Phil Harrington

Founder & CEO

A medical doctor by training, Phil has worked extensively on the integration of conventional and alternative medical treatments over many years. He founded and grew Magna Group, the largest independent consumer electronics sales and marketing firm in Ireland. Upon moving to the United States, he became immersed in evolving technology and holistic wellness making him uniquely suited to head a project using new techniques to improve healthcare.

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Johanna Harris

Director, US

For four decades, Johanna was employed as an in-house counsel for multinational financial companies. She was also a board chair/board member of seven nonprofit organizations and a municipal board of licenses. She is currently the author of several publications, including a comprehensive guide to personal law for employees.

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Roisin Kelleher

Director, NI

Róisín’s background is in the creative media and applied communications industry. She has 20 years’ experience, encompassing a range of positions in Irish broadcasting, production, management and senior management and across a variety of genres in radio, tv, and digital for which she has collected multiple awards. Her main focus has been radio, drama, multi-platform education, and commissioning, significantly contributing to developing and supporting the burgeoning media industry in Northern Ireland. She has also held key assessment and mentoring roles and has delivered several aspirational, one-off and ongoing CPD training programs to the sector across the island.Róisín began professional training in holistic healthcare in 2005 and also now works as a therapist and personal process facilitator, primarily integrating body-mind psychotherapeutic techniques with Somatic Experiencing. She has been inspired by her many local and international teachers from the complimentary, medical and mental health communities with whom she trained and is passionate about supporting a state of well-being amongst those who work as front-line professionals, caregivers, therapists, and managers, particularly those affected by post-traumatic stress. Róisín is also especially interested in the influence of trauma on individuals and their groups and how this can impact and shape a society collectively – psychologically, emotionally, physically, spiritually and economically.

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John Kotick

Director, US

For over 35 years, Mr. Kotick has brought leadership, creativity and integrity to the nonprofit sector in Greater Los Angeles serving in such capacities as C.E.O. of Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Vice President for Community Programs for the Greater Los Angeles Affiliate of the American Heart Association and Executive Director of the Center for Health Care Rights. Experienced in healthcare, advocacy, and services to diverse populations, Kotick has also been a Delegate to the California Conference on Handicapped Individuals and the California State House Conference on Aging. Kotick has contributed to California State legislation including the “Torres-Felando Long Term Care Reform Act”. A graduate of the University of Southern California with a J.D. and B.A. degree in political science, John Kotick lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Jonathan Hool

Director, NI

Jonathan is a Graduate of Queen’s University. He has been a Solicitor since 1980. He is a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and of the Belfast Solicitors Association. In 2015, he was appointed a Specialist Arbitrator by Sports Resolutions UK. He lectures regularly on conveyancing; also on trusts. In the voluntary section, he has served on Committee at MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) both on Players and Fixtures (1998-2006) and most recently (2012-2015) Membership and General Purposes. He has also served on the Commercial Committee of Cricket Ireland (2011-2015). He is Honorary Solicitor to the Belfast Jewish Community. He is a former partner (1994-2015) and senior partner (2013-2015) at Harrisons Solicitors. In July 2015, he founded Hool Law Limited with Victoria McLean, Iain McGonigle and Anthony Murphy and the bulk of the Harrisons staff.

