Organization and Staffing

Front Office
Janice Starzyk
Acting Director
Eric Myers
Acting Deputy Director (NOAA detailee)
- Jason Y. Kim
Chief of Staff - Cody Knipfer
Senior Advisor - Mariel Borowitz, PhD
Head of International SSA Engagement (IPA) - Vacant
Management & Program Analyst - Ayanna Dixon (contractor)
- Ross Hatley
Space Communications Manager
(contractor) - Ethan Waterman
Visual Information Specialist
(contractor)
Space Operations Division
Dmitry Poisik
TraCSS Program Manager
- Theresa Quitto-Dickerson
Acting Deputy Program Manager (NOAA OCIO) - Sandy Magnus, PhD
TraCSS Chief Engineer (contractor) - William Herold
Cost Estimator - Loretta Fills (contractor)
- Dara Nodell
Program Support Specialist (contractor)
TraCSS Engineering Branch
- Ethan Baumann
Branch Lead - Robert Wolff
Flight Dynamics Engineer - Vacant
Data Products Lead - Vacant
Future Capabilities Engineer - Quentin Collins (contractor)
- Sydney Mabry (contractor)
- Anna Parikka, PhD (contractor)
- Daniel Rosenberg (contractor)
- Shahabeddin Toobaiei (contractor)
- Kevin Work (contractor)
TraCSS Operations Branch
- Brian Walling
Branch Manager - Kelly Kennelly (detailee)
- Trey Rife (detailee)
- Vacant
Operations Shift Lead - Vacant
Operations Shift Lead - Vacant
Operations Shift Lead - Richard Diamantopoulos (contractor)
- Daniel Jansen
Orbit Analyst (contractor) - Justin Lorenz
Orbit Analyst (contractor) - Sarah Pritchard (contractor)
- Hailee Werkmeister
Training Coordinator (contractor)
TraCSS IT Security Branch
- Mary Butler
Branch Manager - Christopher Boone
IT Specialist – Network Services - Demetrius Jones
IT Specialist – Network Services - Vacant
Software Engineering Lead - Prince Adu-Darko (contractor)
- Shawn Harrison (contractor)
- Ramin Hemmati (contractor)
- Bruno Fosah (contractor)
Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Division
Dr. Sarah Brothers
Division Director
- James Mussmann
Licensing Officer - Vacant
Management & Program Analyst - Vacant
Program Analyst - David Heath (contractor)
Policy, Advocacy, and International Division
Gabriel Swiney
Division Director
- Rose Croshier
International Affairs Specialist - Vacant
International Affairs Specialist - Vacant
Policy Analyst - Jeff Burton
Senior Advisor (EDA detailee) - Dianne Poster, PhD
Senior Advisor (NIST detailee) - Carolyn Pace
Executive Officer (contractor) - Geravia Steele (contractor)
Resource Management Division
Mary Slay-Rachlin
Division Director
- LaKeshia Dixon
Budget Analyst - Rhonda Perry
Budget Analyst - Vacant
Acquisition Management Division
Tomeka Evans
Division Director
- Amod Pathak
Acquisition Management Specialist - Valencia Philpot
Acquisition Management Specialist - Vacant
Management Analyst - Ellen Crowell
Administrative Specialist (contractor)
Last updated: 3/10/2025