Background
Symonds, Jana Lerayne was born on December 27, 1957 in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Vernon and Joy Lea (McCormick) Sheppard.
Symonds, Jana Lerayne was born on December 27, 1957 in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Vernon and Joy Lea (McCormick) Sheppard.
Bachelor, Sam Houston State University, 1977. Postgraduate, Regent University.
Teacher Conroe Indiana School District, Texas, 1978—1979. Commissioned ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1979, advanced through grades to lieutenant, 1984. Administrative assistant Naval Air Station, Agana, 1980—1981.
Intelligence analyst Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1981—1984. Barracks officer Transient Personnel Unit, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1984—1987. Officer recruiter Navy Recruiting District, Columbus, Ohio, 1987—1990.
Teacher Grace Brethren Christian School, Clinton, Maryland, 1994—1998, educational therapist, since 1998.
Member Women Officers Professional Network (member chair 1985-1986).
Married Jay Loren Tapping, December 17, 1976 (divorced December 1978). Married Daniel Reynolds Symonds, March 30, 1987. 1 child, Danielle Renee.