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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

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, Spacecraft Offline 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

A headshot of Commercial Crew Program Mission Manager Brian Berry.

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

Malcolm D.K. Boston

Boston, Malcolm D.K.

Vehicle Systems Engineer, Launch Services Program

A portrait photo of Jeff Brink.

Brink, Jeff

Branch Chief of the Spaceport Future Projects Branch, Spaceport Integration and Services

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

Brown, Barbara L.

Director, Exploration Research and Technology Programs

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Brown, Chad E.

Division Chief, Future 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

A headshot photo of Kennedy Space Center's John Calvert.

Calvert, John

Mission Manager, Launch Services Program

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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

Kimberlyn B. Carter

Carter, Kimberlyn B.

Associate Program Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

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 Manager, Orion Production Operations Office, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Program, 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

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 Integration Manager, Communication and Public Engagement

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

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Dant, Joseph

Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, Launch Services Program

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Diaz, David

Mission Processing Branch Chief, Exploration Ground Systems

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Diaz, Rey N.

Deputy Chief of the Integration Office

Hortense Blackwell Diggs

Diggs, Hortense Blackwell

Director, Communication and Public Engagement

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

Launch Director, Launch Services Program

A headshot photo of Kennedy Space Center's Julius E

Edelmann, Julius (J.)

Senior Engineering Project Manager, Exploration Research and Technologies Office

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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

Test Director, 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, Denton K.

Senior Mission Manager, 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

Headshot of Kennedy Space Center Chief Technologist Timothy Griffin.

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

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Jones, Crystal

Ground and Mission Operations Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Melissa Jones

Jones, Melissa

Division Chief, Operations and Team Management, Exploration Ground Systems

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Junod, Justin

Kennedy Space Center Ombudsman

Portrait of Anton Kiriwas.

Kiriwas, Anton

Senior Technical Integration Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

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

A headshot photo of Jennifer Kunz, associate director, technical, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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

Integrated Product Team Manager for Command, Control, Communications and Range Systems, Exploration Ground Systems

Jenny Lyons is the deputy manager for Deep Space Logistics in NASA's Gateway Program.

Lyons, Jennifer W.

Deputy Manager, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway 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

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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

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Amanda Mitskevich.

Mitskevich, Amanda

Program Manager, Launch Services Program

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Mizell, Carolyn

Chief, Research and Technology Management Office

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

Mjoen, Allison

Operations Project Engineer, 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

Technical Assistant to the Launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems

Robert P. Mueller

Mueller, Robert P.

Senior Technologist, 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

Jeremy W. Parsons serves as the deputy manager of NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program.

Parsons, Jeremy W.

Deputy Manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program

Jessica Parsons

Parsons, Jessica

Mission Manager, Commercial Crew Program

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, 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

Ground Operations Manager/Landing and Recovery Element Operations Manager, Exploration Ground Systems

A portrait of Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro.

Petro, Janet E.

Director of 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

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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

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Ravenscroft, Michael

Launch Vehicle Systems Office Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Tom Reinarts is the chief engineer for the Gateway Program’s Deep Space Logistics at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Reinarts, Thomas R.

Chief Engineer, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Marie Reed.

Reed, Marie

Assembly Operations Lead, Orion Production Operations Office

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

A portrait photo of Kennedy Space Center's Ronnie Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, P. Ronnie

Director, Safety and Mission Assurance

Mark Ruether

Ruether, Mark K.

Chief, Integration Office

Kelvin Ruiz

Ruiz, Kelvin

Deputy Center Chief Technologist

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Sampson, Zoe

Chief, Environmental and Life Support Systems Branch, Exploration Ground Systems

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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

Janet Sellars

Sellars, Janet E.

Director, Human Resources

Daniel Shaver, Chief Counsel, Kennedy Space Center

Shaver, Daniel P.

Chief Counsel

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

Sierpinski, Paul

NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Albert Sierra.

Sierra, Albert

Deputy 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

Element Architect, Deep Space Logistics, Gateway Program

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Spaulding, Jeffrey G.

NASA Test Director for Artemis II, Exploration Ground Systems

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Spellman, Regina

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Christine St. Germain

St. Germain, Christine

Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems

A photo of Kennedy Space Center's Amanda Stevenson.

Stevenson, Amanda

Lead, Artemis II Service Module Assembly, Orion Production Operations Office

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

Vanessa K. Stromer

Stromer, Vanessa K.

Director, Information Technology and Communication Services, and Chief Information Officer

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Sullivan, Steven J.

Chief Engineer, Commercial Crew Program

Portrait of Burton R. Summerfield

Summerfield, Burton R.

Associate Director, Management

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

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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

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.

Manager, Production Operations, Orion Program

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Woltman, Michael

Chief, Fleet Systems Integration, Launch Services Program

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Wood, James S.

Chief Engineer, Engineering, Launch Services Program

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