Joanne Wyss

Throughout her career in strategic communications, Joanne has worked with senior
corporate and nonprofit leaders to create powerful, persuasive communications aimed
at achieving their goals for their organizations. By cutting through to the essence and
organizing complex ideas around clear and compelling messages, Joanne helps
leaders build support for new priorities and directions – in Board presentations, strategic
plans, organizational change programs, problem-solving workshops, marketing
materials, videos, and speeches.

In 25 years as Director of Communications for McKinsey & Company, Joanne advised
senior consulting and client teams at Fortune 500 companies and leading organizations
in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. She co-led McKinsey’s worldwide
communications training, designing workshops in strategy, structure, and interpersonal
effectiveness. Joanne then ran her own consulting practice, Communicating for
Results.

A leader in the nonprofit arena, Joanne was a founder of Greater Naples Leadership
and served as its first woman President. She co-founded Books for Collier Kids and
chaired the organization for 11 years. Since 2005, BCK has given two million brand-new
books to disadvantaged children in Collier County. Joanne’s Board service also
includes the Collier Community Foundation, the Immokalee Foundation, Gulfshore
Playhouse, and the Forum Club. For her leadership and contributions, Joanne was
named a Woman of Initiative by the Collier Community Foundation and received the
Distinguished Leadership Award from Greater Naples Leadership.

With a passion for travel, music and writing, Joanne has visited over 75 countries. She
plays piano with the Crescendos, an amateur performance group, and has published a
book of short poems, Moments.