Samahat Ahmed

Samahat is a second-year medical student completing an MBBS at Kent and Medway Medical School. She previously worked as a student volunteer lead for a national medical book club for the social enterprise MedicMentor. MedicMentor looks to combat educational inequalities…

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Jess Woodrow

Jess is currently a Trustee for Global Brigades UK. She studied Law at the University of Exeter, and is currently working as a Trainee Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell LLP. Jess will commence her SQE prep in August 2024 at the…

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Aparna Karthikeyan

Aparna began volunteering with Global Brigades in 2019 at the University of Guelph. During her four years with the medical chapter, she served as the Finance and Fundraising Representative, followed by Chapter President in her final year. In 2022, she…

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Cindy Zhang

Cindy first became involved with Global Brigades in 2019 when she joined the chapter at the University of Toronto. Intrigued by GB's holistic model and mission, she worked in a variety of roles from Outreach Director to Campus Chairperson, and…

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Cassie Laibly

Cassie is a Masters of Public Health student at the Medical College of Wisconsin and aspiring medical school candidate.  Cassie has participated via Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the the following roles: January 2019 Medical/Dental Brigade - brigader, May 2019…

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Theoren Goosney

Growing up in a small town in Newfoundland, Theoren moved to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia, where he obtained his BASc in Engineering Physics and competed as a varsity swimmer. He currently resides in Dartmouth, NS where…

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Jason Hirsch

Jason is a medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University in 2021 with a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience. He started volunteering with Global Brigades in September 2018 and went…

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Gabriela Valencia

Gabriela is based in Panama City, where she currently works as Executive Director of Fundacion Calicanto. A community-driven and non-governmental organization working to reduce gender-based violence and economic insecurity in Panama City. She holds a certificate degree in Nonprofit Management and…

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Dr. Richard Lee

Inspired from volunteering with Global Brigades, Richard has pursued a career in health care. He works as a clinical pharmacist, pharmacology professor, biotechnology manager, and biomedical entrepreneur. He has volunteered and led multiple brigades from the University of Washington (UW).…

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