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Valorie Burr
Associate Director for Acquisition, Management Operations
 Ms. Burr has been at the Goddard Space Flight Center since 1973. She began her career in a clerical position for the Flight Projects Directorate. She was selected to be a Contract Specialist in 1980 for the Institutional Procurement Office, where she began her professional career in contracting. From October 1984 to November 1987, she served as Contracting Officer and Senior Specialist for the POES/GOES programs, and was then selected as the Deputy Procurement Manager for the Space and Earth Sciences Directorate. In February 1989, she was the Procurement Manager for the Space Sciences Directorate, after the Center separated the two science communities. From there, she successively served as Associate Chief of the Program Procurement Division and Procurement Operations Division, becoming the Division Chief in March 2002. She has been the Procurement Officer and a member of the Management Operations Senior Staff since January 2003. Ms. Burr is a graduate of the SESCDP program, and she has completed numerous assignments outside the procurement organization, including details in Information Technology and Services Division, the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate, and the Office of Human Resources and Education at Headquarters. She is member of the Center's Diversity Council and Standing Awards Committee. She has led and participated in a host of special programs and projects, including the Agency's Zero-Based Review, Strategic Resources Review, Year 2K Transition, Full Cost Accounting, Center Recruiting, Equal Opportunity, and Leadership Training. Ms. Burr received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Bowie State University in 1994, and has completed various technical, leadership, and interpersonal development courses. |