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>> MY NAME IS

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AUDREY ROBINSON.

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I AM THE CHIEF COUNCIL

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AT THE NASA MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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I AM THE FIRST

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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN

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TO HOLD THE POSITION

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OF CHIEF COUNCIL WITHIN

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THE AGENCY AND AT

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THE NASA MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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AS THE CHIEF COUNCIL

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AT NASA MARSHALL,

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I HAVE THE AWESOME PRIVILEGE

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OF LEADING ONE OF

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THE BEST LEGAL TEAMS

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IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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AS WE REPRESENT THE AGENCY

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AND PROVIDE LEGAL COUNCIL

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ON A NUMBER OF LEGAL TOPICS

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AND ISSUES FROM PROCUREMENT

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AND ETHICS, EMPLOYMENT LAW,

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AND MANY OTHERS.

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MY FIRST JOB EVER WAS

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AS A BABYSITTER.

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I'M THE SECOND OLDEST

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OF FIVE CHILDREN,

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AND THE SECOND

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OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTER

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SO I HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES

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TO DO BABYSITTING FOR

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BOTH MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS

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AND A NUMBER

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OF MY LITTLE COUSINS.

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I BEGAN MY CAREER WITH NASA

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IN A PROGRAM CALLED

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THE SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL

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APPRENTICE RESEARCH PROGRAM,

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OR SHARP,

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AFTER MY JUNIOR YEAR

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IN HIGH SCHOOL.

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I WILL TELL YOU THAT NASA

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WASN'T EVEN ON MY RADAR,

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BUT I HAD A GREAT FRIEND.

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SHOUT OUT TO MARGOT

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[ INDISTINCT ], WHO HAD

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PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM,

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AND SO SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT

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AND SAID I MIGHT LIKE TO DO IT.

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NOW, 35 YEARS LATER,

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HERE I SIT AS THE CHIEF COUNCIL

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AT THE NASA MARSHALL

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SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.

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I BELIEVE THAT IT IS

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VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE

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OCCASIONS SUCH AS

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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

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FIRST OF ALL, IT WILL HOPEFULLY

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SERVE TO INSPIRE OTHERS,

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ESPECIALLY YOUNG GIRLS,

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BUT EVERYONE, UH, TO DO

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THEIR BEST AND TO SEE THAT

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THEY CAN ACHIEVE

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WHATEVER THEY SET

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THEIR MINDS TO ACHIEVE

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JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE

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WHO ARE BEING CELEBRATED.

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ALSO, IT'S JUST

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A GOOD REMINDER

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OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WOMEN

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HAVE MADE TO NASA,

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TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,

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TO OUR COUNTRY, TO SOCIETY,

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TO THE WORLD.

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WHAT ADVICE WOULD I GIVE?

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WELL, I GUESS I'D SAY

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FIND SOMETHING THAT

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YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT,

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AND ONCE YOU FIND THAT THING,

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THEN SEEK EXCELLENCE,

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AND REALLY DO ALL THAT YOU CAN

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TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT

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YOUR CHOSEN FIELD.

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ANOTHER THING THAT MIGHT

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BE GOOD IS TO MAKE SURE

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THAT YOU ARE COURAGEOUS.

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THAT YOU VOLUNTEER FOR THINGS

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THAT MAYBE THEY MIGHT SEEM

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OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

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OR MAYBE A STRETCH ASSIGNMENT,

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BUT BE COURAGEOUS ENOUGH

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TO RAISE YOUR HAND

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AND TAKE ON THAT OPPORTUNITY

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AS WELL.

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ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVICE

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IS TO MAKE SURE THAT AS

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YOU'RE GOING THROUGH LIFE

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THAT YOU HAVE BALANCE

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IN YOUR LIFE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

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UM, THAT YOU'RE--

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THAT YOU EXPRESS GRATITUDE

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FOR THE MANY THINGS THAT

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ARE POSITIVE THAT WILL

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COME YOUR WAY,

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THAT YOU KEEP FIGHTING,