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Joanna Prescod is a museum professional, cultural strategist, and fashion and costume scholar based in Tkaronto/Toronto and Scarborough. She currently serves as the Director of Programming and Partnerships at Toronto Ward Museum and as an Interpreter at a municipal museum, leading inclusive public programming rooted in community consultation and cultural storytelling.

Her research explores the politics of dress and embodiment, with a focus on Black performance and aesthetics, examining how fashion performs across public, digital, and institutional spaces. From screen to stage to the sidewalk, she’s interested in how garments move and speak.

Joanna brings care, nuance, and critical inquiry to her work, inviting people to reflect on their role in shaping culture and collective memory.