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Denny Elliot

Director, NI

Denny has been working in the Voluntary and Community Sector for 30 years at both director and senior management level. A former Peace and Conflict Studies student at Magee Campus University at Ulster he also studied Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations at Queens and strategic Management at Boston College. He began life in the sector with Amnesty International before Joining Concern Worldwide and then moving on to become a Regional Manager with Save the Children Fund and then Director of Oxfam Ireland. Denny was also Director of Fundraising and Communications with Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association for 8 years creating and developing new and innovative income streams from the organization such as legacies, donations in lieu of flowers and community event. Denny Established Redsocks Consulting in 2005 specializing in Strategic Management and Capital and Income Generation. Redsocks have worked on some of the biggest capital and revenue projects in the voluntary sector such as the MAC Arts Centre Belfast, Somerton Road Adult Hospice Belfast and Horizon West Children’s Hospice in Fermanagh. During this period Denny successfully established a ‘Friends’ of Northern Ireland group in both the House of Lords and New York and developed partnerships with some of the biggest Trusts and Foudnations in the UK. Redsocks have generated over £15 million in the last 10 years for client organizations and over the last 18 months have expanded into the international arena, breaking new ground in philanthropy and development which has involved working in the USA developing client partnerships with various universities, museums, hospitals, libraries, individuals, and businesses to establish opportunities which enable access to global giving foundations, such as Atlantic Philanthropies, The Clinton Foundation, The Oak Foundation and the Bloomberg Foundation. Denny is now Head of Self Help Africa NOrthern Ireland with responsibility for the delivery of Irish Aid Funded Programmes in Teso Uganda. Denny has been a Steering Group Committee Member of Changemakers since 2019. Denny is a Trustee of the Human Health Project.

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Alyssa O'Driscoll

Director, US

Alyssa O’Driscoll brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector to her role as a Board Director at Human Health Project. With a deep commitment to advancing public health initiatives, Alyssa has worked with a variety of organizations, focusing on program development, strategic planning, and community engagement.

Throughout her career, Alyssa has successfully led numerous initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Her expertise in fundraising and stakeholder collaboration has been instrumental in driving impactful projects and fostering sustainable partnerships.

Alyssa holds her Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Kentucky, Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and most recently her graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management from Harvard University, Division of Continuing Education. She also holds her Certified Fund Raising Executive credential.

Alyssa is passionate about leveraging data-driven strategies to enhance the effectiveness of nonprofit programs. She is dedicated to promoting health equity and ensuring that all communities have access to essential health resources.

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Phil Harrington

Founder & CEO

A medical doctor by training, Phil has worked extensively on the integration of conventional and alternative medical treatments over many years. He founded and grew Magna Group, the largest independent consumer electronics sales and marketing firm in Ireland. Upon moving to the United States, he became immersed in evolving technology and holistic wellness making him uniquely suited to head a project using new techniques to improve healthcare.

Laura Bartus

Chief Learning Officer

Laura Bartus is the Chief Learning Officer for the Human Health Project and the head of learning and development for CenterWell Pharmacy, a division of Humana. At the Human Health Project, Laura helps the organization set near-term and future strategy, scale up its patient education programs, and increase its reach to new groups of patients and caregivers. At Humana, Laura’s teams create, deliver, and track learning and development programs for the pharmacy organization’s 12,000 associates. This includes dispensing sites, call centers, professional tracks, and Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs. Laura’s organization effectiveness team tracks operational results and develops learning metrics strategy to improve their business impact. Laura leads development sessions for leaders and associates across the enterprise, and also externally at many industry events. Laura is passionate about coaching, providing employees with equitable advancement opportunities, building up a robust talent pipeline, and helping her team to be a valued partner to the business.

Laura started out as a high school English teacher, teaching and learning a ton from some amazing teens. In the corporate world, Laura has done nearly every job in learning, moving through design, facilitation, and many leadership roles. She has been involved with several volunteer organizations. She has four crazy children – two of which are twins and three of which are boys. So she also has a crippling coffee addiction, and she really loves work trips. She finds sanity through taking hikes and reading new books. Don’t get her started on dad jokes, because it will delay your meeting for at least five minutes.

