June Jacobs-Turnbull

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June Jacobs-Turnbull is a wife, mother and a grandmother. She was born and raised on the beautiful island of St. Thomas, USVI.
June got her first job working at First Pennsylvania Bank as a teller. Then a year later, she transferred to Innovative where she worked as a toll operator for 10 years and a clerical clerk for 26 years before retiring to her home in the Virgin Islands. Soon afterward, June began a teaching job at College Preparatory Learning Center.
When I’m not working at the preschool, my hobbies are traveling, cooking, and reading.
I’ve been a preschool teacher for 12 years, and I really love it. Together with a team of amazing and creative teachers, I am committed to providing a family with a loving and sound learning foundation

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