Joanne won the prestigious Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition at the 2020 Gimli International Film Festival to produce her deeply personal short film, "Anak".

Joanne joined CBC Manitoba as a community reporter. She reports on the 6pm news and CBC Radio, and writes news articles for the CBC website. Find her stories on socials:
@reporterjoanne

Joanne often serves as a producer for her works. In 2021-2022, She co-produced her award-winning series, "I Am" with CBC Creator Network', which was released on several CBC platforms.