Aya Ali

General Manager - Diabetes Project

AYA ALI, A 23-YEAR-OLD MEDICAL STUDENT AT EAST UNIVERSITY, HAS ALWAYS HARBORED A DEEP-SEATED PASSION FOR MEDICINE. FROM A YOUNG AGE, AYA DREAMT OF BECOMING A MEDICAL DOCTOR, DRIVEN BY A DESIRE TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER AND RECOVER FROM THEIR AILMENTS. THIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HEALING HAS GUIDED HER THROUGH HER ACADEMIC JOURNEY AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE HER EVERY DAY. AYA IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND AMBITIOUS, PARTICULARLY IN HER GOAL OF BECOMING A GYNECOLOGIST AND OBSTETRICIAN. SHE ENVISIONS HERSELF ASSISTING IN THE MIRACULOUS MOMENTS OF CHILDBIRTH, WITNESSING THE BEGINNING OF NEW LIVES. THIS VISION FUELS HER DEDICATION AND HARD WORK.

BEYOND HER RIGOROUS STUDIES, AYA FINDS JOY IN A VARIETY OF HOBBIES. SHE LOVES COOKING, WHERE SHE EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW RECIPES AND FLAVORS. SWIMMING AND WORKING OUT ARE HER GO-TO ACTIVITIES FOR STAYING FIT AND ENERGIZED. ADDITIONALLY, AYA HAS A CREATIVE SIDE, WHICH SHE EXPRESSES THROUGH PAINTING, CAPTURING THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD AROUND HER ON CANVAS. SHE ALSO ENJOYS ORGANIZING CLOSETS AND HOUSES, FINDING SATISFACTION IN CREATING ORDERLY AND BEAUTIFUL SPACES. AYA’S FAMILY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF HER LIFE, WITH HER PARENTS BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO HER. SHE CHERISHES SPENDING TIME WITH HER FRIENDS AND FEELS IMMENSE HAPPINESS WHEN SHE SEES OTHERS EMBARKING ON NEW JOURNEYS IN THEIR LIVES. AS SHE APPROACHES HER GRADUATION FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL, AYA IS EXCITED TO START HER OWN JOURNEY IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, READY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND HELP OTHERS.

Alvin Ceballos

SQA Lead

Alvin is a Quality Assurance professional with work background in telecommunications, finance and payroll, e-commerce, cryptocurrency, and digital security. His passion is in testing and finding the most challenging issues. A graduate of Computer Science, he is looking forward to learn more about cybersecurity and how it is applied in various industries. He volunteers his time as QA to help with causes that matter to him particularly in health and the future of health management.

Abdullahi Hussein

Web Developer and WordPress Lead

Abdullahi is a Web and WordPress developer, passionate about using technology to improve people's health and is committed to working on a platform that helps individuals make informed decisions about their well-being. He specializes in creating custom themes and plugins to help clients achieve their web presence goals. His expertise in WordPress development is essential to improve the company's web presence and deliver high-quality solutions. He also stays up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to provide the best possible services.

Rene Herrera

Technical Project Manager

Rene possesses extensive experience in business administration, data analysis, and program management. He is deeply passionate about process improvement and leverages his diverse experiences to develop efficient workflows. Rene holds a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with a Computational emphasis, complemented by minors in Economics and Technology Management from UC Davis. With experience in the research sector focusing on food and health, he is motivated to expand his knowledge and eager to drive results in human health.

Jon Leibowitz

Infrastructure Specialist

Jon Leibowitz lives in Los Angeles, California. He is a student at Pasadena City College studying cybersecurity.

Antonio Gouveia

Database Administrator

A biomedical engineering background, Antonio has worked within the Biotechnology sector in Research, Sales and, ultimately, in Business Analytics. The expertise gathered in these different areas allows him to understand and use data to obtain meaningful insights and recommend high-quality actions towards innovation of technologies aimed at health improvement.

Sukanya Devarajan

SQA Automation Engineer

Sukanya Devarajan is a Quality Assurance professional with a work background in Life Insurance, Finance, and E-commerce applications. A graduate in Electrical and Electronics, with experience in various types of software testing, is looking forward to improving her automation skills, learning API testing, DevOps testing, and its application in the real world. Her passion in testing and identifying critical issues, has led to volunteering for non-profit organizations.

