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Tilelli Dunford Zahar
Tilelli Dunford Zahar (born April 12, 2004) is an American Moroccan mechanical engineer. She currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland. She specializes in Aerospace engineering and research and development.

Early life
Tilelli Dunford Zahar was born on April 12, 2004, in Washington DC, to Polly Dunford and Mohamed Zahar. She has two younger sisters, Dihya and Tanamar Zahar. Her mother is of Irish descent while her father immigrated from Morocco in 1995. Her parents were foreign service officers, resulting in the family moving to living in four different countries; Nigeria, Mozambique, Jordan and Cambodia before moving to the United States in 2018. That same year her parents divorced but they kept good relations for the sake of their children. She was captain of the Blair Girls Varsity soccer team (come support!) and was also on a ski team in West Virginia for the winter.

Personal Life
Tilelli has three dogs; Kenya, Bentley, and Nano. She has a husband and two kids. She is an activist for minority rights in America, especially women. Her hobby is preaching feminism, and changing the way the world views women, treating them as equals and worthy of respect.

Influence
Tilelli’s mother Polly has always been her biggest inspiration. Even after the divorce her mother was still in charge of all activities and organization while manning her busy job. She’s always been independent and showed Tilelli how important it is to prioritize her happiness no matter what the situation.

Career
Tilelli attended Middlebury College and majored in mechanical engineering. After graduating she landed an internship at NASA for two years before being accepted into The National NASA Preparation School of Engineering. After graduating she got accepted for a job at NASA where she started her career and still is 20 years later.