Jo Ann Krukar is an American lobbyist and a former government official. Early life and education An American who is a native of Ford City, Pennsylvania, Krukar earned a bachelor's degree in nursing at Pennsylvania State University, after which served five years in the Army on active duty in Vietnam, Germany, and Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for service in Vietnam. Krukar previously worked in the Veterans Administration from 1978-1982. Before joining the department, she worked for several years as an analyst and health-care consultant for ACTION, the national domestic volunteer agency. She served as the director of a health-service corporation, and she was an original member of VA’s Advisory Committee of Women Veterans, from 1983-1986. Personal life Krukar was married to James H. Webb, formerly a United States Senator from Virginia, from 1981-2004 and had three children with him. She resides in Virginia.
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