Jayme Karolyi Joins Church Farm School Team as Chief Financial Officer

Church Farm School is pleased to announce that Jayme Karolyi has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Jayme will be a key member of the school’s Administrative Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic and day-to-day financial and operations management of the all-boys boarding and day high school in Exton, PA. The CFO oversees multiple departments and functions, including finance, investments, facilities, risk management, student services and business and campus operations. Jayme has 25 years of experience as an accounting professional at independent schools. Most recently, she served as CFO for Holy Ghost Preparatory School, an all-boys day high school in Bensalem. Prior to Holy Ghost Prep, she spent 23 years at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr in financial and business operations leadership roles.

 

Jayme will work closely with the school’s administrative team and Board of Directors to ensure fiscal integrity, operational efficiency and alignment with the school’s mission and values, while evaluating new opportunities to expand the school’s programs. Jayme has significant experience that will serve Church Farm School well, including financial strategic planning, risk and endowment management, financial assistance budgeting and planning and EITC/OSTC program reporting. She holds a B.S. in finance with a minor in accounting from Strayer University and currently chairs the PAISBOA Foundation.

 

Says Jayme, "I’m so excited to be joining this amazing team. I will not only be working with exceptional colleagues, but for an institution whose mission is utterly distinctive. Church Farm School helps outstanding scholars get an extraordinary, financially accessible education. With the education and support from the school, these scholars go on to top colleges and universities and become wonderful leaders in a vast number of professional sectors, all while being the "good humans" Church Farm has inspired them to be.  If this isn't enough to affect extreme excitement, adding the opportunity to partner with their new Head of School, Troy Baker, is an honor unto itself. I simply cannot wait to be a part of this team, at this school!”

 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Jayme to Church Farm School,” says Dr. Troy Baker, Head of School. “Her enthusiasm for our mission, paired with deep expertise in independent school finance and operations, will make her a great addition to our team as Chief Financial Officer.”