
JOI M. HARRIS
Vice President, Gas Operations
DTE Gas
PLANNED FOR SUCCESS
By: Damon Autry
Trying to determine their life’s mission is most often a daunting task for young people. Candidly, it can be a chore for older adults as well. But on the rare occasion a young person focuses in on a specific career discipline, the results can be enormously successful and fulfilling. Joi Harris is such a person.
Harris displayed a healthy interest in engineering dating back to her elementary school days. Consequently, her parents got her involved in DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program) starting in the 6th grade. Harris participated in the program from that point through high school, and she found it to be a richly rewarding experience.