New Trustees

Kerry-Ann Evans-Thompson P’24

Kerry-Ann Evans-Thompson is an entrepreneur and founder of Jule’s Gourmet Foods, a company based upon her mother’s legacy and family recipes. Jule’s Gourmet Foods produces a line of ethnic sauces and foods distributed both nationally and internationally. Kerry-Ann is also currently an executive producer with two original television projects in development.

After graduating from Boston College, Wallace E. Carroll School of Management with a B.S. in Finance and Marketing, Kerry-Ann began her career in international government and international banking working as special assistant to the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce for the Government of Jamaica and then as Assistant Vice President at Dehring Bunting and Golding (DB&G), an investment banking start-up based in Kingston, Jamaica. At DB&G, she was instrumental in growing the bank into a key player in the Caribbean financial services industry. After several years of international banking experience, Kerry-Ann transitioned to marketing and public relations at Shepardson Stern and Kaminsky (SS+K), a New York-based integrated marketing, advertising and public relations firm. While at SS+K, Kerry-Ann worked on award- winning campaigns for clients such as Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Ralph Lauren, Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As an entrepreneur, Kerry- Ann co-founded Skylar+Elliott, a fashion company focused on sample sales and fashion liquidation for international fashion brands including Hugo Boss and J.Crew. She sold Skylar+Elliott in 2010 to spend more time with her growing family.

Kerry-Ann has worked as a model and successful commercial actress starring in numerous print campaigns and television commercials. She belongs to both the Screen Actors Guild— American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAGAFTRA) and Actors’ Equity Association.

Kerry-Ann grew up in South Ozone Park, Queens and Long Island, New York and is a secret Mets fan (don’t tell Bradford). She currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, Bradford Thompson and their two children, Cassius (6th Grade) and Lucea, a 4th grader at Chapin.

Brad, Lucea, Kerry-Ann and Cassius

Lauren Irwin P’24

Lauren Irwin joined the Allen-Stevenson community in 2019 when their son, William Bugbee, was enrolled in the 4th Grade. Lauren worked for many years in magazine publishing in both New York and London as an art director and designer. Her passion for architecture, design, travel and food led her to work primarily for interior design and food magazines, including British Homes & Gardens and Gourmet at Hearst, IPC and Condé Nast publishing companies.

Lauren elected to pursue a second career obtaining a doctorate in clinical psychology. She had the opportunity to work with underserved populations, including adults and children in both clinical and hospital settings in NYC as well as in an inner-city school. Though focusing currently on bringing up their children full time, Lauren remains deeply interested in mental health issues, particularly germane at this time.

Born in Australia to American parents, Lauren was raised in England and Scotland. She holds BA and BFA degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Parsons School of Design, respectively, as well as a PhD in clinical psychology from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Lauren is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Marymount School, where William’s twin sister, Olivia, is a student in the 6th Grade. Along with their twins, Lauren and her husband, Robert Bugbee, live in Manhattan.

Cameron Koffman ’12

A lifelong resident of the Upper East Side, Cameron Koffman is a community leader and ran for New York State Assembly on the East Side as a Democrat in 2020. He currently serves as the Campaign Manager for a New York City Council Campaign in District 5 (East Harlem and the Upper East Side). He graduated from Allen-Stevenson in 2011, Riverdale in 2015, and Yale University in 2019, where he was an award- winning infrastructure reporter, earning a degree in ethics, politics, and economics.

Cameron has been involved in community and public service from a young age. Cameron has been an active member of his community by serving as a leader of multiple congregational groups at Temple Emanu-El, still spending Friday mornings helping out at the All Souls Soup Kitchen, and serving as the Director of Community Engagement for the East 72nd Street Neighborhood Association. At Allen-Stevenson, he is an active member of the Alumni Council, guest speaker, admissions volunteer, and co-taught a class with Kim Sklow in the 20202021 academic year on politics.

Audrey Rasch P’22, ’26,

Audrey Rasch has been a parent at The Allen-Stevenson School for the past eight years and still remembers walking her sons into each of their first days in Kindergarten like it was yesterday. She has two sons at A-S, Ryder (8th Grade) and Ryan (4th Grade) and has been a tireless volunteer for the Parents Association having participated in a multitude of activities and events. She is our immediate Past PA President, has served as PA Vice President, PA Coordinator for Class Representatives and Class Parent. She remains on the PA Executive Board and serves as a tour guide Reggie, Ryder, Audrey and Ryan in Admissions as well as several Board of Trustee committees, most recently serving on the Search Committee for Allen-Stevenson’s next Head of School. Audrey is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting from Pace University. Prior to leaving the workforce to focus on family, Audrey was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase where she concentrated on financial accounting matters. She began her accounting career as a commercial real estate auditor, working at Arthur Andersen and Ernst and Young. Her husband, Reginald (Reggie), an avid cyclist, is the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Party City, an international specialty retail and manufacturing company. Prior to joining Party City, Reggie was the General Counsel of the Americas division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a global technology company. Since the 1970s, Ian Schrager has achieved international recognition for concepts that have revolutionized the entertainment, hospitality, food and beverage, retail and residential industries. His keen instincts for the mood and feel of popular culture were honed during the 70s and 80s, when he and his late business partner, Steve Rubell, created the legendary and groundbreaking Studio 54 and Palladium nightclubs. They soon turned their attention to the hotel business, opening Morgans Hotel in 1984, introducing the concept of the "boutique hotel" to the world.

Schrager’s brand PUBLIC hotels is a further evolution of what he started. Now with 5 decades in the hospitality business, Ian has new openings of his PUBLIC brand, several luxury residential projects under development in New York City, a visual essay of Studio 54 with Rizzoli, a documentary film on Studio 54, a memoir, and 21 EDITION hotels around the world in the pipeline under his partnership with Marriott. Ian has 2 daughters from his first marriage, a son, Louis (5th Grade) with wife, Tania, a former professional ballet dancer, and two step-daughters.

Photo: Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Winter 2021

Dr. Christian Chung, Advisory P’22, ’24

Dr. Christian Chung has been in private practice for over 18 years in the Columbus Circle area, specializing in Cosmetic and Implant dentistry. Chris has served and led in various dental mission trips in Asia and throughout South and Central America, including the Quechua tribe in the Amazon jungles between Brazil and Peru. He also participated in development projects of displaced communities near Chisec Guatemala. That project involved clean water education and building a well in a Q’etchi village as well as serving other indigenous populations of Mayan descent in the jungles of Guatemala with medical and dental work.

Chris received his B.A. from New York University and his D.D.S. from New York University College of Dentistry. His wife, Judy Pak, is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, and Seton Hall Law. She has since started her own photography studio and is an award-winning industry leader in her field. They have 4 children and have been members of the Allen-Stevenson community for the past 9 years. Their two eldest boys, Ethan (8th Grade) and Matthew (6th Grade) are currently at Allen-Stevenson. Together they are committed to diversity initiatives and passionate about exemplifying kindness and service to communities of all backgrounds.