November 18, 2016 Jan Pederson Schiff 2013 Community Service In college, Jan pursued a degree in nursing, but auditioned for the Augsburg Choir as well. She missed the call-backs because she hadn’t seen them posted as…
April 16, 2018 Jane Kramer 2018 Arts Passion for music, children and culture has been woven into Jane Kramer’s identity from a very young age. Coupled with her deep commitment to opportunity and equity, it…
December 1, 2016 JANET DAIJOGO 1996 Education Janet Daijogo is the consummate teacher — a role model of strength, flexibility and compassion as she endeavors to fulfill her goal of instilling in children a sense…
November 18, 2016 Jean A. Taylor 2010 Volunteer Leadership For the better part of thirty years, Jean has voraciously tackled mounting social crisis that many find too daunting to even acknowledge. The courage and tenacity she…
December 1, 2016 JEAN BEE CHAN, PH.D. 1998 Education Jean Bee Chan, Lucas Valley resident, is an outstanding educator and mentor. As a professor of mathematics at Sonoma State University since 1973, Dr. Chan has been instrumental…
February 23, 2023 Jean Berensmeier 2023 Jean Berensmeier was born during the Depression in 1932. She was sent to live with her Croatian-speaking grandparents in Ruth, Nevada, at the age of four. To this day, Jean…
November 22, 2016 Jean S. Barnard 1992 Public Affairs A member of a pioneer Mill Valley family, Jean Barnard graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College in 1940, first in her class with degrees in political…
November 22, 2016 Jean Starkweather 1989 Environment Jean Starkweather worked for many years to preserve the beauty and natural features of Marin County. One person commented, “Anytime there is a public hearing on an issue…
March 21, 2019 Jeannine Herron 2019 Education Jeannine Herron was born in Berkeley and attended Anna Head School where her mother taught French. At age 19, she was on a summer tour of the Middle…
November 18, 2016 Jennifer Siebel Newsom 2013 Social Change Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, speaker, actress and advocate for women, girls and their families. Newsom is the writer, director and producer of the 2011 Sundance…
November 18, 2016 Joan Brown 2014 Volunteer Leadership Joan Brown created Marin County’s internationally acclaimed Civic Center Volunteers (CCV), and directed it for more than thirty-two years. She started the program after property-tax-cutting Proposition 13…
November 18, 2016 Joan Capurro 2010 Public Affairs Born in Iowa, the third oldest of ten sisters and brothers, Joan Capurro says she comes from a typical Midwestern family: spiritually wealthy and financially poor, but…
