Arts & Entertainment Background

Joanne pursued many artistic endeavors from an early age, after discovering that crayons were better for coloring than for eating! An award-winning fine artist and creative writer, she received her first honors in both disciplines while still in school. In addition to working in voice over, she has performed many live readings of her humorous poetry and dabbled in stand-up comedy.

To fund her artistic pursuits, Joanne braved an eclectic career in the entertainment industry, working behind the scenes for a host of eccentric personalities, including some of the most impossible and idiosyncratic characters imaginable.  She started as an estate manager, bookkeeper and personal assistant, both on and off the set, and later became lead coordinator and production manager of numerous special events, concerts, and award shows, including multiple galas for the American Cinema Awards Foundation in Los Angeles; The International Achievement in Arts Awards in London; Michael Jackson, 30th Anniversary Celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York; and the six-day Platform International Animation Festival in Portland, Oregon. She also held an intriguing role on a notorious celebrity murder trial..

As a copywriter, editor and graphic artist, she has crafted everything from marketing campaigns and gala programs to books, playbills, character montages, and websites (while her own desperately needs a complete overhaul!).  She ghost-edited a celebrity autobiography, and her commissioned artworks appear in collections across the United States, as well as in Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa.

Joanne is thrilled to be part of Team VORG as the graphic designer of the print edition, happily blending her creative talents + unstoppable quest for perfect spacing into one magical mix!