Johanna Mercado

Johanna Mercado serves as the Coordinator for Community and Development and Communications Lead for the state of Rhode Island since 2023. In this capacity, she handles accessible design, marketing, plain language design, and public relations for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. She also works part-time as a reference librarian and adjunct faculty member at a local community college, providing research assistance and instruction to college students of varying ages. A first-generation American and mother of four, she holds an undergraduate degree in political science with a concentration in politics and a minor in gender and women's studies from the University of Rhode Island, as well as a MOIS degree with a concentration in digital media from the same institution. Her professional focus centers on disseminating complex information into accessible formats and supporting community access to resources, drawing from her background in librarianship and communications.