Dr. Dava Newman, Deputy Administrator of NASA

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Dr. Dava Newman has a Ph.D. In Aerospace Biomedical Engineering from MIT, where as a professor she shaved 240 pounds off the space suit. And now at NASA, her goal is to usher in the Journey to Mars. Will this next mission be one giant step for women... And a giant leap for womankind?

DR. DAVA NEWMAN
Photo by: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Felicia Marcus, CA Water Resources Board Chair

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We speak with Felicia Marcus, the Chair of the California Water Resources Control Board. She tells us how she manages multiple interests for one of the earth's most precious (and dwindling) resources.

FELICIA MARCUS

Noel Wise, Alameda County Superior Court Judge

Hear what it takes to become a judge–and what it takes to keep order in the court with Alameda County Superior Court judge Noel Wise. She was appointed to the court by Governor Jerry Brown in November 2014.

NOEL WISE