Ginger Kerrick Davis

Ginger Kerrick Davis, MS

Board of Regent, Texas Tech University System

Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Barrios Technology in Houston, TX

 

Prior to joining the Barrios executive team, Ginger served in multiple senior leadership roles at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) before retiring in 2021. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Director of the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate and JSC Assistant Center Director for Vision and Strategy. She spent the majority of her 30-year NASA career supporting JSC's Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) in leadership roles, including Assistant Director for International Space Station (ISS), Flight Integration Division Chief, and Flight Director (the first female Hispanic Flight Director). Early in her career she was NASA's first Russian Training Integration Instructor as well as being selected as the first non-astronaut Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM). 

Ginger received a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1991 and a Master of Science in physics in 1993 from Texas Tech University. In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Abbott to the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System. She currently serves as the chair of the Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee. 

Ginger was born in El Paso, Texas. Ginger and her husband, Sam Davis, were married in March 2021. In her personal time, Ginger is an avid runner, decorates cakes, and supports several Houston area dog rescues. She is a huge fan of Snoopy and was proud to play a role in the TV Short Film, Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10.