In an election taking place over the final week of June, the membership of SSPI-WISE (SSPI Women in Space Engagement) has appointed fourteen women to officer positions, including:
Debra Facktor, Head of Space Systems, AIRBUS U.S. Space and Defense, Inc. SSPI-WISE Chair
Jomya Lei, Systems Engineer, Boeing SSPI-WISE Vice-Chair
Alix Wright, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications, Speedcast SSPI-WISE Secretary
Negar Feher, Vice President of Business Development, Momentus SSPI-WISE Elevating Women Working Group Co-Chair
Kaitlyn O'Hara, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Echostar SSPI-WISE Elevating Women Working Group Co-Chair
Susan Saadat, Vice President, Americas, EtL Systems SSPI-WISE Elevating Women Working Group Co-Chair
Wendy Lewis, Public Relations and Communications Consultant, Strategic Voice SSPI-WISE Mentoring Working Group Chair
Jennifer Hoil, Senior Product Marketing Manager, ST Engineering iDirect SSPI-WISE Networking and Swag Working Group Co-Chair
Kerstin Roost, Global Strategic Partnerships, ST Engineering iDirect SSPI-WISE Networking and Swag Working Group Co-Chair
Vinitha Lalvani, Marketing Coordinator, AvL Technologies SSPI-WISE Social Media Working Group Co-Chair
Rosario Toxqui, Director of Marketing & Communications, Advantech Wireless SSPI-WISE Social Media Working Group Co-Chair
Justyna Kosianka, Senior Scientist/Engineering Coordinator, Ursa Space Systems SSPI-WISE STEM Outreach Working Group Co-Chair
Natalia Larrea Brito, Principle Advisor, Euroconsult SSPI-WISE STEM Outreach Working Group Co-Chair
Audrey Puderbaugh, AOCS/Propulsion Eng., Satellite Systems Group, Iridium SSPI-WISE STEM Outreach Working Group Co-Chair
“When we founded SSPI-WISE, it was with the deliberate mindset and expectation that the level of engagement alone by the women of our industry would have an impact,” said outgoing SSPI-WISE Chair Nicole Robinson, President of Ursa Space Systems and Chair of the SSPI Board. “To say that has been the case would be underselling what we’ve experienced. The fire that has been ignited by these dynamic women is nothing short of amazing, and I am absolutely thrilled to see Debra pick up the torch and do what she does best: Inspire, lead and create new opportunities.”