Heidi Ragsdale is a STEM educator’s educator! After nearly 20 years in eighth grade science, Heidi now runs STEM is My Future, LLC, where she provides STEM professional development for teachers with geographic information systems (GIS) technologies, problem-based learning, and Maker Ed. Currently, Heidi works at Grand Junction MakerSpace at the Business Incubator, a community makerspace in western Colorado. She serves as a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison and mentor; a Space Exploration Educator Crew Orion member with Space Center Houston; a JPL Solar System Ambassador; a 2020 – 2022 National Geographic Society grantee; an Esri teacher trainer for GIS; a teacher forum member of Beyond100K; a Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) ambassador; the webmaster for Colorado Delta Kappa Gamma; an art jurist for DKG International, and is on the boards of the Latin Anglo Alliance Foundation and Colorado Association of Science Teachers. She is the founder of Colorado Space Craft, Geo Maker Institute and #GJSpaceLadies, a group of like-minded space-loving educators who get it done! Heidi’s favorite things to make are beautiful digital maps and photos, space and geo-jewelry, and a difference on Earth.

Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) Scott H. Stalker became the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) of United States Space Command on 28 August 2020.

Col. (USAF, ret) Pam Melroy was sworn in as the NASA Deputy Administrator on June 21.

As Deputy Administrator, Melroy performs the duties and exercises the powers delegated by the Administrator, assists the Administrator in making final agency decisions, and acts for the Administrator in his absence by performing all necessary functions to govern NASA operations. Melroy is also responsible for laying the agency’s vision and representing NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities.

Brendan Rosseau is a Teaching Fellow and a Research Associate at Harvard Business School, focused on the economics of space activities. He has also spent time as a consultant with the U.S. Space Force and developing space policy in Washington, D.C.

Mariel Borowitz is an Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and head of the Nunn School Program on International Affairs, Science, and Technology.

Justin Cadman is a partner with Quilty Analytics. He has more than fifteen years of investment banking and capital markets experience, having successfully completed approximately 90 advisory and capital raising transactions for both private and public company clients. Prior to Quilty Analytics, Justin spent twelve years as an investment banker with Raymond James, with the…

Kelli Kedis Ogborn drives organizational and product growth through leadership roles in disruptive technology commercialization of space and defense innovations. With extensive experience in R&D and cutting-edge technology applications for the U.S. government and private sector, her qualitative and quantitative methodologies guide organizations that are transitioning from development ecosystems to market capitalization. As Vice President…