Joan Rosemary Mars

Background

Mars, Joan Rosemary was born on February 11, 1954 in Linden, Guyana. Daughter of William Fitzgerald and Marjorie Ethel (Brooms) Ward. came to the United States, 1991.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, U. West Indies, Barbados, 1978; legal education certified, Sir Hugh Wood Law School, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1996.

Career

State counsel, Attorney General's Chambers, Georgetown, Guyana, 1981-1984; senior legal advisor, Attorney General's Chambers, Georgetown, Guyana, 1984-1986; principal legal advisor, Attorney General's Chambers, Georgetown, Guyana, 1986-1989; private practice, Georgetown, 1989-1991; graduate teacher/research assistant, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1993-1996; assistant professor criminal justice law, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, since 1996. Consultant attorney Guyana Human Rights Association, Georgetown, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Joan Rosemary Mars has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Society Crimology, American Sociological Association, Amnesty International, Academy Criminal Justice Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, human rights work.

Connections

Married Pairadeau Aldolphus Mars, February 8, 1978. Children: Pairdeau Junior, Jason.

Father:

William Fitzgerald Ward

Mother:

Marjorie Ethel (Brooms) Ward

Spouse:

Pairadeau Aldolphus Mars

child:

Pairdeau Junior Mars

child:

Jason Mars