Deborah S. Norton

NASA has announced the appointment of Deborah Norton to the position of center chief financial officer for NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

As the Chief Financial Officer, Deborah will oversee the business of Stennis Space Center with the implementation and administration of all integrated Stennis and NASA financial management, including all aspects of planning, programming, budget and execution processes and guidelines for distribution of financial resources. For the last 8 years, Deborah served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Resources Management successfully leading the budget formulation and execution operations for the Center.

Prior to this position, Deborah served as the Business Manager for the multiple Rocket Engine Test Projects at SSC. This included Space Launch Systems (Engine and Core Stage), Space Shuttle Main Engine, the J-2X Engine, and Constellation Construction Programs.  She led the program planning, analysis, and control for these projects in addition to multiple commercial reimbursable test projects, Science Projects, and Space Technology Projects at the Center.

In a recent assignment, Deborah served as the architect of the business model that consolidated the operations and maintenance of multiple NASA Centers, and redesigned the business model for Stennis Space Center to enable the Center’s strategic plans and future business opportunities. 

Deborah holds degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, and Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi.  She has been recognized with the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the NASA Space Flight Leadership Award for her efforts in Programmatic cost assessment.  She has been presented multiple NASA Space Flight Honoree Awards, Headquarters Awards, and Stennis Honor Team Awards. She has been with NASA for 20 years.  Her husband Randy and children, Kaitlyn and Nick call the Mississippi Gulf Coast home.