Cheetham earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and received his Masters in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he has also conducted significant research on spacecraft navigation in support of a Doctorate of Philosophy. He created and taught a graduate level course in Commercial Spaceflight Operations at CU Boulder for 7 years.

As an advocate for the space industry, he serves as the Chairman on the Board of Directors for the Future Space Leaders Foundation, is a member of the Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee of the International Astronautical Federation, and serves on the Board of Advisors and the Board of Trustees of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS).

After graduating from CU Boulder in 2007, Dr. Parker joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a mission design and navigation specialist. He immediately became the lead designer for the proposed MoonRise New Frontiers mission, a complex mission traversing every aspect of cislunar space to return samples from the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin to Earth. Dr. Parker gained additional experience at JPL designing and operating GRAIL and Chandrayaan-1, as well as forming missions to destinations throughout the Solar System as part of Team-X.

Dr. Parker joined the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012 and developed research groups in low-energy mission design, low-thrust trajectory optimization, and advanced spacecraft navigation. He has supported advanced concepts for future Orion missions, as well as future concepts for lunar landers and other missions in any region of the Earth-Moon system. Finally, Dr. Parker has led and is currently leading the mission design / navigation teams to the Moon, Mars, asteroid belt, and elsewhere in the Solar System as part of Advanced Space’s vision for the sustained exploration and settlement of space.

Dave Jungkind is the Chief Revenue Officer for Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company. Mr. Jungkind is responsible for the national security, civil, and commercial portfolios and brings over 30 years of industry experience as a trusted strategist, technologist and leader.

Before joining Advanced Space, Jungkind was the Vice President of Business Development for SEAKR Engineering, an RTX Business. Mr. Jungkind joined SEAKR in 2004 and helped to grow the organization to over 500 employees. His leadership was an essential component of SEAKR’s noteworthy growth, including the launch of several new business segments to include space processing, space avionics, and space communication systems. When Raytheon purchased SEAKR in 2021, Jungkind was appointed to lead business development and strategy for both SEAKR and Blue Canyon Technologies, as wholly owned subsidiaries of RTX. Jungkind’s career also includes a tenure as the Director of Space and Avionics Encryption Products for General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) were he constructed lean teams of exceptional talent, empowering people to be successful and inspiring results that exceeded customer expectations.

Jungkind has demonstrated excellence in identifying market gaps, and his expertise in bringing together partners and government organizations has led to the creation of mission-critical solutions that have greatly impacted the space domain.

Jungkind has a M.S. in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in Penn State University. He also served in the United States Air Force Tactical Application Center (AFTAC) monitoring nuclear treaty compliance worldwide during Desert Storm.

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Sheila Scott serves as the Director of People at Advanced Space, spearheading initiatives to attract, develop, and retain top talent to support the organization’s mission and growth.

With over 25 years of leadership experience, Sheila has cultivated an impressive career in talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and workforce development. She brings a unique blend of operational and talent leadership expertise, encompassing talent reviews, workforce planning, employee relations, diversity initiatives, training program development, and recruitment strategies.

Early in her career, Sheila embraced leadership opportunities and discovered a passion for mentoring others, developing talent resources, and improving business strategies. Sheila’s passion for talent acquisition was inspired by her early experiences helping students navigate career paths. She found immense fulfillment in matching candidates with meaningful career opportunities, a realization that solidified her commitment to recruiting and talent strategy.

Her transition to corporate recruiting stemmed from years spent guiding students at institutions of higher education. During her time at Spartan College of Aviation, a partnership with an aerospace company (Sierra Space) sparked her fascination with the industry, paving the way for a seamless move into aerospace recruiting and talent acquisition. Over the past three years, she has held roles with Sierra Space and Maxar Technologies, where she led in recruiting, sourcing, and talent acquisition marketing, all while serving as a strategic partner to address hiring and staffing needs.
Sheila’s educational background extends to a Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal and Public Communications and an MBA with a certificate in Human Resources. She has obtained 7 licenses and certifications, which have served to expand her existing knowledge in recruiting efforts, biases in recruiting and interviewing, and team accountability.

