Donna Dempsey - Principal |
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Donna Dempsey, trained at the Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) in London. After passing her R.A.D. Teaching Certificate, she went on to attain the R.A.D. Teaching Diploma. Donna has broad international teaching experience, commencing her teaching career in the U.K. then moving to Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia prior to opening The Dance Centre Dubai in 1996 later changing the name of the school to Turning Pointe. |
Manon McDonald - Office Manager |
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Manon McDonald, trained in bookkeeping in South Africa and went on to work as Office Manager for McDonald Electric. Manon joined Turning Pointe as Accounts Administrator in September 2007 progressing on to become Office Manager in January 2009. Sadly Manon will be leaving us to return to her native South Africa in October 2009. |
Jacqueline Williams - Office Manager |
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Jacqueline Williams, will be joining us at the end of August 2009 and will be replacing Manon when she leaves for South Africa. Jacki has spent most of her career working as an administrator and in managerial positions in the customer service sector including Jumeirah College. Having worked in a school environment in Dubai she brings with her a wealth of experience and understanding of how we operate. |
Julie Walsh - Administration Assistant |
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Julie Walsh is from the UK and joined Turning Pointe in August 2008 as Administration Assistant. Previously Julie worked as airline cabin crew in the UK for 13 years with Britannia Airways which has given her excellent experience in dealing with people. In 1999 Julie then went on to run the office administration within a family business before moving to Dubai in 2007. She is married with one son. |
Jessica Vallecer - Administration Assistant |
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Jessica Vallecer has lived in and worked in Dubai in an administration role for many years now. Jessica is from the Phillipines and joins Turning Pointe in September 2009 |