Joan Robinson-Berry was appointed to the Charleston County Aviation Authority Board in 2022 jointly by the Charleston County and Charleston City Councils.

Mrs. Robinson-Berry has over 35 years of progressive global and domestic experience possessing a unique blend of “hands-on” engineering, operations, supplier management, program management, executive leadership. Recognized as a top leader in corporate America and innovative thinker who has an exceptional ability to apply business and analytical skills to exceed financial and technical results.

Joan retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer for Boeing Global Services (BGS) responsible for “product and services safety; technical integrity, analytics and engineering for a $22 billion business unit.

Previously, she led a $6-billion-dollar global engineering and maintenance / modifications team for all Boeing government and commercial product lines worldwide. Prior to this assignment, she was VP & GM for Commercial airplanes in South Carolina with responsibility for leading the development of a comprehensive site strategy for 787 Airplane Production Operations, Engineering Design Center, IT Centers, Interiors Responsibility, Propulsion Center, and Technology Center. Prior to this assignment, she was Chief Procurement Officer-VP leading the overall strategy, contracting, daily management and development of the $8-billion-dollar spend.

Joan has received extensive recognition for her work in STEM and recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate American. Joan is a Technical Fellow and serves on, City of The Cradle to Career, Proterra and Unaka Company Inc., and Valmont Industries Board of Directors. Joan serves on multiple advisory boards to improve the educational outcome of under-served Children.

Joan holds a MS in Engineering Management & Business Administration and a BS degree in Engineering Technology. She also received honorary doctorates degrees from Charleston Southern University, Allen University, and California Polytechnic – Pomona.