Suzanne answered the call for retail volunteers in 2020 and is now on staff. She instantly fell in love with the women and the mission. Suzanne is passionate about expanding our reach in the Triangle and beyond. She loves sharing the DFJ mission with visitors in the studio and shoppers at vendor events. When not at DFJ, she enjoying spending time with her family, paddle boarding at Lake Jordan, reading, attending concerts and traveling.

Stacy's love for trying new things drew her to Designed for Joy, which allowed her to combine work experience with a need to support a passionate faith-filled mission, that provides vulnerable women a chance to earn a competitive wage, while getting their feet back under them. She has alway enjoyed working part time jobs in small businesses while her kids, Ben and Laura, were growing up. When her kids were off to college, she, alongside her husband John, designed, built, and ran a retail gift business in Cary. In 2017, she and John decided to make a move from Cary to downtown Raleigh, where they could walk and live closer to all the things they enjoy doing! After, the gift shop closed in late 2019, they transitioned the best-selling products from the shop, to their website, and they now run the small business from home. When they aren't working, they love gardening, traveling with friends, cooking, and of course, walking to all the local restaurants, music venues, and breweries!

Dana Friedli recently joined the team as a designer at DFJ following a 41 year career as a professional musician. She is a Parsons School of Design trained silversmith, and has been designing and creating silver and dichroic glass jewelry for over 30 years. Dana completed a Teen Life Coaching Certification in 2023, recognized through the ICF. This seemingly disparate set of skills synchronistically comes together in working with vulnerable women and product design at Designed for Joy.