Joanne Dempsey
Joanne R. Dempsey is project co-director for the NIU/PASCAL efforts in South Africa to build a collaborative model for economic development through economic and entrepreneurship education. Prior to this work, Dempsey served as President and Executive Director of Econ Illinois for 17 years. Econ Illinois is part of Northern Illinois University’s Division of Outreach, Engagement and Information Technology, and is an affiliate of the national Council for Economic Education.
A national and state leader in economic education for over 35 years, Ms. Dempsey has been the recipient of national awards for excellence in economic education, is the Past-President of the National Association of Economic Educators and has served as a consultant to state and national organizations on standards and benchmarking. She has authored curriculum materials for economics and personal finance education, as well as a handbook for economic education centers.
Ms. Dempsey has been active in economic education internationally through the national Council for Economic Education’s EconomicsInternational program, working with economic educators in Eastern Europe, Mexico, South America, Indonesia, and South Africa.
- Economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship education, K-12
- Teacher training/train the trainers programming
- Program development and management
- Community involvement in public policy discussion/solutions; facilitation of community conversations
- Economic foundations for Entrepreneurship/After-school education for youth – South Africa; Northern Illinois University/PASCAL
- International Programs Consultant, Council for Economic Education, 2000-2011
- Chicago Public Schools, economics and consumer education course/curriculum development
- Illinois State Board of Education, state learning standards for economics
- Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, revision of Bank at School curricululm
- Financial Literacy 2010, development of standards grid/benchmarking of state standards to curriculum
- Council of Chief State School Officers, standards benchmarking consultant for Delaware, New Jersey, Oregon, West Virginia
- EconomicsInternational/Council for Economic Education, consultant for international study tours and classroom partnerships
- Agency for Instructional Technology/CEE, consortium representative for “Workplace Economics”
- Kettering Foundation/National Issues Forums, Faculty for Public Policy Institutes
- Founding Board Member, Treasurer – Global Economic Education Alliance
- Member, National Association of Economic Educators, 1977-present; Past-President; former Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President
- Board member, Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education, 1996-2012
- SPS Presidential Award for Excellence, Northern Illinois University
- Money$mart Award, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Illinois State Treasurer
- Bessie B. Moore Service Award, National Association of Economic Educators
- Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
- John D. Scholl Free Enterprise Fellow of the Year Award, Students in Free Enterprise, Inc.
- Samuel Moore Walton Free Enterprise Fellowship, SIFE, Inc.
A Handbook for International Classroom Partnerships; unpublished; posted online at http://www.projectshub.ro/
Contributing writer, CEEP Multi-Country Review; “Case Study: Lithuania,” 2009; Council for Economic Education
Author, revision of Bank at School Curriculum, Book 1; and editor of Bank at School Curriculum, Book 2; Illinois State Treasurer’s Office; 2001
Editor and contributing writer, Unraveling the Mysteries of Working with Schools, handbook for Center Directors; NCEE; 1999.
Co-author, Focus: Middle School Economics, with Mary Suiter, Mary Ann Pettit, and Mary Lynn Reiser; National Council on Economic Education; 1995.
Author, “After School Economics: A Sequential Program for At-Risk Students;” award-winning four-step curriculum used in Peoria area schools; unpublished. 1991-93.
Co-author, “Campaign Issues ’84 Discussion Guide,” with Kalman Goldberg, Bradley University; published (limited circulation) by the Illinois Council on Economic Education. 1984.
Co-author, “Supplementary Activities for ‘Give and Take’ for Learning Disabilities Students,”: with Dr. Nina Collins and Dr. Joan Sattler, Bradley University; published by the Joint Council on Economic Education. 1984.
Consultant, Our Business and Economic world, Teachers’ Guide, Betty J. Brown and John E. Clow, authors; Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company. 1981.
Editor and chief writer, CON-EC-TIONS a publication of the Joint Council on Economic Education, New York. 1979-81.
Reviewer, Career Education Clusters, Illinois Department of Soil Conservation. 1979.
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