Casey Anglada DeRaad is Founder and Director of New Space New Mexico, a non-profit established to grow the commercial space industry in New Mexico and to create a bigger voice to NM’s space industry stakeholders from industry, Air Force, the national labs, and local, state and federal organizations. NewSpace NM is developing an expansion and communication strategy for NM for the first time to take advantage of the significant growth in the commercial space industry for our state. Casey was a 30-year executive of the Air Force Research Laboratory, leading the Technology Engagement Office for academic, industry and community partnerships for AFRL and other Air Force partners on Kirtland Air Force Base. Casey developed strategies to support the local academic and industrial community to help them leverage the $3.8B/annual economic impact of Kirtland to the state of New Mexico. Casey has previously led spacecraft electronics, space systems and joint technology investment efforts for the Air Force and NASA. She helped establish UNM’s successful COSMIAC aerospace center with AFRL, UNM, industry, Sandia and Los Alamos laboratories. Casey is a longtime advocate of growing STEM leaders. She established, gained resources, and led AFRL’s $4M/year, fifth through university level programs inspiring over 4000 students per year into STEM programs including the lauded AFRL Scholars and University NanoSat programs with excellent female and minority participation. She recently received the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering 2018 IMPACT! Award. Casey is a 10th generation New Mexican from Taos, New Mexico and has earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1992 and 1985, respectfully. Casey is married to William DeRaad for 33 years and has three sons, a beautiful daughter-in-law and a grandbaby on the way! AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Board Member Graduate of Leadership New Mexico Core Class of 2016 Leadership New Mexico, Alumni Board Member Director, NewSpace NM Alliance UNM Electrical Engineering Advisory Board Member Altura Prep Academy Charter School, Founding Board Member and Secretary Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Finance Committee, Secretary Founder and Chair, AFRL NM Economic Advisory Council NM Network for Women in Science & Engineering 2018 Annual IMPACT! Award Federal Laboratory Consortium National STEM Team and Individual Award Secretary of the Air Force Distinguished Hispanic Employment Opportunity Award