Sofia Ledesema (she/her/hers) was raised in the Bay Area and is pursuing her Master’s in Public Health at UC Berkeley in Health and Social Behavior. Sofia is passionate about addressing structural health inequities using a systems approach. Sofia is a 2017 alum who participated in the FACES Behavioral Health Undergraduate Summit. Here she began to… [Read More]

Thang Ho is a FACES San Diego alumnus, class of 2021. As a 2021 graduate from San Diego’s Crawford High and recipient of the Radys’ Children Hospital Executive Rotation Honor, Thang served on the Coalition’s inaugural National Youth Advisory Council in 2019-20 voicing his local chapter’s needs and providing possible solutions. Thanks to the academic,… [Read More]

Daphne Sajor (she/ella) was a Health Career Connection (HCC) intern with FACES for the Future Coalition during Summer 2018. Born and raised in Oxnard, California, Daphne graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with a double major in Spanish and Social Welfare. As an HCC intern, she assisted with coordinating FACES’ Summer Medical Academy (FSMA) and… [Read More]

Lupita Medrano is a FACES Oakland alumnus, Class of 2011.  Lupita was born and raised in Oakland, California.  She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2015, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Feminist Studies with a Concentration in Science, Technology and Medicine. Lupita is currently in her first year at A.T…. [Read More]

Ahlam Mohammed is a first-generation student who participated in the FACES for the Future St. Rose Hospital program. Ahlam graduated from the FACES program and San Lorenzo high school in 2016. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Human Development at Cal State University East Bay (CSUEB) and recently entered the… [Read More]