Met Joan E Wakeland, Speaker, Writer, Entrepreneur & nafe director

Joan Wakeland-Taylor is the Director of the Hemet and Riverside, CA, affiliate of the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), and she has dedicated herself to the networks and the success of her NAFE/GSFE members.

Joan was born in Jamaica, West Indies and graduated in 1964 as a pharmacist from the University of Technology in Jamaica, West Indies, and then she owned and operated three pharmacies there. After moving to the U.S., she spent many years in the corporate world where she made presentations on a daily basis to doctors and pharmacists, nurses and other medical personnel She is also is currently a sales representative for a Medical device machne that is changing lives.

Also addition to NAFE, Joan is an Advisory Board member for GSFE (Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs) a 501 c3 non profit formed in 2017 and is the President of the GFWC Menifee/Sun City Woman’s Club and a member of the Menifee Valley Lions club. She also does many things to support veterans through the Valley Resource Center a non profit and to support youth through the Boys and Girls Club of Menifee Valley.

She is also an active Circle of Promise Member for the Susan G Komen Foundation in the Inland Empire.

Joan was  presented the nafe Ace Award in New York in 2016 and since coming to CA has been presented many awards for her dedicat, volunteerism and heart in touching lives, making a difference and caring for women, Veterans and youth. She is a dynamic speaker and one of her great topics is about FEAR, she is also a writer and working on her first book to be published in 2020.

She has recived umerous awards  from the President of the United States, US Congress, House of Representative's, CA Senate and Assembly leaders, Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the City of Menifee.  

Jon can be reached at Joanewakeland@gmail.com