Joy T. Maples,
Accredited in Public Relations (APR)
Joy T. Maples has worn many hats in her long-ish life. She has served the deaf community as a sign language interpreter, also helping place them in good jobs. She is a public relations professional, having served her Alaska community in a variety of roles as a director of communications for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, and then as Director of Communications for the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (now Visit Anchorage). Currently, she works as a contract employee, writing web content and blogs, news releases, and social media posts for companies in a variety of sectors.
Joy plays upright bass in several local bands, aspiring to become a rockstar. In her spare time, she pushes the limits of her body running trail races and climbing mountains. Her most recent athletic accomplishment was completing a half ironman in Santa Cruz, California in 2022, with next year's goal being a jaunt to Arizona's Grand Canyon for a R2R with friends.
Joy plays upright bass in several local bands, aspiring to become a rockstar. In her spare time, she pushes the limits of her body running trail races and climbing mountains. Her most recent athletic accomplishment was completing a half ironman in Santa Cruz, California in 2022, with next year's goal being a jaunt to Arizona's Grand Canyon for a R2R with friends.
