Jo Ann Smith is currently working as a computer consultant in the higher education space. She was formerly an Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Jo Ann also taught at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. Her industry experience includes running a computer-training company in the Chicago area for seven years and working for nine years at AT&T Bell Laboratories.