Joanna+Degeneres

PUBLIC ADVOCATE &  SOCIAL CHANGE INFLUENCER

MEMORY LOSS - CEO & CO-FOUNDER of Artists Visiting Elders Finding the silver linings after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, we assist in retrieving happy memories! MENTAL ILLNESS - Fountain House (Bringing Hope To Mind)  Supporting Artists Living With Mental Illness
​FEMINISM - 
Women Behaving Baldly  (Exploring Baldness & The Female Psyche)
​GENDER-The Transgender Community (Promoting Tolerance, Awareness, & Equality)
​ALOPECIA -
 Children’s Alopecia ProjectAlopecia UKThe National Alopecia Areata Foundation


Public Appearances (Special Events & Fundraisers, Wedding Officiant, Memorial Service Eulogies) Media Spokesperson (Charities, Philanthropic interests)
​​Expertise in Speechwriting (Wedding Officiant, Memorial Service Eulogies)
​Themes - Overcoming Obstacles, Female Self Empowerment, Increasing Societal Mindfulness

​WRITER

TV Pilots (Naked, Emotional Currency, 2 Spirited, Jigsaw Dads) Screenplay Treatments (The Untitled Magnitsky Project, Two Spirited​)
​Feature Films (Two Spirited 2013 Semi-Finalist for Sundance Film Lab’s Feature Film Program)
​Playwright & Lyricist (​My Life As A Bald Soprano)
Interviews, Monologues, Speeches

Executive Producer

My Life As A Bald Soprano (2008 World Premiere)
​Create all written materials: business plans, proposals, budgets 
​Fundraising
​Maintaining 501c3 Status
​Publicity

​Print & Media Endorsements

Marie Claire Italia (February 2004)
Mac Cosmetics Deck of Cards/Book (2003)
Self Magazine (January 2003)
Woman’s World (Oct. 30, 2001)
Marie Claire Magazine (May 2000, Jan 2006)
We Magazine (January/February 2000)
Daily News (2000)
The Discovery Channel – The Bald Truth (2000)
​Lifetime Television for Women (The Things We Do For Love/30 min segment) 2000
Extra (1999, 2000)
​SUN (August 3, 1999)
The New York Post (June 29, 1999)
CBS This Morning (Health Watch) 1998
Inside Edition (1999)
​The Queen Latifah Show (1999)
​The Learning Channel (1999)

Professional Actor   SAG/AFTRA  2000-present

Theater, Film, TV, and Commercial, New York, NY and Regional

Community Outreach & Public Relations 

2008-PRESENT
​Fundraising/Event Volunteer For Fountain House (Bringing Hope To Mind)
​Co-Founder of Women Behaving Baldly
​National spokesperson For C.A.P.
​Keynote Speaker at Prep for Success conference (Rockville, MD)
​Guest of Honor - CAP Spring Spectacular Fundraiser (Reading, PA)
​Co-founder of Ask Margaret Advice column
​Patron for Alopecia UK
​Spokesmodel for Joseph Paris Naturally (Custom Hair Prosthetics For Film & Television)

2003-2008
​Co-Spokesperson for Children’s Alopecia Project
​Spokesperson for Alopecia Awareness UK
​Spokesperson for Alopecia Online UK
​NBC 10-Children’s Alopecia Project (Philadelphia)
​Goodnews Broadcast (Spokesmodel, Most Viewed Cover Story)
​Bold Project (Photo Shoot, Interview Subject)

1998-2003
​NuHair Technology Denver Support Group Meeting (April 2003)
​Gold Triangle Awards (2003)
​Keynote Speaker National Alopecia Areata Annual Conference
​Staten Island Annual Fundraising Dinner (2001, 2002)
​Second Annual Golf Tournament; Charlotte, N.C. Guest of honor (Sept. 29, 2001)
​Goddess Night (May 2000, 2001)