Joan Irvine has served as Executive Director of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) since 2002. She has worked in e-commerce, business technology and association management for over 25 years, and was Vice President of Membership for the Virtual International Community, an association of digital entertainment professionals. She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, Women in Technology International and the National Speakers Association, among other groups. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Kansas, and is a PhD candidate at the American Pacific University.