Ginny was raised in Montebello, CA, and came to San Diego to attend San Diego State University, where she met Thom. They were married after college and moved to Tierrasanta in 1972 before there were any gas stations or grocery stores. They raised their children here and are grateful for the friendships they have built over the years.

Upon graduating from San Diego State University, Ginny started teaching in the San Diego Unified School District.  Her first 15 years were at the elementary level (K-4) before transferring to middle school when DePortola opened in Tierrasanta. She earned an MA degree in Reading and taught 6^th grade Core and 8^th grade reading before becoming the school’s Staff Developer, working with the 6-8 grade teachers in Literacy. She went on to become a district resource teacher before obtaining her administrative credential. She was a Vice Principal for one year before moving to the district office as Literacy Program Manager for all Middle Schools. She felt blessed to have had the opportunity to collaborate with many wonderful students, teachers, and school-site administrators.

Ginny and Thom have two daughters. Cory and her husband, Reuben, live in San Diego and have two children, Kaya 20, and Curren 18. Mandy and her husband, Dave, live in Fullerton and have Nash 7, and Cade 4. She loves being with her family and helping with the grandkids. She participates in a book club and in the Prayers and Squares quilting ministry at TLC. She enjoys spending time with friends and still gets together yearly with her high school girlfriends.

In addition to teaching, Ginny was a Girl Scout leader for her girls and an active volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Upon retiring she and Thom both joined the Village.  Ginny has served as co-chair for the membership and social teams. She coordinates the monthly bunko group and is a neighborhood captain. Ginny believes in the value of getting involved and establishing positive relationships and is honored to be part of the Village Board.

Jinny Batterson has spent most of her life so far living up and down the U.S. East Coast. She and husband Jim moved to San Diego mid-2021 to be close to part of the younger generations of Battersons.

Prior to retirement, she had two “bookended” careers in multiple locales, one as a foreign language teacher, the other as a computer programmer and systems analyst. Just after college, she taught French at an urban junior high school in Baltimore. She then switched to a business “computer language” and spent nearly four decades writing and maintaining custom software for a variety first of employers and then of clients. During her non-work waking hours, she helped raise two children to adulthood and served on the boards of several local non-profits.

         
In her late 50’s, increasingly bored and somewhat technically obsolete, she reinvented herself as a foreign English teacher, with multiple assignments in parts of rural China. Her most exotic work assignment, though, came during the 1980’s,when she taught accounting and basic computer skills as part of a Peace Corps affiliated assignment in a small French-speaking country in Africa.

         
Jinny learned about Tierrasanta Village a few months after arriving in San Diego. She joined with her husband in 2022. She’s sampled a variety of Village activities. She is very grateful for the Village friendships and networks she’s developing. Jinny also enjoys time with the grandkids, both here and in Ohio, along with walks, reading, gardening, and frequent visits to area libraries.