Even as a child Joan Ann Edghill-Stuart knew she wanted to work with children. But it was during her tenure at the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) that the fire of child advocacy was really lit, and she became consumed with the passion to do what she can to make the world a better place for children.
While she deviated from this course for a few years Edghill-Stuart believes this only helped to sharpen her skills to be more effective in working with and for children. Now as Deputy Director of the Juvenile Justice Department in the Ministry of Home Affairs, she believes she is right where she belongs as she is part of a team which works towards giving children second chances.
Making it to where she is today came with its own challenges and struggles but the attorney-at-law said if she had to do it all over again, she would.