
Dr. Joan Marques'
Personal webpage

I was born in Paramaribo, Suriname in the year of the rat
My native language is Dutch, The Dutch prefer to call it: "taki-taki", probably because it sounds like that In the seventies I attended the
In the eighties and nineties, I hosted and co-hosted several shows, such as:
I am the mother of three wonderful youngsters:
In December 1999 I earned my MBA at
In February 2004 I earned my first doctorate(Ed.D)
In July 2010 I completed post-doctoral studies
In November 2011 I earned a second doctorate (Ph.D)
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What I've learned from life up till now?
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located on the northeast coast of South America.
but we speak our own language (lingua franca) as well: Sranang Tongo.
Mr. Dr. J.C. de Miranda Lyceum
and in the eighties I studied Business Economics (HEAO).

(Profiled in a Surinamese teen-magazine "Hi-Time," at age 16)
and while doing research for one of my term papers in highschool,
I was requested to take a voice-test at the SRS
(Stichting Radio Omroep Suriname/ Foundation Radio Announcement Suriname)
That's where my career started.
radio-announcer, advertising agency employee and radio- and tv show-host.
while continuing producing and hosting my own shows on radio and tv.

in an effort to increase national pride among my fellow countrymen.
(the Foundation Women for Women), producing and presenting programs
about Surinamese women, their struggles, achievements and possibilities.

Coert (35), Evita (33) and Mercedes (31)
and the grandmother of Jo-Anne, Coert III, Ashique, and Ashray.





where I am currently serving as Assistant Dean,
Chair and Director, BBA Program; Chair, Management,
and Associate Professor of Management.
in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University (Los Angeles, California).
in Management and Marketing at Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisianna).
in Buddhist Psychology in Management, at Tilburg University (Tilburg, The Netherlands).
In my opinion "good life" consists of :


are the answer to everything"
