NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.
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- WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.
- Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the first female center director at Marshall in 2018, after serving as deputy director from 2016 to 2018.
- Marshall's current deputy center director, Joseph Pelfrey, will serve as the interim acting director until Singer's successor is identified through a nationwide search and open competition.
- "And Joseph Pelfrey is no stranger to Marshall, having joined the center two decades ago as an aerospace engineer.