Joyce Knock

Joyce Knock, a retired educator, is the author of two children’s books, “I am NOT dumb and I am NOT a stinky butt!” and “I am kinda shy and quiet. Is something wrong with me?” An active volunteer, she mentors an adult student in the Drake University Reading Program, serves as a relief manager at the Ronald McDonald House and assists in the library at the women’s prison in Mitchellville. She enjoys playing tennis, gardening and mastering duplicate bridge.