Leadership Team
Meet the team leads, project executives, and program scientists that keep NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program running smoothly.
Katie Baynes
Earth Data Officer, NASA Headquarters
Jim O’Sullivan
Deputy Earth Data Officer, NASA Headquarters
Hannah Townley
Operations Officer (C), NASA Headquarters
Yaitza Luna-Cruz
Program Executive, NASA Headquarters
Joel Scott
Program Executive, NASA Headquarters
Jessica Burnett
Program Executive, NASA Headquarters
Ted Sobchak
Project Manager, Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris Durachka
Deputy Program Manager, Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manil Maskey
Team Lead (acting), Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT), NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Andi Thomas
Team Lead (C), Web Strategy and Communications Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Program Scientists
Stinger Guala
Program Scientist
USGS Detailee, NASA Headquarters
Katherine Saad
Program Scientist (C), NASA Headquarters