Joy Iwancio (pronounced "eye-wan-see-oh") is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter musician, based in Denver, Colorado.  She is the founder and was the long time leader of The Baltimore Songwriters Association (501c3 organization).  She has won awards for songwriting from COMBO (Colorado Music Association), ASCAP, Common Ground on the Hill and the NewSong Festival.  Three years ago she came out as a transgender woman, and is now living her authentic life. 

She is also the Director of Transgender Services at The Center on Colfax.

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In addition to writing songs, she performs on local stages, joins in and leads music jams, teaches ukulele, and loves to collaborate with fellow musicians.