An adopted Texan, Joanna attended college at UT Austin studying architecture and structural engineering. Since moving to New York in 2007 she has been working at SOM on a variety of commercial office towers and is currently seeing her first built project under construction for a high-rise high school in midtown east. Joanna enjoys heading home to Brooklyn at the end of the day and leading a fellowship group each week. She spends her free time eating out, diving, and touring historical landmarks.