Kimberlyn B. Carter

Kimberlyn B. Carter is the director of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services (PX) at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, she is responsible for NASA Kennedy’s integrated business management systems, all employee engagement functions to include Employee Exchange activities, the Visitor Center Complex, and centralized strategic communications in coordination with the agency’s leadership in STEM engagement and NASA’s Office of Communication requirements.

Experience

Prior to her current position, Carter served as the associate program manager for the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program supporting human exploration and operations for the Artemis missions. She also held several other leadership roles in the program to include leading acquisition procurements, strategy and requirements development, integrated product team manager leading 21st century upgrades to Kennedy Space Center, strategic communications, and completed a rotational assignment in NASA headquarters in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. In a supervisory capacity, Carter also led the Project Management and Integration Branch of the Program Planning and Control Division, where she was responsible for the overall integrated master schedule, risk management program, strategic planning, program plan, business processes, and internal and external controls for the program. Carter is a consistent champion for inclusion and employee development for many years.  

Carter began her career with NASA in 2006 as chief of the Integration Office in the Joint Program Management Office. During this time, she also served as the contracting officer technical representative for a joint NASA and Air Force base operations contract. In this capacity, Carter presented the technical status and performance evaluation of the $2.8 billion Joint Base Operations Support Contract to NASA Kennedy and the 45th Space Wing board of directors. In 2008, at the close of the 10-year NASA/Air Force contract, Carter transitioned into NASA Kennedy’s Information Technology (IT) Directorate as technical assistant, co-leading the Procurement Development Team (PDT) for the NASA Enterprise Data Center Contract, an agencywide IT initiative. After the PDT role, she led the IT Business Office and was responsible for capital program investment controls, financial management, resources, and all aspects of the IT budget formulation and execution.

Prior to NASA, Carter spent 17 years as a civilian with the United States Air Force at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (formerly Cape Canaveral Air Force Station). Her duties included design and construction management of the Department of Defense Titan, Delta, and Atlas heritage launch facilities. As the 45th Space Wing transitioned to the new Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle concept, Carter represented the 45th Space Wing Civil Engineering Squadron at the major command level during the engineering, development, and manufacturing phases for the new commercial launch initiatives.

Education

Carter graduated from Tuskegee University in Alabama in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and later completed a master’s degree at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Awards

She has been awarded the Outstanding Leadership Medal and participated in several leadership development programs including Federal Executive Institute Leadership for a Democratic Society and NASA’s Senior Executive Service Career Development Program.

Personal

Carter is a native Floridian and resides in Titusville, Florida, with her husband, Joe, and their two children and families.

Biography last updated July 2025