About the Author

Joyanne V. M. Cobb, MS, CRC, CRP

Joy Cobb is currently employed as a Social Insurance Specialist and Policy Analyst for the office of Project Development and Research at the Social Security Administration. As a licensed vocational rehabilitation counselor and rehabilitation provider, Joy has managed federally funded projects that provide services for disabled and at-risk youth and adults.

As a private consultant, Ms. Cobb presents seminars and workshops on employment issues related to the disabled in the workplace. She also provides academic and vocational counseling, consulting, and accommodation assessments for the disabled in transition. From 1996 to 2000, Ms. Cobb served as the president of LEAD (Learning and Employment for Adult Dyslexics), a resource and support group for adults with learning disabilities.

In 1992, Joy Cobb graduated from The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC with a BA in Psychology and Biology and was the recipient of the GWU Leadership Award. In 1995 she received her Masters Degree from GWU in Education and Human Development with a specialty in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, and was chosen GWU student commencement speaker.

Ms. Cobb has been a featured speaker at national conferences as well as a spokesperson for disabled students at GWU's community outreach and awareness program. She has also made presentations for state Learning Disability Association conferences and at federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense teachers, the National Security Agency., and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Ms. Cobb has spoken to high school classes as well as university-level psychology and special education classes.

In addition to many other volunteer activities, Ms. Cobb has been a youth advisor and sex education teacher in the Unitarian Universalist faith for the past ten years and was named Continental Youth Advisor of the Year for 2005 by the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Ms. Cobb is a member of Chi Sigma Iota, the national counseling honor society, and was selected for the 1995 peer presentations program. Other professional affiliations are the American Counseling Association (ACA), The Learning Disabilities Association (LDA), The Association of Rehabilitation Counselors (NARC), and The American College of Certified Forensic Counselors (ACCFC).

Ms. Cobb provides presentations, workshops, seminars, and motivational speeches to students and employees and can be contacted at the following address:

Learning How to Learn
147 North French Street
Alexandria, VA 22304

Telephone: (703) 823-8348
Fax: (703) 823-8349

Email: joycobb@learninghowtolearn.org

The web sites: www.learninghowtolearn.org and
www.learninghowtolearn.net