Joanna Brookes

Joanna Brookes currently serves as the Human Resources and Risk Management Manager for the City of Robbinsdale, MN, a position held since December 2023, overseeing various functions including personnel management, labor relations, risk management, and policy setting. Prior to this role, Joanna spent over 26 years at the St Paul Public Library, first as a Librarian and then as the Public Services Manager/HR Liaison, responsible for leading recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and employee retention for the library system. Joanna holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.