Founder/CEO Joanna Rosa
Joanna Rosa, MS, LPCC, LADC
Joanna is a highly skilled professional dedicated to championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with a strong focus on serving communities of color by addressing the critical social determinants of health. With a special emphasis on forging partnerships, she boasts extensive experience in conceiving, developing, and executing impactful DEI initiatives and strategies that enhance both community health and organizational growth.
Presently, Joanna serves as a trusted DEI consultant, lending her expertise to local community projects. Her mission revolves around instigating transformative change from within, nurturing proactive solutions that firmly center on achieving racial equity. She brings a wealth of experience in crafting DEI programs within healthcare organizations to tackle the multifaceted challenges of social, health, and financial disparities, relentlessly advocating for strategies that reduce these inequities.
Joanna's repertoire extends to the creation of a diverse range of workshops designed to guide audiences along the intercultural development continuum. In addition to her DEI work, she is a licensed therapist deeply committed to delivering trauma-informed, person-centered care to those embarking on their journey toward improved health and a higher quality of life.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Joanna finds joy in spending cherished moments with family and friends, exploring new destinations through travel, and savoring the vibrancy of live concerts.
In 2023, Joanna embarked on an inspiring journey by founding Ujima Renewed. At its core, Ujima Renewed encapsulates the powerful concept of creating change collectively. Through this venture, Joanna extends her consulting services to organizational leaders and offers counseling services to the community. Ujima, Swahili for "collective work and responsibility," this inspires individuals to unite as a community to address challenges, bolster one another, and collaboratively pursue holistic betterment. With this guiding principle, we can collectively contribute to the well-being and advancement of those around us, forging a path toward positive, shared outcomes together.
Doctor of Public Health Program, Class of 2026
Passionate about health equity, Joanna Rosa began a doctoral program in early 2023 to pursue her goal to become a chief health strategist, brokering relationships between communities of color and leaders to empower change together and narrow disparities gaps.
2023 African American Leadership Forum Alumni
Joanna Rosa is a proud alumni of The Josie R. Johnson Leadership Academy and dedicated to serving the Black community in Minnesota.
The Josie R. Johnson Leadership Academy is a six-month leadership development cohort experience that’s designed to meet the cultural, personal, and professional development local African American leaders.
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Ujima Renewed is proud to announce that we are certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation's leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women.
The WBENC Certification process has confirmed that our business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and has the appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place.
By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs, which in turn empowers women as leaders and brings about a more diverse, balanced and sustainable economy.