Mentors

Our partnerships with student organizations are making thousands of talented young people aware of career opportunities in commercial space and satellite.  To do that work, we depend on experts in our membership to serve as mentors to student groups and individual students.  They participate in conference calls, review information and offer advice.  When we sponsor student competitions, they serve as our judges.  We honor their contributions and thank them for helping our industry gain its share of the best and brightest among the next generation.

Current Mentors

Joseph Amor
Vice President and General Manager, Microspace Communications

  

Jared Gill
Technical Director / Deputy Program Manager, Maxar

Edward Ashford
President, Ashford Aerospace Consulting

  

Dawn Harms
Principal, Space Architectures

Harriet Brettle
Business Analyst, Astroscale

  

Kathleen Karika
Business Development, Commercial Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Benjamin Breyer
Space Operations Engineer, Astroscale

  

Helmut Kessler
Managing Director, Manx Precision Optics

Tom Butash
Engineering Fellow, BAE Systems

  

Jeffrey Leung
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Maxar

Bradley Cheatham
President & CEO, Advanced Space

  

Pat Malaviarachchi
Principal Solutions Architect, EO Satellite Products, Maxar

Tim Cole
Program Director, Maxar

  

Alain Rolle
Managing Director, Systems Engineering, Newtec

Ariane Cornell
Business Development & Strategy, Blue Origin

  

Eloy Salcedo
Senior Customer Solutions Engineer, Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing Ltd.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch
Senior Vice President, Inmarsat Government Services, Inc.

  

Theresa Scheidler
Mechanical Engineer, Senior Associate at Harris Corporation

Rich Currier
Owner, RHCurrier Consulting

  

James Shaw
Principal, Shaw Consulting

Denis Curtin
Member, Space & Satellite Hall of Fame

  

Chris Stott
Chairman & CEO, ManSat
Mentor of the Year 2015

Jennifer Dawson
Head of Safety, Nuro

    

Become a Mentor

Mentorship  requires small donations of time, and rich sharing of your real-world experience, your technical and business expertise, and your connections with others in the industry.  If you are interested in helping the next generation find a professional home in commercial space and satellite, contact SSPI's executive director.