Joan Jan Hope Voss Johnson

Background

Johnson, Joan Jan Hope Voss was born on November 18, 1922 in Exira, Iowa, United States. Daughter of George Carl Alfred Voss and Evelyn Hope Rendleman.

Career

Traffic and continuity director, broadcaster KJAN Radio, Atlantic, Iowa, 1952—1953. Director women's programming KVTV-television, Sioux City, 1953—1957. Producer, director, broadcaster, women's programming tv WMT-television/WMT Radio, Cedar Rapids, 1957—1970.

Consumer consultant a.k.a. Bette Schaper, 1st lady of games industry Schaper Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1966—1967. Director publication and community relations Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1970—1976.

Mktg,, insurance coordinator Perpetual Savings and Loan, 1977—1982. Audio-visual consultant, director fund raising Murree Christian School, Jhika Gali, Pakistan, 1982—1984. Director public relations and development McKean Leprosy Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1984—1985.

Director development Murree Christian School, Jhika Gali, Pakistan, 1986—1988. Professional speaker Jan Voss Johnson Enterprises, Atlantic, Iowa, since 1988. National vice president American Women in Radio and television, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1966—1967.

Seaman, second class S 2/C Walking Attack Vehicle Enhanced United States Navy, 1942-1943, New York.

Achievements

• Joan January Hope Voss Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy public relations, executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Democratic candidate for public office Iowa State Legislature, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1969—1970. Member of Iowana Council (executive board), Camp Fire Girls (board member 1966-1967).

Interests

• Photography, cooking, travel, history of eastern cultures.

Connections

Married Conrad Loren Johnson, January 5, 1955 (divorced March 29, 1982). Children: Scott Conrad, Dawn Ann Bissell, Lisa Ann Lewis. Married James Francis Pressnall, November 23, 1941 (divorced November 15, 1952).

Father:

George Carl Alfred Voss

Mother:

Evelyn Hope Rendleman

Spouse:

James Francis Pressnall

Spouse:

Conrad Loren Johnson

child:

Lisa Ann Lewis Johnson

child:

Scott Conrad Johnson

child:

Dawn Ann Bissell Johnson