Speaker Details

Meet our speaker!

Joanna Schofield Bus '22

Joanna Schofield has been employed at Johns Hopkins for seven years where she currently serves as a gift officer at Bloomberg School of Public Health's Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. She has previous experiences in the fields of business, education, and nonprofits. Joanna always has enjoyed being involved in her daughters' lives, ages 22 and 20. Her parenting responsibility changed when her younger daughter experienced complex and debilitating health issues, resulting in long-term disabilities. Joanna's understanding of the struggles and triumphs of being an employed caregiver grew through this experience.

As she shared her own story, she heard stories of many others containing similar themes. Joanna realized that there exists a silent crisis in the workplace - with rising rates of caregiving and workplace standards and supports that often do not account for the modern realities of the employed caregiver. Joanna graduated with a MA in NGO Management in Spring 2022. She then co-founded Professionals Who Care to advocate for inclusivity of employed caregivers in the workplace. She serves as the nonprofit's president, with goals of DEI, mental health, community, and allyship.