Name: Deannna "DiDi" Rowe

Biography: Received certification from Glendale Junior College as CPS (Certified Professional Secretary). Joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory the first time June 1966 to August 1972. From August 1972 to August 1976 she worked for the Director of the Golden State Christian Home for Children. Rejoined JPL a second time in June 1977 to present. During her 35 years at JPL, Di Di has held several positions in the “secretarial” field some of which have been: Data Coordinator, Group Secretary, Section Support Secretary / Administrative Secretary, Division Support Secretary / Senior Administrative Secretary, Space Relay Experiment (SRE) Pre-Project Secretary, Autonomous Redundancy and Maintenance Management Subsystem (ARMMS) Project Secretary, Pathfinder Project (PF) Support Secretary, Interactions Measurements Payload for Shuttle (IMPS) Project Secretary. Her present job is that of Section Secretary / Office 514 Secretary. Di Di received a NOVA Award in 1998 and was nominated for the MFA Award in ‘99 & ’90 nominated for MFA Award in ‘89 & ’90.