Judy Boyer Jason

Background

Jason, Judy Boyer was born on September 9, 1942 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of James Howard and Madeline Agnes (Kerchner) Boyer.

Education

Bachelor, University Maryland, 1979. Master of Fine Arts, American University, 1984.

Career

Writer, editor, Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1973-1977; editor, Executive Office of the President, Washington, 1977; writer, editor, Comsat, Clarksburg, Maryland., 1980-1981; visiting artist, Artists in the Schools Program, Baltimore, 1982-1986; poet in the schools, Maryland. State Arts Council, Baltimore, 1982-1986; writing teacher, Montgomery County Secondary Schools, Rockville, Maryland., 1984-1988; writer, acting director, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1989-1992; fiction and poetry writer, Sideling Press, Asheville, North Carolina, since 1994. Literature consultant Montgomery County Public School System.

Rockville, 1986.

Achievements

• Judy Boyer Jason has been listed as a notable Writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Organizer and facilitator midlife support group, Family Life Center, Frederick, Maryland., 1993-1994. Activist Women in Education, Rockville, 1985-1987. Volunteer National Organization for Women, Washington, 1980-1983.

Representative Federal Women's Program, Washington, 1975, 91. Member American Association of University Women, Asheville Art Museum Education Organization, Poets and Writers.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, photography, arts and crafts, travel, dance.

Connections

Married Gary Cooper Lohman, January 22, 1978. Children: Sharon Cristine, Valerie Madelyn, Monica Leigh, Christiane Noelle.

Father:

James Howard Boyer

Mother:

Madeline Agnes (Kerchner) Boyer

Spouse:

Gary Cooper Lohman

child:

Monica Leigh Jason

child:

Sharon Cristine Jason

child:

Valerie Madelyn Jason

child:

Christiane Noelle Jason