Joan is board certified in orthopaedic nursing, occupational health nursing and legal nurse consulting. She is an executive board member and president-elect of the Summit City Chapter of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON). She is also a board member for the Fort Wayne Chapter of The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). She is president of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Indiana Work Comp Institute (IWCI).