October 14, 2009

The Easton Republican Town Committee will honor Joan S. Black

The Easton Republican Town Committee will honor Joan S. Black at a cocktail party on Sunday, October 28, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the home of Cathy and Adam Dunsby, 65 Redding Road. The public is invited. The charge is $15 for an individual and $25 for a couple. Reservations may be made with Ruth Powell, 372-8624, or easton_republicans@yahoo.com.

Easton's First Selectman Tom Herrmann, Joan S. Black & Selectman Scott Centrella

Joan S. Black has been active in the Easton Republican Town Committee since moving to town in 1980. She currently serves on the Nominating Committee and the Finance Committee and prepares the Ad Journal for the Annual Dinner. She also served as Secretary under the chairmanship of Louis Zowine, Esq...Before moving to Easton. she was active in Republican politics and community service in New York City. She was appointed by the Borough President to Community Board #8 where she chaired the Parks and Recreation Committee.

Ms. Black began her own survey research and consulting business, J.S. Black & Associates, in 1983. In 2008, the primary focus of the company shifted from survey research to selling books online.

Before founding the company, she had been at the General Electric Company as Manager, Survey Operations in the Public Opinion Research component. Prior to that she was Research Associate at the Marplan Division of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Research Account Supervisor at Compton Advertising, and Field Supervisor at the Procter & Gamble Company.

Ms. Black has been active in the American Association for Public Opinion Research, having served as President, Conference Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer. She has served on the Editorial Board of Public Opinion Quarterly. Her publications include General Electric: Bringing the Polls to Life (Public Opinion, 1983) and Opinion Leaders—Is Anyone Following? (Public Opinion Quarterly, 1982). She is an active member of the Wilton Congregational Church where she has served as a member of the Board of Deacons, the Board of Mission and Service and as Chair of the Membership Board. She is the Wilton Congregational Church’s Liaison for the Covenant to Care Adopt a Social Worker program.

An acclaimed photographer of nature, Ms. Black has had one-woman shows at the Museum of Natural History in New York City and at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. She is a graduate of Cornell University.

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