Joyce M. Tudryn is President of The International Radio & Television Society Foundation, a non-profit membership organization, which assures that the skills and ideals of today's professionals are passed on to future generations of media leaders.

In addition to being responsible for overall management and fundraising, Tudryn directs the Foundation's regularly scheduled programs, which provide attendees with access to corporate leaders, senior executives, electronic journalists, program producers/creators and others at the forefront of the communications industry.

Committed to increasing diversity in business, Tudryn helped establish the Annual IRTS Minority Career Workshop, which has assisted thousands of students in launching their careers. Under her direction, the IRTS Summer Fellowship Program earned stripes as one of the nation's best internships, and the Annual IRTS Faculty/Industry Seminar has helped universities across the nation keep their teaching timely and relevant.

Tudryn began her career as a member of the editorial staff in the Radio Department at the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC. She has experience as a magazine columnist, as well as a video producer for the public affairs department in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

This past year, the Broadcast Education Association saluted Tudryn with its highest honor-the Distinguished Education Service Award, and she was named as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Radio" by Radio Ink magazine. She received the National Advisory Board Member of the Year Award from the National Broadcasting Society in 2001. Tudryn also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where she received her degree in Public Relations.