Background
Halvorsen, Jan La Rayne was born on August 30, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of La Vern Grant and Dorothy Ethelyn (Johnston) Kelley.
Halvorsen, Jan La Rayne was born on August 30, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of La Vern Grant and Dorothy Ethelyn (Johnston) Kelley.
Bachelor in Political Science with honors, California State Polytechnic University, 1975. Master in Public Administration, University California, Riverside, 1977. Master of Library Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990.
Operations supervisor, City of Huntington Beach (California) Library., 1984-1990;
library services manager circulation, technical services, branches, City of Huntington Beach (California) Library., since 1991. Guest lecturer municipal finance California State Polytechnic U., Pomona, 1986, 87. Guest lecturer library management University of California at Los Angeles, 1989.
Intenr development office University of California at Los Angeles, 1988, Mayor Tom Bradley's city economics development office City of Los Angeles, 1989. Speaker Women's Federation for World Peace, Anjo, Japan, 1996.
Founder family literacy program United States Department Health Education and Welfare, Huntington Beach, 1993, service club for teenage girls Valley (Vista High School) Club, Fountain Valley, California, 1996. Director ARIDAY, Costa Mesa, California, 1994. Vice president Management Employees Organization, Huntington Beach, 1986, president, 1987.
Sister city representative from Huntington Beach to Anjo, Japan, 1996. Member American Library Association, American Society Public Administration, California Library. Association (chair women's development conference 1991-1992), Academy Political Science, Soroptimist International (newsletter, delegate 1991-1992, 92-93, vice president 1993-1994, president 1994-1995, Desert Coast region district II secretary 1996-1998, representative United Nations 4th World Women's Conference Beijing 1995, International Youth Citizen award, DCR/district II chair 1998-2000), United Nations Association (Orange County education chair 1997-1999, vice president 1999-2000, president since 2000).
Married Wayne Lee Halvorsen, November 5, 1958 (divorced February 1975). Children: Jon Alan, Kathryn Lynn.