NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Learn more about NASA's "movers and shakers" through the biographies of current employees of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Abadiotakis, Tassos
Flow Director for Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105), Shuttle Processing

Abner, Charles A.
Shuttle Chief Engineer, Engineering

Alonso, David K.
Technical Assistant for Institutional Management to the Associate Director

Amos, Michelle E.
Electronics Design Engineer, Spaceport Engineering and Technology

Anania, Tracy L.
Director, Human Resources

Arnold, Todd C.
Division Manager, Government and Community Relations, External Relations

Ashley, Robert L. (Robbie)
Payload Processing Mission Manager, International Space Station Payload Processing

Baez Jr., Omar
Launch Director, Launch Services Program

Ball, James E.
Spaceport Development Manager, Center Operations

Bartell, Shannon D.
Director, Safety and Mission Assurance

Bartine, David E.
Director, Applied Technology

Benik, Michael J.
Director, Center Operations

Beutel, Allard
News Chief, Media Services, External Relations

Blackwell-Thompson, Charlie
Assistant NASA Test Director, Launch and Landing Division

Bolger, Michael J.
Director, Information Technology and Communication Services; Chief Information Officer

Brewer, Angela J.
Flow Director for Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104), Shuttle Processing

Brown, Barbara L.
Ames Research Center Liaison @ KSC; Deputy Manager, Intelligent Systems Human-Centered Computing

Buckingham, Bruce
Small Business Outreach Coordinator, Procurement Office

Buckingham, Gregg
Chief, Education Programs and University Research Division, External Relations

Burt, Hortense Blackwell
Teacher and Student Programs Lead, Education Programs and University Research Division, External Relations

Cain, LeRoy E.
Manager, Launch Integration

Calero, Diana M.
Integration Engineer, Systems Engineering and Integration Branch, Launch Services Program

Cannon, Dudley R.
Director, Procurement Office

Carroll, Napoleon A.
Executive Director, Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office

Chin, Glenn C.
Mission Manager, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Cota, Richard A.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Cowart, Jon N.
Manager, Orbiter Project Office

Cunningham, Suzanne (Suzy)
Strategic Planning Manager, Advanced Planning Office

Delgado Jr., Hugo M.
Deputy Director, Independent Technical Authority and Systems Management Office

Diller, George H.
Public Affairs Officer, Media Services, External Relations

Dovale, Charles P.
Senior Expendable Launch Vehicle Launch Director, Launch Services Program

Dowdell, William C. (Bill)
Technical Operations Director and Chief of the Mission Management Office

Dowdy, Joe D.
Special Operations Manager, Office of the Director

Elliott, Dr. Dawn
Technical Manager; Safety and Mission Assurance

Ellison, Robert M.
Quality Program Manager, Safety and Mission Assurance

Eye, Thomas A.
Deputy Director, Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office

Francois, Stephen M.
Manager, Launch Services Program

Garrido, Humberto T. (Bert)
Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assurance

Gillam, Tara L.
Manager, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Gillett, Ronald R. (Ron)
Deputy Chief, Technical Management Office, Safety and Mission Assurance

Gordon Jr., Joseph Paul
Acting Chief, Operations Support Division, Center Operations

Gudnitz, Richard A.
Recruitment Manager, Workforce Planning and Analysis, Human Resources

Guidi, Cristina
Program Manager for Exploration Launch Systems, Exploration Systems Mission, NASA Headquarters

Hahn, Deborah J.
Mission Manager, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Hattaway Jr., James E.
Associate Director for Business Operations

Henderson, Dr. Gena Humphrey
Program Manager, NASA Lessons Learned

Hendriksen, Douglas G.
Deputy Chief Counsel

Higginbotham, Scott A.
Mission Manager, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Hurst, Cheryl C.
Deputy Director, External Relations

Johnson, William R.
Chief, Media Services, External Relations

Katnik, Gregory N.
Technical Manager, Space Shuttle KSC Integration Office

Kerr, Scott D.
Director, Engineering Development

Kral, Debra L.
Launch Vehicle Division, Kennedy Space Center Constellation Project Office

Kroskey, Susan P.
Chief Financial Officer

Lamke, Jeffrey
Chief of Launch Service Division and Source Evaluation Board Manager, Procurement Office

Leinbach, Michael D.
Shuttle Launch Director

Lenck, Sam
Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Finance

Long, Dr. Irene D.
Chief Medical Officer and Associate Director, Center Operations

Lopez-Tellado, Maria
Flight Systems Program Manager, Expendable Launch Vehicles and Payload Carriers Program Office

Lyons, Douglass E.
STS-122 Launch Director, Launch Vehicle Processing

Lyons, Jennifer W.
Deputy Chief, Vehicle Engineering Division, Launch Services Program

Malone, Lisa A.
Director, External Relations

Morales, Miguel A.
Chief, Facilities Division, Center Operations

Parsons, William W. (Bill)
Center Director

Payne, Stephen J.
Shuttle Test Director

Pentrack, G. Thomas
Deputy Director for Operations and Exploration, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Petro, Janet E.
Deputy Center Director

Phillips, Philip E. (Pepper)
Director, Constellation Project Office, Kennedy Space Center

Reid, Bruce E.
Mission Manager, Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

Reinarts, Thomas R.
Deputy Chief Engineer, Launch Services Program

Rochester, Laura B.
Lead, Operations Support Office, Procurement Office

Rodriguez, Miguel A.
Director, Operational Systems Engineering Office

Romanella, Russell R.
Director, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Rozewski, Joyce M.
Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office

Ruether, Mark K.
Strategic Planner, Launch Services Program

Simpkins, Patrick
Director, Engineering

Smith, Maynette E.
Deputy Director for Program Management, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Smith, Stacie M.
Technical Resource Analyst, International Space Station Business Office

Spaulding, Jeffrey G.
Shuttle Test Director

Steel, Pamela P.
Chief, Public Services, External Relations

Stilson, Stephanie S.
Flow Director for Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103), Shuttle Processing

Stromer, Vanessa K.
Chief, Chief Information Officer and Information Technology Security Office

Stubbs, Jerald D.
Chief Counsel

Summerfield, Burton R.
Chief; Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Division; Center Operations

Sumner, Michael F.
Deputy Director, Center Operations

Talone Jr., John J. (Tip)
Director, Constellation Project Office, Kennedy Space Center

Tenbusch, Kenneth Edward
Flow Director for Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105), Shuttle Processing

Thurston, Scott
Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Manager, Constellation Operations Office, Shuttle Processing

Toledo, Oscar E.
Deputy Director, Technical, Engineering Development and KSC Chief Engineer

Wetmore, Michael E.
Associate Director for Engineering and Technical Operations

Wiley, Warren I.
Director, Office of Chief Engineer

Willcoxon, Rita G.
Director, Launch Vehicle Processing

Wood, James S.
Launch Services Program Chief Engineer, Engineering