Highlighting Courtney Lee, Social Media Manager for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

We here at Black Nerd Problems had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Courtney Lee, the social media manager for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube, but just in case you don’t have time for the full hour, we have provided some highlights. An Unconventional Pathing Mikkel: So, Courtney, I could talk about your life, but I think it would be better you do. What’s your backstory, what’s your background, and how did you end up working for NASA? Courtney: My background’s a little different than the traditional people who study science and then apply for NASA. Growing up, I wanted to be an actress or an entertainer, and in middle school and high school, I realized I wanted to be an entertainment reporter. I wanted to be like Giuliana Rancic or Ryan Seacrest on the red carpets, introducing celebrities before their movies. I went to Curry College in Massachusetts, and I got my bachelor’s in communications with a concentration in television, and then after that, I went to grad school at American University and I got my master’s in reporting on public affairs, focusing on broadcast journalism. After grad school, I realized that was something I didn’t want to do, so it was a very expensive lesson learned. But it was one that I learned, and I’m glad I learned it before getting a couple years under my belt. During that time—I graduated in the summer of 2018—I was still applying to TV jobs, because I’m like, “Maybe I should just s…