Faculty
Dr. Alice F. Joyner
Experience in higher education, pastoral ministry, and nonprofit leadership.
B.S. Family and Consumer Sciences; M.S. Career and Technical Education // Virginia State University
Doctorial (EdD) Higher Education Leadership // NOVA Southeastern University
Dr. Alice Joyner was ordained at the Noah Ark Church in Greenville, NC and became the pastor of New Zion Church in Petersburg, VA in 1982. She has served in multiple and diverse leadership positions over the course of her time in ministry. Some of those leadership positions have included:
Chief Apostle at Word of Faith Ministries in Petersburg, VA from 2010-2015
Bishop’s Chaplain at Christ Miracle Church
Teacher, facilitator, and prayer minister at Dominion Training and Counseling Center in Richmond, VA
CEO and President of Destiny Consultant Services
Former Chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Virginia State University
Former Director of Outreach and Assistant Dean for Outreach and Economic Development at Virginia State University
Dr. Joyner served as a member of numerous Associations, University and community committees, boards, and foundations. She provides consulting services for Christian ministries as well as other nonprofit organizations. Additionally, she provides technical assistance, training and development, evaluation services, and fund development. Her efforts also support and provide organizational leaders comprehensive training concerning assisting organizations with the fulfillment of their missions, strategic planning, and the fundamentals of serving their clients. Her primary goal is to help profit and nonprofit agencies operate more efficiently, solve their managerial and operational problems, and seize strategic opportunities that can spur their growth thus, allowing them to serve their communities even better. More importantly, she aspires to bring proven community based planning and management skills to the profit and nonprofit sectors. Dr. Joyner is a thinker, strategist, and a visionary with a particular desire to revolutionize nonprofit organizations. She will begin her teaching journey at River City in 2025.