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| SAN TOMAS WEST |
Neighborhood Association
| SAN TOMAS WEST |
Neighborhood Association
| Join us in welcoming the new STWNA Executive Board this year! |
Danielle Pirslin, STWNA President Danielle is looking forward to being the new president to the San Tomas West Neighborhood Association and has lived in San Jose for over 30 years. At the age of 19 she started her career as an assistant manager to 216 units at the Greenery Apartments and became a property owner in the San Tomas West Neighborhood area in 2005 to three properties. Danielle has been a member with the California Apartment Association (CAA) along with Apartment Owners Association (AOA) and the Chamber of Commerce. She has enjoyed taking many educational classes to further her knowledge in property laws, owner/renters rights, better business practices, certified residential manager and a certified Environmental Protection Agency Renovator. Caring about her children’s education she became very involved in some of the local schools, district and a government project on the east coast called Head Start, known as First Start here in California . Danielle joined the Head Start Policy Council back in 2002, part of two sub committees and was a DHS Delegate (Program Director of Head Start) to the local Head Start schools in Pittsburgh , PA. At that time her responsibilities were to ensure the schools aided by the appropriate internal controls that established and implemented to safe guard Federal funds, annual independent audit, to resolve community complaints about the program, the program’s philosophy (Long and Short) range goals with objectives, recruitment of enrollment, the hire or termination of teachers/staff, fundraising and report to information to local parents groups abut the Head start program. In 2005 Danielle became a Certified Positive Parent Teacher in educating parents in small groups. Later she served on the board to the Walk N’ Roll program at Easterbrook Discovery school (EDS). Currently Danielle is the Community Outreach Director Administrative Lead for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 52 (FOP) and Support FOP 52, along with the Milpitas Police Officers Association partnership to the Fraternal Order of Police. She is very active in the community being involved with the District 1 Leadership Group, the Campbell Neighborhood Leaders Group and volunteers her time to local political leaders in San Jose . Danielle is also involved in the Santa Clara County Fire Department program known as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and FEMA. With her three daughters, they do Moulage special effects makeup for the Fire Departments Training Drills, creating volunteer victims for community responders in a simulated disaster. In her free time, you will find Danielle working on her craft or sewing projects. Diann Malakis, Vice President Diann Malakis's family moved to West San Jose in 1974. She attended Strawberry Elementary, Easterbrook Elementary, Rogers Jr. Hgh and Graduated Blackford High School in 1987. Diann has been working in the Construction field since 1992 and is currently the Customer Service Manager and AP Specialist for a Solar Company. Diann is a Newlywed and wonderful wife as well as a proud mother of two children, her 12 year old daughter (from a previous marriage) and a 15 year old son. Diann’s daughter has been attending Easterbrook Discovery School (EDS) since 1st grade and is in Jr. High now. Her son Lives in Greece with his mom, but comes here to visit for the Winter Holidays and Summer break. Diann has played and active roll in her daughters Girl Scout Troop and currently the Treasurer of that troop. Diann enjoys spending time with her husband and children. As Vice President to STWNA, Diann will help with the distributions of the news fliers and work with block captains to bring to our residents. If you ever need Girl Scout Cookies be sure to get in contact with her to place your order. Cathi Hall, Treasurer Cathi graduated from Chico State where she met her late husband, David who grew up in San Jose and graduated from Del Mar. She completed her teaching credential at San Jose State when the family returned here in the mid eighties. David’s father was head librarian at West Valley for over 25 years. The Halls have 3 children; Steven graduated Blackford in 1989 and has their only 2 grandchildren; James attended Rogers Middle School, EDS, and graduated from Westmont in 1992 because they closed Blackford his senior year; Katie attended Anderson Elementary, Rogers Middle, and graduated Prospect in 1995. Over the years you may have seen them walking their white akita and golden retriever, or more likely have seen Cathi “flying” behind the golden on her bike! Currently she walks the neighborhood with her knee-high dog Annabelle who many people say closely resembles the lion in the "Golden Compass". Cathi grew up in Napa and has lived in California most of her life, except for a few years overseas in Indonesia and the Netherlands. She retired in June after 30 years of teaching 5th grade, the last 25 years in the Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District on the Eastside where her passion was to help students develop a joy and love for science and math...in both boys and GIRLS. Cathi was recognized at Heritage Theater by Santa Clara County Office of Education in Sept of 2011. Her retirement has allowed her more time to spend on her hobbies, including home improvement projects, traveling, and shopping. She recently took up yoga and looks forward to trying new things in the coming years. She enjoys most sports... a to z and hopes to take up kayaking, work with Canine Com- panions raising puppies, and more road tripping around US in the future. She did a cross country drive last summer and loved it! Cathi said “I look forward to serving on the STWNA Board and hope you will say hi if you see me out and about!” She joined STWNA 4 years ago and recently volunteered to take on the role of treasurer. Ruth Linton, Secretary Ruth Linton has lived in the San Tomas West Neighborhood for 20 years, and joined the association when it began in 2007. She has worked in the neighborhood for 8 years as an Educational Therapist, specializing in students with dyslexia. Ruth previously worked as a teacher and school librarian in Cupertino. She and her husband, Tom, have two adult children. |
We look forward to working with you! |
Meet your new Board…
NOTE: We are looking for Board Positions to be filled "al large"
to help with any of the board members on projects
to help with any of the board members on projects