Background
Bouchard, Joan McLaughlin was born on August 13, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of John Wesley and June Beatrice (Peckart) McL.
Bouchard, Joan McLaughlin was born on August 13, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of John Wesley and June Beatrice (Peckart) McL.
AB, Smith College, 1964. AM, Indiana University, 1966. Master of Arts in Teaching, Wesleyan University, 1971.
Postgraduate, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1994.
Teacher Russian language, Russian Language Institute, Unterweissenbach, Austria, 1967; member of faculty foreign language department, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., 1966-1969; social studies teacher, Roger Ludlow H.S., Fairfield, Connecticut, 1970-1971; social studies teacher, Ridgefield (Connecticut) H.S., 1971-1978; sales representative, Welcome Wagon, Wilton, Connecticut, 1979; territorial manager, Ecko Home Products, Southbury, Connecticut, 1980-1983; career agent life insurance, Minnesota Mutual Life, St. Paul, since 1983.
Lector, choir member, Sunday school teacher St. James Church, Danbury, Connecticut, since 1977. Troop leader Girl Scouts, Bethel, Connecticut, 1986-1989. Member American Association of University Women, National Association Women Business Owners, Business Professional Women United States, Greater Danbury Business Association, Danbury Area Women's Network (chair membership committee 1983-1985), Bethel Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1996).
Married James Henry Cannatelli, July 8, 1972 (divorced July 1985). Children: Katherine June, Jordan Wesley. Married Maynard Calvin Bouchard, June 28, 1986 (divorced July 1992).