BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:JSC Director Vanessa E. Wyche\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVanessa Wyche\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nVanessa E. Wyche is the director of NASA&rsquo\;s Johnson S pace Center\, home to America&rsquo\;s astronaut corps\, Mission Control Center\, International Space Station\, Orion and Gateway programs and its more than 11\,000 civil service and contractor employees. She is respons ible for overseeing a broad range of human spaceflight activities\, inclu ding development and operation of human spacecraft\, commercialization of low-Earth orbit and Johnson&rsquo\;s role in exploring the Moon and Mars . Under Wyche&rsquo\;s leadership\, Johnson was recognized by Forbes and Statista as the No. 1 best employer among Texas'\; major employers.\n\ nWyche previously served as deputy director at Johnson for three years be ginning in 2018. Other key leadership positions include: assistant and ac ting deputy director of Johnson\; director of the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate\, flight manager of several missions of the reti red Space Shuttle Program\, executive officer in the Office of the NASA A dministrator\, and led additional center-level technical and program orga nizations. Before joining NASA in 1989\, Wyche worked for the Food and Dr ug Administration in Washington D.C.\n\nA native of South Carolina\, Wych e earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Science in Bi oengineering from Clemson University. She was inducted into the Thomas Gr een Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists at Clemson University in 2019 and received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Coastal Carol ina University in 2022.\n\nWyche is a passionate promoter of science\, te chnology\, engineering\, and math (STEM)\, and serves as a member of Amer ican Institute of Physics Foundation board of directors\, Clemson Univers ity&rsquo\;s College of Engineering\, Computing and Applied Sciences advi sory board\, the University of Houston&rsquo\;s C. T. Bauer College of Bu siness advisory panel\, and is a past chair of the Space Center Houston b oard of directors. She is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award\, two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals\, and two NASA Achievement Medals. She is an AIAA Associate Fellow and International Women&rsquo\;s Forum F ellow.\n\nWyche is married to George Wyche Jr. Esq\, and has one son\, Ge orge Wyche III.\n\n \n\nFollow Wyche on Twitter at twitter.com/V_Wyche.\n \nFor more information about Johnson Space Center\, visit:\n\nhttp://www. nasa.gov/johnson\n\n \n\nJoin Virtually ===>\; March 2\, 2023\n\n\n DTEND:20230302T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T092831Z DTSTART:20230302T173000Z LOCATION:Tony's SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Vanessa E. Wyche - Director of NASA's JSC UID:ad1e0502-89ab-4a6b-82af-4fd2cec8fb1b X-ALT-DESC:
Vanessa E. Wyche is the director of NASA&rsquo\;s Johnson Space Cent er\, home to America&rsquo\;s astronaut corps\, Mission Control Center\, International Space Station\, Orion and Gateway programs and its more tha n 11\,000 \;civil service and contractor employees. She is responsibl e for overseeing a broad range of human spaceflight activities\, includin g development and operation of human spacecraft\, commercialization of lo w-Earth orbit and Johnson&rsquo\;s role in exploring the Moon and Mars. U nder Wyche&rsquo\;s leadership\, Johnson was recognized by Forbes and Sta tista as the No. 1 best employer among Texas'\; major employers.
\n \nWyche previo usly served as deputy director at Johnson for three years beginning in 20 18. Other key leadership positions include: assistant and acting deputy d irector of Johnson\; director of the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate\, flight manager of several missions of the retired Space Shu ttle Program\, executive officer in the Office of the NASA Administrator\ , and led additional center-level technical and program organizations. Be fore joining NASA in 1989\, Wyche worked for the Food and Drug Administra tion in Washington D.C.
\n\nA native of South Carolina\, Wyche earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Science in Bioengineering from Clems on University. She was inducted into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists at Clemson University in 2019 and received an ho norary Doctor of Science degree from Coastal Carolina University in 2022.
\n\nWyche is a passionate promoter of science\, technology\, engineering\, and math (STEM)\, and serves as a member of American Institute of Physics Foundat ion board of directors\, Clemson University&rsquo\;s College of Engineeri ng\, Computing and Applied Sciences advisory board\, the University of Ho uston&rsquo\;s C. T. Bauer College of Business advisory panel\, and is a past chair of the Space Center Houston board of directors. She is the rec ipient of the Presidential Rank Award\, two NASA Outstanding Leadership M edals\, and two NASA Achievement Medals. She is an AIAA Associate Fellow and International Women&rsquo\;s Forum Fellow.
\n\nWyche is married to George Wyche Jr. Esq\, and has one son\, George Wyche III.
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\n\nFollow Wyche on Twitter at \; twitter.com/V_Wyche.
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