ALEXANDRIA, Va. – January 25, 2008 Challenger Center for Space Science Education’s sitting board welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors.
Jay F. Barnwell, Jr. is President and CEO of Design and Production Incorporated, the nation’s premier fabricator of museum exhibitions. With over 25 years in the industry, Mr. Barnwell and his team have built high-profile exhibitions for the country’s most important museums and libraries including the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the newly-completed United States Marine Corps Museum. Mr. Barnwell is involved in the business community as a member of the Board of Directors for Burke and Herbert Bank and Trust and is an active member of the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA), where he has served as President and has been a member of the board of directors for 15 years.
Jonathan Clark, M.D., M.P.H. currently serves as the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) Space Medicine Liaison at Baylor College of Medicine; he also serves as a member of the NASA Spacecraft Survival Integrated Investigation Team at Johnson Space Center and NASA’s Constellation Program EVA Systems Standing Review Board. Dr. Clark worked as a Space Shuttle Crew Surgeon for six shuttle missions and was Chief of the Medical Operations Branch and an FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner at the NASA JSC Flight Medicine Clinic. Prior to Dr. Clark’s career with NASA, he served 26 years on active duty with the U.S. Navy during which he qualified as a Naval Flight Officer, Naval Flight Surgeon, Navy Diver and U.S. Army parachutist.
Joseph Fuller, Jr. is the founding President and CEO of Futron Corporation, a premier provider of decision-support consulting services to technology enterprises. Mr. Fuller is a veteran of NASA where he began his 20 year career as an aerospace systems engineer, project manager, and senior executive. He is a former member of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council, and a current member of University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Engineering Industrial Advisory Board and NOAA’s Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing. Today, through his company, he is actively engaged in wide-ranging NASA, FAA, DoD and commercial aerospace initiatives.
Alan Ladwig, has had a distinguished 14 year career with NASA as well as an extensive career in the Aerospace industry working with Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he was Manager, NASA and Civil Space Programs promoting Northrop Grumman’s interest to Executive and Legislative branch officials. Mr. Ladwig also brings his experience as the Chief Operating Officer of Zero G Corporation during its start-up phase, a Senior Policy Advisor at SAIC and is currently as the Manager of Space Systems Consultancy for Whitney Bradley & Brown, a newly created division of WBB dedicated to technical and consulting services for the civil, national security, and commercial space sectors. Mr. Ladwig is also on the Board of Directors of Women in Aerospace.
Challenger Center’s new Board Chairman, Bill Readdy states “Challenger Center is honored to have these four leaders bring their expertise and dedication to furthering the mission of our organization.”
Challenger Center for Space Science Education was founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts of the space shuttle Challenger 51-L mission. It is dedicated to the educational spirit of that mission. Challenger Learning Center programs at 50 centers across the country continue the crew’s mission of engaging teachers and students in science, mathematics and technology and foster in them an interest to pursue careers in those fields. Over 25,000 teachers and 400,000 students attend workshops and fly simulated missions annually at Challenger Learning Centers.
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