Meet the Team

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Learn about ViTAL's key members

EXECUTIVE BOARD

executive

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The Executive Director(s) drive the growth of the club through initiating new projects and ideas, all whilst maintaining organizational structure and satisfaction of the club members while continually growing the club.

Sara Lowell

Co-Executive Director

Major: Health Sciences

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The Executive Director drives the growth of the club through initiating new projects and ideas, all whilst maintaining organizational structure and satisfaction of the club members while continually growing the club.

Melinda Luo

Co-Executive Director

Major: Biology

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operations

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The Director of Operations is responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of ViTAL's weekly events throughout the academic year, guiding the Operations Team and making sure all logistics run smoothly.

Michelle Wang

Director of Operations

Major: Biology

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The Speaker Outreach Co-Leads are responsible for helping to research and contact potential speakers to bring in for our speaker series’ and collaboration events.

Kaitlin Bondi

Speaker Outreach Co-Lead

Major: Health Science

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The Speaker Outreach Co-Leads are responsible for helping to research and contact potential speakers to bring in for our speaker series’ and collaboration events.

Chloe Strawn

Speaker Outreach Co-Lead

Major: Health Science

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The Community & Member Engagement Leads foster a greater sense of community among ViTAL members through mentorship, member engagement events, and community service opportunities within the Greater Boston area.

Vanshika Dawar

Community & Member Engagement Co-Lead

Major: Biochemistry

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The Community & Member Engagement Leads foster a greater sense of community among ViTAL members through mentorship, member engagement events, and community service opportunities within the Greater Boston area.

Ellie Nguyen

Community & Member Engagement Co-Lead

Major: Healthcare Management & Consulting

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Finance Lead powers the club to accomplish present and new initiatives by working with teams to execute their budgetary and sponsorship needs.

Omar Khamiees

Finance Lead

Major: Health Sciences

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marketing

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The Director of Marketing is responsible for overseeing and establishing the brand of ViTAL and the content that is presented both externally and internally. They oversee the design of content, design, and social media for all VITAL teams.

Virali Patel

Director of Marketing

Major: Health Science & Business Administration

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The Content Lead is the voice of ViTAL, running our Medium and ViTAL Chats podcast by researching and creating awareness around topics around healthcare innovation.

Jennifer He

Content Co-lead

Major: Behavioral Neuroscience & Philosophy

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The Content Lead is the voice of VITAL, heading the Medium and Podcast and researching and creating awareness around topics around healthcare innovation.

Laurel Valente

Content Co-Lead

Major: Behavioral Neuroscience

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The Social Media & Design Leads are responsible for portraying ViTAL externally on all of our social media accounts as well as take charge of creating the content and collateral that promote VITAL as an organization and any related events.

Viti Gaonkar

Social Media & Design Co-Lead

Major: Health Sciences & Psychology

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The Social Media and Design Leads are responsible for portraying ViTAL externally on all of our social media accounts as well as take charge of creating the content and collateral that promote VITAL as an organization and any related events.

Mia Ferrante

Social Media & Design Co-Lead

Major: Industrial Engineering

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husky health innovation challenge

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The Director of HHIC drives the vision of the Husky Health Innovation Challenge from inception to execution, striving for opportunities to grow, expand, and improve the competition.

Rupsa Jana

Director of HHIC

Major: Biochemistry

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The HHIC Marketing & Logistics Lead heads the logistical planning and event day operations of Husky Health Innovation Challenge, overseeing case competition registration, budget, catering, and event day planning. They also create the image of HHIC through written and visual promotional materials for outreach to students in the Greater Boston area.

Nethra Raju

Marketing and Logistics Lead

Major: Behavioral Neuroscience

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The HHIC Research & Education Lead are key drivers first in case development, then in designing and planning educational content and workshops. They bring the case idea to life in a multi-page case document with cited academic research and expert interviews.

Sanjita Bhattacharya

Research & Education Co-Lead

Major: Cell & Molecular Biology

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The HHIC Research & Education Leads are key drivers first in case development, then in designing and planning educational content and workshops. They help bring the case idea to life in a multi-page case document with cited academic research and expert interviews.

Adam Kwoh

Research & Education Co-Lead

Major: Health Sciences & Business Administration

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The HHIC Professional Outreach Leads connects ViTAL with companies, sponsors, and professionals brought in for the Husky Health Innovation Challenge.

Angie Chen

Professional Outreach Co-Lead

Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences

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ventures

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The Co-directors of VVC drive ViTAL’s student-led pro-bono consulting services for pre-seed to series A ventures. They lead the client sourcing endeavors and ensure projects run smoothly, all with the goal to fostering experiential learning and collaboratively driving healthcare forward.

Natalie Hammel

Co-Director of Ventures

Major: Data Science and Business Administration

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The Co-directors of VVC drive ViTAL’s student-led pro-bono consulting services for pre-seed to series A ventures. They lead the client sourcing endeavors and ensure projects run smoothly, all with the goal to fostering experiential learning and collaboratively driving healthcare forward.

Jasleen Uberoi

Co-Director of Ventures

Major: Finance and Healthcare Management

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Advisors

Allison F. Bauer

Senior Consultant at Root Cause; Associate Teaching Professor at Bouvé College of Health Sciences

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Barry Wolfield

Managing Director at Slalom Consulting; Adjunct Lecturer at Bouvé College of Health Sciences

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