![“I’ve always been creative. I was always in dance class and taking violin lessons. I would say, ‘Hey Dad, I don't wanna take ballet anymore. Can I take African dance? Dad, I don't wanna take African dance anymore. Can I take Irish clog dancing? Can I take swing ballroom?’ [As an adult] I began studying Brazilian Samba. Then, COVID happened. There were no more dance classes. No more bars. No more Pilates. Everything is closed. So, I just started writing more. I started pitching scripts because I didn’t have anything else to do. I just enter contests and see what happens. I don’t always place, but I always get really good feedback. I like [writing] because it helps me be able to create good strategic campaigns for NASA. I'm thinking outside of my own thought processes. I'm thinking about how average people experience stories, how they expect them to go. This helps when producing videos for NASA. It helps with developing campaigns for programs people might not otherwise know about. I think all my creative passions meet somewhere in the middle of the road. I can draw on those tools, I can learn from other things, and I can deal with difficult people or situations. I get a chance to figure out how to tell this story.” NASA Public Affairs Specialist, Aubree Hill, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2021 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202201200001/NHQ202201200001~medium.jpg)
“I’ve always been creative. I was always in dance class and taking violin lessons. I would say, ‘Hey Dad, I don't wanna take ballet anymore. Can I take African dance? Dad, I don't wanna take African dance anymore. Can I take Irish clog dancing? Can I take swing ballroom?’ [As an adult] I began studying Brazilian Samba. Then, COVID happened. There were no more dance classes. No more bars. No more Pilates. Everything is closed. So, I just started writing more. I started pitching scripts because I didn’t have anything else to do. I just enter contests and see what happens. I don’t always place, but I always get really good feedback. I like [writing] because it helps me be able to create good strategic campaigns for NASA. I'm thinking outside of my own thought processes. I'm thinking about how average people experience stories, how they expect them to go. This helps when producing videos for NASA. It helps with developing campaigns for programs people might not otherwise know about. I think all my creative passions meet somewhere in the middle of the road. I can draw on those tools, I can learn from other things, and I can deal with difficult people or situations. I get a chance to figure out how to tell this story.” NASA Public Affairs Specialist, Aubree Hill, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2021 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA human computer Christine Darden, center, and "Hidden Figures" author, Margot Lee Shetterly, third from right, pose for a group photo with NASA Social members and Aubree Hill, right, after a "Hidden Figures" panel discussion with Beth Wilson and Marty Kelsey of STEM in 30, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The panel discussion took place after a ceremony dedicating the 300 block of E Street SW as "Hidden Figures Way" to honor Katherine Johnson, Dorthy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and all of the women who have dedicated their lives to honorably serving their country, advancing equality, and contributing to the space program of the United States. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)