Ep. 18 - From NASA to Nonprofit with Audra Bullock
I'm so excited to introduce you to Audra Bullock, the Founder and President of Tidewater Friends of Foster Care today!
After an accomplished career in Engineering, Audra decided to follow her passion for helping children and founded Tidewater Friends of Foster Care, a 501(c)(3) organization working to improve outcomes for foster youth in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Established in June 2016, Tidewater Friends of Foster Care has a core mission to enrich the lives of foster children through partnering with individuals, area businesses, and corporations to help increase the number of available foster family homes and provide funding for academic tutoring, enrichment programs and extracurricular activities for foster youth.
Audra is a three-time ODU alum, earning her BS, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology. In 2000, she joined the Engineering Faculty at University of Hawaii, where she was a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, as well as the Hi Chang Chai Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2009, she joined NASA Langley Research Center and worked on Space Shuttle Missions along with other Space-borne Programs in remote sensing, earning her the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. For more information visit tidewaterffc.org
Sound Production: Matt Cole ( matthewdouglascole@gmail.com ) of Go On Productions ( facebook.com/GoOnPodcasts )
Artwork: Erin Lindstrom
Music: High by Lyfo ( soundcloud.com/lyfomusic/high )