Jump to content

Sheyene Gerardi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mosbatho (talk | contribs) at 19:21, 24 January 2021 (+ image). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sheyene Gerardi
File:Sheyene Gerardi (cropped).jpg
Born
Sheyene Gerardi

Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, media executive, activist
Years active1998–present
Employer(s)NASA Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS)
Known forRobotics Outreach Lead (2017-present)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
MovementSpurring Participation in Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (S.P.A.C.E)
Board member of
  • International Political Science Association and the committee on professional ethics, rights, and freedoms
  • American Society of International Law
  • Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
  • Next Generation Committee of the Robotics Society of Japan
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)
Awards
  • Emmy
  • Meridiano de Oro
  • 2 de Oro,
  • Imagen Awards
Websitesheyenegerardi.net

Sheyene Gerardi (born April 13) is a Venezuelan actress, producer and media executive. She is the Lead of Robotics Outreach at NASA (CLASS). Gerardi is the founder of the Sheyene Institute and the Sheyene Gerardi Network (SGN), and operates two philanthropic organizations through the Sheyene Gerardi Foundation.[1] 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 lymphoma non-Hodgkin, a rare cancer.[2][3][4][5] 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[6][7][8]

She is working with governments introducing robotics education into low-resource communities or conflict areas, such as rural schools, refugee camps, non-formal school systems and prison system.[9]

Early life and career

Entertainment

Her career as a professional model began in conjunction with her medical education; prior to attending university she represented her school in mathematics and chemistry competitions. Sheyene studied Medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She worked as a model part time and participated in the Miss Venezuela Pageant. During her time at the university, the school plunged into turmoil, reaching the verge of closing as students protested. Around that time, a TV producer discovered Sheyene, and she garnered a starring role on a popular soap opera series that was broadcast internationally. Sheyene is known for her work in more than 30 countries, including Russia, Germany, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. Given her influence on the culture, a non-profit charity foundation in Barlovento, Venezuela — the Sheyene School — is named after her.[10][11]

Gerardi has won several awards such as the Emmy Award, the 2 de Oro award, She has received the key of the city in Barlovento, the Meridiano de Oro award and the Imagen Awards.[12][13][14][15] The actress has also credits in roles as a TV host. In 2016, Gerardi was named a Mogul Influencer in New York City.

Later career

Sheyene is the founder of the Sheyene Gerardi Network (SGN), a variety of mainstream entertainment forms, dedicated to foster awareness related to the space revolution.[16][17][18]

On March 9, 2020, Sheyene began hosting a TV Show documentary entitled "To the Moon and Back with Sheyene Gerardi”[19][20] distributed through cable television, where Sheyene aims to educate about leading-edge technological developments.[21] Sheyene is also executive producing this series.[22]

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.[23][24][25]

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.[9][26] 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 has been wrongfully convicted.[27][28][29]

Business career

Sheyene Institute

After becoming involved with NASA Sheyene 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).[30][6]

Sheyene Gerardi Technologies

Sheyene is active in the area of robotics towards autonomous mining and self-driving cars. During her role at NASA, Sheyene established a robotic company spun out of the Sheyene Institute to commercialize her robotics product line for industrial and commercial uses.

Activism and Politics

Politics

On April 2020, Sheyene enrolled in the University of Naples Federico II to acquire a degree in Political science. Sheyene is currently working along with governments and international organizations to introduce robotics education into low-resource communities or conflict areas, such as rural schools, refugee camps, non-formal school systems and prison systems in concert with entertainment productions for social change to educate the public and guide them to take action.

