Gabrielle Lee

About Gabrielle

• Had always dreamed of becoming a dancer and even auditioned for The Rockettes.
• Attended the University of California, Irvine, where she received her bachelor’s degree in dance choreography with a minor in English.
• Admits that in college, she took on way too much and, as a result, struggled with mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and OCD.
• After suffering numerous injuries and dealing with exhaustion, she decided to give up dancing professionally.
• Got married when she was 20 years old—her parents were initially unsupportive.
• Decided to go to graduate school at Eastern Washington University, where she received her master’s degree in creative writing.
• When she graduated, she found it difficult to find a job with a living wage in that field—she’s since worked as a teacher, an editor, a publisher, and a speech and writing coach.
• Now works as a contracts administrator for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she manages a portfolio of projects and acts as an advocate for technical personnel when it comes to paperwork.