Background
Holm, Gretchen Ann was born on December 11, 1938 in Cadillac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Benton August and Miriam Gretchen (Lorimer) Holm.
Holm, Gretchen Ann was born on December 11, 1938 in Cadillac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Benton August and Miriam Gretchen (Lorimer) Holm.
Student, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1956-1958; Bachelor in Philosophy cum laude, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1960; Master of Arts in Child Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Child Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1968.
Cottage life supervisor Sleighton School, Darling, Pennsylvania, 1961-1963. Housemother Magdalen Hospital School, London, 1961-1962. Instructor University New Hampshire, Claremont, 1969-1970.
Coordinator parent education West Central New Hampshire Community Mental Health Services, Hanover, 1978-1980. Clinical psychology intern Guidance Center of Camden County, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1981-1982. State implementation grant coordinator New Jersey Department Education, Trenton, 1982-1983.
Project manager/consultant New Jersey Department Education's Preschool Handicapped Resource System, Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1983-1988. Coordinator genetics/education network/exchange, early childhood consultant Handicapped Children's Early Education Program Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, 1989-1992. Independent preschool consultant Cornish, New Hampshire, since 1992.
Consultant Children's Center of Upper Valley, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1971-1980, Hanover (New Hampshire) Nursery School, 1971-1980. Child development consultant Project Prevent, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, 1972-1975.
Member Council for Exceptional Children (division for early childhood), National Association for Education Young Children, Society for Research in Child Development, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married J. Bertrand Nadeau, December 27, 1964 (divorced 1978). Children: Nils, Katrina. Married James B. Atkinson, June 28, 1980.
1 stepchild, Andreas.