About Joanna

Joanna has a joy of life and makes friends easily. She
grew up in Columbia, Missouri where she played
soccer and excelled in science and foreign languages.
Though her parents divorced when she was young, she
cherished her relationships with both her mother and
father. Her step-father and his warm, extended
family welcomed her and her brother into their lives.
After graduating from college in Indiana, she
traveled to Japan where she lived and worked for
years. It was a wonderful and life-changing
experience. Every day she learned something new
about people, culture or life, but after a while she
longed to come home. Once back, she went to grad
school in Atlanta, Georgia. Afterwards, she moved to
California for work - and soon met Mike!

Joanna is a planning engineer now. She plans to be a
stay-at-home mom for a year and then will return to
work part time so she can be home to participate in
activities with the children. She is the family
photographer and also enjoys reading, gardening,
cooking and learning about different cultures.