Joyce Irwin

Joyce Irwin became Community Health Network Foundation’s President and CEO in October of 2012. In this leadership role, she leads a fundraising team and board of directors charged with raising financial support that enhances patient care delivered at more than 200 Central Indiana sites of care. As a member of Community Health Network’s executive leadership team, she aligns giving priorities with the future goals of the Network and ensures that donations are used to support the strategic growth of our non-profit healthcare organization.

She was born and raised in Seymour, Indiana, where most of her family still lives. At the age of 8, she contracted meningitis, was hospitalized at Riley Children’s Hospital, and was not expected to live. She beat the odds and developed a love of healthcare and dedication for giving back that has defined her career. She says her role at Community is the fulfillment of those two passions.

Joyce has dedicated more than 30 years of her career to healthcare. Prior to her appointment at Community, she worked at Roche Diagnostics Corporation for 10 years, serving as the national director of state government affairs. Prior to working at Roche, Joyce worked at Eli Lilly on federal policy issues and strategic marketing relating to importation and Medicare Modernization Act. Her career has included other senior-level healthcare positions, where she worked in managed care organizations, large multi-specialty physician groups and large integrated hospital systems.

As a volunteer, Joyce is committed to making our Central Indiana communities healthier places, and to creating opportunities for women to succeed. She is a member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet; the Indy Chamber Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Foundation Board; the Ascend Indiana Board of Directors – serving as Vice Chair – and Executive Committee; and the Ivy Tech Community College Hamilton County Board of Trustees. She has also lent her leadership to many organizations and non-profits, including the American Heart Association, the Employ Indy board of directors, Women in Government, the Lugar Series for Public Service Series, Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, and Fairbanks Hospital.

In 2018, Joyce received the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Trailblazer Award for her career that has paved the way for women in business. She also is the recipient of the 2018 Hoosier Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes leaders who have made a significant impact on the lives of Hoosiers in the Indianapolis community. In 2014, the State of Indiana and its Commission for Women presented her with a Torchbearer Lifetime Achievement award, recognizing her for the impacts she has made in Indiana. She has received the Sagamore of the Wabash Award twice – one from Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr and the second from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. Joyce has also received the Outstanding Volunteer Award from former United States President George W. Bush.

She declares herself a diehard Hoosier after being raised in Seymour, Indiana, and graduating from Indiana University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, earning a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science. Joyce grew up in a very musical family and also studied voice at IU. She has had the opportunity to sing at several presidential events and Indiana inaugural ceremonies. She has even experienced the excitement of landing on a Navy aircraft carrier at sea!

Joyce’s husband, Marty, is retired from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Together, they have two shelties.