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

Current Employee Biographies

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Abitino, Enzo

Integration Lead, Orion Production Operations Office, Safety and Mission Assurance

Image of Theodore “Ted” O. Adams is chief engineer for design and development at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Adams, Theodore O.

Chief Engineer, Design and Development, Engineering Directorate

Photo of David Allega, mission manager, Mission Management and Integration Office in the Commercial Crew Program.

Allega, David

Mission Manager, Mission Management and Integration Office, Commercial Crew Program

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Aponte, Ivette Rivera

Integration Engineer, Engineering

NASA Kennedy Space Center's Sean Arrieta is photographed in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Arrieta, Sean

NASA Operations Manager, Integrated Operations, Exploration Ground Systems

Kennedy Space Center's Jarrod Bales photographed in front of the Launch Services Program insignia.

Bales, Jarrod

Education Outreach Specialist, Launch Services Program

Bartolone, Anthony

Launch Project Engineer, Exploration Ground Systems

A photograph of Kennedy Space Center's Jesse Berdis with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Berdis, Jesse

Deputy Project Manager, Mobile Launcher 1 Element Artemis II, Exploration Ground Systems

Berry, Brian

Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program

The official portrait for Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems.

Blackwell-Thompson, Charlie

Launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Portrait of Malcom D.K. Boston

Boston, Malcolm D.K.

Vehicle Systems Engineer, Launch Services Program

Flight Systems Engineer in Deep Space Logistics

Brink, Jeff

Flight Systems Engineer, Deep Space Logistics

Barbara Brown, Director, Exploration Research and Technology Programs, Kennedy Space Center

Brown, Barbara L.

Director, Exploration Research and Technology Programs

Brown, Chad E.

Division Chief, Future Systems Projects Office, Exploration Ground Systems

A portrait photo of Ed Burns.

Burns, Edward

Manager, Commercial Crew Program Systems Engineering and Integration Office, Commercial Crew Program

Diana Manent Calero, senior mission manager in the Flight Projects Office of NASA's Launch Services Program at KSC

Calero, Diana M.

Senior Mission Manager, Flight Projects Office, Launch Services Program

Calvert, John

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

Carlson, Harold (Trey)

Chief of Staff

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center' Michael J. Carney.

Carney, Michael J.

Chief, Flight Analysis Division, Launch Services Program

A photo of Kimberlyn B. Carter, Associate Program Manager

Carter, Kimberlyn B.

Director, Office of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Liam J. Cheney.

Cheney, Liam J.

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

Photo of Glenn Chin, supervisor and deputy manager of the Orion Production Operations Office for the Orion Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Chin, Glenn C.

Deputy Chief, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems

Photo of Michael Collins, operations manager, Spacecraft Offline Operations in Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Collins, Michael

Mission Processing Branch Chief, Exploration Ground Systems

Scott T. Colloredo, Director, Center Planning and Development Directorate

Colloredo, Scott

Director, Engineering Directorate

A portrait photo of Kennedy Space Center's Maria Collura.

Collura, Maria

Director, Spaceport Integration and Services

Suzanne (Suzy) Cunningham

Cunningham, Suzanne (Suzy)

Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Office of Communications

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Matt Czech with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Czech, Matt

Deputy Flow Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Official NASA Portrait - Don Dankert

Dankert, Donald

Branch Chief, Environmental Management Branch

Official portrait of Joe Dant.

Dant, Joseph

Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, Launch Services Program

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Diaz, David

Deputy Chief, Operations and Test Management Division, Exploration Ground Systems

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Diaz, Rey N.

Chief, Integrated Management System Office

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Reed Divertie with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Divertie, Reed

Chief of Communications and Telemetry, Ground Systems Integration Branch, Launch Services Program

Tim Dunn, Launch Director, Launch Services Program

Dunn, Tim

Senior Launch Director, Launch Services Program

Edelmann, Julius (J.)

Senior Engineering Project Manager, Exploration Research and Technologies Office

Portrait of Rex Engelhardt.

Engelhardt, Rex

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

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Engler, Thomas O.

Director, Center Planning and Development

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Mary K. Faller.

Faller, Mary K.

Senior Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Hamilton Fernandez with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Fernandez, Hamilton

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

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Fletcher, Dr. Lesley

Deputy Division Chief, Education Projects and Youth Engagement Office

Tamiko Fletcher

Fletcher, Tamiko

Chief Information Security Officer and Chief of the IT Security Office

Dan Florez is a test director with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Florez, Daniel

NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems

An image of Mari Forrestel, Artemis Launch Director Technical Assistant, Exploration Ground Systems

Forrestel, Mari

Artemis Launch Director Technical Assistant, Exploration Ground Systems

Darrell R. Foster is the ground systems integration manager for Kennedy Space Center's Exploration Ground Systems Program

Foster, Darrell R.

Ground Systems Integration Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Genevieve Futch with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Futch, Genevieve

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

Chris Gerace

Gerace, Christopher A.

