Joan Lovegren-O’Brien, M.S.Ed.

Program Specialist - Secondary Transition
VDOE’s Training & Technical Assistance Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
10 E. Franklin St., Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23284-3081
804-827-1409 | jlovegrenobr@vcu.edu

Education

M.S.Ed, Vocational - Technical Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (1994)
B.S., Special Education, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (1982)

Professional Experiences

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Transition Specialist, Newport News Public School, Newport News, VA
Regional Professional Development Specialist ~ Special Education Training and Resource Center (SETRC), Dutchess County, NY
Transition Content Specialist, Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Ulster County, NY
Transition Facilitator, Bloomington Public Schools, Bloomington, MN
Special Education Teacher, 6, 7, 8th grade Pilot Program, Minnetonka School Division, Minnetonka, MN
Project Coordinator, Educational Specialist, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Special Education Teacher ~ Elementary, Middle, High School ~ Texas, North Carolina

Current Professional Memberships

Council For Exceptional Children ~ Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition
Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education- Special Needs Division (VACTE-SND)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professional