Logistics
Department Leads
Brenda Williamson is an undergraduate aerospace engineering student at UC San Diego. Her passion in the aerospace industry is to get the average person into outer space. She strives to promote the exploration and development of space and improve the quality of Earth and space travel as a whole while supporting sustainability and renewable energy sources. Outside of her coursework, she was the Chairperson of the AIAA Student Branch at UCSD and is now a board member and project manager in the Themed Entertainment Association at UCSD. She serves as co-lead of logistics on Mission: AstroAccess.
Marilyn McPoland's professional career has piloted her into holding such positions as Senior Director of Operations for the X PRIZE, Director of Programs for the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, and Executive Producer, and Founder of the Pierfest Sea and Air Show. Currently Marilyn holds the position of Executive Director of Events at California State University, Dominguez Hills. In this role, she oversees a department that manages in excess of 60 annual events, including the annual South Bay Economic Forecast now in its 9th year which she founded, and is attended by more than 250 leading industry professionals. She is also involved in creating a documentary on the Dominguez Hills 1910 Air Meet. Marilyn has served on Boards for the American Marketing Association, the Association of Western States Aviation Museums, the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She formerly held the position Treasurer for the LA-LV AIAA Section, and currently serves as the Deputy Director Finance, Regional Advisory Committee VI for AIAA.