Manager, Integrated Performance, Commercial Crew Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Denton Gibson with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Gibson, Dr. Denton K.

Launch Director, Launch Services Program

John Giles is a project manager for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Giles, John

Crawler Element Operations Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Leticia Gomez with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Gomez, Leticia

Deputy Chief, Program Business Office, Launch Services Program

Jeremy Graeber

Graeber, Jeremy

Assistant Launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Image of Shannon Gregory, Chief of Flight Operations at Kennedy Space Center

Gregory, Shannon

Chief, Flight Operations

Griffin, Timothy

Center Chief Technologist

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Hahn, Deborah J.

Mission Manager, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing

Portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Jim Hall with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Hall, Jim

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

A head shot of Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director of Safety and Mission Assurance Trip Healey.

Healey III, Eugene T. "Trip"

Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assurance

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Henderson, Dr. Gena Humphrey

Chief, Modeling and Simulation Branch, Exploration Systems and Operations Division, Engineering

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Higginbotham, Scott A.

Mission Manager, Ground Processing

Dana Hutcherson

Hutcherson, Dana M.

Deputy Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Jones, Crystal

Ground and Mission Operations Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Melissa Jones

Jones, Melissa

Division Chief, Operations and Test Management, Exploration Ground Systems

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Junod, Justin

Kennedy Space Center Ombudsman

Image of Teresa Kinney engineer for NASA’s Gateway Deep Space Logistics (DSL) Project office at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Kinney, Teresa

Chief Engineer, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program

Portrait of Anton Kiriwas.

Kiriwas, Anton

Senior Technical Integration Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

Image of Bob Kline, Acting Chief for the Environmental Assurance Branch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Kline, Bob

Acting Chief, Environmental Assurance Branch

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Elizabeth Kline with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Kline, Elizabeth

Element Operations Manager, Vehicle Assembly Building, Exploration Ground Systems

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Koch, Carla

Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Kunz, Jennifer C.

Associate Director, Technical

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Cliff Lanham.

Lanham, Cliff

Senior Vehicle Operations Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

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Levine, Howard G.

Chief Scientist, International Space Station Research Office

Kirk Lougheed in front of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building

Lougheed, Kirk

Cross-Program Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems

Official NASA portrait for Shaunna Lovell

Lovell, Shaunna B.

Deputy Director, Office of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services

Jenny Lyons is the deputy program manager for Launch Services Program

Lyons, Jennifer W.

Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program

Tommy Mack, Associate Director of Engineering at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Mack, Tommy L.

Associate Director, Engineering Directorate

Kelvin Manning, Kennedy Space Center Associate Director

Manning, Kelvin M.

Deputy Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center

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Marasia, Amy

Spacecraft Assembly Branch Lead, Orion Production Operations Office

Photo of Dawn (Elliot) Martin

Martin, Dawn (Elliott)

Aerospace Engineer, Flight Crew Equipment

Photo of Johnny Mathis from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mathis, Johnny

Chief Engineer, International Space Station/Orion Ground Processing

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Ralph Mikulas with the Launch Services Insignia in the background.

Mikulas, Ralph

Chief, Infrastructure Management Division, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Robyn Mitchell with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Mitchell, Robyn

Deputy Director, Center Planning and Development Directorate

Carolyn Mizell portrait.

Mizell, Carolyn

Division Chief, Future Systems Projects Office, Exploration Ground Systems

Kennedy Space Center's Allison Mjoen is photographed with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Mjoen, Allison

Cross-Program Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Carlos Monge with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Monge, Carlos

Branch Chief, Test, Launch, and Recovery Operations, Exploration Ground Systems

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Wes Mosedale with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Mosedale, Wes

Senior NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Official NASA portrait of Robert A. Mott.

Mott, Robert. A

Chief, Commercial Systems Engineering Division, Engineering Directorate

Robert P. Mueller

Mueller, Robert P.

Senior Technologist / Principal Investigator, Exploration Research and Technology Programs

Murray, Becky

Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate

Portrait of Gerald Norris

Norris, Gerald

Director, Procurement Office

Portrait of Jennifer Nufer

Nufer, Jennifer

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Jeanne O'Bryan.

O'Bryan, Jeanne

Chief Information Officer

Parsons, Jeremy W.

Deputy Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

Jessica Parsons

Parsons, Jessica

Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Official portrait of David Patton, Chief of Protective Services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Patton, David

Chief of Protective Services

Kennedy Space Center's Marcos Peña is photographed in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Peña, Marcos

NASA Operations Manager for Spacecraft/Offline Operations, Exploration Ground Systems

Kennedy Space Center's Jose Perez Morales is photographed with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Perez Morales, Jose

Senior Project Manager for Pad B and VAB, Exploration Ground Systems

Photograph of Eric Perritt, Lunar Surface Systems Integration with Exploration Ground Systems at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Perritt, Eric

Lunar Surface Systems Integration, Exploration Ground Systems

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Slade Peters with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Peters, Slade

Lead NASA Test Director/Mission Training Officer, Exploration Ground Systems

Petro, Janet E.

Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Denise Pham with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Pham, Denise P.

Chief, Fleet and Systems Management Division, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Norman Phelps with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Phelps, Norman L.

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

Portrait of Armando Piloto

Piloto, Armando

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Jorge Piquero with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Piquero, Jorge

Senior Technical Integration Manager, Launch Services Program

Official photo of Laura Poliah, lead, Orion Test Execution at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Poliah, Laura

Lead, Orion Test Execution, Orion Production Operations Office

A portrait of Shawn Quinn, newly selected manager of the Exploration Ground Systems.

Quinn, Shawn

Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

Ravenscroft, Michael

Launch Vehicle Systems Office Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Tom Reinarts is the technical advisor to the engineering director at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Reinarts, Thomas R.

Technical Advisor, Kennedy Space Center Engineering Director

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Marie Reed.

Reed, Marie

Assembly Operations Lead Artemis III, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems

Carla Rekucki serves as a mission manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Rekucki, Carla

Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Sherild Rivera Melendez, Kennedy Space Center

Rivera Meléndez, Sherild

Human Systems Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems

Janice Robertson

Robertson, Janice

Chief Financial Officer

Rodriguez, P. Ronnie

Director, Safety and Mission Assurance

Kelvin Ruiz

Ruiz, Kelvin

Deputy Center Chief Technologist

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Sampson, Zoe

Technical Manager for Fluids

Image of Edsel Christopher Sanchez

Sanchez, Edsel Christopher

Division Chief, Technical Performance, and Integration Division, Engineering Directorate

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Scarpa, Philip J., M.D.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

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Seiler, Lisa

Artemis Landing and Recovery Deputy Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Official NASA photo of Glenn Semmel, Associate Director, Spaceport Integration & Services at Kennedy Space Center

Semmel, Glenn

Associate Director, Spaceport Integration and Services Directorate

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Paul Sierpinski with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Sierpinski, Paul

Assistant NASA Recovery Director, Exploration Ground Systemsor, Exploration Ground Systems

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Albert Sierra.

Sierra, Albert

Program Manager, Launch Services Program

An official portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Sasha Sims.

Sims, Sasha

Deputy Director, Spaceport Integration and Services

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Brian Smith with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Smith, Brian D.

Chief, Program Business Office, Launch Services Program

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Dr. Jeffrey Smith.

Smith, Dr. Jeffrey

Enterprise Strategic Manager, Deep Space Logistics

NASA Insignia

Spaulding, Jeffrey G.

Senior NASA Test Director for Artemis II, Exploration Ground Systems

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Spellman, Regina

AST Engineer, Project Management

Christine St. Germain

St. Germain, Christine

NASA Recovery Director, Commercial Crew Program

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Amanda Stevenson.

Stevenson, Amanda

Assembly Operations Lead Artemis II, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems

Steve Stich serves as the Program Manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Stich, Steve

Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Billy Stover is the chief safety and mission assurance officer for NASA's Commercial Crew Program at Kennedy Space Center.

Stover, Billy

Chief Safety Officer, Commercial Crew Program

NASA Insignia

Sullivan, Steven J.

Chief Engineer, Commercial Crew Program

Portrait of Burton R. Summerfield

Summerfield, Burton R.

Associate Director, Management, John F. Kennedy Space Center

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's David Sumner with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Sumner, David

Senior Project Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

Portrait of Chuck Tatro

Tatro, Charles (Chuck)

Senior Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center's Laura Ulrich with the Launch Services Program insignia in the background.

Ulrich, Laura

Deputy Chief, Fleet and Systems Management Division, Launch Services Program

Official photo of Deputy Chief Engineer, Launch Services Program

Vangani, Akash

Deputy Chief Engineer, Launch Services Program

Photo of Liliana Villarreal, operations flow manager in Exploration Ground Systems at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Villarreal, Liliana

Artemis II Landing and Recovery Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Khoa Vo

Vo, Khoa

Manager, Human Landing System (HLS) Ground Operations / Chief, Spaceport Technologies Office

A photograph of Mark Wiese, manager of Deep Space Logistics at Kennedy Space Center.

Wiese, Mark D.

Manager, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program

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Wilson, Scott B.

Division Chief, Orion Production Operations Office, Exploration Ground Systems

NASA Insignia

Woltman, Michael

Chief, Fleet Systems Integration, Launch Services Program

Official Portrait of Rob Yaskovic.

Yaskovic, Robert A.

Associate Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

A man in a suit jacket and tie is centered in front of a background of two flags.

Young, Christopher

Fire Protection Chief, Spaceport Integration and Services

Kevin Zari is the International Space Station integration manager in the Exploration Research and Technology Program.

Zari, Kevin

International Space Station Associate Director

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Danny Zeno with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background.

Zeno, Danny

Lunar Lander Integration Lead, Exploration Ground Systems

Official NASA Portrait - Katherine Zeringue

Zeringue, Katherine

Archaeologist at NASA, Cultural Resources Manager