Background
Ward, Joanna was born on May 1, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John and Hope (Danish) Wisloski.
Ward, Joanna was born on May 1, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John and Hope (Danish) Wisloski.
Associate of Arts, Centenary College, 1966; Bachelor of science in nursing, Cornell Univercity, 1969; MSN, Yale University, 1985.
Staff nurse, University of California Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco, 1974-1976; senior staff nurse, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1978-1983; nurse manager, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1988; director maternal child health services, Jordan Hospital, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1989-1991; senior director nursing administration, Jordan Hospital, Inc., Plymouth, 1991-1992; clinical director maternal child health, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1992. Professional advising committee CURA-Visiting Nurse Association, Plymouth, 1990-1992. Presenter in field.
Volunteer Spanish speaking pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse INTERPLAST, San Pedro Sulus, Honduras, 1982. Board of trustees secretary Plymouth Landing Condominium UnitOwners Trust, 1989, board of trustees treasurer, 1990-1992. Member Plymouth Coalition for Pregnant and Parenting Teens, 1990-1992.
Member Massachusetts Organisation Nurse Executives (public relations committee 1991-1992), SoutheasternMass. Organisation Nurse Executives, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Ovid Osborn Ward, June 15, 1968 (divorced July 1973).