Casey Dreier
Proposed name: Advocacy and Outreach Strategist
casey.dreier@planetary.org
+1-626-793-5100
Casey Dreier decided to devote his career to furthering the cause of planetary exploration after witnessing the launch of MSL Curiosity on November 26th, 2011. It was that kind of experience. Eight months later when Curiosity landed on the surface of Mars, he cheered the accomplishment as an employee of The Planetary Society.
Casey brings a depth of experience in computer programming, design, communication, and problem solving from his previous career as a Ruby on Rails developer. He has a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Oberlin College which gives him some street cred, but not much considering the general educational attainment of his peers.
As Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, he helps craft and implement the Society's advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C. to further the cause of solar system exploration. He also works to foster strong relationships between the Society and its members, reaches out to new members from traditional and non-traditional space backgrounds, and integrates new technologies and methods of communication into the Society's work flow and outreach efforts. His overall goal is a strong and vibrant Planetary Society that voices loud support for space science and exploration in Washington, D.C., and in other countries around the world.
He is a regular contributor to The Planetary Report and blogs multiple times a week (mainly about space policy issues) at http://planetary.org/blogs/casey-dreier/. He also hosts the Planetary Society's weekly Hangouts on Air broadcast every other Thursday.
You can contact Casey via email at: casey.dreier@planetary.org
Latest Planetary Radio Appearance
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Beginning a New Year In Space
12/31/2012 | 28:50
Listen
Planetary Society experts review the challenges and triumphs of 2012 and look forward to a new and exciting year. You’ll hear Bill Nye the Science Guy, Emily Lakdawalla on new missions, Casey Dreier on “Saving our Science,” and Bruce Betts’ review of great projects, as well as a musical rendition of “Random Space Fact.”
Latest Blog Posts
Planetary Society Hangout: A Day in the Life of the Opportunity Rover with Emily Dean
Posted 2013/05/09 02:20 CDT | 1 comments
Thursday, May 9th, at noon PDT/3pm EDT/1900h UTC, we are joined by Emily Dean, who works on the camera team for the Opportunity rover on Mars.
The Planetary Society Travels to Washington, D.C. Next Week
Posted 2013/05/09 01:28 CDT | 0 comments
We're storming D.C. next week to raise awareness of continued cuts to NASA's Planetary Science Division.
American Astronomical Society Criticizes NASA Planetary Science Budget
Posted 2013/04/30 01:38 CDT | 0 comments
The AAS made a strong critique of proposed cuts to NASA's Planetary Science program today.
Support our Asteroid Hunters
They are Watching the Skies for You!
Our researchers, worldwide, do absolutely critical work.
Asteroid 2012DA14 was a close one.
It missed us. But there are more out there.













