Joy Young
Joy Young is the executive director of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
For nearly two decades Young has held positions in the nonprofit and arts sectors. She comes to Jacksonville with a strong background in arts administration, strategic planning and execution, advocacy, collaborations and partnerships, and governance. She leaves her position as the Director of Administration, Human Resources and Operations with the South Carolina Arts Commission in Columbia, South Carolina, where she served fourteen years in both executive and programmatic leadership roles.
Her work included a Cultural Tourism grant program that returned $2.1M in economic impact and a Performing Arts and Presenting grant program, which became a catalyst for engaging talented local performing artists. She conceived and implemented ArtsGrow SC, a nationally recognized innovative creative industries program assisting artists in gaining access to both business education and funds for matched business savings accounts and loans.
Prior to her employment with the South Carolina Arts Commission, Young was responsible for Special Projects and earned master trainer certification at Community in Schools South Carolina, Inc. As Director of Training and Technical Assistanceat the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations shedelivered programs related to organizational assessment and strategic planning, executive transition and succession planning, and board governance.
In addition to serving on the Grantmakers in the Arts Support for Individual Artists Committee, Young has been a grant panelist for the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, South Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has enjoyed adjunct teaching positions at Benedict College and the University of South Carolina. A performing artist herself, Young earned a Bachelor of Arts in music; studied Voice Performance at Manhattan School of Music; completed a Master of Arts; received certification in human resources employee relations law and mediation; and, attained candidacy for the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership.