Geetha Parachuru

Director of Product

A high-tech storyteller, truth seeker, trained broadcast journalist, trained public health professional and trained engineer, Geetha comes to HHP with a passion for patient advocacy and patient empowerment. She seeks to spend her professional career in mission-driven organizations empower patients with information that can reduce healthcare costs, drive longevity and happiness.

Geetha’s education and experience in the corporate world took a windy path that eventually coalesced into product management. With an engineering background, she worked as technical project manager for four years learning the ins and outs of software development management. She then took a huge leap of faith to study journalism, which led her to CNN Health and local news. At the local news station she found herself in her element. Opting to go off broadcast TV and start her social media health channel, Geetha covered public health topics with a twist. She studied her audience with data, learned what made them tick, when and how they wanted to consume news. This drove her audience and fans and she continued to curate and push content that empowered people to live healthier lives.

She then went back to school again to study public health (epidemiology and public policy and management). While working on generating content at Staywell (now WebMD), Geetha ventured into product where she powered patient education materials for patients at their doctor’s office. This drove her into multiple product roles, as Director of Product for BioIQ (now, LetsGetChecked) and NoxHealth, focusing on sleep health and sleep apnea. Prior to the pandemic, she joined Livongo to drive the strategy and execution of their mental health offering. She was part of one of the largest acquisitions in health tech history (Teladoc Livongo) where overnight, she was challenged to build out one of the largest clinical grade stepped care mental health apps at a time when mental health was wreaking havoc in our nation. Now Geetha is at Walmart Health leading the strategy and execution of Walmart’s omnichannel health strategies layering Walmart virtual care services over Walmart clinics.

Health care and health policy is in Geetha’s DNA. She’s ready to take it on with a love for people, and passion for empowerment.

Hansel Noriega

Lead UX Designer

Designer with over 10+ years of experience based in Greater Los Angeles, California, Hansel specializes in branding, advertising, and marketing. His proficiency in digital design has allowed him to acquire a comprehensive understanding of common user experience issues, enhance web interfaces, improve online performance metrics, and create top-quality UX design solutions across various digital platforms.

Joseph Manning

Security Training Officer

Joseph is a proven leader with over 14 years of Information Security (IS) Experience, 20 years Information Technology (IT) experience, and 30 years financial services & business experience. He is a proven leader and a hands-on contributor who gets results by working with others, understanding risk, and implementing workable and effective solutions. Areas of IS expertise include IS Staff Management & Development, Third Party Risk Management, Data Loss Prevention, Software Security Program Governance, Policy & Control Development, End User Computing Governance (shadow IT), IS & IT Audit & Compliance Management, and Project Management. “Leadership and personal philosophy are founded on the core principles of treating everyone with respect, continuous learning, effective communication, a positive attitude, hard work, having fun, and caring about getting things done that benefit the organization and society.” “Since I retired in January of 2020, I have been focused on working with small companies helping them to understand that Information Security can be scaled and priced based on the risks they face. The Human Health Project is a great organization and helps me to stay active in the information security profession. I have happily relocated to the beautiful city of Jackson, WY to enjoy the stunning beauty of the Tetons and access to nature and outdoor activities.”

Alexander Andrade

Security Training Coordinator

Alex Andrade is a learning & development professional with a passion for helping all people reach their learning goals. With a Masters in Instructional Technology, Alex enjoys combining technical solutions with best practices in learning design. Following nearly ten years as a K-12 ESL teacher in Taiwan, Alex has since relocated to Charlotte, NC to pursue a career in instructional design. Having learned Portuguese from his parents, French in high school and university, and Chinese in his time in Taiwan, Alex loves learning about other cultures and fostering open dialogue across boundaries. In his free time, you can find Alex trail running, baking sourdough bread, and going to concerts.

Olha Solonenko

VP of Digital Marketing

As a dedicated marketing manager, Olha leverages her deep knowledge of digital advertising to craft data-driven campaigns that resonate with target audiences. She believes in building strong cross-team collaboration and meticulous planning to bring in expected business results. Olha has experience in building digital marketing strategies and bringing them to life for businesses of different shapes and from various industries. She is excited to implement her skills at HHP to help the organization with its mission!