Human rights and Peace activism

In 2020, Gerardi joined the American Society of International Law and became involved with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. In the “Sheyene Institute founder´s letter”, Gerardi stressed the importance of the role of entertainment with a long-standing interest in social issues such as technological literacy and the space revolution, as well as settlement work to uplift misrepresented people to Spurring Participation in Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (S.P.A.C.E), a movement intended to promote citizen participation in, and broadened ownership of, space industry.[31]

Institutional affiliations

Sheyene is member of the American Political Science Association (APSA),[32] member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA)[33] and to the committee on professional ethics, rights, and freedoms. Gerardi is member of L'association française de science politique (AFSP).[34] Sheyene is also member of the American Society of International Law; and member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.[35][36]

Sheyene is both member of the Law and Ethics of Robotics committee group and strategic advisor of the Next Generation Committee of The Robotics Society of Japan, member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).

Education

Gerardi graduated in Art from institutions such as Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Sotheby's Institute of Art and Central University of Venezuela. Sheyene was accepted to a master's degree program in Space Resource Utilization (ISRU), offered by NASA Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS), she earned a master certification in Space Resource Utilization with 100% final grade, in 2018.[37] Sheyene entered the University of Naples Federico II in 2020, to study Political science and to a Monte Carlo method program at Stanford University.[38][39]

Personal life

In 2006, her mother and father were killed in an automobile accident, leaving Sheyene with no living relatives. A year later, she received a diagnosis of advanced lymphoma stage IV, a very rare type of cancer with only 60 cases reported worldwide with no survivors. The cancer was spread throughout 85% of her body and doctors gave her three months to live. Sheyene was treated by Dr. Humberto Caldera, in Florida.[40] During her chemotherapy treatments, Gerardi worked in two films in Mexico, first, starred in La virgen de la caridad del cobre.[41] Six months later, in Santa Juanita de los lagos.[42] Gerardi underwent three years of chemotherapy, she suffered no hair loss.[43][44]

Sheyene`s family has owned and operated mining business in Venezuela, since 1954. Sheyene Gerardi serves as CEO of the company after her parents passed away. Sheyene grew up an avid fan of racing, her father was a racecar driver in Venezuela; he had five consecutive wins before he died. Sheyene has spoken about her passion for sailing, she is a certified yacht captain and owns a yacht, named after her in Florida.[45][46][47]

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.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Rol Country
1998 Hoy te vi Perla Ecuador, U.R.S.S.R, Poland, Dominican Republic, Honduras, United States, Puerto Rico, Arabic Countries, Israel
1998 Niña mimada La Araña Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia
2003–2004 La Invasora Yoly Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia
2004–2005 Mujer con pantalones Guillermina Peréz Venezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2006–2007 Por todo lo alto Sonia Venezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2007–2008 Camaleona Susana Rincón Venezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2008–2009 La virgen de la caridad del cobre Martha Venezuela, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Bulgaria, Peru, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States, Honduras, El Salvador
2010–2011 Santa Juanita de los lagos Venezuela, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Bulgaria, Peru, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States, Honduras, El Salvador
2012–2013 Esta noche tu night Host United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2013–2014 Los Implicados Host United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2014–2015 A tacon quitao Host United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2017–2018 Noticiero Telemundo Anchor Venezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel, Africa.
2020 To the moon and back with Sheyene Gerardi Host/ Executive Producer DISH Network, DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS TV, Univision communication, Discovery Channel, History Channel, A&E

Awards

Year Award Category Telenovela Result
2007 Premios 2 de Oro Actriz internacional del año Por todo lo alto Won
2007 Premios 2 de Oro Actuaciones especiales del año (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor) Por todo lo alto Won
2009 Premio Meridiano de Oro Actriz internacional del año (Best Actress in a Leading Role) Camaleona Won
2010 Llave de Barlovento Social Responsibility Award (Honorary award) Philanthropic contribution
2017 Emmy Award Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine in Spanish Noticiero Telemundo Won
2017 Emmy Award Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in Spanish Noticiero Telemundo Nominated
2017 Emmy Award Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish Noticiero Telemundo Won

