Joy has worked in steel, iron ore, coal and oil and gas.   She has served as a School Trustee, Chair of the Governing Council of Athabasca University, and advisor to several NSERC chairs. Joy is currently chair of the Clean Resource Innovation Network, Board Chair of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, and a board member of the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada. She is Vice-Chair of the Business Leaders Advisory Council for Athabasca University and a member of the Faculty of Science Dean’s Circle for the University of Calgary.  Joy is a past member of the Science, Technology & Innovation Council for Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers.