GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Stacy Paul, the CEO of Grand Rapids-based Array of Engineers, has been appointed to the board of Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, an organization that focuses on education, entrepreneurship and financial literacy for K-12 students.

Paul has worked in the defense and aerospace industry since 2000, including the manned space program, commercial aircraft projects, and "planetary exploration programs" and "technical defense platforms," according to a release.

"Having someone of Stacy's caliber in the STEM space that can offer insight on impacting students and their career paths is critical to our organization," said Bill Coderre, the president and CEO of Junior Achievement.

The Junior Achievement board has 34 members.

The organization offers a host of programming for K-12 students centered around workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. That includes afterschool programming, classroom instruction, and virtual instruction, the group's website says.

Paul graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1999 with a degree in Aerospace, according to a release. Later, she worked for she worked for the United Space Alliance in Houston, Texas on the space shuttle and space station program for NASA.

She moved back to Michigan in 2005, serving as an engineer and aerospace consultant until 2018, when she became CEO of Array of Engineers, her LinkedIn page shows.

In addition to her work at Array of Engineers, Paul is a board member of the Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan (AIAM), AIAM Foundation Chair, and STEM Greenhouse board member, a release says. She also chairs a technology advisory committee at The Right Place, a Grand Rapids-based economic development group.