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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.

𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣&𝗟𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Throughout her career, she has leveraged expertise in human capital management, business transformation, and crisis management to grow revenue and increase profitability. Her strengths in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce development, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) leadership, make her a sought-after leader. Ms. Brown is a frequent speaker on equity and inclusion topics and developing the nation's next generation of STEM talent. As current President and CEO of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Ms. Brown dramatically changed the institution's trajectory of stagnant revenues to three years of growth. Ms. Brown led the Science Museum's Board of Trustees to adopt a statement of equity and inclusion in 2018. She increased the Science Museum's Net Promoter Score from 46 to 80+ within her first two years through effective human capital management and investment in visitor evaluation systems. Previously, Ms. Brown helped transform the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco from an old-style museum to a modern institution through organization-wide metrics and standards with an integrated collaborative planning process. Ms. Brown was also the CFO at a highly successful patient information publishing company. Reporting to boards of directors for over 34 years, Ms. Brown has a keen understanding of the board's role and governance. She has held board leadership roles at higher education institutions and national nonprofits for the past 18 years, including Board Chair, Chair of DE&I, and Chair of Finance. CORE COMPETENCIES ⬩ CEO leadership ⬩ Turnaround-to-growth strategies/transformation ⬩ Human capital management ⬩ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion leadership ⬩ Financial and crisis management ⬩ STEM: science, technology, engineering & math workforce development

Frederick Revilla is a Chief Executive Officer at DeMolay International and is based in Peru.