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Tarrie Hood has faced several stumbling blocks while trying to reach her career goals at NASA. She became a participant in the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cooperative Education Program and graduated from community college. These steps helped launch her career at NASA. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
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Cynthia Bixby is the chief of the Systems Engineering and Integration branch at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. Prior to becoming chief, Bixby was the systems engineer for the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge project, which researched the flexiblity and efficiency of wing flaps on a NASA Gulfstream. Earlier in her NASA career, she was acting deputy and then acting chief of the Flight Systems branch. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Robin Henderson’s life changed forever and for the better when, in her first year of college, she was offered a co-op opportunity at NASA. Within a year, she had changed her major to engineering, and after graduating, she was hired by NASA as a technical analyst for the Hubble Space Telescope Program. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Donna Lawson currently serves as the legislative affairs officer for NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Since 2003, she’s been responsible for developing and implementing strategies to communicate the value of NASA programs to federal, state, and local government officials. She is deeply committed to building advocacy for NASA and maintaining U.S. leadership in aerospace. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
As a NASA astrophysicist, Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta has had the opportunity to work as a scientist, mission designer, instrument builder, director of science programs, and teacher. Occasionally, she performs all of these roles in a single day. Before joining NASA Headquarters in December of 1998, her career focused on understanding the sun. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Maynette E. Smith works in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She leads a team responsible for conducting independent reviews and assessments of technical and mission risks associated with space flight programs. She began her career with NASA as a systems engineer, and in 1988, she was promoted to experiment project engineer. Part of "Women@NASA" series.
Rosalind Cylar serves as an attorney and advisor in the Office of Chief Counsel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She participates in a variety of legal activities designed to assure adequacy and propriety in the Marshall Center’s activities and documentation. In providing this service, she is protecting legal and financial rights of the government and parties affected by NASA activities. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Vickie Gutierrez began working at NASA in 2002, but her first step toward her career began as she watched Neil Armstrong take his first step on the moon. Gutierrez's interest continued to grow as she experienced her own thrill of a countdown and launch of a rocket she built for a fifth grade class demonstration. After taking a career assessment test in middle school, Gutierrez found that aerospace engineering was among her top choices. It was then that she began to put a name to her future; she wanted to work at NASA. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Hashima Hasan’s love for space started at the age of five. She was standing in her grandparents’ backyard in Lucknow, India watching Sputnik go by overhead. Her ultimate goal to work for NASA materialized in 1994 when she joined NASA Headquarters to manage missions and research programs in astrophysics. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Latonia Kirksey serves as a senior human resources specialist in the HR Services Division at the NASA Shared Services Center. She provides oversight for several programs, and she is also the technical expert and spokesperson for guidance and policy interpretation. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Karen Bibb is an aerospace engineer with 22 years of experience working at NASA Langley Research Center. Karen began her career at NASA in 1992, after graduating from Georgia Tech with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering. Currently, she works in the Aerothermodynamics Branch of the Research Directorate. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
As an assistant associate administrator for the Resource Management and Analysis Office, Toni Mumford manages in excess of $5 billion in annual NASA appropriations. In this key role, Ms. Mumford provides critical leadership in establishing program controls as well as in integrating and developing a budget perspective. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Mai Lee Chang did not envision becoming a NASA engineer. At the age of six, her family settled in the U.S. as refugees of the Vietnam War. During her senior year in high school, her physics teacher suggested that she look into engineering as a potential college major. Mai Lee is an engineer at the Johnson Space Center within the Human Systems Engineering and Development Division. She started her career at NASA as a co-op student. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Courtney Ritz began working as an intern at NASA Headquarters in 2001. This experience inspired her to pursue a career with NASA, and she became a full-time employee at the Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002. As a web accessibility coordinator, she has used her technical skills and experience as an individual who is blind to promote accessibility. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Nanette Jennings is the directives and regulatory manager, which is responsible for managing and overseeing regulation policies at the agency. She progressed through the agency through hard work, personal dedication to the agency and its goals, and enrollment in NASA’s Continuing Education Program. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Dr. Margaret Nazario began her journey into engineering when she was a senior in high school taking physics. While her love of inventing and problem-solving provided an architectural roadmap for her future, it was the encouragement and guidance of the teachers who recognized her special talents that put her life on a trajectory that would land her at NASA. Dr. Nazario currently works on developing new technologies for future human-based mars missions. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Jennifer Keyes began her NASA career as an intern and then a co-operative education student in 1999. In these programs, she worked on projects in atmospheric science, subsonic aerodynamics, and space exploration. Currently she is an aerospace engineer working as a systems analyst for the Office of Strategic Analysis, Communication, and Business Development at NASA Langley Research Center. In this role, Jennifer supports the senior leadership team as the lead for strategic governance and business development. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Tuesday Dodson currently serves as a customer engagement manager in the Headquarters Information Technology and Communications Division. In this role, she provides IT customer service for the Headquarters end-user community. She started her career as a temporary secretary before becoming a permanent employee after only eight months. After some time, the role evolved into a program analyst position where she was responsible for providing demographic information about NASA’s civil service workforce. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Kate McMurtry is the branch chief of operations engineering at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. Selected as chief in 2014, McMurtry is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the technical and administrative functions for the branch. Prior to her current position, McMurtry acted as the branch chief and deputy branch chief for two years. McMurtry started her career in 2004 as a U.S. Air Force officer working in developmental engineering at Edwards Air Force Base, California, for the Airborne Laser Program. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Gail Villanueva was born at Scolthorpe AFB, England. She came to the United States at the age of 4. She decided to pursue a lifelong dream of working for NASA and is a well-rounded employee with a vast array of experience at Kennedy Space Center. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
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