NASA recently named Alabama State University alumnus Larry K. Mack as director of Human Capital with the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer at their Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as well as Mississippi’s Stennis Space Center and its Shared Services Center.
Mack graduated from Alabama State in 1993 with a degree in political science. He later graduated from Bowie State University with a degree in human resources development. As a dedicated alumnus of Alabama State, he currently serves as the president of the university’s National Alumni Association’s Rocket City Chapter in Huntsville. He says that attending Alabama State has been crucial to his growth and achievement.
“Attending and being a graduate of The Alabama State University has been integral in my life,” said Mack. “ASU has contributed to every positive aspect of my life, both workwise and personally. My employment over my lifetime is due to Alabama State. Personally, I met my wife, Tamara, on campus as we both attended the university. My son is a graduate, and my daughter will soon be a member of the Hornet Nation family. We are all ASU black and gold, through and through.”
Mack worked for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management as well as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission prior to joining NASA in 2015. In addition to being a supervisory specialist in human resources, Mack has also served as a compensation manager and deputy director for strategic management of human capital.
He also has numerous accolades under his belt, including NASA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Medal, the Federal Asian Pacific American Council’s Outstanding Individual Award, NASA’s Silver Achievement Medal, NASA’s Group Achievement Honor Award, and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Chairman’s Award for Supervisory Excellence.
Through his new role, Mack says his main objective is to support NASA’s mission of human space exploration and foster productive working relationships.
“It’s critical to understand the importance of relationships and the impact they may have on your life, as a prior professional relationship led me to NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center,” Mack said. “Your ability to network truly can impact your net worth. As members of the human capital team, we all have a unique role in helping shape the culture and the working environment necessary for everyone connected to NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center to have a robust and meaningful employee experience in supporting the big, bold mission of human space exploration.”
