Krista Paquin
Deputy Director
Flight Programs and Projects Directorate

Photo of Krista Paquin   
    Ms. Paquin came to Goddard in the summer of 1984 as a Presidential Management Intern. After two years of rotational assignments across the Center, she accepted a position in the Comptrollers office as a Program Analyst. Krista was appointed Chief of the Institutional Support Office with the Management Operations Directorate in March of 1989. During her six years in that position, she also completed details to NASA Headquarters, Office of Aeronautics, and the Facilities Management Division at Goddard. From March 1995 to June 1997, she served as the Associate Director of Management Operations. In June 1997, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate and, during her four years in that position, she took a special assignment at the White House, serving as a member of the President's Council on Y2K Conversion staff. In February 2001, Ms. Paquin left Goddard to become the Vice President of a small science and technology company in the Washington area. Krista returned to Goddard in June 2002 to her current position as Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management in the Flight Programs and Projects Directorate. Ms. Paquin earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Urban Planning from the University of Maryland. Her outside interests include her family, including three children, reading, triathlon and cooking for friends.
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