Who is Joan?
I have had spent 16 years helping people change their lives. During that time, I worked in the rural areas creating continuing education opportunities for adults. I have worked with a multitude of people who are not satisfied with what they are doing. This experience has been so fulfilling that I have decided to coach individuals as my main career in my Third Age (my career after age 50+).
Here is a brief biography about my past years:
CAREER SUMMARY
Present
Independent Coach and Consultant – July 1, 2006 to present
-Joan’s Third Age Coaching and Consulting – JTACC,LLC - OWNER
-Coach individuals and small groups on transitions in life and careers
-Coordinate coaching/service networks
-Consultant for Continuing Education institutions on future programming
-Profile jobs as a licensed ACT Job Profiler using WorkKeys
-Conduct awareness sessions and conferences for Third Age issues (Issues and activities to assist the Age 50+ adult worker and employers of this age group into the future)
-Consult with Workforce Development organizations about a wide range of workforce issues in business and industry
Previous
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UWSP EXTENSION – 7-1-2001 to 6-30-2006
INTERIM ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELOR – 7-1-2000 – 6-30-2001
DIRECTOR OF CREDIT OUTREACH – 11-1-99 to 7-1-2000
Western Wisconsin Technical College
CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR – INDEPENDENCE CAMPUS – 1991 to 10-99
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DISTANCE LEARNING – 1/1999 to 10-1999
CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR - BLACK RIVER FALLS CAMPUS – 8/1991- 1/1999
SS. Peter & Paul School, Independence, Wisconsin
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL – 1984 to 1991
DIRECTOR OF PRIVATE NURSERY SCHOOL - 1981 to 1991
National Diffusion Network
WISCONSIN SCHOOL CONSULTANT & TRAINER (with approx. 87 districts)
Oklahoma Model (educating LD students in Regular classroom) 1981 to 1996
Project C.R.I.S.S. (Content Reading Including Study Skills) 1987-1995
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Projects
STRATEGIES TRAINER, 1988-1991
CONSULTING WRITER for DECISIONS, 1982 to 1985
Whitehall School District, Whitehall, Wisconsin
INSTRUCTIONAL ADVISOR, 1981 to 1984
COORDINATOR of EXPERIENCE BASED EDUCATION, 1979 to 1984
LEARNING DISABILITIES TEACHER, K-12, 1978 TO 1981
Trempealeau County Health Care Center, Whitehall, Wisconsin
SPEECH and LANGUAGE CONSULTANT, 1974 to 1979
Trempealeau Valley Cooperative, Independence, Wisconsin
SPEECH and LANGUAGE CLINICIAN, 1972 to 1977
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Madison
PH.D. in Educational Administration (minor in Learning Disabilities), May 1997 Dissertation: “The Role of Literacy in Interagency Collaboration: A Rural/Urban Case Study”
Licensed as administrator for Wisconsin Technical College System.
Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota
PRINCIPALSHIP, Completed license, May 1987
CURRICULUM COORDINATOR, May 1987
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
MASTER Of SCIENCE, Special Education / Learning Disabilities, May 1978
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
BACHELOR OF ARTS, Communication Disorders, December 1972
All of my work with various educational systems and their connections with private individuals, business and industry has given me a unique opportunity to view careers and options from multiple viewpoints. I am using all this information to assist each person I work with obtain his/her potential.
