Joint Planning and Development Office

Who's Who
The JPDO is comprised of different areas, including the Senior Policy Committee, the JPDO Board, the JPDO Division Directors, and the JPDO Working Groups. Below you will find information on these areas and their organizational structures. You can also access a high-level, JPDO Organization Chart. You can expand or hide the contents of each category below by clicking the category name or the arrow icon .

Senior Policy Committee

The Senior Policy Committee oversees the work of the JPDO. The Committee is chaired by the Secretary of Transportation and includes senior representatives from the five Federal agencies. Among its key activities, the Committee works to provide policy guidance, resolve major policy issues, and identify and align resource needs.test

Ray LaHood	Chair	Department of Transportation	Secretary
TBD	Executive Secretary of the SPC	TBD	TBD
Randy Babbitt	Member	Federal Aviation Administration	Administrator
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.	Member	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Administrator
Michael B. Donley	Member	Department of Defense	Secretary of the Air Force
Dennis F. Hightower	Member	Department of Commerce	Deputy Secretary
Janet A. Napolitano	Member	Department of Homeland Security	Secretary
John Holdren	Member	The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy	Director
TBD	Member (ex officio)	Office of the Director of National Intelligence	TBD

JPDO Board

An adjunct to the Senior Policy Committee, the JPDO Board consists of senior representatives from participating Federal agencies. Each Board member reports to his or her respective SPC member.

Dr. Karlin Toner	Joint Planning and Development Office	Director and Senior Staff Advisor to the Secretary of Transportation for NextGen
Robert Pearce	Joint Planning and Development Office	Deputy Director
William Davis	The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy	Representative for Aeronautics
Richard Leshner	The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy	Senior Policy Analyst, Technology Division
TBD	Department of Defense	TBD
TBD	Department of Defense	TBD
Mary Glackin	Department of Commerce/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
Jack L. Hayes	Department of Commerce/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Assistant Administrator, National Weather Service
Kevin Kirsch	Department of Homeland Security	Director, Office of Special Programs
Paul Polski	Department of Homeland Security	Director of Strategic Planning and Policy, Operational Process and Technology, TSA, Security Working Group Co-Chair, JPDO
Chris Seher	Department of Homeland Security	Branch Manager, Transportation Security Programs, Explosives Division, Science and Technology
Dr. Jaiwon Shin	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Associate Administrator of Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Tom Irvine	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Deputy Associate Administrator of Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Hank Krakowski	Federal Aviation Administration	ATO Chief Operating Officer
Peggy Gilligan	Federal Aviation Administration	Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety
Steven Cantrell (ex officio)	Office of the Director of National Intelligence	Acting Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence Global Maritime and Air Intelligence Integration

JPDO Division Directors

The Division Directors are responsible for the planning and management of NextGen. Each director is assigned to one of the following six divisions: Interagency Architecture and Engineering, Interagency Portfolio and System Analysis, Net-Centric Operations, Strategic Interagency Initiatives, Partnership Development, and Business Management.

Dr. Karlin Toner	Federal Aviation Administration	Director and Senior Staff Advisor to the Secretary of Transportation for NextGen	karlin.toner@faa.gov
Robert Pearce	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Deputy Director	robert.pearce@faa.gov
Peggy Gervasi	Federal Aviation Administration	Strategic Interagency Initiatives Division Director	peggy.gervasi@faa.gov
Dr. Edgar G. Waggoner	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Interagency Architecture and Engineering Division Director	edgar.g.waggoner@nasa.gov
Diana Takata	Federal Aviation Administration	Chief Architect (Acting)	diana.takata@faa.gov
Mark Andrews	Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Assistant Director - Commerce	mark.andrews@faa.gov
Patricia Craighill	Department of Defense	Assistant Director - Defense	patricia.craighill@pentagon.af.mil
Yuri Gawdiak	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Interagency Portfolio and System Analysis Division Director	yuri.o.gawdiak@nasa.gov
David Kerr	Federal Aviation Administration	Partnership Development Division Director	david.kerr@faa.gov
Maureen Keegan	Federal Aviation Administration	Working Group Integration Manager	maureen.keegan@faa.gov
Claire Robinson	Federal Aviation Administration	Business Management Division Director	claire.robinson@faa.gov
Doug Arbuckle	Federal Aviation Administration	Sr. Advisor for Surveillance and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)	doug.arbuckle@faa.gov

JPDO Working Groups

The Working Groups are made up of government officials and industry representatives. Each Working Group specializes in developing one of NextGen’s key capabilities. Working Group Co-Chairs are listed below.

Aircraft	Stephen Van Trees (Acting)	Federal Aviation Administration	stephen.vantrees@faa.gov
Aircraft	Frank Alexander	Aviation Systems Consulting Services	f.m.alexander@comcast.net
Airports	Benito DeLeon	Federal Aviation Administration	benito.deleon@faa.gov
Airports	Tom Browne	TJB Aviation	tom@tjbaviation.com
Air Navigation Services	James Wetherly	Federal Aviation Administration	james.wetherly@faa.gov
Air Navigation Services	Bob Beard	Computer Sciences Corporation	rbeard@csc.com
Environment	Lourdes Maurice (Acting)	Federal Aviation Administration	lourdes.maurice@faa.gov
Environment	Betty Leach Hawkins	Air Transport Association	bhawkins@airlines.org
Global Harmonization	Carey Fagan	Federal Aviation Administration	carey.fagan@faa.gov
Global Harmonization	Mike Marsili	Lockheed Martin	mike.marsili@lmco.com
Net-Centric Operations	Patricia Craighill	Department of Defense	patricia.craighill@pentagon.af.mil
Net-Centric Operations	David Sweet	Boeing	david.e.sweet@boeing.com
Safety	Jay Pardee	Federal Aviation Administration	jay.j.pardee@faa.gov
Safety	Paul Russell	Boeing	paul.d.russell@boeing.com
Security	Paul Polski	Department of Homeland Security	paul.polski@dhs.gov
Security	Paul Druckman	Accenture	paul.j.druckman@accenture.com
Weather	Mark Andrews	Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	mark.andrews@faa.gov
Weather	Steve Brown	National Business Aviation Association	sbrown@nbaa.org

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