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Joanna Cole's Biography

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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.

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