JoAnna Vance is the program coordinator AFSC's West Virginia Economic Justice Project (WVEJ). JoAnna has worked on economic justice issues since 2018, developing and growing “people powered” projects that build on grassroots organizations by expanding their capital; raising questions or alternatives; developing sound organizing strategies; recruiting leadership; and facilitating trainings. Her experience includes organizing popular education and advocacy on economic justice, recovery, and decarceration, with a special focus on impacted individuals, families, and communities; mobilizing for policy change at a federal and state level; highlighting voices of impacted people; organizing conferences, events, and trainings; and participating in coalition work. She serves on several sub-committees of the Governor’s Council, helping with strategic planning and implementation of the state’s opioid response plan including lived experience and public education. She facilitates many trainings across the state including but not limited to the Recovery Coach Academy, Ethics, Public Narrative, Stigma, and West Virginia Leadership Academy.