Experience & Education:
Master’s in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado
Master’s of Theological Studies, Gateway Seminary
Bachelor’s in Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, University of Southern Mississippi
In 2008, Joy Eakins founded what would later become known as Cornerstone Data. With a multi-disciplinary background in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Theological Studies, Joy was uniquely positioned to view data science in light of the people and organizations that produced it. The company was created to provide such a bridge.
Joy honed her programming, database, and analytical skills at Milliman, ICB Consulting, Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies and Avaya.
Outside the Office: A champion of education, Joy served on the Wichita School Board from 2013 to 2018. She was recently education chair of FlagshipKansas.Tech, an organization promoting Kansas’ technology Industry. Board member since 2016 of Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce; currently its chair-elect. Board member, Youth Horizons, since 2020.
Recognitions: Wichita Chamber’s 2015 Small Business of the Year. Wichita Business Journal’s 2020 Women who Lead in Technology, and 2016 Women in Business.
Why Data? I enjoy solving problems by breaking them into pieces, seeking patterns, and creating meaningful solutions. You can’t solve all of life’s problems that way, but data and most other technical challenges have concrete solutions, and that’s what I love about them.
A favorite part of my job is delivering a data visualization to a client and seeing the leaders in the room immediately begin considering the implications for their organization. When I see that, I know we hit a home run.