With years of experience in politics, non-profits and fundraising, Joycelyn is the Director of Multicultural Engagement and Major Gifts Office for Bowdoin College. She has served as the Director of Development for St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock, Virginia. She has servedon the board of SONABank P.O.W.E.R. Advisory, Friends of the Northumberland County Library, and the Northern Neck Montessori School, Inc. She is a past member of LEAD Northern Neck and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She holds a B.A. in Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond and a Master of Public Administration from Virginia Tech.