Joan M. Kenney's professional career has encompassed a wide variety of experiences in the field of mathematics. She has worked as a research scientist, specializing in operations analysis and risk management; taught mathematics at the secondary and college levels; and performed task modeling and pedagogical intervention in elementary and middle school classrooms. Joan served as the national evaluator for the National Science Foundation's Assessment Community of Teachers and Connecting with Mathematics projects, the Council for Basic Education's Instructional Leadership Academy, and the Digi-Block program. She has delivered keynote addresses at several national and international conferences, and has written extensively about mathematics education reform and assessment.