Ways HR and Admin Can Better Collaborate with Natalie Massey, Johns Hopkins

The focus of this HRchat episode is 'Your Admin Staff: Tapping HR’s Golden Natural Resource'. Listen as we consider such questions as: How will redefining Admin’s role create a new pipeline of talent? How can HR and admin staff work together in the new workplace? And what challenges can admin and HR staff better tackle together? 

Our guest this time is Natalie Massey, Operations Coordinator of the Space Exploration Sector at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Natalie leads the team that runs the SES office and supports the Sector Head and members of the Executive Leadership Team. She provides oversight and analysis of operations and prioritizes day-to-day operations.

Natalie has been the recipient of a NASA Honor Award in Administrative Excellence and will be speaking at SHRM Talent Conference later this month!

Questions For Natalie Include:

• You’re presenting at the upcoming SHRM Talent Conference. The session is called “Your Admin Staff: Tapping HR’sGolden Natural Resource”. Tell us more!
• Why SHRM Talent? 
• Given the onset of generative AI and machine learning, what does the admin professional role and job description look like in the new workplace?

More About Natalie

Previously, Natalie served as Executive Assistant to NASA’s Deputy Administrator, where she directly contributed to the overall Agency vision and independently performed administrative management functions that serviced organizational requirements. She demonstrated critical, institutional familiarity of agency process and history to enable thoughtful decision-making on behalf of the Deputy Administrator.

Natalie joined NASA in September 1996 as a Cooperative Office Experience student at Goddard Space Flight Center and has served in a variety of roles at the agency, including at Headquarters in 2010.  Natalie has over 25 years of progressive experience in programs and projects related to NASA strategy formulation, science, and technology investments. She has had significant experience in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain a viable administrative community.

Ms. Massey earned a B.A. in Communication Studies – Technical Writing and a certification in Desktop Publishing from the University of Mary