Washington Education Association
Joanne (Jo) Barber is an experienced educator and trainer currently serving as an Implicit Bias and Microaggression Trainer and a Culturally Responsive Classroom Strategies Trainer with the Washington Education Association since August 2018. Joanne has been a volunteer with BULLDOG HAVEN NW since April 2012. In addition, a 2nd Grade Teacher role is held at Renton School District from August 2023 to August 2024, following a substantial tenure as a 2nd Grade Teacher with Kent School District from September 2011 to August 2023. Earlier in Joanne's career, a position as a Guest Teacher at Kent School District was held from January 2007 to June 2011. Joanne holds a Teaching Certification from Western Governors University, obtained between 2006 and 2009, and previously studied at The Evergreen State College from 1994 to 1997.