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Shannon Rodriguez-Sanabria : Hi, my name is Shannon Rodriguez-Sanabria. I am the branch

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head for the Flight Microwave and Communications Systems Branch.

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In 2003 I had the opportunity to come

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as an intern an I was in a microwave group

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and had a fantastic experience.

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I met many people, some of which were my mentors during my career

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and the experience was so good that then I had an

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opportunity and my boss extended me a full time job.

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In Goddard I've had incredible experiences,

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but the experience that I liked the most was when

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I was a part of the group that worked in the Aquarius SAC-D

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Mission and I was lucky enough to be with this group until the end, until

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the mission was launched.

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I had international experiences

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and it was such a wonderful experience for me to be a part of different cultures.

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and I still remember it fondly.

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I have definitely felt super included as part of the Goddard group.

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I've had a magnificent career and have had many opportunities: opportunities

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of training, opportunities of work, and opportunities of different positions

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and I think that all of this has made for an excellent career.

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Goddard is unique in the sense that when you are here

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at Goddard it's like you are at a huge university.

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There are a lot of different types of people.

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Everyone has a different style and clothing.

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Everything is accepted; there are different nationalities and there's a lot of

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disciplines. Disciplines that sometimes you wouldn't imagine would be in a

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flight center.

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Goddard's effort for D&I has had an impact on me in different ways.

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Number one, I had the opportunity since I arrived, to participate in a group where

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the theme was what was going on with new employees.

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We had the opportunity to influence several processes

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for new employees. Then as a part of this

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group, I also had the opportunity to participate at the center level

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in the center committee that looks at the

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Goddard system for all D&I efforts.

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I also had the opportunity to participate

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in specialized training that the center has acquired for topics on D&I,

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like generations and race for example.

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The focus of the center in D&I efforts

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is definitely important as we continue

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having and forming a culture and a group at

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Goddard that feels included, represented,

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heard and that contributes to the final product

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at Goddard. Also, as we continue moving forward

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to the future, it's important that other groups that may arise also feel

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that they will be heard.

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