Bill Johnston:
CLASS OF 1972
Los Altos High SchoolClass of 1972
Los altos, CA
San Diego State UniversityClass of 1979
San diego, CA
Bill's Story
After high school, I attended San Diego State, where I earned degrees in mathematics & physical education, and grad school to earn a teaching credential. After graduating, I signed a contract to teach at Sweetwater High School (San Diego); however, the same day that I received my credential, the CA legislature passed Prop 13, which relegated my teaching job moot.
Needing a new "career" -- at least until schools began re-hiring (5 years later) -- I was hired by Northern California Savings as a teller, where I eventually became a branch operations manager, and then VP of Corporate Training. Unfortunately (again!) the banking crash of 1981 resulted in Northern California Savings being absorbed by Great Western Savings. Since Great Western had their own VP of Corporate Training, I found myself looking for my 3rd "career."
My father offered me a job working for his property management company, which I accepted on t...Expand for more
he condition that I could leave once teaching jobs again became available; however, by that time (1985) life and the cost of living had made such a move difficult financially. I continued working in the property management field, and earned the Certified Property Manager ("CPM") designation in 1984, as COO of PRIME-PM Professional Management (my father's company). In 2000, my father retired and sold the company to me, where I continued as President until 2006.
In 2006, I approached Eugene Burger Management Corp. -- a much larger company -- with the offer to merge, and assume the position as San Jose Regional Manager, where I continued to work until May of 2020.
In May, 2020, after 39 years in the industry, I formally retired from property management, so that I could finally resume my true love of teaching. I am currently working (part-time) as a Tennis Professional at Foothills Tennis & Swim Club in Palo Alto.
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