Simone Joye Eford joined HUMAA in August 2019. Ms. Joye Eford has a long history of nonprofit leadership, fundraising and board development in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia. She has raised over $10 million dollars throughout her career for worthy causes. She is among the nation's premier nonprofit leaders who has helped to create, develop, and sustain a multitude of nonprofit organizations, programs and board leadership. Ms. Joye Eford is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York where she holds a BA in Communications. 

For her unwavering commitment and passion in helping others succeed she has received numerous awards and accolades including the:

• Humanitarian Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC),
• Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award (MedAssets)
• John A. Matthews Community Service Award - Prince Hall Master Lodge No.99
• Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Hank Johnson and US House of Representatives
• Be Greater Award from the Atlanta Hawks and SunTrust 
• Thomas C. Wilson Youth Services Award from the NAACP-DeKalb County
• Woman of the Year by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority