Background
Swenson, Joanne Marilyn was born on November 13, 1956 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of John Andrew and Marilyn Mae (Zeller) Swenson.
Swenson, Joanne Marilyn was born on November 13, 1956 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of John Andrew and Marilyn Mae (Zeller) Swenson.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1977. Master of Divinity, Harvard University, 1981. Master of Theology, Harvard University, 1988.
Doctor of Theology, Harvard University, 1993.
Assistant minister, Old South Church, Boston, 1983-1987; associate minister, Center Congressional Church, Topeka, 1987; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1992; research associate, Boston University, since 1992.
Organizer, board directors Interfaith Response, Portland, Maine, 1990-1993.
Married John Shepard Thorbeck, May 17, 1986. 1 child, Erik Swenson.