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Jeri Royce

President & CEO

Advance Community


Jeri Royce is an accomplished, dynamic leader with over 30 years of experience in local and national nonprofits and a successful track record of building and leading strong partnerships and highly successful teams. Jeri spent 17 years in Washington, D.C., where she served at the American Symphony Orchestra League and Points of Light Foundation. After relocating to Phoenix, she continued her work in the nonprofit sector as a capacity-building consultant in the ATLAS lifecycle program, teaching for ASU Lodestar Nonprofit Management Institute, and delivering a variety of services for large and small nonprofits in the Phoenix area. As President & CEO of Advance since 2017, Jeri is fulfilling her passion to serve under-resourced communities and advocate for health equity. In addition to her work with Advance, Jeri still teaches for ASU Lodestar and serves on the board of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Grantmakers Forum.