FORMER CHAIR , UCI FOUNDATION FUTURE ASTRONAUT
WHY:Leading OC businesswoman expects to fly as an astronaut with Virgin Galactic within two or three years. Has served on the corporate boards and in executive roles; first female chair of UCI Foundation.
IN THE NEWS:Women’s financial empowerment organization WISE in July welcomed Hill to its “Tearing Down the Pink Wall” advisory board.
NOTABLE:Sees spiritual aspect in space travel.
QUOTABLE:“There is something about our ability to look back where there are no state boundaries, there are no perceptions of race and be able to see us as one set of humanity.”