Joanna Bean

Joanna Bean, MPA, currently serves as a Communications Strategist at UCHealth since July 2025. Prior to this role, Joanna held several positions at Pax8 from August 2022 to June 2025, including Strategic Writer and Senior Content Director, where responsibilities involved developing external communications strategies encompassing public relations and executive communications. Joanna's experience also includes serving as Director of Alumni Relations and the Annual Fund at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs from January 2016 to August 2022, where the focus was on alumni engagement and fundraising strategies. Additional roles at the university included lecturer in Strategic Communication and Interim Director of Marketing. Between January 1990 and January 2016, Joanna worked at The Gazette, ultimately becoming Editor and Vice President of Content, overseeing award-winning journalism. Joanna holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a degree in Journalism from Colorado State University.