Sheyene Gerardi

Sheyene Gerardi (born April 13) is a Venezuelan actress, model, and television host. She is the founder of the Sheyene Institute and the Sheyene Gerardi Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to improving access to health-care and education for underrepresented people. Sheyene was appointed by NASA CLASS as the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Outreach lead in 2018. Sheyene is member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms. She is promoting technological literacy globally, working with NGOs, international and regional governments to introduce her program into low- resource communities, conflict areas, non-formal school systems and prison systems. Sheyene is stepping out as Executive Producer in entertainment productions for social change as part of her global educational initiative. Early life and career: -Entertainment: Sheyene was born in Caracas, the only child of a family of Italian and Brazilian descent. During the sixth month of her mother's pregnancy, Sheyene's biological father tragically died in a car accident. Her mother was both a veterinarian and the chair of a family-owned mining company located in southeastern Venezuela. Sheyene studied Medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Prior to attending university, she represented her school in a mathematics and chemistry competitions, ranking at the highest levels. While pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor, she worked as a model part time and participated in the Miss Venezuela Pageant. Due to a mass opposition protest plunging the university into turmoil Sheyene's school year was prematurely ended. Around that time, a prominent TV producer discovered Sheyene leading to starring roles in highly rated prime time soap operas broadcast internationally. Productions such as "Camaleona" and "Mujer con pantalones" further paved the way to international renown. Sheyene is known for her work in more than 30 countries, including Russia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Puerto Rico, airing over several different time periods with record overseas sales. Sheyene's entertainment productions have been affiliated with Telemundo, NBC's Spanish-language network, broadcasting over cable or DTH systems (DirecTV Latin America), translated and dubbed into more than 15 languages, breaking audience records both inside and outside of Venezuela. Sheyene has won several awards, such as the 2 de Oro, Meridiano de Oro and the Imagen award; the actress has also adds stellar credits in her role as a TV host in international prime time shows. Making her show business careers more well-rounded, Sheyene is stepping out as Executive Producer in entertainment productions for social change. On March 2020, Sheyene returned to the TV dial hosting and producing "To the moon and back with Sheyene Gerardi". Throughout this series, Sheyene Gerardi goes behind the scenes to uncover leading-edge technological developments taking place across a number of industries. "To the moon and back with Sheyene Gerardi" is available through Cable in more than 100 countries. -NASA: Sheyene Gerardi, is working with NASA Kennedy Space Center Swamp Works and the Florida Space Institute (FSI) to teach Planetary engineering and creating Robotics Competitions for low-income children through Sheyene School. In 2018, Sheyene was appointed as the Lead for Robotics Outreach at NASA's Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS), The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) and The Florida Space Institute (FSI) network. She is working with governments introducing robotics education into low-resource communities or conflict areas, such as rural schools, refugee camps and non-formal school systems. The program is serving prison systems providing assistance with education to people who have been wrongfully convicted. -Sheyene Institute: After becoming involved with NASA, Gerardi founded the Sheyene Institute, a company that works on technologies to mining resources on the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The institute conducts applied research and development in Autonomous Navigation Technologies (ANTs). A social justice goal of the Sheyene institute is to address is to address concerns that the exponential expansion of space industry will create deep economic and political disparity in the coming century. -Institutional affiliations: Sheyene is member of the American Political Science Association (APSA), member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and to the committee on professional ethics, rights, and freedoms. Gerardi is member of L'association française de science politique (AFSP). -Education: Sheyene holds a degree in Art; she studied at the Central University of Venezuela (or Universidad Central de Venezuela, UCV, in Spanish), RCTV Acting Academy, and institutions such as the University Carlos III of Madrid and Sotheby's Institute. She earned a master's-level certificate in Space Resource Utilization offered by NASA's Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS), with 100% final grade, in 2018. On April 2020, Sheyene enrolled in the University of Naples Federico II to acquire a degree in Political science and she is attending a Monte Carlo simulation program offered by Stanford University. -Personal life: During a family trip, her mother and stepfather were killed in an automobile accident, leaving Sheyene with no living relatives. A year after losing her family, she received a diagnosis of advanced stage 4 lymphoma, a very rare type of cancer with only 60 cases reported worldwide and no survivors. The cancer had spread through 85% of her body, and doctors gave her only 3 months to live. Sheyene was treated in Florida in the United States by Dr. Humberto Caldera, suffering no hair loss and maintaining a healthy appearance. She was never completely disconnected from the entertainment industry. During her chemotherapy treatment Sheyene starred in two films in Mexico. Sheyene underwent three years of chemotherapy and she is now completely free of cancer and considered cured by science. After becoming the only survivor of a rare type of cancer, she started a telemedicine program that allows physicians and health-care professionals to provide patient care, consultation, counseling and research, via the Internet, email, and even via telephone, targeting primarily people with rare diseases. Sheyene's family has owned and operated mining business in Venezuela, since 1954. Sheyene Gerardi serves as CEO of the company after her parents suddenly passed away. She is implementing autonomous mining technology under its 2020 work program. Sheyene Gerardi is a race-car driver and racing enthusiast. Her father was a legend on the racetrack in her home country Venezuela; he had five consecutive wins before he died. Sheyene grew up an avid fan of racing, when not filming movies; Sheyene Gerardi spends her time racing. She owns an Audi R8 race car and a H2 Hummer. Sheyene owns a yacht, named after her in Florida. She has spoken openly about her love for sailing and she is a certified yacht captain. -Philanthropy: Sheyene operates two philanthropic organizations through the Sheyene Gerardi Foundation. The Sheyene School, a non-profit branch of the Sheyene Institute, to address technological literacy in robotics and STEM related fields, for low-income children in underdeveloped regions; and Sheyene E-health, which provides free medical consultations via Internet, email and via phone for people suffering from rare diseases. -Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Meridiano de Oro Imagen award - Best Actress/Television Social Responsibility Award (Honorary award) - La Llave de Barlovento