For nearly 15 years, Joan has worked in various venues to encourage non-traditional career paths for males and females. As a project coordinator for a Dept. of Labor grant, she moved more women into the auto service industry as auto service technicians, aka mechanics and service advisers. As an assessment/placement specialist for a pre-apprenticeship training program for women, Joan helped women break into and succeed in male-dominated jobs in the trades. She presents workshops throughout the U.S. to secondary and post-secondary educators, administrators, counselors, and career center staff and teaches them strategies to recruit and retain students in classes and programs which prepare them for non-traditional careers.