Weddington joined the ACP in October 2023. Her career aspirations and passions are in the field of resilience and continuity planning. Weddington strongly believes resilience and continuity planning is necessary to strengthen communities and increase their ability to recover from hazards. Her home chapter is ACP DC. Weddington was appointed to the ACP Board of Directors in February 2024 as the Director of Leadership Engagement. In this position Weddington mentors emerging leaders, develops and encourages the implementation of programs and initiatives to attract new people to the field of resilience, as well as collaborate with board members to ensure the success of the ACP DC chapter.

Additionally, Weddington is also involved in the development team of a new ACP Special Interest Group (SIG) for young careerists. The goal of the new Young Careerist SIG is to mentor early career resilience professionals, connect them to resources within the organization, and provide opportunities for networking. Weddington’s membership in ACP has been extremely valuable. As an active member of ACP she has made strong industry connections within our field through the in person meeting at the DRJ Spring conference, joint chapter meetings, and through the online LinkedIn community. There are also many opportunities for continuous learning through webinars, workshops, and special chapter presentations. The ACP also offers scholarship opportunities for active members. Weddington was honored to be selected as one of the DRJ-ACP Spring 2024 scholarship winners.

Currently, Senorajoy “Joy” Weddington is a Resilience Planner for the Maryland Office of Resilience (MOR) within the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM). Weddington has a Bachelor’s of Science in Emergency Management with a minor in Sociology from Millersville University. She is also an Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) certified by the DRII.