Joann Blomme

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Joann Blomme has been a Racine Dominican for over 50 years. Her ministries have included as an elementary teacher and principal and as new membership director within her community. She has an M.S. degree in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and recently completed 29 years as a mental health counselor at a rural medical clinic in Tutwiler, Mississippi, which is staffed by local women as well as an intercommunity group of sisters.