Full Name:
Joanna E. Cole
Gender:
Female
Family:
Spouse: Sarah Flynn; 2 Children: Stan, Nathaniel
Birth Date:
01/23/1948
Birth Place:
Troy, NY
Home City:
Burlington, VT
Religion:
Protestant, Society of Friends
BS, Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1986
AAS, Science, Gaston College, 1983
Justice of the Peace, Burlington, 2007-present
Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, 2012-2017
Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Chittenden 3-1, 2008, 2010
Advisor, League of Women Voters of Vermont, Vermont Commission on Women, 2007-present
Member, Criminal Justice Mental Health Task Force, present
Member, Department Mental Health Secure Recovery Residence Task Force, present
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Lebanon Valley College, 1991
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Millersville University, 1989-1990
Representative, Burlington Society of Friends, Burlington Area Ministerial Association, present
Board, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, present
Former Chair, Neighborhood Planning Assembly, Ward 4/7
Member, Burlington Board of Registered Voters, Burlington, 2006-2012
Director, League of Women Voters of Vermont, 2007-2012
Board Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness Vermont, 2005-2010
Member, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom United States, 1992-2010
Awards:
Most Inspiring Adjunct Professor Lebanon Valley College, PA, 1990.
Priority Issues:
1. Healthcare for All; 2. A Comprehensive Energy Plan emphasizing energy efficiency & energy renewables. New start-up companies of renewable energy; 3. A better way to fund our Educational System.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Represent Burlington's New North End help make VT an even better place to live. Stop neglect of serious issues. Bring new blood and ideas to Montpelier.