Meet our speaker

Nicki joined CANSO in 2024, bringing with her 16 years of FAA experience. She began her career as an Air Traffic Controller at the Washington DC ACC, then progressed to Front-Line Manager at New York ACC. She later served as a National Traffic Management Specialist at the FAA Command Center’s Severe Weather Unit, where she managed traffic flow during severe weather events, presidential movements, and rocket launches.

Most recently, she led the Central Altitude Reservation Function (CARF) Unit and Space Operations team, integrating rocket launches into the National Airspace System and handling altitude reservations for military and civilian purposes.