Joanna Sanabria

Bio

Joanna Sanabria is the Associate Director of Student Success Initiatives and Analysis, at the Office of Student Success Operations and Strategy. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Stanford University. After working for several years as a structural engineer, she decided to make a career change into higher education. She began her career at FIU in 2013 as an academic advisor for the College of Engineering and Computing. She started teaching as an adjunct instructor for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2014, and continues to teach courses today.

Joanna joined the team in 2018. Using data analytics, she works with college and university leaders to implement strategic programs and projects in support of student retention, graduation, progression, and overall student success.