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Lisa Allen Ms. Allen recently completed the second year of her term as president of the RCDS Parents Association. As such, she sat on the School’s Board of Trustees, where she has served on the Development, Nominating, and Communications committees, as well as the Marketing and Outreach Committee. Ms. Allen is also a member of the School’s Annual Giving Committee. Prior to her term as president, Ms. Allen served a two-year term as secretary of the Parents Association. She has also worked on the School’s Parent Balance Committee and in various other Parents Association roles, including as a liaison, host family, and Wildcat Den volunteer, and as the Lower School liaison division coordinator, a Lower School photo book co-chair, and the Kindergarten lunchroom coordinator. Ms. Allen is an RCDS liaison for REACH Prep, and has served on the REACH Prep luncheon committee for the past four years. Ms. Allen grew up in Denver and graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in political science and a minor in contemporary French studies. After earning a J.D. degree from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University, Ms. Allen practiced real estate law in Denver and then moved to London, where she practiced international corporate law. While abroad, Ms. Allen was actively involved with the Junior League of London. Ms. Allen and her family moved to Rye in January 2007, and she continued volunteering for various organizations, including Midland Elementary School, Putnam Indian Field School, and the Rye Free Reading Room (as an Auxiliary Board member). Ms. Allen and her husband, Julian, have two children, Charlie (Class of 2021) and Grace (Class of 2024).
Michael Lazar ’87 Mr. Lazar grew up in Rye and graduated from Rye Country Day School in 1987. He is a co-founder of BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation and served as its chief operating officer from its formation in 2004. Mr. Lazar served on the company’s board of directors and as managing member of BlackRock Kelso Capital Advisors, the company’s investment advisor. Previously, Mr. Lazar was a partner at Kelso & Company, L.P., one of the oldest firms specializing in private equity investing. Having originally joined Kelso & Company,
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L.P. in 1993, Mr. Lazar was involved in Kelso & Company, L.P.’s private equity transactions since that time. Prior to joining Kelso & Company, L.P., Mr. Lazar worked at the predecessor to J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. He began his career in the Corporate Finance and Structured Finance groups at Chemical Bank, where he focused on financings for leveraged companies. Mr. Lazar received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Dartmouth College. He has served as co-chair of the Leadership Council of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center, as a member of the Dartmouth College Fund Committee and as a director of the New York Division of the March of Dimes. In addition, Mr. Lazar has served as a director on the boards of certain Kelso portfolio companies. Mr. Lazar and his wife, Lauren, have lived in Greenwich for 15 years with their four children: Caroline (Class of 2024), Penny (Class of 2025), Robert, (Class of 2026) and Ryan (in pre-school). Mr. Lazar has served as president of the Rye Country Day School Alumni Executive Board and as a member of the Board of Trustees.
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Blair Endresen Metrailler ’96 Ms. Metrailler attended RCDS for 14 years (Pre-K through Grade 12) and graduated in 1996. She was previously a member of the RCDS Alumni Executive Board and was inducted into the RCDS Hall of Fame for athletics. She is a class agent and alumni volunteer. Ms. Metrailler has served in several roles as an RCDS parent, including as a class liaison, a host family, co-chair of Wildcat Den Spirit Wear, and an Annual Giving volunteer. Ms. Metrailler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College, where she was captain of the varsity squash team. After graduating, she worked in the Investment Banking Division and the Investment Management Division at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Ms. Metrailler currently serves as the co-chair of the Friends of Harvard Squash and was Leadership Gift co-chair for her reunion class at Harvard College. She is a co-chair of Young Friends of the New York Philharmonic Benefit Committee and was previously a member of the Rye Library Auxiliary Board. She and her husband, Edouard, live in Purchase with their two children, Winn (Class of 2026) and Nina (Class of 2030).
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