Alyssa Anne Austin is an Actor, Arts Advocate, and Entrepreneur. As a commercial and theatre actor, she has worked throughout San Diego County since 2016, including at the San Diego REP, Oceanside Theatre Company, ion theatre, Coronado Playhouse, OB Playhouse, and LEGOLAND California. When not performing, Alyssa is passionate about empowering others to success as a Personal Branding Strategist & Career Mentor through her company, PoisedandProfessional.com, which she founded in 2018 after leaving behind a seven-year career in marketing. A published author, Alyssa’s first book, “35 Days of Confidence: Find Your Voice, Fulfill Your Dreams & Focus Your Inner Power” became an Amazon best-seller in February 2019. Alyssa graduated from Penn State University with degrees in Public Relations & English Literature, and is a proud alumni of the Penn State Lionettes Dance Team.

Jena Joyce, an attorney specializing in business transactions involving intellectual property, has a long history of involvement with San Diego non-profits, most substantially with the philanthropic organization Las Patronas, for which she served as President, Vice President of Grants, Underwriting Chair, Donations Chair and Communications Chair over her 6-year tenure with that organization.  Jena has also served on the boards for National Charity League – San Diego Chapter, Friends of the La Jolla Library, Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial County, Sushi Performance & Visual Art, Foundation of La Jolla High School, and Parents Committee of Bird Rock Elementary, where she has been responsible for fundraising, event-planning and membership-growing functions.  Jena recently joined SDPAL to reconnect with San Diego’s theater community, and soon volunteered with the Cast & Crew team to coordinate the All-City Auditions in 2019.  Jena is pleased to join the Board to further her goal of supporting the arts through a variety of avenues.   Jena practices law with The Joyce Law Group, a firm she co-founded with her husband Robert in 2002, after spending several years with large international firms. She received a J.D. from University of San Diego, and a B.A. from Princeton, where she was an active participant in the Program in Theater and Dance.

Wendy carries a passion for arts education and in 2015, she established a musical theatre program at her children’s school, where she served as producer, budget and volunteer manager, and mentor for five years. For the past six years, she has been  Treasurer and business operations assistant for Carlsbad Community Theatre. Wendy holds a doctorate in education from USC focusing on the psychology of learning and motivation in the workplace. Her past work life involved training and development with adults, human resources, and providing home-based education for her kids. Her current interests lie in fundraising for non-profit arts organizations. Wendy is grateful for the opportunity to support SDPAL members and the performing arts community in San Diego. You can reach her at wendy@sdpal.com.