Jo is based in Philadelphia and directs HCC’s programming in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Her career has spanned nearly two decades in the nonprofit industry, with a few stints in local government – most notably working in COVID containment at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Read More
She feels driven by work that is grounded in progressive values and chips away at structural inequities, while acknowledging that none of that work is sustainable if we don’t invest in taking care of ourselves and each other. Outside of work she is exploring the intersection between trauma and collective art-making, spending time with her cat Sylvester, and searching for life partners to make sense of it all.