{"id":185004,"date":"2023-02-16T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=people&p=185004"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:37:46","slug":"denise-thaller","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/denise-thaller\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise\u00a0Thaller"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Denise Thaller, Deputy Association Administrator of Office of Strategic Infrastructure\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 28%; object-position: 50% 28%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg 4102w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=1639,2048 1639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/denise_thaller.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Denise\u00a0Thaller<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Deputy\u00a0Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ms. Denise Thaller has served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for NASA\u2019s Office of Strategic Infrastructure since October 2021. In this role, Ms. Thaller will support the AA, focusing on NASA\u2019s infrastructure challenges, working with missions and centers to ensure mission-critical assets are safe, ready, and reliable. She will also continue to focus on key administration priorities, such as climate change, environmental responsibilities and engagement with tribal nations. Under Ms. Thaller\u2019s leadership, OSI will continue to transform by developing Enterprise OSI Strategic Workforce and Employee Engagement Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Thaller was previously the Director of the Environmental Management Division (EMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC.  NASA\u2019s EMD provides leadership and guidance on environmental issues at NASA. As part of the Office of Strategic Infrastructure, EMD manages NASA programmatic and institutional requirements to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability. Additionally, EMD develops and disseminates policies for environmental planning, compliance, restoration, pollution prevention, energy and water conservation; as well as natural, cultural, and historic resource preservation. These policies enable compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and other federal regulations and executive orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to coming to NASA HQ, Ms. Thaller served as the Chief of the NASA Medical and Environmental Management Division at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Division is responsible for managing the KSC occupational medicine, occupational health, remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, Environmental Management System (EMS), recycling, sustainable acquisition, energy management, natural resources, historic properties and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) programs. These responsibilities include coordination and integration of all programs in these areas and all formal contact with environmental regulatory agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1996 Ms. Thaller transferred to the Environmental Branch as an Air Program Engineer, became the Lead of the Permitting and Compliance Group in 1999, 2008 became the Chief of the KSC Environmental Management Branch, and in 2012 became Chief of the Medical and Environmental Management Division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Thaller received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and a Masters of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Ms. Thaller\u2019s career started at KSC in 1988 in the Shuttle Mechanical Systems Division as a Pyrotechnic Systems Engineer and then later as a Launch Accessories System Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Denise Thaller has served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for NASA\u2019s Office of Strategic Infrastructure since October 2021. In this role, Ms. Thaller will support the AA, focusing on NASA\u2019s infrastructure challenges, working with missions and centers to ensure mission-critical assets are safe, ready, and reliable. 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