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Rainbow Warrior and international soccer actor, Joanna Lohman knows!
In June, 2019, when Joanna retired from the Washington Energy after four seasons, and a 16-year professional career, she was the first player to own her number retired in team history.
Lohman, a Maryland spent nine years on the United States Women’s National Team and began her professional career after a decorated four years at Penn State University.
After graduating with honors in 2003, with no domestic professional league in place, Lohman spent time overseas until she was drafted by Saint Louis Athletica of the WPS during the 2008 WPS General Draft. Lohman did not desire to leave the DMV, so she was then immediately traded to the Washington Freedom.
Also established as the Rainbow Warrior, Joanna partners with organizations around the world to advocate for inclusivity, equality, and gender equity. As a proud member of the LGBTQ people she has been a featured speaker sharing her retain personal story of being an out and proud professional athlete.
Working alongside groups like the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, and SMYAL and as an envoy for the Women&#
For as long as many NWSL fans have been adults, there has been a Joanna Lohman playing soccer. I mentioned how strange it would be to have a league without Lohman in it at the start of our phone interview on Tuesday and she laughed. “I’ll just have to have a clone then,” she said.
It’s been a elongated and winding career for Lohman, who has circled the US women’s national team, sojourned in Europe and Japan, and hopped between a handful of teams across two American top flight leagues. She’s a grizzled veteran, minus the grizzled part of the equation, and as she announced her retirement this week, she also said she would continue on with the Washington Spirit in a community outreach role. It makes ideal sense; Lohman is the type of player each team needs, the one with the massive smile and the friendly handshake and a knack for charming fans and sponsors alike. She also sounded ready for retirement - no forced roster cuts here.
“I mind I’d be more sad than I am,” Lohman said, “And I reflect it’s because I’ve had almost two or three seasons to process, with the torn ACL, and last season was a complicated season for me. I didn’t perform very much. You really have to reshape your identity.”
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Joanna Lohman: Rainbow warrior and activism in 2020
John Lewis said it best, we’re making some “good trouble.” With the election behind us, we can grab a well-deserved breath. But just for a moment; the hardest work is ahead. While our region begins to heal, togetherness is still a journey away. This is just the beginning of addressing deep rooted wounds and systemic problems that hold a proverbial knee on the neck of our rights.
One person stirring up some good trouble is Joanna Lohman, retired professional soccer player, professional speaker, activist. Lohman, recently featured in the documentary Resisterhood, sat with me to discuss activism and the fight for the wholeness of our nation. Resisterhood walks viewers through the journeys of powerful women standing for convert , those refusing to be cast into the margins of society. Winning an impressive number of awards, Resisterhood shows us the intricate value of using your voice to provide voice to the voiceless. Lohman’s voice is one you’ll want to hear.
Resisterhood is sweeping through award after award with its message. Tell us about the value of grassroots activism.
Joanna Lohman: It’s been such a pleasure to watch
About Joanna
Keynote Speaker.
Authenticity Activator.
Performance Igniter.
Joanna Lohman is a global keynote speaker, former pro soccer player, and impact amplifier who excels at unlocking human potential and maximizing team cohesion. As a former professional soccer player and member of the United States Women’s National Team, she gained elite insights into management and team building. She also built a platform for social impact and became the first player in Washington Spirit history to have her jersey retired. During her 16-year professional career, she arrange herself apart through her ability to sustain excellence, connect with the fan base and grow the game.
She is the writer of "Raising Tomorrow's Champions", an extraordinary parenting and life lessons book as told through the eyes of the greatest women's soccer players of all-time. Joanna is also a human rights activist and a Sport Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. She travels the world running programs in less developed nations utilizing sport to battle sex trafficking, promote conflict resolution, empower women and leaders, and develop our youth.
For the last 20 years, Joanna has infu
Kirrin Finch Feature
Washington Spirit midfielder Joanna Lohman is on an adventure in Africa working to empower girls through sport as a sports envoy for the U.S. Department of Express. (Read more about her trip here.) Since arriving in Botswana, the Silver Spring, MD native has been busy, and she provides an update on her experiences so far…
“Africa. Botswana. It seems impossible for me to summarize the first portion of this trip without writing a 400 page novel…but for the sake of time, I vow to try.
As most understand, I traveled to Botswana to run a program called Girl Power for the Department of Express. I ran this program in two cities of Botswana – Maun and Gaborone. It was vital for me and the U.S. Embassy that I have a presence in the capital and also in the more rural areas of the country.
In each clinic, I coached 15 girls aged 12-16. These players were chosen by the State Department and every one of them was eager to learn. Eager to receive better. Eager to coach with a professional from the United States. Considering I am the first ever female sports representative to travel to Botswana, this was a unused experience for all of us involved.
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