Aaron Smith, PhD is an author, an active and leading STEM school director, and an international speaker with expertise in workplace readiness. Aaron assists schools, corporate supporters, and community leaders to collaborate and sustain a pipeline of competent and job-ready employees. He graduated from Old Dominion University with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and since has obtained two decades of experience in the classroom as a mathematics teacher and administrator. Aaron received the Crystal Star Award from the National Dropout Prevention Center and has been frequently referenced in over 30 works. He is the author of Awakening Your STEM School, and soon to be released