Public Affairs Specialist/Speechwriter, Office of Communications & Liaison, Internal Revenue Service. Joan was with the Kiplinger company for over 10 years, and covered tax legislation and IRS regulations for The Kiplinger Tax Letter. Before joining Kiplinger, Joan was a reporter for The Bond Buyer for 10 years, was a reporter at the Bureau of National Affairs, a senior associate editor at Nation’s Business magazine, and an adjunct professor of journalism at American University.