Full Name:
Joanne Shum
Gender:
Female
MEd, Elementary Education, Auburn University at Montgomery, 1985
BS, Elementary Education, Lincoln University, 1972
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Coordinator/Director, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), Lowndes, 2010-present
State Director, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), 2003-2014
Director, Springboard Education Foundation, 2002-2014
Supervisor, Parents as Teachers, 1993-2009
Producer/Host, "The Parents' Express", 1993-2004
Director, Even Start, 1993-2004
Coordinator, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), Montgomery, Alabama, 1993-2004
Parent Involvement Resource Teacher, Chapter One, Montgomery Public Schools, 1992-1993
Elementary Classroom Teacher, Montgomery Public School System, 1980-1992
Member, International Reading Association, present
President, National Education Association for Young Children, present
Board Member, New Beginnings, present
Former Historian, Capitol Area Reading Educators
Former Vice President, Capitol Area Reading Educators
Former President, Montgomery Council of Parent Teacher Associations
Awards:
* Outstanding National HIPPY Coordinator
* Career Woman of the Year
* PTA "Friend of Education" Award
* 2012 Avima Lombard Finalist