Background
Walen, Joanne Michele was born on July 8, 1942 in Reno, Nevada, United States. Daughter of John Baptista and Helen Hattie (Laakonen) Pollastro.
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Joanne Michele Walen
Edit Profileconsultant Secondary education educator
Joanne Michele Walen, American Secondary education educator, consultant. Certified secondary school teacher, curriculum supervisor, Nevada. Recipient Humanities award Nevada Humanities Committee State of Nevada, 1991; grantee Summer Seminar National Endowment for Humanities, Stratford Upon Avon, United Kingdom, 1994.
Education
Bachelor, U. Nevada, Reno, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Nevada, Reno, 1974.
Career
Teacher, Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada, 1965-1985;
English program coordinator, Washoe County School District, Reno, 1985-1995;
director, WCSD Shakespeare in the Schools, Reno, 1985-1995;
consultant, Shakespeare Express, Reno, since 1995;
consultant, McDougal Littell, since 1998. Head reader, trainer Nevada State Department Education, Carson City, since 1980. Co-director Literature Institute U. Nevada, Reno, 1986-1990.
Essay reader ETS, Princeton, New Jersey, 1990-1994. Consultant IBEU, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 1996, 98. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, director Shakespeare Performance Festival, Reno, 1986-1995. Co-director Washoe K-16 Council Language Consortium, Reno, 1995-1996. Member National Education Association, National Council Teachers of English (liaison officer since 1994, chair Commission on the Rules for the Approval of the Electrical Equipment commn 1996-1998), International Reading Association, Northern Nevada Writing Project, Alpha Delta Kappa (president 1982-1984).
Interests
Connections
Married Wallace Donald Walen, February 20, 1961. Children: Lisa M. Mays, Kevin M. Walen.
