Welcome Our New Education Ambassador Joe Donovan

A native Texan and resident of Washington, D.C., Joe graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 2013 with a degree in Culture and Politics focusing on education for social change. Prior to joining BMP, Joe worked as Program Coordinator for Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop, which engages juveniles who have received adult prison sentences in D.C. through poetry and creative writing. He then served as Program Coordinator and Communications and Development Coordinator for Life Pieces To Masterpieces, a youth development organization that uses artistic expression to develop leadership, unlock potential, and prepare African American boys and young men to transform their lives and communities. Joe is an avid tree-climber, wanderer, reader, and writer. His passions include conflict transformation, prison abolition, and the use of art and creative expression to pursue community-building and intersectional justice.