née Hank; Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota, 1975; Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota, 1977; semi finalist in NASA group 18 selection; first female flight director of NASA and Manager Space Shuttle Customer and Flight Intergration Office. After retiring from NASA, she joined Special Aerospace Services where she was a flight manager for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner missions until 2022.