Joyce Searcy

Joyce Searcy is an innovative and results-oriented community relations executive with a background as a former non-profit CEO and college professor. She possesses excellent interpersonal and leadership abilities, proven cross-sector communications expertise, and group facilitation skills.

With a track record as a proven problem solver, Joyce leverages her insight to collaborate with corporations, entrepreneurs, community stakeholders, and government entities to nurture talent and cultivate partnerships.

As a national certified mentor for a network of 99 agencies, Joyce is recognized as a well-known Diversity and Inclusion trainer and public speaker. She conducts workshops on various topics including fund development, team building, board development, strategic planning, and staff evaluation.

Joyce's educational background includes a B.A. in English from Fisk University, participation in the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard University's Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness, and completion of the Strategic Perspectives In Non-Profit Management program at Harvard University.

She also holds an M.S. in Education from Vanderbilt Peabody College and has completed course requirements for a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, Joyce has studied Finance and Accounting for Executives at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.

Throughout her career, Joyce has held key roles such as Founding Director of Community Relations at Belmont University, President and CEO at Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Communications Consultant as a Self-Employed professional, and Assistant Professor at Meharry Medical College.