JoAnne is a lifetime resident of Moore, South Carolina.  She and her husband Willie are the parents of two sons, two daughters, twelve grandchildren and one great-grand son.  She attended Spartanburg Methodist College, graduated from  Spartanburg Community College and is a licensed minister.  She retired from Clemson's Extension Services and the Department of Social Services and is presently the director of ARCH Ministries, an after school program serving the Hispanic/Latino community. JoAnne is also on the ministerial staff of WE, (Women Empowerment) a ministry of the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen.

JoAnne's goal is to represent The Lord Jesus Christ to all she comes in contact with, by displaying His love, compassion, fruit of the spirit, and wisdom, that He may be honored and glorified. (John 15:8)