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Leadership Council

Joyce Tasby

Joyce Tasby is the founder and C.E.O. of The Young Peoples Guild Foundation, a grassroots organization in coastal southeastern Virginia. Growing up in the Portsmouth area of Virginia near industrial sites that would later be designated Superfund sites, Joyce witnessed firsthand the harmful effects of pollution on her community. In 1977, she founded The Young People’s Guild School of Performing Arts, which later expanded its mission through The Young People’s Guild Foundation to address environmental and social justice. Joyce has been a vital force in engaging the community through town halls, civic meetings, and cultural events like the annual Black History Trailblazer’s Sidewalk Parade.