Dr. Lori M. Stiglitz is the Workforce Development Lead for the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO), Systems Engineering Field Activity (SEFA) based at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane.  She is dedicated to growing and training the present and future hypersonics workforce with strategies that will build a continuous pipeline of available manpower for all levels of research, development, and for industry and Department of Defense hypersonic careers. Her focused concentration is on building bridges of success in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) for K-12, university students and researchers, and active employees from trades through engineering and science experts.

Dr. Stiglitz has led multiple education districts as superintendent with a focus on her expertise in STEM expansion, educational law and finance, leading 300+ staff in training and development.  She was the National Education Director for STEM SeaPerch Robotics with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) SeaPerch and the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).  This included developing curriculum and expanding the number of states that participated in these STEM opportunities.  She had the opportunity to present and initiate underwater robotics education with the New Zealand Ministry of Education. 

Dr. Stiglitz began her federal service by leading a team in the Strategic Weapons division at NSWC that provided maintenance and repair directly to the fleet for the MH60 helicopters, and refined the processes and procedures used for ensuring responsive support to our Warfighters.

Dr. Stiglitz received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Education, with a science focus, from Indiana University in 1986 and her Master’s of Science degree in Educational Leadership, with focal points on research, STEM, workforce development, law, finance, and curriculum design in 2004.  Dr. Stiglitz earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations from Indiana State University in 2011 focusing on research, STEM, workforce and program development, curriculum design, finance, and law.