Dr. Cindy Moss is currently the VP of Global STEM Initiatives for Discovery Education, and travels the world helping companies, nonprofits, Ministries of Education and school districts understand the importance of STEM education and how to implement it successfully. Previously Dr. Moss served 10 years as the PreK-12 Director of STEM for the 145,000 students and 10,000 teachers in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system. While there her work to decrease the achievement gap helped earn the district the Broad Award, often considered the superbowl of urban education. As a teacher Dr. Moss taught Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Earth Science for 20 years, and earned numerous awards, including the Milken National Educator Award. She earned a BS in Zoology from the University of North Carolina, where she was a Morehead Scholar; her masters in Science Teaching from Syracuse University and her Ph.D from Curtin Institute of Technology in Perth, Western Australia. Her recent awards include Top 100 Women in STEM Award from STEM Connector, the top 100 women in Diversity in STEM from Diversity Matters and 1 of the top 25 Business women in Charlotte from the Charlotte Business Journal.