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JOAN G. MACNEILL
P.O. Box 40
Webster, North Carolina 28788

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Married to Malcolm G. MacNeill; Five children
Active in the First United Methodist Church of Sylva

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1963-1966
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Attended college on U.S. Navy Scholarship

VOCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Great Smoky Mountains Railway, Dillsboro, NC, 1989-2000
   - Co-Founder, President and Chief Operation Office
First Union Bank of Sylva, NC, 1996-2001
   - Board of Directors
Merrill Lynch Realty, Miami, Florida, 1983-1989
   - Sales Associate
Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, 1971-1973
   - Instructor
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Florida, 1969-1970
   - Charge Nurse
United States Navy Nurse Corp, 1967-1969
   - Post Graduate work at Catholic University while on active duty

CURRENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Western Carolina University Foundation Board, 1997-Present
   - Endowment Fund Committee
   - Foundation Board Chairperson
Girl Scouts of Western North Carolina Pisgah Council Board, 2002-Present  
   - Endowment Fund Trustees Chairperson
Garden Club of Sylva North Carolina, 2000-Present
   - Bicentennial Park Renovation Committee
   - Town of Sylva Beautification Committee 

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE
 

R.E.A.C.H. of Jackson County Board of Directors
Western North Carolina Film Commission Advisory Board
University of Miami School of Nursing Advisory Board 
St. Stephens Episcopal Day School PTA Board, Vice-President
Gilded Lilies of the Easter Seal Society of Miami, Founding Member, President
Beaux Arts of the University of Miami Art Museum, President
Junior League of Miami
Vizcayans Board of Directors
Vizcayans Foundation Board of Directors
New Life Family Center of Miami, Shelter for Homeless Families