In her role at Advanced Space, Sheila is focused on advancing the organization’s people strategies, enhancing performance management systems to deliver valuable feedback and recognition, while ensuring compliance with labor laws and employment regulations.

Mr. Gardner is the Director of Engineering for Advanced Space, prior to joining Advanced Space, Mr. Gardner had experience as the Chief Engineer/Principal Mission Systems Engineer at Moon Express, Inc. (MoonEx), as a Senior Principal Space Systems Engineer with the Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) NASA/Space Applications Group, and as a senior engineer at Lockheed Martin. He is an expert in spacecraft systems engineering with over 35 years of experience in the field supporting a wide variety of programs including NASA robotic missions (Stardust, MEP, Lunar Prospector), launch vehicles (Athena, Titan, EELV), and the Space Shuttle. Mr. Gardner holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and M.E. in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado.

Yasmine Almond is the Director of Communications & Public Relations at Advanced Space, leading and executing communication strategy and corporate engagement to enhance the company’s reputation and brand.  

Her industry experience includes working at leading space companies. During her time at Voyager Space, Almond managed D.C.-based operations and executed high-level corporate events, domestically and internationally. She was a member of the team working on the development of a privately-operated space station. At Blue Origin, as part of the commercial sales team, she served with a select group that secured the company’s first customers for New Glenn’s payload launch services and New Shepard’s astronaut ticket sales. She also helped establish a novel world-class customer experience program for astronauts and VIP guests at the spaceport in West Texas.  At Arianespace, she developed a customer-focused mindset and an international network of industry connections while involved with commercial satellite launch campaigns and high-level corporate engagements across the globe.  

Yasmine is passionate about building the next generation of space pioneers and giving back to this special community. She serves as the Executive Director of the Future Space Leaders Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the career development of young space and satellite industry professionals. 

Yasmine holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in business and language from the University of Savoie (France) and a marketing certificate from Georgetown University. She is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish.

Mike has served as the Director of Commercial Space Policy at the National Space Council, Executive Office of the President as well as a Senior Advisor to the NASA Administrator, as Professional Staff of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee; the Executive Director of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee and a Senior Advisor for Industry Affairs and Outreach to the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration; the Deputy Director of the Satellite Industry Association; and the Director of Government Relations at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mike is also a FAA licensed Commercial Pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings.

Michael Dickey’s military career spans a variety of organizations, roles, and mission areas. He commanded units operating national security space and ground systems for the U.S. Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office. After retiring from the Air Force in 2009, he joined Sierra Nevada Corporation and served successful roles in strategy, business development, commercial and national security elements. He returned to the Air Force in 2016 on a 5-year commitment where he created partnerships across national security organizations for combat effective space capabilities. He served as Chief Architect of Air Force Space Command and then the U.S Space Force and was instrumental in standing up the Space Warfighting Analysis Center.

Mr. Dickey has been awarded 27 military awards, the NASA Group Achievement Medal, and the National Reconnaissance Office Gold Medal. His education is in aerospace engineering, national security, and leadership, and he is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.

Marty Rose is a data scientist with extensive experience in radical, discontinuous and disruptive innovation. He spent the past 16 years at Acxiom/LiveRamp in a variety of principal and senior data science roles and was a founding member of Acxiom Research, which operated as an entrepreneurial, VC funded startup. In the last two years at A/LR he authored eight non-provisional patents filed internationally and with the USPO.

Prior to working in the private sector Marty was a university research scientist and faculty member with the University of Arizona, and the University of Nevada System Desert Research Institute, and the Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences at UNR. He also provided expert witness testimony before the US Congress on statistical characteristics of climate change and variability.

Marty did his undergraduate work in social and physical sciences, emphasis on quantitative techniques, at Arizona State University, and his MS and PhD studies in Quaternary/Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona.