Wanda Harding
Wanda J. Harding is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a graduate of the Benjamin E. Mays High School, and an alumna of Hampton University (BS, Electrical Engineering) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (MS, Electrical Engineering). She currently serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and Algebra Teacher at Carver Early College High School in historic Southwest Atlanta. Wanda was awarded a fellowship through the Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellowship Program and successfully completed work for a Master's degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis on Mathematics, at Piedmont College in 2017. She taught physics and created an introduction to engineering course for Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Ga (2017-2018), taught physics and advanced algebra at Carver Early College High School in Atlanta, Ga (2018 - 2021) and Physical Science at Young Middle School (2021- 22). Prior to pursuing a career in teaching, Ms. Harding served over 20 years in the field of aerospace with NASA and NOAA. Her accomplished career includes systems engineering as part of the International Space Station program team and the rocket launches of planetary and space science missions as Senior Mission Manager in the Launch Services Program at NASA/Kennedy Space Center, including the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory mission with the Mars Curiosity rover. As a mission manager, and member of the NASA Launch Day management team, Wanda was polled to provide a "go" for the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) (Curiosity Rover), Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART), and the Gravity Probe-B missions, which launched from Florida and California, respectively. Wanda is also an amateur musician, family historian, and author. She is a member of the Antioch Baptist Church, North, National Hampton University Alumni Association, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, the National Archives Foundation, and a proud charter member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Her first children's book, "When I Consider...God's Amazing Universe" was published in 2014. Wanda enjoys spending time with family and friends, music, and traveling.