Joanna received her BA in International Business Relations
from the University of Economics Varna, the leading economics university in the
country she grew up in - Bulgaria. She moved to the United States on July 4,
2004 and in 2009 received a Masters Degree from Texas Christian University.
Before joining American Airlines Joanna worked in the
Corporate Travel, Investments, and Healthcare Management industries, Joanna
joined AA in March 2011 as a Commodity Manager in charge of the Rolls-Royce
engines desk, managing AA’s agreements with Rolls-Royce for the total care of
all AA Boeing 757 and Boeing 777-200 engines. In April 2012 Joanna was promoted
to a Senior Commodity Manager and in October 2012 she was selected and promoted
to the position of Manager of Purchasing at Texas Aero Engines Services Ltd.;
AA and Rolls-Royce’s Joint Venture company. She manages a team of five that are
jointly responsible for over $600,000 worth of business in engine parts
repairs.
Joanna speaks three foreign languages: Bulgarian, Armenian,
and Russian.