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Our People

 

NIST PSCR team members at 5x5 2025
2025, 5x5 Group photo, June 2025

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

Administrative Support

Sarah Lyon - Administrative Officer

Zahra Hadadian O'Connor

Program Management

Danni Leicht - Resource Planning Lead

Brianna Huettel - Strategy and Operations Lead

Monika Bochert

Kerianne Gibney

Adaku Ihekwoaba               

Innovation Lab

John Beltz - Portfolio Lead

Wyatt Suess

Samuel Ray

Hien Nguyen

User Experience

Scott Ledgerwood - Portfolio Lead

Jack Lewis

Jeff Karhoff

Julia Chelen

Qi (Judy) Zhu

Matthew Whitlock

Kaylee Ives

Jack Wagner

Paul Merritt

Mission Critical Services

Lisa Soucy - Portfolio Lead

Peter Fink

Jordan O'Dell

Charlsea Hansen

Alison Kahn

Gary Howarth

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Terese Manley - Portfolio Lead

Don Harriss

Stephanie Layman

Sid Bittman

Location-Based Services

Joe Grasso - Portfolio Lead

Nader Moayeri

Doga Demirkan

Becca Vandermus

Alex Dimopoulos

Mengyao (Annie) Dong 

PHONE

 

(303) 497-5400

 

(303) 497-5180

(301) 204-1128

 

(720) 563-9356                                                                                             

(240) 751-5668                                                                                               

(240) 751-5668

(720) 298-1329

 

 

(303) 229-9112

(303) 497-3705

(303) 229-9757

(720) 437-0777

 

(303) 497-5354

(720) 364-9941

(303) 497-6046

(303) 497-5354

 

 

 

 

 

 

(303) 476-8250

(240) 306-7513

(720) 229-8631

(240) 474-3903

(303) 497-3523

(720) 360-9158

 

(303) 549-7414

(303) 594-8503

(720) 202-7226

(720) 470-9222

 

(720) 281-1608

(301) 975-3767

EMAIL

Email

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

 

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

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

 

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

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)

adaku.ihekwoaba [at] nist.gov (adaku[dot]ihekwoaba[at]nist[dot]gov)

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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)

matthew.whitlock [at] nist.gov (matthew[dot]whitlock[at]nist[dot]gov)

kaylee.ives [at] nist.gov (kaylee[dot]ives[at]nist[dot]gov)

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

paul.merritt [at] nist.gov (paul[dot]merritt[at]nist[dot]gov)

 

lisa.soucy [at] nist.gov (lisa[dot]soucy[at]nist[dot]gov)

peter.fink [at] nist.gov (peter[dot]fink[at]nist[dot]gov)

chic.odell [at] nist.gov (chic[dot]odell[at]nist[dot]gov)

charlsea.hansen [at] nist.gov (charlsea[dot]hansen[at]nist[dot]gov)

alison.kahn [at] nist.gov (alison[dot]kahn[at]nist[dot]gov)

gary.howarth [at] nist.gov (gary[dot]howarth[at]nist[dot]gov)

 

terese.manley [at] nist.gov (terese[dot]manley[at]nist[dot]gov)

donald.harriss [at] nist.gov (donald[dot]harriss[at]nist[dot]gov)

stephanie.layman [at] nist.gov (stephanie[dot]layman[at]nist[dot]gov)

sidney.bittman [at] nist.gov (sidney[dot]bittman[at]nist[dot]gov)

 

joseph.grasso [at] nist.gov (joseph[dot]grasso[at]nist[dot]gov)

nader.moayeri [at] nist.gov (nader[dot]moayeri[at]nist[dot]gov)

doga.demirkan [at] nist.gov (doga[dot]demirkan[at]nist[dot]gov)

rebecca.vandermus [at] nist.gov (rebecca[dot]vandermus[at]nist[dot]gov)

alex.dimopoulos [at] nist.gov (alex[dot]dimopoulos[at]nist[dot]gov)

mengyao.dong [at] nist.gov (mengyao[dot]dong[at]nist[dot]gov)
 

Created August 30, 2016, Updated July 2, 2025
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