Jo always ensured to prioritize her education. She attended several universities, including UCLA, Long Beach State College, and Mount St. Mary’s College, all in the Los Angeles area. Jo displayed extraordinary effort to attend UCLA: Prior to the construction of the 405 Freeway, she drove from the Naval Weapons Center in Seal Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway to reach campus.
Jo’s early career was with the U.S. Navy Department of Aeronautics as an Administrative Assistant in locations that included Long Beach, California; Washington, D.C.; and Trenton, New Jersey. She then held a range of positions that included a Construction Specifications Consultant, Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank Real Property Management, Head of Construction and Specifications at Gruen Associates, and Specifications Writer and Mechanical Drafter Moffatt & Nichol Engineers.
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