Background
Israel, Joan was born on July 19, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Joseph Israel and Irene Kansey.
Israel, Joan was born on July 19, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Joseph Israel and Irene Kansey.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1965; Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1974.
Social worker, Alameda County Welfare Department, Oakland, California, 1965-1972; group therapist, Pacific Center for Human Growth, Berkeley, California, 1975-1977; individual and group therapist, board director, Bi-Center, San Francisco, 1976-1978; clinical social worker, supervisor, Audrey L. Smith Development Center, San Francisco, 1977-1978; psychiatric social worker, South Nevada Adult Mental Health Department, Las Vegas, 1978-1984; part-time clinical social worker, South Nevada Adult Mental Health Department, Las Vegas, since 1988; private practice clinical social worker, Las Vegas, since 1984.
Organizer Drug/Alcohol Abuse Task Force, Las Vegas, 1983-1984, Task Force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Las Vegas, 1985-1986. Member National Association of Social Workers (chair nominating committee 1978-1980, 82-84, secretary 1984-1986, chair committee on inquiry since 1988, legislation chair 1982-1984, diplomate clinical social work), Sierra Club.
Married Ronald Jerome Janesh, June 28, 1980 (divorced February 1985). 1 child, Ariel Naomi.