Joy Alafia joined the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists as Executive Director in June 2022.  She brings over 17 years of association experience, specializing in transformational leadership, organizational management, governance, marketing, and partnership development.  In her first 6 months, CAMFT developed a two-year strategic plan and deployed the organization’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement.  Her employment history includes serving as the CEO of the Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA), where she led the organization to a new chapter focused on renewable propane as part of California’s clean energy economy. Joy previously served as an advisory member for the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program which supports the accelerated development and deployment of advanced transportation fuels and technologies.  Prior to that, Joy served as a business director for the California Association of REALTORS®, an organization with over 185,000 members where she focused on developing innovative and enterprising business partnerships.

Joy presently serves on the Board for the United Way Bay Area and previously held a Board position for the non-profit Building Diversity in Science.  Joy has a BS in Physics from Spelman College and an MBA from Pepperdine University.  She is a Certified Association Executive.