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Communications Technology Laboratory

Public Safety Communications Research Division

Our People

Meet our team of dedicated public safety communications researchers. At PSCR, our mission-driven team is equipped with a wide range of skills and backgrounds that help pull the future forward. Click the links below to view more information about each staff member.

Leadership

Dereck Orr- Division Chief

(303) 497-5400

dereck.orr [at] nist.gov (dereck[dot]orr[at]nist[dot]gov)

Administrative Support

Sarah Lyon Administrative Officer

(303) 497-5180

sarah.lyon [at] nist.gov (sarah[dot]lyon[at]nist[dot]gov)

Zahra Hadadian O'Connor

(301) 975-4167

zahra.hadadianoconnor [at] nist.gov (zahra[dot]hadadianoconnor[at]nist[dot]gov)

Program Management

Danni Leicht - Resource Planning Lead

(720) 563-9356

danni.leicht [at] nist.gov (danni[dot]leicht[at]nist[dot]gov)

Brianna Huettel - Strategy and Operations Lead

Monika Bochert

Kerianne Gibney

(240) 751-5668

brianna.huettel [at] nist.gov (brianna[dot]huettel[at]nist[dot]gov)

monika.bochert [at] nist.gov (monika[dot]bochert[at]nist[dot]gov)

kerianne.gibney [at] nist.gov (kerianne[dot]gibney[at]nist[dot]gov)

Lab Operations / Network Operations Group

John Beltz - Group Leader and Security Officer

(303) 229-9112

john.beltz [at] nist.gov (john[dot]beltz[at]nist[dot]gov)

Wyatt Suess

(303) 497-3705

wyatt.suess [at] nist.gov (wyatt[dot]suess[at]nist[dot]gov)

Bill Fisher

(301) 351-8493

william.fisher [at] nist.gov (william[dot]fisher[at]nist[dot]gov)

Samuel Ray

Hien Nguyen

(303) 229-9757

(720) 437-0777

samuel.ray [at] nist.gov (samuel[dot]ray[at]nist[dot]gov)

hien.nguyen [at] nist.gov (hien[dot]nguyen[at]nist[dot]gov)

Advanced Communications Research Group (ACRG)

ACRG: User Interface/User Experience

Scott Ledgerwood - Portfolio Lead and Security Specialist

(303) 497-5354

scott.ledgerwood [at] nist.gov (scott[dot]ledgerwood[at]nist[dot]gov)

Jack Lewis

(720) 364-9941

jack.lewis [at] nist.gov (jack[dot]lewis[at]nist[dot]gov)

Jeff Karhoff
Julia Chelen
Qi (Judy) Zhu

(303) 497-6046
(303) 497-5354

jeffrey.karhoff [at] nist.gov (jeffrey[dot]karhoff[at]nist[dot]gov)
julia.chelen [at] nist.gov (julia[dot]chelen[at]nist[dot]gov)
qi.zhu [at] nist.gov (qi[dot]zhu[at]nist[dot]gov)