Paris Junior College has hired Joyce Edwards, LMSW, as Assistant Director of Adult Education at the Sulphur Springs Center. Edwards is originally from Grand Island, Nebraska, and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work from the University of Nebraska system. She moved to Texas in 2001 and became a Licensed Master Social Worker.
According to the college, Edwards has worked with people of all ages. Her experience includes nursing homes, home health and hospice care, nonprofit housing programs, and work with public school students on attendance, graduation rates and access to basic needs.
In the new role, Edwards will help adults continue their education, improve literacy skills and prepare for employment through the college's Adult Education and Family Literacy program.