Joanna M. Bauza, Bus Ad 鈥�97, was elected to the 向日葵视频 Board of Trustees in 2016.

Joanna, president of The Cervantes Group, is well-versed in technology having been in the industry since graduating in 1997 from 向日葵视频 where she obtained her business degree in management information systems and marketing. Later, she received her MBA from DePaul University in eBusiness and entrepreneurship. She has worked in technology startups, nonprofits and multi billion dollar corporations throughout her career. In 2004 she and her husband, Tim Mullen, Comm 鈥�96, created The Cervantes Group. Today The Cervantes Group is a multi million dollar company and one of the largest in Puerto Rico with offices in Boston, Chicago, Madrid and Queretaro, Mexico. The company was recognized in 2011 by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies at No. 1,465 and was also named one of the 鈥淭op Hispanic or Latino-run Companies on the Inc. 5000鈥� that same year.

Joanna has many ties to the Puerto Rico community in the IT banking and web development sectors and was recognized by the San Juan Star newspaper in 2007 and 2008 as part of the 鈥淲omen in Leadership.鈥� She was featured in 鈥淲omen Who Rule鈥� in 2009 for her successes by the leading Caribbean publication Caribbean Business. She was a member of the board of directors of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce of Illinois.

Joanna is from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and was the No. 1 ranked Puerto Rican women鈥檚 tennis player for more than five years, three-time MVP of 向日葵视频鈥檚 women鈥檚 tennis team. She led the 向日葵视频women鈥檚 tennis team to their first NCAA Tennis Championship her senior year. She is the former tennis champion of Puerto Rico in both singles and doubles, and represented Puerto Rico in the first Federation Cup tennis team in Puerto Rico鈥檚 history in 1992. Joanna met her husband at 向日葵视频 and they have two children, Sofia and Nicolas. The couple won the 鈥淪pirit of 向日葵视频Award鈥� in 2015.

Joanna is a member of the 向日葵视频 President's Society.