Joe Navarrete currently serves as a Senior Program Officer at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, where responsibilities include managing aviation-related research projects and collaborating with expert panels and contractors. Prior experience includes over 18 years at HNTB as a Senior Aviation Planner, focusing on airport master planning, and a role as Chief of Airport System Planning at the Maryland Aviation Administration, overseeing studies for the state's general aviation system. Additionally, Joe Navarrete worked as a Transportation Engineer at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, contributing to the Washington-Baltimore Commercial Airport System Plan. Joe Navarrete holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from George Mason University, earned from 1980 to 1985.