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Board of Advisors
Advisors from all parts of the expansive space industry help guide the SEDS USA board and staff by providing key insights and information regarding opportunities, activities, and leadership responsibilities.
WILLIAM POMERANTZ
Chair of the Board of Advisors
Vice President for Special Projects Virgin Orbit
Harvard SEDS 1998-2002
Vice President for Special Projects Virgin Orbit
Harvard SEDS 1998-2002
William Pomerantz
Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Orbit
Harvard SEDS 1998-2002
Current SEDS Chair of Advisors
JOHN CONAFAY
Director of Business Development Spaceflight Inc
John Conafay
Director of Business Development
Spaceflight Inc.
HANNAH KERNER
Assistant Research Professor University of Maryland at College Park
SEDS-USA Chair 2013-2015
UNC SEDS 2011-2015
SEDS-USA Chair 2013-2015
UNC SEDS 2011-2015
Hannah Kerner
Assistant Research Professor University of Maryland at College Park
SEDS-USA Chair 2013-2015
BEN BROCKERT
Ben Brockert
SEDS USA Advisor
ELIZABETH BARRIOS
NASA Space Tech Fellow
U. Central Florida
Materials Engineer at NASA
Regional Coordinator for Space Generation Advisory Council
U. Central Florida
Materials Engineer at NASA
Regional Coordinator for Space Generation Advisory Council
Elizabeth Barrios
NASA Space Tech Fellow
U. Central Florida & NASA: Materials Engineer
Regional Coordinator: Space Generation Advisory Council
BRADLEY CHEETHAM
CEO, Advanced Space
Bradley Cheetham
CEO, Advanced Space
ROBERT BELL
Executive Director, Space & Satellite Professionals International
Robert Bell
Executive Director
Space & Satellite Professionals International
DAVID S. COHEN, ESQ.
Cohen Law Firm, PLLC, Owner
David S. Cohen, Esq.
Owner of Cohen Law Firm, PPLC
BARRETT S. CALDWELL
Professor of IE and AAE, Purdue University
Director, NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Director, NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Barrett S. Caldwell
Professor of IE (AAE, by courtesy) at Purdue
Director of NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium
MIKE FRENCH
Aerospace Industries Association
Vice President, Space Systems
Vice President, Space Systems
Mike French
Vice President at Space Systems
Aerospace Industries Association
JEFF FOUST
Senior Staff Writer, SpaceNews
Jeff Foust
Senior Staff Writer
SpaceNews
DR. TANYA HARRISON
Manager of Science Programs, Planet Labs
Dr. Tanya Harrison
Manager of Science Programs
Planet Labs
THERESE JONES
Senior Director of Policy
Satellite Industry Association
Satellite Industry Association
Therese Jones
Senior Director of Policy
Satellite Industry Association
CHRIS LEWICKI
CEO, Planetary Resources
Chris Lewicki
CEO
Planetary Resources
RYAN MCLINKO
CTO, Astranis
Ryan McLinko
CTO
Astranis
KRIS LEHNHARDT
Senior Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Space Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Space Medicine
Kris Lehnhardt
Senior Faculty
Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
CARLOS G. NIEDERSTRASSER
Systems Architect, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Former SEDS USA Vice Chair
Former SEDS USA Vice Chair
Carlos G. Niederstrasser
Systems Architect: Northrop Grumman
Former SEDS USA Vice Chair
MARK MOZENA
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Mark Mozena Ph.D.
Senior Director of Government Affairs
SIAN PROCTOR
Ph.D.
Sian Proctor, Ph.D.
Geoscience Professor
CEO of Flight Ready Systems
J.R. EDWARDS
Chief Technology Office at Lockheed Martin Corporation
J.R. Edwards
Chief Technology Office
Manager of Human Space Flight Programs
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Danielle Wood
Director of the Space Enabled Research Group
Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics and Astronautics
Media Lab at MIT
Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics and Astronautics
Media Lab at MIT
Danielle Wood
Director of the Space Enabled Research Group
Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics and Astronautics Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Kincaid
Associate administrator at NASA's office of STEM outreach at NASA's headcorders
Mike Kincaid
Associate Administrator
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at NASA Headquarters
Grant Bonin
Senior VP, Business Development
Spaceflight Inc.
Grant Bonin
Senior VP, Business Development
Spaceflight Inc.