Stephanie Schierholz
NASA Headquarters

Stephanie Schierholz is a public affairs specialist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. In December 2007, she will transition to become a public affairs officer for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. She answers media queries and coordinates, plans, organizes and directs the release of programmatic information about NASA missions and agency information. Stephanie advises senior management on strategic media outreach and serves as public affairs officer to the NASA administrator and deputy administrator at media interviews and speaking engagements. Previously, she was the director of communications for the Space Foundation. While there, Stephanie also served as the manager of communications and media relations, the communications associate for the Coalition for Space Exploration, and the manager of space awareness and policy initiatives. Stephanie has bachelor's degrees in English and Business Administration, Public Relations.