Current Employee Biographies
Learn more about NASA’s “movers and shakers” through the biographies of current employees of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
	
		
			
				Current Employee Biographies			
		
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Abitino, Enzo
							
							
								Integration Lead, Orion Production Operations Office, Safety and Mission Assurance
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Adams, Theodore O. 
							
							
								Chief Engineer, Design and Development, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Allega, David
							
							
								Mission Manager, Mission Management and Integration Office, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Aponte, Ivette Rivera
							
							
								Integration Engineer, Engineering
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Arrieta, Sean
							
							
								NASA Operations Manager, Integrated Operations, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Bales, Jarrod
							
							
								Education Outreach Specialist, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Bartolone, Anthony
							
							
								Launch Project Engineer, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Berdis, Jesse
							
							
								Deputy Project Manager, Mobile Launcher 1 Element Artemis II, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Berry, Brian
							
							
								Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Blackwell-Thompson, Charlie
							
							
								Launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Boston, Malcolm D.K.
							
							
								Vehicle Systems Engineer, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Brink, Jeff
							
							
								Flight Systems Engineer, Deep Space Logistics
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Brown, Barbara L.
							
							
								Director, Exploration Research and Technology Programs
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Brown, Chad E.
							
							
								Spaceport Chief Strategist, Spaceport Integration and Services Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Burns, Edward
							
							
								Manager, Commercial Crew Program Systems Engineering and Integration Office, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Calero, Diana M.
							
							
								Senior Mission Manager, Flight Projects Office, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Carlson, Harold (Trey)  
							
							
								Chief of Staff, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Carney, Michael J.
							
							
								Chief, Flight Analysis Division, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Carter, Kimberlyn B.
							
							
								Director, Office of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services 
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Chin, Glenn C.
							
							
								Acting Division Chief, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Collins, Michael
							
							
								Mission Processing Branch Chief, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Colloredo, Scott
							
							
								Director, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Cunningham, Suzanne (Suzy)
							
							
								Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Office of Communications
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Czech, Matt
							
							
								Acting Senior Vehicle Operations Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Dankert, Donald
							
							
								Branch Chief, Environmental Management Branch
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Dant, Joseph
							
							
								Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Denson, Erik
							
							
								Electrical Chief Engineer, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Diaz, David
							
							
								Deputy Chief, Operations and Test Management Division, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Divertie, Reed
							
							
								Chief of Communications and Telemetry, Ground Systems Integration Branch, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Dunn, Tim
							
							
								Senior Launch Director, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Edelmann, Julius (J.)
							
							
								Senior Engineering Project Manager, Exploration Research and Technologies Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Fernandez, Hamilton
							
							
								Mission Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Fletcher, Dr. Lesley
							
							
								Deputy Division Chief, Education Projects and Youth Engagement Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Fletcher, Tamiko
							
							
								Chief Information Security Officer and Chief of the IT Security Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Florez, Daniel
							
							
								NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Forrestel, Mari
							
							
								Artemis Launch Director Technical Assistant, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Foster, Darrell R.
							
							
								Ground Systems Integration Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Franco, Rogelio
							
							
								Fluids Discipline Chief Engineer, Engineering Directorate<br>
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Funston, Kerry
							
							
								Fleet Engineer, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program<br>
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Futch, Genevieve
							
							
								Mission Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Gerace, Christopher A.
							
							
								Manager, Integrated Performance, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Gibson, Dr. Denton K.
							
							
								Launch Director, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Giles, John
							
							
								Crawler Element Operations Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Gomez, Leticia
							
							
								Deputy Chief, Program Business Office, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Graeber, Jeremy
							
							
								Assistant Launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Grashik, Martin D.
							
							
								Chief Engineer, Research and Technology Discipline, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Griffin, Timothy
							
							
								Center Chief Technologist
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Hahn, Deborah J.
							
							
								Mission Manager, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Hall, Patrice
							
							
								Environmental Protection Specialist, Spaceport Integration and Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Healey III, Eugene T. "Trip"
							
							
								Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assurance
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Henderson, Dr. Gena Humphrey
							
							
								Chief, Modeling and Simulation Branch, Exploration Systems and Operations Division, Engineering
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Higginbotham, Scott A.
							
							
								Mission Manager, Ground Processing
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Hutcherson, Dana M.
							
							
								Deputy Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Jones, Crystal
							
							
								Ground and Mission Operations Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Johnson, Gloria
							
							
								Chief, Workforce Management, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Jones, Melissa
							
							
								Division Chief, Operations and Test Management, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Junod, Justin
							
							
								Kennedy Space Center Ombudsman
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Kinney, Teresa
							
							
								Chief Engineer, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Kiriwas, Anton
							
							
								Senior Technical Integration Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Kline, Bob
							
							
								Acting Chief, Environmental Assurance Branch
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Kline, Elizabeth
							
							
								Element Operations Manager, Vehicle Assembly Building, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Koch, Carla
							
							
								Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Kunz, Jennifer C.
							
							
								Associate Director, Technical, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Lanham, Cliff
							
							
								Deputy Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Levine, Howard G.
							
							
								Chief Scientist, International Space Station Research Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Lovell, Shaunna B.
							
							
								Acting Chief of Staff, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Lyons, Jennifer W.
							
							
								Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mack, Tommy L. 
							
							
								Associate Director, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Manning, Kelvin M.
							
