Patrick Scheuermann (pronounced "Sherman") is the Director of the NASAMarshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He was named to become the center's twelfth director on September 25, 2012.[1][2][3][4] He succeeds Robin Henderson who had served as acting director for the preceding two months.[2][5] Scheuermann served as the director of the John C. Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from March 2010 until his appointment to Marshall.[6][7][8] Earlier in his NASA career, he served as legislative fellow to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.[9]