Joanne Collison

Woodbridge Education Association Representative

     Joanne has been a teacher for six years – all of her service completed at Woodbridge High School. She has taught all grade levels of English with most of her assignments in the 11th and 12th grades. Joanne graduated from Woodbridge High School in 1979 and earned a B.S. in business administration from Salisbury State College in 1982. She went back to college in 2000 and worked on middle school certification with Wilmington College. She completed her coursework for high school certification through various colleges in Delaware. She is now enrolled in the MI program at University of Delaware, concentrating in library media services. Joanne also served on the Woodbridge school board from 1994 – 1999. Considered a “hold-out” to union membership, Joanne joined the union in 2005 and became a building representative in 2006. Joanne’s three children are alumni of Woodbridge. She lives in Bridgeville with her husband and youngest daughter.