Carol Joyner, Executive Director, Family Values @ Work Action
Carol Joyner is the Executive Director of Family Values @ Work Action (FV@WA), network of 17 state coalitions building worker power that is focused on the care economy. Carol founded this organization while leading the labor and federal policy agenda for Family Values@Work. Carol has also consulted on training, childcare and other related labor administration issues. She is the founding director of the 1199SEIU/Employer Child Care Fund and past president of the 1199 Child Care Corporation, a labor/management benefit fund negotiated by 1199 United Healthcare Workers East and more than 400 Healthcare employers in New York State. Ms. Joyner is the recipient of various achievement awards, is a founding member of the NY Union Child Care Coalition; is past National Advisory Board member of the Labor Project for Working Families and the Family Values@Work Network; founding partner of the Work Family Strategy Council, and founding partner of the national campaign, #PaidLeaveforAll. Carol is also a member of the NCBCP, Black Women’s Roundtable and co-chaired the 2022 Ward 4 Redistricting Committee. Carol lives in Washington, DC with her family. She is a graduate of Florida A&M University.