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JoAnn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. She began her career as a development engineer with AT&T Microelectronics in Allentown, PA. and relocated to Orlando, Florida in 1989 to work for AT&T Microelectronics as senior engineer. When she left the corporation, now known as Agere Systems, in 2003, she had risen to the position of Vice President of Manufacturing with responsibility for a staff of 650. JoAnn came to the Orlando Science Center in 2003. Prior to being named president and CEO in 2009, she served as Director of Exhibits, then Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer. During her time as president, the Orlando Science Center has seen tremendous growth with total attendance rising 65% over the last six years with the organization reaching over 570,000 people in 2016. JoAnn is dedicated to guiding the Orlando Science Center as a strong community partner for informal science education, family engagement and workforce development.

Nneka Jones is TIME Magazine's most recent cover artist, who hand embroidered the Aug 31st/Sept 7th, 2020 issue. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and minor in Marketing. Her artistic career was kick-started after being featured in the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper for having received the award for Best Emerging Artist at the Gasparilla Festival of Arts, her first public show. She has a passion for marketing and social media, is excellent in working with teams and possesses the self discipline to get the job done on her own.The artist was recently invited as a guest speaker for the Adobe MAX 2020 virtual Creativity Conference and will be presenting on the reality of achieving your goals as an artist, at such a young age.Her goal is to couple her life-long passion for art with a comprehensive understanding of marketing, and to use her creative vitality to support entrepreneurial talent, with a focus on synergy and mutual professional growth.