Joanne graduated from UC Riverside with a degree in business administration. She has several years of accounting experience working for nonprofits. Prior to joining Common Sense Media, she worked for Room to Read as a staff accountant handling international wires and month-end close tasks. In her free time, she likes to cook vegetarian dishes and do some vegan baking. A fun fact is that she spent one-month volunteering and learning how to bake at a vegetarian buffet restaurant in China.