Zuzana Steen is the Director of Academic and Community Relations at Micron Technology, Inc. in Virginia and with her extensive knowledge of educational institutions, industry and non-profits, she is working to foster positive relationships and strategic partnerships in the community around Micron and throughout the Commonwealth. In her role, Zuzana also oversees Micron team members’ extensive group and individual volunteer engagement in the community. 

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Zuzana has been a recognizable leader in education and workforce initiatives, serving in several statewide and regional roles, including the Virginia Board for Workforce Development, Virginia Works – Northern Region Board, and Virginia Ed Strategies Board, as the chair of the George Mason University SciTech Campus Advisory Board and co-chair of the Prince William Chamber Education & Workforce Committee; on boards and councils of K-12 and community college education foundations, Virginia Microelectronics Consortium (VMEC), Cardinal Education, Leadership Prince William, as well as the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Workforce and Education Committee. In June 2023, Zuzana completed her two-term service, including a chair role, on the College Board of the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). 

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Zuzana has co-created, facilitated and supported several leading models for secondary, post-secondary, and business and industry partnerships as well as partnerships with non-profits and charities throughout Virginia.

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In 2024, Zuzana received Community Leadership Award from Leadership Prince William; in 2021, the Seed of Change Award from George Mason University and in 2018, the Women in Technology Award from NOVA. In 2023, she was a finalist of the Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) Trustee Leadership Award. Under her external engagement leadership, Micron received the 2022 Community Leadership Award from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, 2023 State Business & Industry Partnership Award from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) as well as the Virginia Tech NSBE Business Partner of the Year, and 2024 Business Partner of the Year from the City of Manassas. Additionally in 2023, Micron was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Virgina DOE for its impactful career-connected learning partnership with Manassas City Public Schools. 

 

Zuzana is a graduate of the 2013 Class of Leadership Prince William and 2003 graduate of Leadership Fairfax Emerging Leaders Institute.

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Born, raised and educated in Czechoslovakia, later the Czech Republic and having lived in Prague, London, Hong Kong, and Seoul, Zuzana currently works, volunteers and resides in Northern Virginia with her husband, Joe, and their sons, Pavel and Milan.

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