{"id":2793,"date":"2026-05-23T03:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/?page_id=2793"},"modified":"2026-05-23T03:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:56:00","slug":"joana-plazas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/en\/joana-plazas\/","title":{"rendered":"Joana Plazas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2793\" class=\"elementor elementor-2793\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ed6845 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed6845\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260eb65\" data-id=\"260eb65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3eb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a3eb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/joana-p-p.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2788\" alt=\"A dark-complexioned woman with long brown hair, smiling, wearing a burgundy blouse, against a dark grayish background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/joana-p-p.jpg 400w, https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/joana-p-p-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/joana-p-p-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13c51c4\" data-id=\"13c51c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc2559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfc2559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joana Plazas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9be796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9be796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Member<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68886a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e68886a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joana is a first-generation Colombiana professional in Health Administration and a dedicated advocate for the Latine community. She has extensive experience in cultural evolution, patient advocacy, and community leadership. Across tenures at Temple University Hospital, Penn Medicine, and Trinity Health, she has a proven track record of empowering Black and Brown professionals and increasing patient safety awareness for marginalized populations.<\/p><p>An accomplished leader, Joana previously served on the boards of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., NAHSE, and ALPFA. She specialized in driving organizational growth, expanding partnerships, and increasing brand visibility. She is passionate about leveraging art, culture, and civic engagement for community well-being, and aims to scale her impact in Philadelphia by expanding health and wellness initiatives to ensure the community thrives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b228c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92b228c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/accioncolombia.org\/en\/junta-directiva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joana Plazas Miembro de la Junta Directiva Joana es una profesional colombiana de primera generaci\u00f3n en Administraci\u00f3n de Salud y una dedicada defensora de la comunidad latine. Tiene amplia experiencia en evoluci\u00f3n cultural, defensa del paciente y liderazgo comunitario. 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