Ms. Alleyne is the Founder and President of the Brightest Stars Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to educating, empowering and inspiring young women around the world to be future leaders through the study of science, math and technology. The organization has a vision of establishing a global network of Space and Science Academies dedicated to educating girls in scientific and technological fields. The organization’s work is currently focused in Kenya and in the Caribbean region, specifically Trinidad and Tobago. The establishment of the academies, with its uniquely challenging curriculum can and will transform girls access to secondary school education in developing countries. This in turn will support the alleviation of extreme poverty and economic and sustainable development.

Ms. Alleyne also currently serves as the Assistant Program Scientist for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA- Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. There she is responsible for managing the communication strategy for ISS Research and Technology that conveys the benefits of ISS scientific research to stakeholders, the public and potential users. She also leads the international education programs for the ISS Program Science Office.

Prior to this, Ms. Alleyne served as the Orion Crew and Service Module Test and Verification Manager at the NASA - Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. There she managed the test program of all the crew and service modules and its subsystems for the Orion spacecraft - the next generation of human space transport that will have the capability to take astronauts beyond Low Earth’s Orbit. Ms. Alleyne has served as the Systems Engineering and Integration Lead for Requirements in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. Prior to that, Ms. Alleyne served as an Aerospace Systems Engineer at both the Missile Defense Agency and the Department of Defense leading analysis and integration of several ballistic missile defense projects. Ms. Alleyne started her career as a Flight Systems Test Engineer at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Ms. Alleyne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University in Washington DC. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Composite Materials from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering with a specialization in Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently working on her Doctorate in the area of Educational Leadership at the University of Houston.

Ms. Alleyne has received numerous awards and commendations both from NASA and other national and international organizations. She was most recently honored as a Caribbean Woman Icon in Science and Technology by the National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in Trinidad and Tobago. She was also featured in the 2011 Caribbean Women in Science and Technology – a publication aimed at inspiring young girls to study science. In 2010, she was honored as an Outstanding Woman in Aerospace by the National Society of Black Engineers.

Ms. Alleyne is a licensed Private Pilot whose accomplishments include being a Finalist in the 2004 Astronaut Selection Program. She is a member of several organizations including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Transportation Technical Committee (AIAA-STTC), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Ninety-Nines – an international organization of women pilots.

Ms. Alleyne has dedicated her 16-year career to the advancement of aerospace and space technology and has most recently been committed to promoting the role of space exploration and science education in international development and cooperation. She speaks frequently around the world including Kenya, Turkey, Germany and the Caribbean. She has spent time in Nairobi, Kenya working with secondary schools, promoting science and technology. She seeks to inspire young people to believe in themselves and the power they have to transform the world. Ms. Alleyne envisions that young women in underserved communities around the world will lead the future development of their environment and country. She believes that it is through the study and application of science, math, engineering and technology that sustainable development takes place; this in turn leads to economic prosperity.