About Joy

 

Social & Cultural chair - Joy pitts

social@empowerrichmond.org

Joy Pitts is the Social and Cultural Engagement Committee Chair for the Urban League of Greater Richmond’s Young Professional auxiliary.  She is an alumna of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a degree in Criminal Justice and a degree in Political Science. She also graduated from Strayer University with a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Science in Management. Joy currently works for the Department of Defense where she provides effective and efficient worldwide support to warfighters. She continued her passion for education and leadership by completing a Leadership Series at Harvard University. 

Her passion includes serving the community which became her village while uplifting and empowering the younger generation. In her free time, Joy assists her mother in restoring the rights of convicted criminals. She leads her life by the words of Maya Angelou “It is always about the work.”

Joy hopes to bring her dynamic leadership and authenticity to her new role.