With a background in business administration, Jan has held SWW positions as Secretary, President and newsletter editor.
Jan was the 2024 recipient of the Di Yerbury UK Residency.
Her memoir, Skimming the Surface: Expatriates in Kiribati won a highly commended in the 2022 Members’ Book Awards. She has published two books and has stories in several anthologies. Jan is currently writing historical creative fiction based on her ancestors.Â