Joanie, a native of California, had a successful sales and marketing career for many decades. She’s volunteered for many organizations using her skills set -including event planning/promotion & leading /coordinating volunteers to accomplish certain tasks. Joanie saw the positive impact that the COA Music program made in her son,  Corey.  (youtube.com/user/coreyangeli/) Joanie got involved with COA and she joined the COA board as Secretary. Her commitment strengthened and she created the COA Music Outreach Program. Over the past 8 + years years she has done a lot of the scheduling & taken the Leadership Role of COA performers/bands to provide “live music” at over 100 community events, primarily in San Clemente, but also in 8 other Orange County cities. Also she took lead role for 2 of the COA Events- “You’re  Worth It” in ‘22 and the “San Clemente Music Festival” in ‘23.  Since she started The COA Music Outreach Program in 2016, COA Entertainment has grown significantly under Joanie’s leadership.