Janelle Ray Keirns

Background

Keirns, Janelle Ray was born on July 14, 1949 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of James Robert and Nadine Maureen Ray.

Education

British Aerospace, Center State University, 1971; Master of Education, Center State University, 1978; postgraduate, Oklahoma State University, 1978-1981.

Career

Teacher, John Marshall High School/Alternative, Oklahoma City, 1971; director, teacher, Mary Moppett's Day School, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1975-1977; Adjunct Professor, South Oklahoma City Junior College, 1978-1979; instructor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1979; child development consultant, Learning and School Readiness, Inc., Edmond, Oklahoma, 1978-1981; elementary-middle school counselor, Bayfield (Colorado) Schools, 1983-1985; senior consultant child development and early childhood education, research chair, Gesell Institute, New Haven, 1979-1993; director, teacher, Durango (Colorado) Early Learning Center, since 1993. Consultant, presenter action laboratory ASCD, New Orleans, 11992. Consultant Durango School District, 1991-1992, San Diego City Schools, 1992.

Development consultant St. Charles Parish (Louisiana) Schools, 1993-1994, S.W. Region Schools, Alaska, 1994. Workshop instructor Gesell Institute, since 1979. Keynote speaker Anchorage Association for Education Young Children, 1993, B.C. Primary Teachers, 1994.

Achievements

• Janelle Ray Keirns has been listed as a noteworthy Child development and early education consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer classroom Bayfield Elementary School, 1988-1992. Member ASCD, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Gesell National Lecture Staff, World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, Association for ChildhoodEducators International.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, walking, computing, family.

Connections

Married Jon William Keirns, December 4, 1967. Children: Jacquelyn Keirns Orme, Jason Randel.

Father:

James Robert Ray

Mother:

Nadine Maureen Ray

Spouse:

Jon William Keirns

child:

Jason Randel Keirns

child:

Jacquelyn Keirns Orme Keirns