Jocelyn Coleman Walton

Jocelyn Coleman Walton was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She received both a BS (Mathematics) in 1961 and an MA (Mathematics) in 1966 from Morgan State College (now University). Jocelyn began her teaching career at Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Her career in education has included roles as teacher, department supervisor, K-12 Math/Science Supervisor, and Director of Curriculum in varied school districts. In 1986, while serving as Mathematics Supervisor for Plainfield High School, in Plainfield, New Jersey, she recognized the importance of providing materials to help middle and high school students master state graduation requirements and she began co-authoring mathematics textbooks to meet that need. Jocelyn retired in 1993 after serving for thirty-two years as an educator/administrator and educational consultant in Maryland and New Jersey school districts. She recently authored an intimate and personal memoir entitled, The Place My Heart Calls Home. This intimate and personal memoir documents her family’s storied history from the busy streets of Roxbury, to the quiet roads and beaches of Martha's Vineyard. Jocelyn and her husband, Duncan, live on "The Island" on property that was purchased by her grandmother in the late 1940s. She is honored to be a part of this dynamic team.