Feb 28, 2020
There’s no title big enough to hold the accomplishments and aspirations for Taylor Winkelman. What has this woman NOT done? Just read her bio. Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Legislative Assistant. Veterinarian. Army Sergeant. Advocate for space policy in Washington D.C. In general, Taylor works to make our world a better place for all of us. And, in typical Taylor fashion, why stop with the world? Let’s bring the benefits of the UNIVERSE- the many benefits that space exploration brings us - available to all. Taylor will lead the way.
About Taylor, in her own words:
I am currently working as a
consultant for health security and humanitarian outreach issues in
the Washington, DC area. I previously served as a Legislative
Assistant in the office of Senator Edward J. Markey, primarily
working on foreign relations, military and veterans issues, science
and space issues, and global health issues. I also contributed to
agriculture, animal rights, and veterinary issues within the
context of our office's work. I paid particular attention to
humanitarian crises, international development, human rights, the
outer space treaty, and global health issues such as cholera,
malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS.
I
spent six years in the Army as a Cryptologic Voice Intercept
Operator, leaving as a Sergeant (E5). I led a team of 12 joint
service members working a strategic mission, and a squad of 7
soldiers who worked on other missions. I deployed to Baghdad in
support of OIF2. Honorably discharged, I attended Augusta State
University in Georgia, double majoring in English and Biology.
While there, I completed an Honors Thesis in Organic Chemistry
under Dr. Thomas Crute, III, studying the synthesis of Persin (a
potential breast cancer drug) and derivatives. I volunteered for
the humane society and at the local Pediatric Emergency Room,
worked as a freelance journalist, a veterinary technician, and an
office assistant and tutor for the Chemistry and Physics Department
at ASU. In 2011, I interned at MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston.
I
graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary
Medicine's DVM/MPH program, completing my MPH in Public Health
Policy in December 2015 and my DVM in May 2016. I completed a
summer externship at the Bahrain Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, summer research on Salmonella in backyard
chickens in 2012, and an externship with the AVMA-GRD in
Washington, DC in 2014. I went to Uganda with Veterinarians Without
Borders in 2016, followed by a stint at the mEpi Lab at Massey
University.