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