0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Les hin ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Ex pl oration ▁Director ate ▁at ▁NASA ' s ▁God d ard ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center , ▁where ▁she ▁o vers aw ▁science ▁activities . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Center ▁Director ▁for ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁at ▁God d ard . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁she ▁o vers aw ▁strategy ▁development ▁at ▁the ▁center , ▁leading ▁an ▁inclus ive ▁process ▁to ▁form ulate ▁future ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁goals , ▁and ▁an ▁integrated ▁program ▁of ▁invest ments ▁aligned ▁to ▁meet ▁those ▁goals . ▁With ▁other ▁NASA ▁God d ard ▁senior ▁man agers , ▁she ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁effectively ▁executing ▁the ▁center ' s ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁programs , ▁and ▁ens uring ▁the ▁scientific ▁integrity ▁of ▁Earth ▁obser ving ▁miss ions , ▁space - based ▁teles cop es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁James ▁Web b ▁Space ▁T eles cope , ▁and ▁instruments ▁expl oring ▁the ▁Sun , ▁Moon , ▁Mercur y , ▁Mars , ▁Sat urn , ▁com ets ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Les hin ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁associate ▁administrator ▁for ▁NASA ’ s ▁Ex pl oration ▁Systems ▁Mission ▁Director ate , ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁NASA ' s ▁future ▁human ▁space fl ight ▁endeav ors . ▁ ▁Her ▁duties ▁included ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁execution ▁of