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David Jim will represent the perspectives of international families and families of boarding students.
JANET BROWNSTONE
Janet Brownstone’s family loves the supportive, welcoming environment at the Priory and the Benedictine philosophy of education, she said. In fact, Andrew Verhalen, Janet’s husband, knows
the ethos from personal experience as a student at Delbarton Academy in Morristown, New Jersey. (Father Egon found a home at Delbarton after escaping from communist Central Europe shortly after World War II.)
Janet’s daughters, Nicole (Class of 2004) and Sara (Class of 2006), both graduated from the Priory. At the Priory, Nicole’s passions were volleyball
and the arts, and Sara’s passion was the theater. While they were here, Janet served two years as Co- President of the Priory Parent Association. During those years, she also enjoyed a variety of other volunteer jobs, including working on the auction, the initial stages of the capital funds drive, and revitalizing the annual Family Barbecue.
Janet received a BA in Economics from UC Irvine, and an MBA from Cornell University. She worked for Intel for fifteen years in marketing and finance. On the Priory Board of Trustees, Janet will be a member of the Committee on Trustees, and will co-chair the Schools Affairs Subcommittee. Her other community activities include being a member of the board of Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto.
DAN TURNER
Dan Turner joins the Priory Board of Trustees as a parent of two students at WPS. Maddie (Class of 2008) began at the Priory as a freshman and is an integral part of the girls tennis team; her brother,
Scott (Class of 2010), joined her this year and is currently on the JV soccer team. Dan and his wife, Tamara, have become active in many aspects of school life. The family lives in Portola Valley.
Dan has seventeen years of experience as an entrepreneur, operating manager and venture capitalist. He is a general partner/managing member of Montreux and chairman of TransOral Pharmaceuticals. In addition, he is a member of the board of directors or has board responsibilities for several companies in the health care and pharmaceuticals industries.
He earned a BS from Sacramento State University and attended the MBA program at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, where he has established the Turner Fellowship. In addition, Dan is a certified public accountant.
DAVID FUN TIN JIM
David Fun Tin Jim’s daughter, Ching Wei (Katherine), is an eleventh grader at Priory and resident of Anselm House. The family, including wife and mother, Karen Sog Yee Jim, are natives and
residents of Hong Kong. As a trustee, David will offer the perspective of international and boarding families.
David received a BS in Computer Science at California State University in Sacramento in 1980. He began his career in regional marketing with
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