Joy Carroll

Joy Carroll Wallis is a gifted educator, community organizer, communicator and convener. In 1994, she was one of the first women to be ordained in the Church of England as well as the youngest clergy member elected to the General Synod. Her ministry in the inner - city embraced the needs of the poor, homeless, mentally ill, families, youth and the elderly. Her experience in the priesthood was the inspiration behind the hit BBC sitcom, The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French. Joy is the author of The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. Joy has spent the last eighteen years immersed in Washington DC schools and youth sports. As commissioner of Little League Baseball, fundraiser, event planner, PTA President, President of Wilson HS Baseball Boosters, organizer of Wilson baseball trip to the Dominican Republic, her networks run wide and deep. She is also a founding board member and currently board Chair of the Wild Goose Festival Joy lives in Washington, DC with her activist and writer husband Jim Wallis and their now adult sons, Luke and Jack.

Sessions
Thu 5:30pm - 7:50pm Gathering the Goose Main stage
Thu 9:00am - 5:00pm LeadNow! (Pre-Festival) Portal
Thu 5:00pm - 5:50pm Making the Most of the Goose Living Room