Meet the Author
Joy Wilkins
Certified Economic Developer and leadership expert with 25+ years helping communities unlock the potential in their people.
BACKGROUND
- Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
- 25+ Years in Leadership Development
- Community Engagement Strategist
- Strategic Planning Facilitator
- Featured Speaker
About Joy
Joy Wilkins is a nationally recognized leader in community, economic, leadership, and workforce development whose career has centered on bringing people and organizations together to strengthen communities and expand opportunity.Throughout her career, Wilkins has worked across organizational and sector boundaries to advance economic and community development, strengthen leadership, and foster collaborative approaches to complex challenges.Her long-running Leadership Insights conversations with economic development leaders provided the foundation for Leadership Insights: From the Trailblazers Shaping the Communities Around Us.
Speaking & Engagements
Building Partnerships Across Boundaries
How leaders can bridge divides, foster collaboration, and create coalitions that drive community-wide progress.
Community Engagement & Consensus Building
Practical frameworks for bringing diverse stakeholders together around shared goals and lasting solutions.
Leadership as Service
Exploring how service-rooted leadership strengthens communities and expands what is possible for the people who call them home.
Let's Work Together
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