Say Hello To Joy Becker

We’ve loved introducing you to our amazing Leadership Team. These women have taken Connections from a tutoring side gig to a successful company impacting families all around Cincinnati! If you missed getting to know Amanda, Anna, or Lindsay, be sure to go back and check out their posts.

Today we are saying hello to Joy Becker, one of the Mentoring Coordinators at Connections.

Joy grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. She earned a degree in Elementary Education from Taylor University and a Masters in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. Joy taught first grade for seven years, and then became a Literacy Coach working with teachers in K-6 schools. In 2016, Joy stepped out of her full-time roll as a Literacy Coach to stay at home with her three young children, but has been able to stay involved in education as a trainer and consultant in local schools.

When Joy is not interviewing potential tutors for Connections, she can be found reading, writing, cooking up a new recipe, or teaching Zumba.

How long have you been working for Connections?

I have been with Connections for over 3 years.

What's your favorite thing about Connections?

I love seeing tutors make real connections with their students that go above and beyond academics. I also adore the Leadership Team! They’re top notch women!

What is the best book you've read in the last year?

There is no way I can only pick 1. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, and anything by Rainbow Rowell

Oh, and how about one for kids, too? My kids and I are loving the Zoey and Sassafras series right now!

How would you spend a free Saturday afternoon?

If I’m free as in no-children-quiet-house-all-alone free, I would spend my afternoon on the couch with an iced coffee and a good book. And if I’m feeling creative, I would do some writing. And then take a nap.

If I’m free and with my family, we would get outside and explore Cincinnati. Maybe walk some trails or try a new park, and we would definitely find delicious food. Our go-to Saturday spot is Holtman’s Donuts and Washington Park in Over the Rhine. Eating a maple-bacon donut while watching my kids splash in the fountains will never get old.

You just won an all expenses paid vacation! Where are you going?

Australia!

And then swing through Italy on the way home.