Joanne W. Randolph
Executive
Director
BizTech
Joanne Randolph is the Executive
Director of BizTech, Huntsville's Technology Incubator.
Ms. Randolph
spent the first 20 years of her career in the aerospace and defense industry,
working for the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center and Grumman Data Systems,
focused in the area of Management Information Systems (MIS). After making a
conscious decision to leave that industry, Ms. Randolph began exploring small
business opportunities in the 90's. This adventure has equipped her with a
decade of street-wise experience in entrepreneurship, business management,
marketing, retail management, property management, and telecommunications
consulting.
Ms. Randolph has a BSBA degree in Management and is very
active in Huntsville and the State. She is currently on the Board of Directors
of the Alabama Information Technology Association, Vice Chairman of the Alabama
Business Incubation Network, and serves on the Board of Directors of the
Huntsville Heritage Foundation. She is a graduate of the Chamber 2000
Leadership Class and an active member of The National Business Incubation
Association, The Huntsville Rotary Club, the Women's Economic Development
Council, and the Women's Guild of The Museum of Art. Ms. Randolph was appointed
to serve on Congressman Bud Cramer's Tennessee Valley 2000 Summit Steering
Committee.