Joyce has been Administrative Coordinator for the Partnership since May 2000. She is responsible for administrative support of the staff, bookkeeping tasks and day to day management of the office.

Before joining the Partnership, Joyce was Executive Secretary to the President of Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America for 8 years, Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner of the Norfolk/Newport News office of Coopers & Lybrand for 11 years and has a total of more than 40 years of administrative experience. 

Joyce was a charter member of Star Achievers, an association of the Administrative Assistants/Executive Secretaries to the top executives in the Hampton Roads region, and has served as a member of the Business Advisory Council to the Chesapeake Public Schools.

Joyce is a native of Portsmouth and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She attended Old Dominion University. Joyce and her husband, John (“Jimmy”), reside in Portsmouth. They have two sons, Kevin and his wife, Holly, who live in Suffolk with their daughter, Maya; and Chad and his wife, Heather, who live in Virginia Beach with their son, Brendan. Their family also includes two neurotic shelties, Raine Beau and Panda.