Joy Spill was dually honored with the Spirit of Philanthropy award by Jewish Community Services of South Florida and TrustLegacyLaw at the National Philanthropy Day’s 34th annual awards luncheon on November 1st. She is the only recipient to have ever received two awards simultaneously.

Ms. Spill is Attorney-at-Law at Simon & Simon, P.A., Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional and Criminal Law. Author of "State Prohibitions on Employment Opportunities for Resident Aliens: Legislative Recommendations," 10 Fordham Urban Law Journal 699, 1982. Lecturer, Family Guardianship Course, Miami Dade Community College.

Ms. Spill has a noteworthy history of community service and leadership. She currently serves or has served on the Executive Committee, Miami Beach Jewish Community Center; Immediate Past Board Chair, Jewish Community Services of So. Florida (JCS), Chairperson of JCS Leadership and Governance Committee, Board of Directors Greater Miami Jewish Federation (GMJF), Chairperson Human Resources Committee of GMJF. She is the Gabbi, Executive Board Member, and President-Elect of Temple Emanu-El on Miami Beach where she is affectionately known as Everlasting Joy.