Joa's passion for performance began at a young age, when she began working in Theater. After graduating high school, she moved to New York City where she studied Performing Arts at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She continued studies in Puerto Rico where she finished a Bachelor's Degree in Theater and a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from the University of the Sacred Heart. She has been working in Theater, Film and Radio in Puerto Rico for the past 10 years. She gained recognition for her roles in the short film 'Jessika' and the feature film 'I am a Director' which won her two Best Actress Awards at the Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico. She has appeared USA Networks'Royal Pains and Lifetime Television's 'Stranded'. Most recently she was part of a Master Class by Academy Award winning actor-director Tim Robbins in the XII Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogota, in Colombia.