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SPW 2026 Welcome Address
Dr. Erica Deionno
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Dr. Deionno leads the Aerospace teams supporting federal civil customers that include the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Office of Space Commerce, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, and others, as well as Aerospace’s direct program office support to commercial customers.Prior to her current role, Dr. Deionno was a Principal Director in the Special Programs Division in the Defense Systems Group (DSG), where she most recently led the Developmental Prototypes and Projects Directorate’s support to Space Systems Command Innovation and Prototyping Delta’s rapid acquisition and prototyping of small satellites.During her 19 years at Aerospace, Dr. Deionno served as Assistant Principal Director for the Strategic and Global Awareness Directorate (Project West Wing), as Principal Director for the iLab Innovation Office, and as both Principal Director and Systems Director for the iLab Strategy and Ventures Innovation Office. She has also worked as a Research Scientist and Member, then Senior Member, of the Technical Staff (MTS) within the Physical Science Laboratories, researching microelectronics and solar cell/array performance and degradation in space environments and serving as Principal Investigator of multiple internal research & development (IR&D) projects.Dr. Deionno earned her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, completing her doctorate research at the California Institute of Technology.Erica Deionno Full Bio |
Keynote Speaker
Ms. Angela J. Lindemuth, NH-04
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Ms. Angela Lindemuth is the Deputy Director, International Affairs Office, Space Systems Center (SSC), United States Space Force (USSF), Los Angeles AFB (LAAFB), CA. The organization serves as the international focal point for initiation, coordination, and external reporting with Department of Defense (DoD) organizations for government-to-government agreements regarding space acquisition and collaboration. In 2005, she entered federal government service working for the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS). For more than 20 years, she has supported the Department of Defense in various organizations. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Lindemuth supported numerous DoD organizations by providing accounting management support while working for DFAS. In 2008, she joined SMC as the first Commercial Sponsorship Coordinator for Los Angeles AFB. In 2010, she joined the Acquisition workforce as an intern, completing rotations in the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate and the Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) before finding a home in the Launch Directorate in 2012. Ms. Lindemuth was offered the opportunity to stand up the SMC ACE Office at Peterson AFB, CO in 2013, where she continued her acquisition experience. She rejoined the LAAFB community in October 2016, as the Program Manager for Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) in the Remote Sensing Directorate. In 2018, Ms. Lindemuth began her international program management path when the Chief Partnership Office (CPO) stood up, where she is still the Secretariat of a 13-nation multilateral MOU for research and development, identifying opportunities for interoperability in a responsive timeline in addition to the division deputy. In 2021 the CPO became International Affairs and she continues to forge new ground with global partners today as the Deputy Director. Please visit the link below to read the full biography
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