NASA Goddard Facts:

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), located in Greenbelt, Md., manages many of the space agency's Earth observation, astronomy, and space physics missions.

NASA GSFC was established on May 1, 1959 in memory of an American Rocket Pioneer named Robert H. Goddard.

For more information, visit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center home page.

ROSA ACEVEDO-RODRIGUEZ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Associate Chief for Strategic Planning
Procurement Operations Division

Rosa Acevedo-Rodriquez began her career with NASA in 1984 at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland where she served as a Contracts Specialist with the Engineering Procurement Office. She helped to procure the hardware and services required by GSFC Engineers

After leaving the procurement office, Rosa became the Contracting Officer for the Tracking & Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) and thereafter supported the Space Sciences Directorate. Rosa has supported the Explorers, Sun/Earth Connection, Earth Observing Systems, Space Sciences and Earth Sciences programs throughout the GSFC.

In 1997, Rosa became a Procurement Manager and was in charge of all procurement data systems, and small business programs at GSFC. In 2002, she became the Associate Chief for Strategic Planning for the Procurement Operations Division. Rosa supports the Center in determining the Acquisition Strategy for major procurements while continuing to manage the maintenance of GSFC procurement data systems and small business programs.

Rosa grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico and received her B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus.

JANUARY 2009