Jay Brethauer | Biography

Family Motto: “Touchez un outilet et saignez”

Me (Jay Brethauer)
I have a major in philosophy with a minor psychology from San Jose State University and hold a masters degree in school administration. I have worked with Palo Alto schools since 1972 both as a teacher and as an administrator in summer sessions at the elementary, middle and high school levels. I have taught grade levels from kindergarten through sixth. I worked with the Palo Alto Educators Association in many capacities including president and three-time member of the teachers' bargaining team.Janice and I are long time residents of Palo Alto and have a summer home at Blue Lake Springs in Arnold, Ca. My hobbies include lapidary, silversmithing, running, fly fishing, golf and photography.

Janice
When Janice isn't beating me at golf or preparing for her next marathon she is leading me through the current remodel of our summer home. Janice holds a degree in music and a school administrative degree from the San Jose State University. Janice is a kindergarten teacher at Juana Briones Elementary School here in Palo Alto. Her performances of The Turkey Tango and Stone Soup are acclaimed throughout the Western United States. Janice's Kindergarten Pirate Day is a wonderful substitute for the winter Festavus holiday.

Jack
Jack completed his degree in Political Science at Cal Berkeley and took his commission in the United States Navy. After serving aboard the USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer stationed in San Diego and Japan he was appointed to the Navy's Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. He is currently completing his engineering degree in Charleston and will most likely be assigned to an aircraft carrier in San Diego this June.

Katie
Katie graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in linguistics. She is a world traveler having lived in Brazil and Spain. She has traveled extensively in Central America, South America and Europe. She speaks both Spanish and Portuguese. Katie lives and works in Seattle while planning her next trip.

Murphie
Murphie is a six-year-old border collie, flat-coated retriever mix from the Santa Clara Animal Shelter. She has a great vocabulary, a little attitude and too much smarts for her own good. She likes to play with the mountain coyotes on the golf course at night and once treed a bear that ventured onto our deck. She is the official goose-chasing dog of Sequoia Woods Country Club...when she feels like it.