Sonam Chozom was born and raised in Ladakh, India, and moved to the United States at the age of 16. She went to Oakland Technical High School where she became part of the FACES for the Future Coalition, class of 2008. During her early high school days at Oakland Tech, FACES for the Future program… [Read More]

Ana Mejia is a 2005 alum of the original FACES program at Children’s Hospital Oakland (now called CHAMPS). She graduated from Holy Names University in 2009 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She then returned to Holy Names and graduated in 2013 with a Master’s in Counseling Psychology. She currently works as a Program Director for… [Read More]

Hi.  My name is Patricia A. Warfield.  I am a 2004 alumna of the FACES for the Future Program in Oakland.  I was born and raised in Oakland, California, where I attended Oakland Technical High School.  While at Oakland Tech, I joined the Health Academy in the tenth grade.  During my time in the health… [Read More]

Vanessa Nutters is a Class of 2010 alumna of the original FACES Oakland program. Raised in East Oakland, California, Vanessa attended Oakland Tech as a high school student and joined the Health Academy to pursue opportunities in health and medicine as a young woman of color. Vanessa went on to be the first person in… [Read More]

Natalie attended the 2010 FACES Summer Medical Academy the summer before her junior year in high school. Out of high school, she was accepted into two dual medical programs, one with Boston University and one with UC San Diego. Natalie accepted the offer to join UCSD’s Medical Scholars program. This program granted her acceptance into… [Read More]