Born and raised in the New Orleans area,  Joy has a love for local foods and traditions, and in general, all things that make a living in SE Louisiana wonderful.  Sadly, like so many displaced after Katrina, she moved to Southlake, Texas with her husband and 5 kids where she resided for 8 years before returning to the Mandeville area.

Encouraged by her custom homebuilder family, Joy decided in 2013 to start dabbling in real estate but had to put it on the back burner to raise her 3 high schoolers who attended Saint Paul’s, Saint Scholastica, and Mandeville High.

She began her Real Estate journey with Gardner Realtors and then spent the next 6 years with a small boutique firm utilizing construction expertise, market knowledge, and her creative spirit to market some of the North Shores' finest homes.  A chance encounter co-listing one of her own family’s previous projects with Broker Vince Liuzza introduced her to next-level professionalism and attention to detail and after six months of deliberation, she was ready to make her move and join the team… knowing heart and soul that the Liuzza Group would be the perfect fit.  

Joy’s husband and family have been building luxury homes and developing commercial real estate for over 30 years, and this is where Joy’s vast knowledge of homes and her marketing talents were born.  She and her husband have built and sold multiple homes in The Sanctuary Subdivision of Mandeville that have set sales records time and time again.  Building high-end luxury homes gives Joy a unique perspective on the building process and the unique “eye for marketing” required in the realm of luxury real estate.

Joy is a member of NOMAR and the National Association of Realtors.  She currently resides in Mandeville with her husband and her adult son who is Autistic and is active in the special needs community where she has become an advocate for her son and others. Joy is a cancer victor and a member of the YouNight sisterhood. She also works part-time for Dr. Kyle Acosta as a patient care coordinator.  In her spare time, Joy loves to travel the world, and spend time in the City enjoying the local food and music. You can often find her with family and friends letting the good times roll, or as we say in these parts… Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!