Joy Iris Staveley

Joy Staveley of Flagstaff is vice president and chief operating officer of Canyoneers, Inc., The company operates whitewater rafting trips on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. She is also co-owner and general partner of Kaibab Lodge Limited Partnership, which owns a 29-unit resort and co-owner/ member of Kaibab Camper Village, LLC, an 86-unit RV park and tent campground. 

Arizona's Governor appointed Ms. Staveley to the five-member board of the Arizona State Compensation Fund where she is serving her third term. U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl named her to the delegation to the last White House Conference on Small Business. She is a member of the Guardian Advisory Council and Regulatory Advisory Committee of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. 

A past division of Canyoneers, Grand Canyon Trail Guides, won a national award from the Take Pride in America Program, a campaign to raise awareness of the need for wise stewardship of public lands and resources. Ms. Staveley was  the 1997 recipient of the ATHENA Award, the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce's honor for business women. Prior to joining Canyoneers, Ms. Staveley was vice president and branch manager of Coldwell Banker Escrow for its Beverly Hills, CA branch. 

She received her bachelor of arts degree in English from California State University, Northridge.