A third-generation humanitarian, Royce has been involved in relief efforts for more than 35 years. Beginning with an early assignment aboard the Hospital Ship Compassion which rendered healthcare to the indigent, Royce went on to become an executive for an emergency relief and development organization with offices in six countries and outreach programs for children and families worldwide.

In this role, Royce was a vital link in the chain of events needed to get food and relief supplies to the poorest regions of the world. To do so, he managed an administrative staff of 35 in the United States, 20 field representatives, and three international managers in Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. He directed field representatives on how best to distribute aid, worked with them to solve delivery complexities, conferred with foreign diplomats on pressing needs in their countries, and assessed relief efforts for ongoing improvements. Royce organized hundreds of relief shipments including millions of pounds of food, milk and medical supplies to east Africa and Haiti.

Over the past 11 years, Royce has consulted with international, nonprofit organizations on how to build efficiencies and take their operations to the next level. Not only has he provided strategic direction for development activities and international contacts to assist aid distribution, but he also served as a nonprofit's primary U.S. liaison for coordinating aid donations in Russia.

To pay tribute to Royce's many years of humanitarian service, World-Wide Compassion Mission awarded its Compassion Award in 1995, the Minister of Haiti conferred a Service to Mankind Award in 1987, and former Pennsylvania Senator Hugh Scott bestowed a Humanitarian Award in 1983. In addition to earning a bachelor's degree in business, Royce holds an honorary doctorate degree for humanitarianism.