Joanna created and chaired a brand new department, Health & Wellness, for one of Los Angeles’s most illustrious and long standing social and philanthropic organizations, The Ebell.

She created the department to introduce the membership to the wide variety of options available. She included elements of traditional western medicine as well as integrative and alternative, cutting edge practices including the appearance by Dr. Shanhong Lu, M.D. PhD.

Joanna was asked to lead a group of attendees in an opening meditation for the “Wisdom of the Ages” event. As per their mission statment, First Tuesday is a community of Extraordinary Women dedicated to creating opportunities for Social Connectivity, Professional Networking and Social Service.