Bettina Inclán has been named by Administrator Jim Bridenstine to be NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications.

Inclán comes to NASA with over 15 years of experience as a communications specialist and strategist — building winning coalitions and crafting messages and crisis communications in the political, commercial, and nonprofit spheres. She has worked with major technology firms and non-profit organizations and has held senior roles with government leaders at the federal, state and local levels, including governors and within the U.S. House of Representatives.

At NASA, Inclán will direct internal and external communications for the agency and serve as a senior advisor to the Administrator and other executive leaders. She is responsible for managing an agency-wide staff of more than 100 that implements all aspects of NASA’s external and internal communications.