Joanne has rejoined the Trust Board at the 32nd Annual Meeting. She now works for Ballance Agri-Nutrients as the General Manager for External Relations. 

She was first elected to the Trustee Council in 2021, and seconded to the Board  while holding the position of Chief Communications & Brand Officer for the Southern Cross Healthcare Group. With a 20-year career in journalism, corporate communications, and brand, Joanne has worked across the financial services, FMCG, and healthcare sectors in New Zealand and the UK.

Joanne has been a Trustee of YES Disability Resource Centre since 2020, a not-for-profit organisation working to ensure young people with disabilities and learning differences are represented equitably in governance, planning, and employment.

Joanne is a graduate of Auckland University of Technology and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (UK).