Barbara Gail Joralemon

Background

Joralemon, Barbara Gail was born on April 10, 1951 in Salt Lake City. Daughter of Peter and Barbara Ann (Hayward) Joralemon.

Education

Student, Beaver College, 1969-1971; Bachelor cum laude, Boston University, 1974; Master of Divinity., Pacific School Religion, 1976.

Career

Coordinator television monitoring project, United Methodist Women, Berkeley, California, 1975-1976; coordinator counseling, Reproductive Health Services, Columbia, Missouri, 1977-1978; program director, chaplain, United Ecumenical Ministry, Columbia, 1977-1979; coordinator service and education, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Project, Jefferson City, Missoury, 1979-1980; executive director, Abortion and Pregnancy Testing Clinic, Albuquerque, 1980-1988; co-founder, president, New Mexico Health Decisions, Albuquerque, since 1989. Board directors, executive council United Campus Ministries, Albuquerque, 1980-1989, vice president board directors, 1986-1987, president, 1988-1989. Teacher English as Second Language, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Barbara Gail Joralemon has been listed as a noteworthy minister ethicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

State coordinator policy action committee National Abortion Federation, Washington and Albuquerque, 1982-1988. Member bio-ethics committee U. New Mexico Hospital, since 1989. Member institutional review board St. Joseph's Hospital, since 1990.

Member sub-commission on prioritization Governor's Health Care Advisory Committee, 1990, New Mexico Department Human Superior vena cava syndrome.Task Force on Implementing National Health Care Reform, since 1991. Member New Mexico health policy committee Finance Access Task Force, 1992-1994. Member S.W. conference commission on church and ministry United Church of Christ, 1990-1993, chair, 1992-1993.

Board directors New Mexico Conference Churches, president-elect, 1993, president, 1994-1995. Member Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (board directors 1980-1989, president New Mexico chapter 1987-1988), Professional Organisation Women (co-chairman, 1982-1987), Clergy Women Organisation (convener since 1985).

Interests

• Bicycling, camping, hiking, gardening, singing.

Connections

Married Brian Kanne Hansen, February 25, 1984. 1 child, David Winston Joralemon Hansen.

Father:

Peter Joralemon

Mother:

Barbara Ann (Hayward) Joralemon

Spouse:

Brian Kanne Hansen

child:

David Winston Joralemon Hansen Joralemon