Mark Barela, JPL Ethics Officer, has over fourteen years of ethics and compliance experience. Prior to joining JPL, Mark managed ethics and compliance for an FFRDC where he was responsible for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of a multifaceted ethics program. He has extensive experience developing organizational policies, procedures and trainings and overseeing investigations of complex research integrity and procurement compliance matters, as well as responding to workforce/workplace concerns.
Mark graduated from New Mexico State University with B.A. in business administration, and holds a J.D and M.B.A from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Christina joined the Ethics Office in July 2017. She came to the Ethics Office from JPL Human Resources where since 2007, she has served as an HR Business Partner, an Employee Relations Specialist and a Leave of Absence Consult. In her Business Partner and Employee Relations positions she interfaced with the Ethics team to successfully resolve many employee issues and investigations.
Christina has 30 years of Human Resources expertise and is a true Human Resources Generalist having held positions in the areas of Employee Relations, Benefits, Training, Compensation, Affirmative Action and Staffing. Christina's worked with several aerospace companies and other corporate for profit companies.
Christina is a UC Irvine alumni and holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Ecology and a Master's degree in Organization and Human Behavior.
Jane-Ann started at JPL in 2002. As a Subcontracts Manager in the Acquisition Division, she managed Purchase Orders and Subcontracts for a wide variety of commodities. Jane-Ann also played a key role in the administration of JPL’s Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program where she interacted with the Ethics Office and other JPL organizations to resolve P-Card issues. In addition, she developed and implemented training, and advised employees on P-Card and other procurement matters. Jane-Ann has a B.S. from Brigham Young University, as well as LPEC certification from the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI).
Alen proudly joined the Ethics Office in 2022. He originally started at JPL in 2016 after 20 plus years of service across various local municipalities and state entities including the City of Glendale and the City of Burbank. While at JPL Alen has served in various Administrative, Safety and I.T. roles within 3x and 5x. In addition, he has served on a variety of committees and process improvement teams throughout his time at JPL. Alen currently holds a B.S. in Business Management and is working on obtaining a Master’s degree.
