Cooler Heads Company Information

Kate Dilligan founded Cooler Heads because she experienced first hand the stress and financial burden of manual cold caps as a breast cancer patient undergoing aggressive chemotherapy. Before starting Cooler Heads, she worked in tech for over 10 years and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate Schoolof Business. Before graduate school she was one of the most successful congressional fundraisers in the Democratic Party and earned her BA from Smith College.

Nick is an engineering leader with extensive experience developing and scaling complex medical devices from concept to commercialization. At Cooler Heads Care, he leads the engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams responsible for the design, development, and production of the company’s innovative scalp cooling systems.

Bryan Christman, Area Vice President, West at Cooler Heads, brings 20 years of medical device sales and leadership experience. He has driven growth and built high-performing teams at global leaders like Johnson & Johnson and Hologic, as well as high-growth startups including Veran Medical Technologies (acquired by Olympus) and Entellus Medical (acquired by Stryker). At Cooler Heads, Bryan leads the strategic expansion of Amma™ scalp cooling across the Western U.S., advancing access to this innovative patient care solution.

Sarah Hyndman is the Director of Quality & Regulatory at Cooler Heads, bringing experience leading Quality Engineering, Quality Systems, and Regulatory functions across both high-growth startups and global medical-device organizations. She specializes in design quality for hardware and software/AI-enabled medical devices, implementation of scalable ISO 13485-compliant quality systems, and regulatory strategy throughout the full product lifecycle.

Julia DeVincenzo is the Senior Director of Training & Education at Cooler Heads, where she leads the company’s scalp cooling navigation program with a focus on empowering patients and supporting the clinical team. A registered nurse with deep roots in oncology care, Julia brings extensive experience from across the cancer care continuum. From infusion centers and inpatient units to physician practices and breast cancer navigation at Sharp Healthcare.

Courtney Turich brings 25+ years of medical device leadership from Stryker and Veran Medical (acquired by Olympus) to her role as Global VP of Sales & Marketing at Cooler Heads, where she leads national expansion of scalp cooling.

With over 14 years of experience in the start-up medical device space, Alex specializes in building scalable commercial infrastructures that drive performance and long-term success. In her role, she helps shape commercial strategy and optimize the sales process through forecasting, pipeline management, and contracting. She is passionate about combining strategic planning with operational execution to help teams achieve commercial excellence and deliver meaningful healthcare innovations to patients.

Caitlyn Galvin brings over a decade of success in medical device sales and leadership to her role as Area Vice President, East, at Cooler Heads. With experience spanning across both global leaders Olympus and Smith & Nephew and high-growth startups such as Veran Medical Technologies (acquired by Olympus), Caitlyn drives the expansion of Amma scalp cooling across the Eastern United States.

Zachary Burt is the Controller at Cooler Heads, where he leads financial planning, accounting, and treasury.  Zachary has over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing industry.  Prior to joining Cooler Heads, he held the role of Director of Finance at AB Dynamics.

Julia Alldredge is the Director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing at Cooler Heads, where she drives smart, scalable operations from procurement to production. She builds resilient supply chains, streamlines manufacturing, and leads cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and on budget, all to support the mission of making scalp cooling accessible.