Selene Tan

Marketing Manager - Social Media

Selene lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. She attends the University of Alabama as a premedical student majoring in philosophy and minoring in neuroscience. She previously worked with the Alzheimer's Association and hopes to use her skills to support HHP.

Natalie Olivares

Content Marketing Specialist

Natalie is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Health and Human Sciences and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration at the University of Southern California. She is especially enthusiastic about the organization's goal of patient advocacy, which focuses on providing accessible, high-quality healthcare information to empower individuals to care for themselves and advocate for their needs.

Garrett Hall

Copyright Attorney

Garrett is a Trademark & Copyright Attorney assisting HHP to secure, maintain, and protect its intellectual property rights. He is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts where he currently resides.

Archana Venkatachalam

HRIS Analyst

Archana Venkatachalam volunteers as HRIS Analyst at HHP. She is responsible for design, development and enhancing HR Systems and processes for effective talent management. She comes with a Masters in Computer Science Engineering and has 4+ years of Human Resources domain experience. She also does Mobile app and Web development for HR and Inventory management systems for other non profit organizations.

Libby Grinfeld

HR Manager

Libby received her Master’s Degree in Organizational Behavior and Development from Reichman University (IDC Herzilya). Originally from Los Angeles California, she moved to Israel to pursue her higher education. Libby’s interest in learning Psychology has led her to the world of HR. Her passion for helping people creates a way to blend these many interests together, while also contributing to the work at HHP. When she is not learning new topics or working, she enjoys developing her photography skills and watching comedy movies.

Mahi Chauhan

HR Manager

Mahi Chauhan brings her passion for improving people's lives to her role as an enthusiastic HR Assistant at HHP, drawing on her degree in Psychology to guide her work. She joined HHP with the goal of contributing to the company's mission of enhancing health outcomes for all. With extensive experience working with underprivileged children, Mahi has advocated for their rights and provided them with educational opportunities for a brighter future. Mahi's dedication to the community and drive to improving the lives of others inspired her to pursue a master's degree in HRM, enabling her to further develop her skills and knowledge to make a positive impact in the workplace.

Ginger Crawford

HR Specialist

Ginger has a Master's degree in Social Work and more than a decade of experience in public and social services. Drawing on her passion for empowering others, she volunteers with HHP where she is happy to do her part in making a lasting and beneficial impact on individuals and communities at large. Her interests include gardening, learning new technology, attending food and wine festivals, archery, craftwork and skating. Born and raised in the USA, she now resides in France.

Erica Andrews

HR Assistant

Erica Andrews current areas of interest are in the fields of Computer Science and Psychology. She’s practiced these fields in her undergraduate education and for the past two and a half years. She is interested in combining both fields of her interest toward a position that allows her to practice and apply what she has learned. She has been a student for practically her whole life and drawn toward education and things related for as long as she can remember. She has explored many fields on its surface in order to discover whether the first educational field introduced would only capture her interest. However, being involved in a field related to mental health will allow her to apply what she has personally learned from her past, her experiences, and the past and experiences of others. Thisidea has drawn her toward assisting an organization in the field of health as much as she can in order to gain referrals and experience networking. Although her interests have guided her toward assisting many organizations in various fields, she assumes it will be an honor to contribute toward the field that initially captured her interest. She started practicing with computer programming languages about two and a half years ago by reading and writing code. After programming for a while, she began to take an interest in Web Development and Web Design. She began to create websites and eventually found her first internship as a Web Developer. She completed her first internship and eventually found another as a Web Designer. While interning, she practiced reading and writing programs and becoming better at understanding the various tools that can be applied toward creating a website. She learned a lot and is happy to know that she will always have more to learn in the technical field. She eventually discovered positions that have captured her current interest in order to apply both of her majors, Computer Science and Psychology. She hopes to explore these positions in the future as she continues to practice. She is not sure whether she will ever get the chance to benefit the health field by discovering or creating something unique. If so, she imagines it would be a wonderful experience. She has gone from studying the mental health field since a child, to exploring different types of fields out of curiosity, to diving into the technical field to see whether she may find assistance toward mastering her first field of interest. She has presently applied both fields to her activities and practices and hopes for the future to continue to learn.

