Background
Praisner, Wanda S. was born on December 15, 1933 in Staten Island, Ny. Daughter of Richard Gustav Schweizer and Wanda Bertha Knapp.
Praisner, Wanda S. was born on December 15, 1933 in Staten Island, Ny. Daughter of Richard Gustav Schweizer and Wanda Bertha Knapp.
Bachelor of Science, Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, 1951—1954. Master of Science, Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, 1955—1956.
Kindergarten educator P.s. 35, Staten Island, New York City, New York, 1954—1959. Second grade educator John Muir School, Santa Monica, California, 1959—1960.
Kindergarten educator P.s. 35, Staten Island, New York City, New York, 1960—1962. First grade educator Gould Avenue School, North Caldwell, New Jersey, 1962—1963.
Third grade teacher School St. Elizabeth, Bernardsville, 1981—2001. Poet-in-resident New Jersey State Council Arts, since 2002. Vice-president New York City Kindergarten Teachers' Association, Richmond, New York, 1957—1959.
Student teacher educator P.s. 30, Staten Island, New York, 1954—1959, P.s. 35, Staten Island, New York, 1960—1962, School St. Elizabeth, Bernardsville, New Jersey, 1988—2000, poetry workshop educator, New Jersey, since 1988.
Writing workshop educator Chapters Women Who Write, Chatham Library, New York, 2001—2001.
Pto president Bedminster School, Bedminster, New Jersey, 1973—1977. Correspondent secretary Wagner College National Alumni Association Board of Directors, Staten Island, New York, 1999—2002. Writing panel Wagner College, 2002—2002.
Member of New Jersey Audubon Society, National Audubon Society, South Mountain Poets (treasurer 1989—2002), United States Poets' Cooperative, Academy American Poets, Poetry Society of America, National Education Association.
Married Doctor Robert John Praisner, July 8, 1961. Children: Doctor Robert Paul, Stephen John, Doctor Thomas James.