Sep 21, 2020
Joan Andrea Hutchinson @glademmache joins me on Ep 32 of #MikesMomentOf . We explore some Jamaican proverbs amidst stories of her inspiring journey so far. @aelsean
BIO Joan Andrea Hutchinson
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Most people know her as an author and performer whose work focuses on the promotion and preservation of Jamaican language and culture, but there is so much more to this amazing woman.
Joan Andrea is a communications specialist, a public speaking coach, a motivational speaker and a behavior change communication consultant who has conceptualized and executed HIV anti stigma and discrimination campaigns for the Ministry of Health. She has taught communications related courses at most universities in Jamaica and taught English as a second language while living in Tunisia, Holland and Spain, and also to foreigners in Jamaica.
She participated in several conferences on Caribbean language in the UK and has a strong following among diaspora based Jamaicans.
Recognizing the increased confidence adults have once they become literate, as a volunteer she taught adult literacy at Operation Restoration in Trench Town and at Mary’s Child, a home for pregnant teens and juvenile mothers, run by the Missionaries for the Poor.
Joan is the self published author of three books on Jamaican culture and seven CD, to of which are dedicated to Jamaican Proverbs. Her poems and dramatic monologues are heavily used by participants int he annual JCDC speech competition, and she has been the subject of study for many students for the CSEC SBA in English Literature.
A close friend of Louise Bennett, (Miss Lou), she produced Miss Lou's last CD ' Lawd Di Ridim Sweet.
Joan Andrea is the recipient of the Order of Distinction from the Government of Jamaica, the Language Ambassador Award, from the City College of Birmingham in the UK, the Sir Shridath Ramphall Award for Cultural Excellence and the Caribbean Hall of Fame Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
She is a Justice of the Peace.
Links in Bio
Links to Podcast, Book and Website
Folkbeats & Blipspeak Single: “All Forgiven”
The Book:
Mike’s Pocket Performance Pointers on Audible
Mike’s Pocket Performance Pointers on Amazon
Mike's Pocket Performance Pointers on iTunes
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