Background
Bremer, Joanna Charles was born on April 24, 1947 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Daughter of John Clyde Junior and Ruth Vivian Forman.
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Joanna Charles Bremer
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Student, Orange Coast Community College, Costa Mesa, California, 1964-1965; student, University Utah, 1966-1969; Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Wayne State University, 1982.
Career
Staff writer, Salt Lake Tribune, 1966-1969;
staff writer, Mellus Newspapers, Lincoln Park, Michigan, 1969;
women's editor, News-Herald Newspapers, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1969-1972;
various editorial positions, Detroit Free Press, 1972-1989;
president, Joanna Charles Communications, Detroit, 1989-1995;
president, Wharton Enterprises, Galveston, Texas, since 1995;
editor, Pierpont Communications, Houston, 1996-1997;
editor, M. Garrett & Associations, Galveston, Texas, 1997-1998. Consultant public relations Founders Society Detroit Institute Arts/Art and Flowers Festival, 1992-1993, Detroit Science Center, 1990-1991. Consultant newsletter Detroit Grand Prix Association, 1989, consultant, race director, 1990.
Consultant Identity Committee St. John Health Sys., Detroit, 1994-1995. Consultant Pierpont Communications, since 1997, The Hall Group, Houston, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chair Mems. Council/International Institute Detroit, 1991-1992, chair, 1993;manager media center Detroit Grand Prix Association, 1991-1995. Manager media center Texaco Grand Prix Houston, since 1998, ad hoc committee Michigan Women's Studies Association, Lansing, 1988-1995. Member Beginning Experience/Detroit team, 1985-1987, Founders Society/Detroit Institute Arts, 1982-1995.
Board directors Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, 1991-1993. Member of advisory committee St. John. Hospital, Detroit, 1993-1995.
Member disaster education committee American Red Cross, 1996-1997, history marker committee, 1997(advisory board since 1998). Member Houston Professional Chapter Association Women in Comm. (president Detroit chapter 1991-1992), Galveston History Foundation, Michigan Freedom of Information Committee (treasurer 1991-1992), Executive Career Women (co-chair scholarship committee 1996-1998, rec.sec.
1997), Z Krewe for Galveston Mardi Gras, Galveston Chamber of Commerce (economics development committee 1997-1998), Friends of Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Houston Museum Fine Arts.
Connections
Married Robert M. Charles, June 3, 1967 (divorced 1984). Married James Allen Bremer, September 19, 1987.
