2021-2022 Board Members |
Lauren SnellPresidentLauren is a native San Diegan who graduated from UC San Diego in 2018 with a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in Biology. She has worked in a variety of healthcare settings and has experience taking care of patients directly and improving various clinical and administrative processes. She is currently completing her residency in the Consulting Services and Strategic Projects department at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center. After having served as the Administrative Chair this past year, she is so excited to lead SHC this next year as their president!
In her free time, she enjoys finding her next adrenaline rush, traveling, and torturing herself with HIIT workouts. |
Shivani BarrotVice PresidentShivani is a San Jose, CA native who graduated from UC Riverside in June 2019 with a B.S. in. Biology. She has a wide range of experience in healthcare in a variety of different spaces such as supply chain, research, project management, and patient safety. She loves volunteering and fostering her passion for the healthcare industry. In her free time she enjoys traveling, dancing, reading, and writing! After being the previous marketing and communications chair for SHC, she looks forward to enjoying her 2nd year in as Vice President of Student Health Council in the MHA program here at USC!
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Kaveri SharmaDirector of FinanceKaveri is the current Direct of Finance for SHC. She is a second year MHA student at the Price School currently doing her residency at Optum in the Marketing Analytics department. Kaveri is super excited for all the fun events SHC is planning on hosting in person this upcoming year. A little bit about her - in her free time she loves to cook new recipes, take care of the plants in her garden, watch TV, and hang out with friends and family (and her cat of course!). She believes this is a really exciting time for SHC - the transition to being back in person definitely comes with a lot of challenges, but the excitement outweighs it all!
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Gabriel Gino DavidDirector of EventsGabe is a double Trojan, with an undergraduate degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and a current MHA student. He was born and raised in the Philippines, and his experience with the Philippine healthcare system inspired him to pursue opportunities in the field. He is finishing his 1000-hour residency at Optum, where he focuses on operations management. He enjoys food adventures and chatting about life's what-ifs.
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Payal ValandDirector of Marketing and CommunicationsPayal was born and raised in Orange County. She completed her B.A. in Political Science from UC Irvine in 2018. After working with many healthcare administrators at her previous job, she decided to enroll in the MHA program here at USC. Payal is very excited to be serving as the Director of Marketing and Communications for SHC this upcoming year. She is looking forward to marketing all the fun events HSC has planned for the students. In her free time she enjoys trying new restaurants, hanging out with friends and family, and watching reality TV.
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Michael NelsonDirector of Alumni RelationsMichael grew up in the Bay Area of Northern California where he first became interested in a career in healthcare. Michael graduated from Cal State Fullerton in Spring of 2020 and shortly after enrolled at USC for his MHA. Within healthcare his primary interests include strategy, business development, and operations. In his position, Michael is looking forward to helping MHA students develop relationships with alumni and advance their overall professional development.
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BirjotDirector of Health and WellnessBirjot was born and raised in New York City. She just completed her Bachelors in Political Science and pSychology from CUNY Queens College in May. While in college, Birjot worked at a physical therapy office in a predominately low-income, immigrant, town in Queens, New York where she witnessed firsthand the racial disparities in healthcare that only grew worse during the pandemic. This sparked her interest in healthcare and motivated her to enroll in the MHA program at USC. Her goal is to one day be a part of the fight against racial disparities and allow for a more inclusive healthcare system. Similarly, as Wellness Chair, Birjot is excited to create an environment of inclusivity for all MHA students.
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