References

  1. ^ "Informational Message". appext20.dos.ny.gov.
  2. ^ Behdad, Amir; Bailey, Nathanael G. (2014). "Diagnosis of Splenic B-Cell Lymphomas in the Bone Marrow: A Review of Histopathologic, Immunophenotypic, and Genetic Findings". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 138 (10): 1295–1301. doi:10.5858/arpa.2014-0291-cc. PMID 25268192.
  3. ^ Sainati, L.; Matutes, E.; Mulligan, S.; Oliveira, MP de; Rani, S.; Lampert, I. A.; Catovsky, D. (1 July 1990). "A variant form of hairy cell leukemia resistant to alpha-interferon: clinical and phenotypic characteristics of 17 patients". Blood. 76 (1): 157–162. doi:10.1182/blood.v76.1.157.157. PMID 2364167 – via www.bloodjournal.org.
  4. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi, una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología".
  5. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi - A Plus".
  6. ^ a b "Sheyene Gerardi". Sheyene Gerardi | sheyenegerardi.
  7. ^ https://www.wilpf.org
  8. ^ https://www.asil.org/community/user/100077430
  9. ^ a b [1][dead link‍]
  10. ^ . 1 October 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051001211920/http://www.rctv.net/. Archived from the original on 1 October 2005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ a b Rivera, Zayda (19 April 2017). "This International Celebrity Survived A Deadly Cancer, And Along The Way Discovered Her New Purpose In Life". A Plus.
  12. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi". IMDb.
  13. ^ "SHEYENE GERARDI una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología".
  14. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi ingresa como influenciadora a la comunidad Mogul para apoyar el desarrollo de la mujer - Venevision". www.venevision.com.
  15. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi's profile - Mogul". Mogul.
  16. ^ https://www.sheyenegerardi.net/entertainment
  17. ^ https://www.inspacemagazine.com
  18. ^ https://www.inspacetv.com
  19. ^ "To The Moon and Back with Sheyene Gerardi 2020". IMDb.
  20. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Back-Sheyene-Gerardi-Ethics/dp/B08GQCZWVF
  21. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi". IMDb.
  22. ^ "To the moon and back with Sheyene Gerardi" – via www.imdb.com.
  23. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  24. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi NASA FSl UCF Robotics Competitions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive.
  25. ^ "Jóvenes latinoamericanos de escasos recursos podrán competir en la NASA". Globovisión.
  26. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi NASA CLASS Robotics Outreach Lead : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive.
  27. ^ "NASA CLASS Announces Collaboration With Actress Sheyene Gerardi | Aero-News Network". www.aero-news.net.
  28. ^ [3] Archived April 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  29. ^ Globovision (2018-02-10). "e-planning". Globovisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  30. ^ [4][dead link‍]
  31. ^ https://www.sheyenegerardi.net/founders-letter
  32. ^ "Sign In". apsanet.org.
  33. ^ [5][dead link‍]
  34. ^ "Sheyene GERARDI | Association Française de Science Politique".
  35. ^ https://www.asil.org/
  36. ^ https://www.idi-iil.org/en/
  37. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi posted on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com.
  38. ^ Asbury, Michael (August 11, 2017). "Monte Carlo Simulation". NASA.
  39. ^ "MONTE". montepy.jpl.nasa.gov.
  40. ^ Español, Por CNN en; CNN (6 September 2011). "Sheyene Gerardi habla con Cala sobre su batalla contra el cáncer". {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  41. ^ "Beverly Hills Entertainment - Religious". www.brandariz.com.
  42. ^ "Beverly Hills Entertainment - Religious". www.brandariz.com.
  43. ^ "Charytin entrevista a Sheyene Gerardi, nos habla de sus nuevos proyectos. • mega.tv". 12 September 2013.
  44. ^ MegaTV (23 August 2013). "Charytin entrevista a Sheyene Gerardi, nos de sus nuevos proyectos" – via YouTube.
  45. ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  46. ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  47. ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.


List of civil rights leaders

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheyene_Gerardi&oldid=1002503852"