Stacey Keener

Stacey Roehm Keener earned a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Computer Science from Michigan Tech in 1988 and earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Houston - Clear Lake in 1993. She graduated from Gwinn High School in Gwinn, Michigan, in 1984. After graduating from Michigan Tech, she joined NASA as a computer engineer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Keener held many positions across different organizations at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), starting in the Mission Operations Directorate in 1988, the Information Systems Directorate in 1990, and serving as a support to the JSC Chief Information Officer in August 1994. She moved to the Human Health and Performance Directorate in 1996 and, in 2008, took a rotation supporting the JSC Center Export Administrator as the lead for foreign national badging. She was named the information technology manager for the Human Health and Performance Directorate Staff Offices in 2012 and for the Engineering Directorate Office in 2019. She was responsible for the computers, hardware, and software for directorate management in both organizations. Stacey retired from NASA in 2023 after 35 years of government service.

In December 2002, she received the Johnson Space Center's highest honor, the Certificate of Commendation, for her work in information technology as the Y2K Lead for the Human Health and Performance Directorate. She is a member of the Women of NASA Project and has participated in several math and science webchats with kids from around the world. She is also featured in the NASA Profiles: Careers in Spaceflight website under the computer section and has written two articles for Government CIO Magazine. 

Keener was inducted into the Michigan Tech President's Council of Alumnae in April 2001 and received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Michigan Tech in August 2001. In 2008–2015, she was a part-time faculty member at the University of Phoenix Online Campus, teaching computer networking courses. She also became a part-time evaluator for Western Governors University in 2013 and went full-time in 2024. Stacey was promoted to lead evaluator in 2025, and her job duties include training and mentoring new evaluators and giving presentations on remote team engagement strategies. She earned the Project Management and Business Leadership certificates from WGU in 2025. Keener married Jack Keener in 2012 and has a daughter, Stephanie Morrison, a step-son, Ronnie Keener, and a step-grandson, Noah Keener. She and her husband live in Longview, Texas.

Updated January 2026