Jovan calls Bellingham home, but shares time with the Big Island of Hawaii and the Chiliwist Valley in Okanogan County. In Hawaii, she is passionate in her work to preserve culturally and ecologically sensitive reefs; advocate for solutions to waste water pollution and build community.

In the Okanogan, Jovan is active in the preservation of land that provides key, migratory pathways for native wildlife. Jovan and her husband own and operate two historic hotels and a suite of historically significant buildings. She is dedicated to her work as a catalyst for change in her communities near and far.