Rev. Johannys was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Puerto Rico. In 2007 she became a Licensed Unity Teacher. In 2008 she was ordained as an “Accessing Inner Wisdom Counselor” by Pathways of Light, which uses A Course in Miracles as its curriculum, and in 2013 was ordained as a Unity Minister by Unity Worldwide Ministries. She also was recently  ordained as a priest by the Old Catholic Church.

She along with her husband Jack Hartog have pioneered two ministries: a Spanish Ministry called “Misión Unity” started in 2010, now “Unity Para Todos”, an online ministry in Spanish and Unity Ajijic, where she is currently the Senior Minister and Jack is the CEO.

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She is an Industrial Engineer and has a Masters Degree in Education and Mathematics. Rev. Johannys is also a professional singer and dancer, and has authored two CDs: Ligada a Tu Amor (ballads) and Un Pasito Mas (various upbeat Latin rhythms). In her youth she hosted a TV program called “Contigo Johannys” with Telemundo Puerto Rico, held leading roles in several “Telenovelas” also with Telemundo, performed backup singing with two of her sisters to many famous Latino singers as part of “Hermanas Jiménez”, and participated in many Musicals and Theater Plays.