[3] She has won the numerous awards for her work and charitable efforts; the National Interest status is the Nation’s highest civilian recognition, presented to individuals for achievements and significant contributions to the security, prosperity, and social wellbeing of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
[11] Her career as a professional model began in conjunction with her medical education; prior to attending university she represented her school in mathematics and chemistry competitions.
Around that time, a TV producer discovered Sheyene, and she garnered a starring role on a popular soap opera series that was broadcast internationally.
The NASA's Planetary Landing Team co-founded by Sheyene is a node of the Center for Lunar & Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF).
[30][31][32][33] According to Roberto Mirabal, former minister of the Popular Power for Ecological Mining Development, the Orinoco Mining Arc has tons of reserves of gold, copper, diamond, coltan, iron, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, thorium and other minerals and it has a potential of about 2 trillion dollars, which would make it the second biggest gold reserve in the world.
[34][35] Another one of her businesses include a robotics product line for commercial use and the Sheyene Gerardi Network (SGN), a variety of mainstream entertainment forms, such as films, magazines and TV channel, that focus on various projects and activities within NASA, including the International Space Station, robotic missions and international Space launch.
In the "Sheyene Institute founder's letter", Gerardi stressed the importance of the role of entertainment with a long-standing interest in social issues such as technological literacy and the space revolution, as well as settlement work to uplift misrepresented people to Spurring Participation in Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (S.P.A.C.E), a movement intended to promote citizen participation in, and broadened ownership of, space industry.
Sheyene was accepted to a master's degree program for space In situ resource utilization (ISRU), offered by NASA Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS), she earned a master certification in Space Resource Utilization with 100% final grade, in 2018.Sheyene entered the University of Naples Federico II in 2020, to study Political science and to a Monte Carlo method program at Stanford University.
A year later, she received a diagnosis of advanced lymphoma stage IV, a very rare type of cancer with only 60 cases reported worldwide with no survivors.
[49] Six months later, in Santa Juanita de los lagos,[50] Gerardi underwent three years of chemotherapy, she suffered no hair loss.
[51][52] Sheyene grew up an avid fan of racing, her father, Edgar García, was a renowned explorer and a race-car driver in Venezuela; he had five consecutive wins before he died.
Through research, education, and outreach initiatives, SGF fosters ethical and equitable solutions in areas such as economic development, environmental sustainability, and social justice.
As of Jan 2024, the foundation is organized into four program areas under president Sheyene Gerardi, who sets strategic priorities, monitors results, and facilitates relationships with key partners.
Education The Sheyene School, its role is to address technological literacy in robotics and STEM related fields, for low-income children in underdeveloped regions.
Telemedicine Sheyene E-health, which provides free medical consultations via Internet, email and via phone for people suffering from rare diseases.