Jo studied theatre in the UK where she earned an undergraduate degree in Theatre Studies and a post-graduate Certificate of Education specializing in Drama. She moved to the Okanagan in 2000 and has since then firmly established herself within the theatre and teaching communities.  She has been involved with many of the local community theatre groups and currently teaches drama at Glenrosa Middle School .  She was most recently seen as Mrs Mayor in Theatre Kelowna’s production of Seussical The Musical.