PAHC
Pilipino/Pilipinx Association for Health Careers
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Samantha Estrada
Executive Director
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Major: Molecular & Cell Biology with an emphasis in Cell Developmental Biology
Minor: Global Public Health
Year: 4th year
Favorite part of this position: I love seeing how everyone works together to build organic professional and social relationships and seeing how our team works toward a common goal!
Trinity Rico
External Affairs Director
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Major: Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: My favorite thing about my position is that I get to meet and befriend so many cool folks, especially the artists and grassroots organizations we hosted for PAHC Benefit Concert!
Breanne See
Finance Coordinator
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Majors: Molecular & Cell Biology with an emphasis in Immunology and Applied Math
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: What I love about finance is the ability to help with programming across all the components, and how there is a lot of room for growth in understanding personal finances as well!
Jasmine Magat
Pilipinx Undergrauate Mission Program (PUMP) Coordinator
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Major: Molecular & Cell Biology with an emphasis in Immunology
Year: 5th year
Favorite part of this position: I love working with the Drs (even though my cortisol levels are sometimes abnormally high when I’m in a meeting with them), Ains, and Trin. They are such a pleasure to work with and I love learning from them (whether it be about public health, medical missions, and so forth).
Ainsley Torres
Pilipinx Undergrauate Mission Program (PUMP) Coordinator
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Major: Intended Public Health and Integrative Biology
Year: 2nd year
Favorite part of this position: Having the opportunity to work with such a wide range of people - from my amazing co and component to the doctors from PMSNC and Kaiser - and just growing with them has been a huge highlight! This position has taught me so much and I’m excited to take it in a more community-based direction to best support both PAHC members and our surrounding communities.
Gabriel Sumayan Garcia
Research Coordinator
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Major: Public Health and Anthropology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: My favorite aspect of my position is that I get to inspire and incite people to pursue research. With this, I love that I am able to increase representation in the STEM field in some way.
Elyzsa Yamane
Academics Coordinator
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Major: Intended Public Health and Integrative Biology
Year: 2nd year
Favorite part of this position: I enjoy working with Noelle so much. She pushes me to be both a better coordinator and student. We are super supportive of each other + our ideas, so we are able to take on a diverse amount of programming together! <3
Noelle Bustria
Academics Coordinator
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Major: Nutritional Science - Toxicology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: Having a “successful academic career” translates differently for many people, and I love that my position allows me to connect with others in an effort to make that type of success more accessible/attainable. Better yet, Elyzsa, my co, has made programming so rewarding---we are ambitious together and our teamwork reminds me of why I love PAHC!
Rose Caitllyn Escolano
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Angelbert Ramos
Internal Director
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Major: Integrative Biology & Psychology
Minor: South East Asian Studies
Year: 4th year
Favorite part of this position: The part that I enjoy most about my position is being able to plan PAHCtillion and put on a celebration for the graduating PAHC members.
Jakob Decano
Student Wellness Coordinator
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Major: Nutritional Science and Toxicology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: The best part about Student Wellness (SWell) is the opportunities it affords me to interact with the PAHC community in non-traditional/casual contexts. Unstructured conversations in Socials or Mid-Sem Check-Ins gives me great connection to the PAHCFam!
Lauren Aguilar
Outreach Coordinator
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Major: Molecular Environmental Biology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: As Outreach Coord, I enjoy being able to form partnerships with various organizations and provide more opportunities for PAHC members!
Katherine Lumahan
Finance Coordinator
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Major: Intended Molecular Environmental Biology
Minor: Marine Science
Year: 2nd year
Favorite part of this position: As finance, I like how I can work with other components and be able to reassure other components that their events/programs are possible in terms of feasibility!
Eric Tabuyo
Health Advocacy Coordinator
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Rica Mae Monis
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Alyssa Mae Legaspi
Health Advocacy Coordinator
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Major: Intended Molecular Environmental Biology and Psychology
Year: 2nd year
Favorite part of this position: I love working with other components on all things regarding publicity + collaborating with my interns for Let’s unPAHC
Kierstin Salvanera
Curriculum Coordinator
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Major: Public Health
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: My favorite aspect of my position is creating new relationships with the intern cohort and helping them navigate the different fields of health and healthcare that they can be impactful in! :’)
Heather Yabut
Minorities in Health (MIH) Coordinator
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Major: Molecular Environmental Biology
Year: 3rd year
Favorite part of this position: As one of the MIH coordinators, I enjoy working with other minority-focused health groups on campus to fulfill the same goal: to empower minority students interested in pursuing health careers! <3
David Pack
Minorities in Health (MIH) Coordinator
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Major: Nutritional Science- Physiology
Minor: Global Public Health
Year: 4th year
Favorite part of this position: As MIH coordinator, I enjoy working with the other minority health orgs on campus to help plan our annual MIH conference in which we bring together successful minority health professionals to give talks to and host workshops for aspiring, underrepresented students interested in pursuing medicine.