To contact the full board, please email board@sancarlos.k12.ca.us.

Beth Hunkapiller (President)

  • First Year on Board: 1993
  • Current Term Ends: 2013
  • Committee Assignments: 2+2 (w/City of San Carlos); Policy; Strategic Planning
  • Other Education/Community Leadership: Spring Fling Advisory Board; Healthy Cities Advisory Board; Past PTA President; Past Chair, Measure F; Chair, Advisory Commission on Charter Schools; Chair, Aspire Public Schools
  • Professional Experience: Journalism with the KC Star and LA Times; education as a middle school reading and English teacher and administrator; Director, Charter Schools Division, California Department of Education
  • Personal Info: Lived in San Carlos with husband since 1983.  Two children graduated from San Carlos schools
  • E-Mail: bhunkapiller@sancarlos.k12.ca.us
  • Phone: 650-533-4485

Adam Rak (Vice President)

  • First Year on Board: 2011
  • Current Term Ends: 2015
  • Committee Assignments: Bond/Parcel Tax Oversight; FECC/Bond Feasibility; Policy
  • Other Education/Community Leadership: Measure H Committee; Measure A Committee; National Board Reading Partners (2007-2011);  San Mateo County School Boards Association
  • Professional Experience: 19 years public policy and advocacy experience.  Legislative Aide, US Congress; Sr. Director Public Affairs, Symantec; Regional Vice President, TechAmerica
  • Personal Info: Has lived in San Carlos with wife since 2001.  Three children –  two children currently in San Carlos Schools with the third entering next school year.
  • E-Mail: arak@sancarlos.K12.ca.us
  • Phone: 650-766-1833

Carol Elliott (Clerk)

  • First Year on Board: 2012 (appointed 1/12/12)
  • Current Term Ends: 2013
  • Committee Assignments: FECC/Bond Feasibility; Strategic Planning; Budget/SMART-E Enterprise
  • Other Education/Community Leadership: VP Data Services, San Carlos Education Foundation Board of Directors; White Oaks PTA Board; White Oaks Site Council; Central Middle School PTA Board; Central Middle School Site Council; Chair, Spring Fling Advisory Board; Sequoia High School Education Foundation Board of Directors; San Carlos Children’s Theater; Leader, Girl Scouts; classroom volunteer.
  • Professional Experience: Former Executive Director of the nonprofit Volunteer Center of Greater Bridgeport; Administrator for the Foundation for Autistic Childhood Education and Support during its start-up phase; Branch Director for the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles’ City Hall Branch.
  • Personal Info: Has lived in San Carlos since 2002 with husband and two children (one currently attending San Carlos schools, and one who graduated from San Carlos schools).
  • E-Mail: celliott@sancarlos.k12.ca.us
  • Phone: 650-704-4380

Kathleen Farley (Rep to County Office on District Reorganization)

  • First Year on Board: 2012 (appointed 1/12/12)
  • Current Term Ends: 2013
  • Committee Assignments: Communications; 21st Century Learning; Budget/SMART-E Enterprise
  • Other Education/Community Leadership: Authored and managed Edna McConnell Clark Foundation grant for improving middle schools in Long Beach, CA. Tutor for students in the “I Have a Dream” program. Parent participant in co-op preschools.
  • Professional Experience: 18 years of technology experience – currently Vice President, Product Marketing, SpotMixer, Inc. Formerly Director of Product Management at Yahoo! Other work experience includes managing product and marketing for several start-up companies. Formerly a middle school teacher for Teach for America in Long Beach, CA. 
  • Personal Info: Has lived in San Carlos with husband and two children since 2008. Both children currently attend San Carlos schools.
  • E-Mail: kfarley@sancarlos.k12.ca.us
  • Phone: 650-799-8445

Seth Rosenblatt (Alternate Rep to County Office on District Reorganization)

  • First Year on Board: 2007
  • Current Term Ends: 2015
  • Committee Assignments: 2+2 (w/City of San Carlos); Communications; 21st Century Learning
  • Other Education/Community Leadership: San Mateo County School Boards Association (President 2011-2013); EdSource Today contributor; San Mateo County Core Organization Task Force; Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council; Education Advisory Committee, Assemblymember Kevin Mullin; Executive Committee, Sustainable Schools Task Force, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley; Board of Directors, San Carlos Education Foundation; Leadership Redwood City/Belmont/San Carlos Program; Healthy Cities Tutor; Classroom volunteer; San Carlos Children’s Theater; Little League and AYSO Coach
  • Professional Experience: 20 years of experience in media and technology companies, including working in marketing, business development, and finance positions as well as leading two technology start-ups; currently runs consulting business focused on strategy, business development, and marketing for technology and media companies.
  • Personal Info: Has lived in San Carlos with wife since 1997.  Two children currently attending San Carlos schools.
  • E-Mail:srosenblatt@sancarlos.k12.ca.us
  • Phone: 415-264-4028