Joni was raised in Newtown Square by parents who taught her to know and love the Lord at an early age. She graduated from Delaware County Christian School, then attended Taylor University, earning a degree in Elementary Education. She went on to earn her Master's Degree in Education Administration at Cairn University. After teaching for 12 years, 7 of them at DC, Joni moved to New Jersey to take a position as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accreditation at Timothy Christian School in Piscataway, New Jersey. In the summer of 2021, she began serving at SLPC as the Children' Ministry Director.