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1 Her childhood ambition was to be a marine biologist, following in the steps of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, whose show The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau taught a generation about sea life and protecting it. “Like a lot of kids, I dreamed of being a marine biologist or scientist like Cousteau,” said Kimberley Oldham, a 27-year federal service member and Southwestern Division Hydropower Asset Investment Manager. “Ultimately, having grown up in landlocked Oklahoma, not being a great swimmer, being claustrophobic when wearing a mask and afraid of sharks probably didn’t lend itself to that profession.” Oldham, a Norman, Okla., native is of both Creek and Euchee descent and a member of the Muscogee Nation. Although becoming a Marine Biologist didn’t quite pan out, she attended the University of Oklahoma earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree.

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