{"id":14462,"date":"2024-03-20T20:59:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstcws.com\/?page_id=14462"},"modified":"2025-08-07T18:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:51:23","slug":"betty-sapp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/about\/board-of-directors\/betty-sapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Betty J. Sapp Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14462\" class=\"elementor elementor-14462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f89f2e e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f89f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:26797,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.spa.com\\\/\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/SPA_BioBackdrop_BOD_7-scaled.jpg&quot;}],&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e9b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e9b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #474747;\"><a style=\"color: #474747;\" href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <a style=\"color: #474747;\" href=\"\/board-of-directors\">Board of Directors<\/a> \/ Betty J. Sapp<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125c4ec elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"125c4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25030\" alt=\"Betty Sapp Systems Planning &amp; Analysis Board of Directors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d.png 644w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Betty J. Sapp<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9bdd9 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c9bdd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddbf3f elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ddbf3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25030\" alt=\"Betty Sapp Systems Planning &amp; Analysis Board of Directors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d.png 644w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.spa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SPA_BOD_BSapp_d-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Betty J. Sapp<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919aee7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"919aee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Betty J. Sapp is the former Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, where she served in that capacity for nearly 7 years.\u00a0Ms. Sapp also served as a US Air Force officer in a variety of acquisition and financial management positions before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 1997, where she served for more than 20 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4799a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4799a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to serving on SPA\u2019s Board, Ms. Sapp serves on the Boards of Ball Corporation and the Charles Stark Draper Lab. She is also a consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of the United Launch Alliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60ea54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60ea54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to her retirement from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2019, Ms. Sapp held positions of increasing responsibility in both the Department of Defense and in the Intelligence Community. These positions included Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Director of the NRO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039cae2 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"039cae2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abbbaf elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6abbbaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/board-of-directors\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Back to Board of Directors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ Board of Directors \/ Betty J. 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