998, Mary founded M Roensch Consulting, an accounting consultancy specializing in the needs of start-up and small business ventures. Prior to MRC, Mary was most recently Sr. Director of Accounting with ALZA Corporation, now a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Her varied experience there, from 1976 to 1997, most recently included Sr. Director of Accounting, managing all aspects of accounting with a staff of 30. She also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Turn-Key Operations, Inc., a video communications company, and has been active in the American Society of Women Accountants on the both the Local and National Board levels. Mary holds MBA and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Santa Clara University. Mary serves as a non-voting member of the CSMH Board and her expertise and attention to detail has proven to be invaluable to the fiscal stability of our school.