Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez
Preferred pronouns:
she/her
Areas of expertise:
Trainings about spiritual, theological formation with a community organizing framework
Event planning
Visioning
Communications strategy
Spokesperson training with grassroots leaders
Contact Information:
Email: joanna@csplaction.org
Title: Director of Training and Spiritual & Theological Formation
Who Am I:
Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez is a first-generation Mexicana-American, born and raised in La Villita, Chicago. She is the Director of Spiritual and Theological Formation at CSPL. In addition to being a co-founder and founding board member of the Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership, she was a founding board member and Board President of The Co-Op Ed Center, a worker cooperative incubator dedicated to helping build cooperatives with communities of color in Chicago.
She formerly worked at the Archdiocese of Chicago in the Office for Peace & Justice, and later in the labor movement for five years leading communications and press strategy at a local and national level.
She works to center mujerista/womanist, queer, indigenous, and liberation theologies and spiritualities. As an artist, Joanna centers her embroidery and beading practice around honoring her culture, familia, and spirituality.
Off the clock:
Joanna is a talented artist! Her favorite mediums include beading and embroidery.
Education:
Masters in Christian Spirituality at Fordham University
Concentration in Spiritual Direction
