Joanna Wozniak

Joanna is a Chicago-based ballerina best known for her two-decade career with the Joffrey Ballet. Originally from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, she trained at the Harid Conservatory before joining the Joffrey as an apprentice in 2001 and quickly rising to company dancer. Known for her expressive range and commanding stage presence, she performed leading roles in various ballets throughout her career.
Alongside her performing career, she earned a bachelor’s degree in business leadership from Northwestern University and later pursued graduate studies in data science (AI/ML) at the University of Chicago. She also served on the AGMA board for 4 years, along with serving the company dancers as a union representative. After retiring from the stage during Covid, she began working in legal technology consulting. Currently, she works in Global Affairs and Strategy Operations team at Google as Technical Program Manager.