About Jo Anne Goetz

  • Grew up in Ashe County; Graduate of Appalachian State University; attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Peabody University.
  • Taught grades 3-9, coached high school girls sports: backetball, volleyball, softball, and track.
  • 4-times retired:
    • Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
    • DeKalb County School (Atlanta, GA)
    • Governors School of North Carolina (gifted and talented summer program for rising high school seniors from all 100 counties)
    • Dedicated mentoring teacher for 1st and 2nd-year teachers
  • Taught:
    • English as a second language in Atlanta
    • Oral English to University, high school, middle school teachers of English in Changhai, China