Natalie Olivares

Fundraising Volunteer

Natalie is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Health and Human Sciences and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration at the University of Southern California. She is especially enthusiastic about the organization's goal of patient advocacy, which focuses on providing accessible, high-quality healthcare information to empower individuals to care for themselves and advocate for their needs.

Austin Rosen

Grant Writer

Austin currently serves as a grant writer for the Human Health Project. He received a bachelor’s in science in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona. He also just received a Masters in Science Education from California State University Northridge. Austin has taught high school chemistry for multiple years and enjoys making an impact in the community. “I am excited to directly contribute to the impoverished in LA receiving access to healthcare.”

Rosemary Ashinedu Asufi

Administrative Assistant

Rosemary has a background in Medicine and Surgery plus residency training in Ophthalmology. She currently works as an Ophthalmologist and also in the Administrative Department of Human Health Project and pretty much anywhere her help is needed!

Laura Bartus

Chief Learning Officer

Laura Bartus is the Chief Learning Officer for the Human Health Project and the head of learning and development for CenterWell Pharmacy, a division of Humana. At the Human Health Project, Laura helps the organization set near-term and future strategy, scale up its patient education programs, and increase its reach to new groups of patients and caregivers. At Humana, Laura’s teams create, deliver, and track learning and development programs for the pharmacy organization’s 12,000 associates. This includes dispensing sites, call centers, professional tracks, and Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs. Laura’s organization effectiveness team tracks operational results and develops learning metrics strategy to improve their business impact. Laura leads development sessions for leaders and associates across the enterprise, and also externally at many industry events. Laura is passionate about coaching, providing employees with equitable advancement opportunities, building up a robust talent pipeline, and helping her team to be a valued partner to the business.

Laura started out as a high school English teacher, teaching and learning a ton from some amazing teens. In the corporate world, Laura has done nearly every job in learning, moving through design, facilitation, and many leadership roles. She has been involved with several volunteer organizations. She has four crazy children – two of which are twins and three of which are boys. So she also has a crippling coffee addiction, and she really loves work trips. She finds sanity through taking hikes and reading new books. Don’t get her started on dad jokes, because it will delay your meeting for at least five minutes.

Lauren Mutz

Education and Online Learning Specialist

Lauren has over 15 years of experience in HR with a focus on employee engagement strategies and surveys, organizational culture, employee well-being, and change management. She has worked in healthcare, homecare, and currently works in the pharmaceutical industry. Lauren holds a master’s from Columbia University in Social-Organizational Psychology. Lauren is passionate about shaping the experiences of employees in a way that enables them to bring their best selves to work. In addition to her professional goals of building engaged workforces, Lauren is extremely passionate about patient advocacy and the patient experience. She believes patients need to be better heard by healthcare providers, and aims to use her skillset to support causes that put patients first. In addition to volunteering for causes that matter to her, Lauren enjoys spending time playing the drums and with her two pit-bull rescues.

Bill Nguyen

Education and Online Learning Specialist

Pritha Sur

Education and Online Learning Specialist

Pritha has a background in Biochemistry, and her four-year teaching stint at a college in Mumbai, India, was her stepping stone in the field of education. She decided to focus on online education, as she believes it widens the knowledge accessibility for learners. By implementing appropriate instructional design strategies, she hopes to help HHP create programs that educate and empower people to make informed medical decisions.

