Jessica Kunkle

Jessica Kunkle is the manager of the EM Los Alamos Field Office. Jessica joined EM-LA from NNSA’s Office of Infrastructure Lifecycle Management in Washington, D.C., where she has served as deputy associate administrator, responsible for providing overall leadership and direction of activities for a $3 billion program portfolio modernizing, operating and sustaining real property across the NNSA Nuclear Security Enterprise. In this role, Jessica provided leadership and direction for complex, cross-functional programs and initiatives spanning infrastructure planning, financial management, risk assessment, communications and non-traditional infrastructure acquisitions. She recently served as acting manager of NNSA’s Savannah River Field Office and has held other leadership positions with NNSA.

Originally from Los Alamos, Jessica is a strategic leader with a commitment and track record of building strong collaborative relationships. Her vast experience makes her uniquely qualified to advance the cleanup mission at EM-LA. 

Jessica has a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Operations Management as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Management from the University of New Mexico. Her notable awards include a Gears of Government Award, Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards, and the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) Excellence in Enterprise Information Award.