Robert Strain, Center Director, NASA, GSFC

Robert Strain is the Center Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Strain assumed his post on Aug. 4, 2008. Prior to joining NASA, Strain was the head of the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Md. (more info)

Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator (D-Md.)

Senator Mikulski is the senator "from Maryland and for Maryland" and is "committed to looking out for your day-to-day needs and the long range needs of the nation." In 1976, she ran for Congress and won, representing Maryland's 3rd district for 10 years. In 1986, she ran for Senate and won, becoming the first Democratic woman Senator elected in her own right. She was re-elected with large majorities in 1992, 1998 and 2004. A leader in the Senate, Mikulski is the Dean of the Women--serving as a mentor to other women Senators when they first take office. As the dean, she builds coalitions--proving that the Senate women are not solo acts, but work together to get things done. (more info)

Mary E. Kicza, Assistant Administrator, Satellite and Information Services, NOAA/NESDIS

Ms. Kicza is the Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services. Prior to NOAA, Ms. Kicza served as the Associate Deputy Administrator for Systems Integration at NASA. As a senior leader within NASA, she was responsible for assuring that mission and mission support elements were effectively aligned and integrated to execute NASA's vision and mission.

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