Windward School Report on Philanthropy 2014-2015

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW TRUSTEES DAN GINSBERG

DEBBIE MARKILES

A businessman with several decades in senior

Debbie Markiles returns to the Board

agency executive and then principal owner of local

Trustee as part of her role as Parent Guild

of a specially formed turnaround team, Dan sold his

She has served as a valuable member of the

Carolina, to bring respectability back to the venerable

2013, and will continue her role on that

leadership positions, Dan was initially an advertising

having previously served a one year-term as

agency, dGWB. Then, with an opportunity to be part

President for the 2013-14 academic year.

agency and made his way, with wife Caren, to North

Stewardship Committee of the Board since

brand, Hardee’s.

committee.

After that successful experience, Dan and Caren returned to Southern California where Dan

Debbie is Vice President, West Coast Advertising Sales for Fox News Channel

fast moving consumer product brand of the 21st century. Surely, there are few products,

Communications majoring in Advertising and Marketing. She worked for several

moved on from Red Bull to work with friends and Windward parents, Raymond and Jane

Fox since 2000. In addition to her involvement at Windward, Debbie is currently

professional skincare company, satisfying consumers in more than 80 countries.

Education Changes A Nation). She served as a PTA Board Member for several

Now, Dan is on to entrepreneurial ventures, and works as an advisor/consultant/board

Kids International. Debbie and her husband, Jonathan, are the parents of Phoebe,

assumed the position of CEO of Red Bull which some have expressed to be the seminal

and Fox Business Network. She graduated from Boston University with a BS in

at any time, that have matched or exceeded the success of Red Bull during this time. Dan

years in advertising sales at NBC in both New York and Burbank and has been at

Wurwand, as CEO of their business, Dermalogica, the world’s largest and most respected

a member of the Alliance for Women in Media and SHE-CAN (Supporting Her

member to a variety of businesses. Most importantly, he and Caren are proud parents of Jack ’16 and Stella ’17.

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years at Webster Elementary School and as a Malibu Guild Member of Mending a Windward Junior, and Windward alum, Benjamin ‘14.


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