Joanna relocated from her native Puerto Rico to New Orleans after Hurricane Maria struck the island while she was studying at Tulane University. She recently earned a Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law from Tulane University Law School.

Joanna previously worked at the office of the National Labor Relations Board Regional in Puerto Rico. There, she served as an intern who researched Board and court decisions, analyzed unfair labor practices, conducted labor investigations, and organized elections for union representatives. Joanna is an AILA member paralegal.

She is fluent in Spanish, and loves music, cats, and dogs. Joanna also enjoys traveling throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, and is looking forward to building a new life in the New Orleans area.