							
								Deputy Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Marasia, Amy
							
							
								Spacecraft Assembly Branch Lead, Orion Production Operations Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Martin, Dawn (Elliott)
							
							
								Aerospace Engineer, Flight Crew Equipment
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mitchell, Robyn
							
							
								Deputy Director, Center Planning and Development Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mizell, Carolyn
							
							
								Division Chief, Future Systems Projects Office, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mjoen, Allison
							
							
								Cross-Program Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Monge, Carlos
							
							
								Branch Chief, Test, Launch, and Recovery Operations, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mosedale, Wes
							
							
								Senior NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mott, Robert. A
							
							
								Chief, Commercial Systems Engineering Division, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Mueller, Robert P.
							
							
								Senior Technologist / Principal Investigator, Exploration Research and Technology Programs
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Murray, Becky
							
							
								Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Norris, Gerald
							
							
								Director, Procurement Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Nufer, Jennifer
							
							
								Mission Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
O'Bryan, Jeanne
							
							
								Chief Information Officer
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Parsons, Jeremy
							
							
								Division Chief, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Parsons, Jessica
							
							
								Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Patton, David
							
							
								Chief of Protective Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Peña, Marcos
							
							
								NASA Operations Manager for Spacecraft/Offline Operations, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Perez Morales, Jose
							
							
								Senior Project Manager for Pad B and VAB, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Perritt, Eric
							
							
								Lunar Surface Systems Integration, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Peters, Slade
							
							
								Lead NASA Test Director/Mission Training Officer, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Petro, Janet
							
							
								Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Pham, Denise P.
							
							
								Chief, Fleet and Systems Management Division, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Phelps, Norman L.
							
							
								Mission Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Piloto, Armando
							
							
								Mission Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Piquero, Jorge
							
							
								Senior Technical Integration Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Poliah, Laura
							
							
								Lander Ground Operations, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Quinn, Shawn
							
							
								Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Ravenscroft, Michael
							
							
								Launch Vehicle Systems Office Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Reinarts, Thomas R.
							
							
								Associate Chief Engineer for M2M Systems Engineering and Integration/LOX-Methane Assessment Project Chief Engineer/Technical Advisor to Kennedy Space Center Engineering Director
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Reed, Marie
							
							
								Assembly Operations Lead Artemis III, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Rekucki, Carla
							
							
								Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Rivera Meléndez, Sherild
							
							
								Human Systems Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Rodriguez, P. Ronnie
							
							
								Director, Safety and Mission Assurance
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Ruiz, Kelvin
							
							
								Deputy Center Chief Technologist
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sampson, Zoe
							
							
								Technical Manager for Fluids
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sanchez, Edsel Christopher
							
							
								Division Chief, Technical Performance, and Integration Division, Engineering Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sanders, Sean
							
							
								Deputy Chief of Protective Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Santos-Ebaugh, Rosaly
							
							
								Acting Chief, Medical and Environmental Services Division 
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Scarpa, Philip J., M.D.
							
							
								Deputy Chief Medical Officer
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Seiler, Lisa
							
							
								Artemis Landing and Recovery Deputy Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Semmel, Glenn
							
							
								Associate Director, Spaceport Integration and Services Directorate
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sierpinski, Paul
							
							
								Assistant NASA Recovery Director, Exploration Ground Systemsor, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sierra, Albert
							
							
								Program Manager, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sims, Sasha
							
							
								Director, Spaceport Integration and Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Smith, Brian D.
							
							
								Chief, Program Business Office, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Smith, Dr. Jeffrey
							
							
								Enterprise Strategic Manager, Deep Space Logistics
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Spaulding, Jeffrey G.
							
							
								Senior NASA Test Director for Artemis II, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Spellman, Regina
							
							
								AST Engineer, Project Management
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
St. Germain, Christine
							
							
								NASA Recovery Director, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Stevenson, Amanda
							
							
								Assembly Operations Lead Artemis II, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Stich, Steve
							
							
								Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Stover, Billy
							
							
								Chief Safety Officer, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sullivan, Steven J.
							
							
								Chief Engineer, Commercial Crew Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Summerfield, Burton R.
							
							
								Associate Director, Management, John F. Kennedy Space Center
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Sumner, David
							
							
								Senior Project Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Ulrich, Laura
							
							
								Deputy Chief, Fleet and Systems Management Division, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Underwood, Pam
							
							
								Deputy Director of Spaceport Integration and Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Vangani, Akash
							
							
								Deputy Chief Engineer, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Villarreal, Liliana
							
							
								Artemis II Landing and Recovery Director, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Vo, Khoa
							
							
								Manager, Human Landing System (HLS) Ground Operations / Chief, Spaceport Technologies Office
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Wiese, Mark D.
							
							
								Manager, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Woltman, Michael
							
							
								Chief, Fleet Systems Integration, Launch Services Program
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Wright, Clara
							
							
								Acting Chief, Laboratories, Development, and Testing Division
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Yaskovic, Robert A. 
							
							
								Associate Manager, Exploration Ground Systems
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Young, Christopher
							
							
								Fire Protection Chief, Spaceport Integration and Services
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Zari, Kevin
							
							
								International Space Station Associate Director
							 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
					
				
					
					
						
							
								
Zeringue, Katherine
							
							
								Archaeologist at NASA, Cultural Resources Manager