Russ DeLoach, NASA’s chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA), recently presented seven employees with “Yes, If” awards to recognize their instrumental roles in support of NASA’s mission. Two NASA retirees also received "Yes, If" awards.
The following recipients represent NASA Headquarters, the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility, and three NASA centers:
NASA Headquarters
- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Denise Zona, former Human Factors and Safety Culture interagency advisor for the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
Read more in " Zona Receives Yes, If Award for Safety Culture Contributions."
IV&V
- Joseph (Joe) Irons, director of Facilities Management at IV&V
- Roger Harris, Space Launch Systems (SLS) project manager at IV&V
Read more in "IV&V’s Joseph Irons and Roger Harris Receive Yes, If Awards."
Kennedy Space Center
- Zulaida (Zulie) Cipo, integration engineering support specialist for the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test (COMET) contract at Kennedy
Read more in "Kennedy‘s Cipo Presented With Yes, If Award for Ongoing Safety Advocacy."
Michoud Assembly Facility
- Daniel (Dan) Berlin, Space Launch Systems (SLS) critical systems program manager for Syncom Space Services at Michoud
Read more in "Michoud’s Dan Berlin Receives Yes, If Award."
Wallops Flight Facility
- David Burkhead, Explosives Safety program lead at Wallops
- Logan Wright, Explosives Safety program lead at Wallops
Read more in " Burkhead and Wright Receive Yes, If Awards for Facilitating Learning Opportunity."
Retirees
The following NASA retirees also received “Yes, If” awards:
- Sergio (Tony) Briceno, former lead SMA Aerospace Technologist at Ames Research Center
- Ralph Anton, former SMA branch chief at Armstrong Flight Research Center
See all the previous Yes, If recipients on the Safety Culture page.
"Yes, If” NASA Culture
The “Yes, If” recognition coin represents the type of culture NASA wants to promote. An employee’s response to “Is this possible?” should be “Yes, if …” instead of “No, because …”.
Recipients of a “Yes, If” coin exemplify the spirit of ingenuity, creativity and commitment to safety that the agency was built upon.
Learn more about the “Yes, If” program by visiting the Safety Culture page. Nominate a colleague for the “Yes, If” award by completing the Nomination Form.