Planetary Defense Team

Seal shows a guard in a castle turret using a telescope to watch out for asteroids and comets in the sky.

PDCO Team Members

Lindley Johnson

Lindley Johnson

Planetary Defense Officer

Kelly Fast

Kelly Fast

Near-Earth Object Observations Program Manager

Joshua Handal

Josh Handal

Program Analyst

Andrea Riley

Andrea Riley

Program Executive

Michael Kelley

Michael Kelley

Program Scientist

Thomas Statler

Thomas Statler

Program Scientist

Leviticus Lewis

Leviticus Lewis

FEMA Detailee

William Knopf

William Knopf

Program Executive

Doris Daou

Doris Daou

Strategic and Professional Communications

Patricia Talbert

Patricia Talbert

Multimedia Specialist

Linda Billings

Linda Billings

Consultant