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 Montclair Township Municipal Building
205
Claremont Avenue
Second Floor
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-509-4928
Fax: 973-746-3513
Email:
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Website:
http://j.michaelson.home.att.net
Boards, Commissions, and Committees:
Planning Board - Council Member
Senior Citizens Advisory Committe - Council Liaison
Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence - Chairperson
Council Liaison to: Montclair Arts Council, Montclair Parking Authority
Joyce Michaelson, reelected
with the largest number of votes of any candidate
to a second term as Councilor At
Large in May 2004, joined the Montclair Township Council
in July 2002 and decisively won with 64% of the vote
in the November 2002 election. Councilor Michaelson serves
as Deputy Mayor and the Council representative to the
Planning Board, Parking Authority and human services
committees.
On the Council, she serves on the personnel and budget
subcommittees, having headed the Search Committee for
the new Township Manager in 2003.
Councilor Michaelson brings to public service proven
skills in economics, finance and strategic planning. She
has also earned a reputation for building effective community
collaborations and fostering successful public/private
partnerships. A resident since 1968, Joyce Michaelson
has helped shape public education in Montclair for more
than 30 years, nine of them on the Montclair Board of
Education and three as its president. Appointed by one
mayor, she was reappointed by two subsequent mayors. Earlier
she held posts that included president of the Montclair
Council of PTA’s and chair of the Citizen Advisory
Task Force on the magnet system.
Joyce Michaelson chairs the board of trustees of the Montclair
Fund for Educational Excellence, which she founded in
1991. The MFEE is a foundation that supports public education
in Montclair, raising funds and awarding grants for programs
such as teacher-initiated classroom projects and summer
scholarships for students. The MFEE also partners with
the school system to realize district-wide goals such
as enhancing school libraries, establishing after-school
tutoring centers, creating small learning communities
within the high school, and addressing the achievement
gap.
Joyce was raised in New York City and earned a bachelor's
degree in economics from Wellesley College, followed by
graduate work in economics at NYU. She also is a graduate
of Penn State's Executive Management Program.
A career in administration, planning and finance has provided
Joyce with a unique set of abilities that serve Montclair
well. She began her career at New Jersey Bell in market
and opinion research before moving on to long range and
strategic planning for the firm. At AT&T she worked
in financial accountability, pricing and strategic alliances.
As Executive Assistant to the President of Bloomfield
College, Joyce Michaelson worked with the President and
Board of Trustees in the areas of planning, fund raising
and administration.
Her volunteer affiliations have included Wellesley College;
the Montclair Counseling Center; the Newark School System
External Review finance team; the Junior League of Montclair-Newark;
and the Montclair Art Museum, where she is a trustee and
has served on the education, finance and investment committees.
Joyce raised her family in Montclair, and both her daughters
are graduates of Montclair High School. Robin, MHS ’85,
is a freelance editor and writer. Patty, MHS ’87,
is a full-time mother. Joyce is married to retired school
superintendent John LaVigne, whose children Janette, George
and Nancy are also Montclair High graduates. |
