I’ve been committed to social justice and activism my whole life, a calling nurtured by my family, my San Francisco Bay Area upbringing, and my time with Professor Sherman Teichman. I first met Sherman following the EPIIC Program in the 2002 Global Inequities Symposium, at the Global Health Inequity panel. It was here where I also met another long-time mentor of mine, Dr. Paul Farmer, after putting a fellow panelist of his who represented a pharmaceutical company in the hot seat during Q&A at the sophomoric age of 18. Following the 2002 EPIIC symposium, I became intrigued by this fascinating program and educational format, which led me to join the Sovereignty & Intervention EPIIC Colloquim the following year. Sherman would also introduce me to a beloved mentor of mine and fellow Convisero mentor, Dr. Sousan Abadian. I worked with Dr. Abadian in my junior and senior years, doing research on Indigenous Peoples in America and the use of culturally based treatment modalities to combat intergenerational trauma and oppression. I went on from Tufts to earn Master’s Degrees in Bioethics, Biomedical Sciences, and Business Administration, and I’m currently completing my fourth Master’s Degree in Public Health. I’ve researched and written on topics from Indigenous public health, to novel ways to fight antimicrobial resistance, heart disease, and global health. I’ve also published my research on the impact of climate change on kidney disease in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. I currently work for a non-profit in Upstate New York doing community development and case management work while raising my two beautiful children. My ultimate goal is to practice clinical medicine, which I will work towards after completing my Public Health Degree.