Sheyene Gerardi | |
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| Born | April 13 |
| Nationality | Venezuelan and Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Former actress, producer, media proprietor, mining executive |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Employer(s) | NASA Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS) |
| Known for | Robotics Outreach Lead (2018-Present), co-founder NASA Planetary Landing Team |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Movement | Spurring Participation in Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (S.P.A.C.E) |
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| Partner | Single |
| Children | None |
| Family | Both parents killed in a car Accident. No living relatives |
| Awards |
Won 1 Award
Won 2 Awards
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| Website | sheyenegerardi.net |
Sheyene Gerardi (born April 13) is an Italo-Venezuelan former actress, producer, media proprietor, and mining executive. She is the Lead of Robotics Outreach at NASA (CLASS), where she co-founded the NASA's Planetary Landing Team in 2018.[1][2] She was granted the status of an individual with exceptional ability in the national interest In the United States.[3]
She has won the numerous awards for her work and charitable efforts; the National Interest status is the Nation’s highest civilian recognition, presented to individuals for achievements and significant contributions to the security, prosperity, and social wellbeing of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
Gerardi is the founder of the Sheyene Institute, she operates two philanthropic organizations through the Sheyene Gerardi Foundation.[4] The Sheyene School, to address technological literacy. The Sheyene e-health, an electronic healthcare information delivery network for rare diseases, after becoming a survivor of an unclassifiable splenic hairy small B-Cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare cancer.[5][6][7][8] Sheyene is member of The International Political Science Association (IPSA), the American Society of International Law and member to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.[9][10]
She is working with governments introducing robotics education into low-resource communities or conflict affected areas, such as rural schools, refugee camps, non-formal school systems and prison system.[11]