Doug Matthews

Education and Online Learning Specialist

Doug is an experienced marketing professional with a broad range of corporate and agency experience planning and executing campaigns resulting in sales and/or membership growth. His expertise includes developing and executing effective advertising plans, including on and offline media strategy and placement, creative development, and ongoing reporting and optimization. He has held marketing management roles for several major U.S. brands, from Hospitality to Healthcare. His most recent experience has been developing and executing demand generation plans for large managed care organizations, with the goal of expanding health coverage to individuals and families, particularly among underserved communities. He also has extensive online event marketing experience.

Laeeque Ahmed

Education and Online Learning Specialist

With a passion for research and learning, Laeeque is a Certified Nursing Assistant and a freshman at the University of Calgary, pursuing a BSc. in Biochemistry. He also has a strong desire to make a positive impact in the healthcare industry.

Selene Tan

Marketing Manager - Social Media

Selene lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. She attends the University of Alabama as a premedical student majoring in philosophy and minoring in neuroscience. She previously worked with the Alzheimer's Association and hopes to use her skills to support HHP.

Vanessa Legeza

Patient Advocate and Diabetes Researcher

Vanessa is a clinical research coordinator with experience in geriatrics, cardiology, and neuroscience. Additionally, she has gained professional experience in private practice, assisted living, and hospital settings through a variety of direct patient care roles. Vanessa graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, minors in Chemistry and Neuroscience, a certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine, and a Global Distinction. As a member of HHP, she hopes to improve health equity and education dissemination for minority, immigrant, and under-represented populations while working to minimize negative effects of systemic issues within healthcare. Outside of the professional setting, Vanessa is passionate regarding the usage of gardening and ecological stewardship as methods of lessening food insecurity and improving environmental health determinants.

Saliem Q.S. Alzein

Diabetes Researcher / YouTube Creator

SALIEM ALZEIN, A 25-YEAR-OLD MEDICAL STUDENT FROM ABU DHABI, IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HIS PASSION FOR MEDICINE AT NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY. FROM A YOUNG AGE, SALIEM WAS DRIVEN BY A DEEP-SEATED PASSION FOR PATIENT CARE AND SUPPORT. THIS DEDICATION LED HIM TO EMBARK ON HIS MEDICAL JOURNEY RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, FUELED BY EXCITEMENT AND DETERMINATION.

SALIEM'S ASPIRATION TO BECOME AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON IS CLOSELY TIED TO HIS COMMITMENT TO PHYSICAL FITNESS. HE HAS HONED HIS PHYSIQUE THROUGH RIGOROUS BOXING AND WORKOUT ROUTINES, EMBODYING THE DISCIPLINE AND RESILIENCE REQUIRED IN BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.

WHEN NOT IMMERSED IN HIS MEDICAL STUDIES, SALIEM PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN HIS FATHER'S CONTRACTING COMPANY, NEGOTIATING DEALS WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST FIRMS. HIS KNACK FOR BUSINESS IS COMPLEMENTED BY HIS CREATIVE SIDE, WHICH HE EXPRESSES THROUGH WOODWORKING. SALIEM'S UNIQUE CREATIONS ARE A TESTAMENT TO HIS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

IN ADDITION TO HIS MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PURSUITS, SALIEM HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN ONLINE TRADING, STOCK MARKETS, AND AMAZON DEALS. HIS DIVERSE INTERESTS REFLECT HIS MULTIFACETED PERSONALITY AND HIS DRIVE TO EXCEL IN VARIOUS FIELDS.

AMONG HIS FRIENDS, SALIEM IS KNOWN AS THE GO-TO COOK, ALWAYS READY TO WHIP UP DELICIOUS MEALS. HIS LOVE FOR COOKING IS YET ANOTHER WAY HE BRINGS JOY AND COMFORT TO THOSE AROUND HIM.

SALIEM ALZEIN IS A DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL WHOSE DEDICATION TO MEDICINE, BUSINESS ACUMEN, CREATIVE TALENTS, AND CULINARY SKILLS MAKE HIM A WELL-ROUNDED AND INSPIRING FIGURE. HIS JOURNEY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PASSION, HARD WORK, AND THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.