Joan Woodard was president and CEO of Simons & Woodard – a Santa Rosa, California, based management, architecture and development firm. She was responsible for overseeing the organization’s architecture, marketing, leasing, property, and management activities. A member of NAIOP since 1987, Ms. Woodard was chair of NAIOP’s National Board of Directors in 1994. She was also a member of the Private Developer II Forum, chair of the Awards Committee, and was president of the Georgia Chapter. Ms. Woodard is currently a committed faculty member of NAIOP’s Center for Education.