Joan-Marie Shelley, American Educational labor union administrator, educator.
Education
Bachelor in French with distinction, Stanford University, 1954;
credential general secondary teaching, San Francisco State University, 1955;
postgraduate, U. Paris, 1959-1960;
postgraduate, U. Besancon, 1960-1961;
postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1968;
postgraduate, National Defense Education Act Institute, Sevres and Cahors, France, 1968;
Master of Arts in Teaching French, Stanford University, 1963.
Career
Teacher France-American studies, U. Besançon, France, 1960-1961;
teacher French, Spanish, English, social studies, Lincoln High School, San Francisco, 1959-1966;
teacher French, Lowell High School, San Francisco, 1966-1984;
various temporary positions, San Francisco, Washington, 1953-1959;
president, member, San Francisco Federation Teachers, 1984-1989;
president, member, United Educators San Francisco, since 1989. Reader Advanced Placement French Literature examinations, 1971, 72, 73. Guest lecturer Labor Management School U. San Francisco, 1978.
Speaker workshop University High School, 1978, College Board Wellesley College, 1978. Member College Board Academy.Adv. Committee for French.
Vice-chair San Francisco 2000 Committee, 1990-1992. Member county and planning committee San Francisco Employment and training Council, 1978-1980. Commissioner, vice president San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 1976-1980.
Delegate San Francisco Labor Council, since 1972, member of law and legislation committee, 1972-1984, Executive Committee, since 1984.
Membership
Active Parent-Teachers Association. Member National Education Association (delegate representative assembly 1990-1992), American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, American Federation Teachers (vice president since 1984), California Federation Teachers (vice president since 1984), California.Tchrs. Association (member state county since 1989), American Association Teachers French (pastmem. executive county Northern California), Foreign Language Association Northern California (member and past delegate executive county American Association Teachers French), California Foreign Language Teachers Association (One of three Outstanding Teachers 1979), American Council on Teaching of Foreign Langs., Alliance Francaise, Stanford Alumni Association, Lowell Alumni Association, Amnesty International.