Meet the Team

SAC board members represent a variety of colleges and schools at Vanderbilt, including the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering, the School of Medicine, and Peabody College of Education and Human Development. Committees are comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students from numerous majors and masters/doctorate programs including Psychology; Medicine, Health & Society; Global Public Health; Biomedical Engineering; Public Policy; Cognitive Studies; Human and Organizational Development; International Education; Spanish; Neuroscience; and Medicine.

Student Advisory Council Executive Board

Ashwin Gupta

Role: SAC Co-Chair
Hometown: Springfield, IL
Major: MHS
Favorite thing about SAC: All of the great speakers we've had.
Fun fact: My parents picked my name the day before I was born.

Ivy Han

Role: Treasurer
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Majors: Child Development and Molecular/Cellular Biology
Favorite thing about SAC: How interdisciplinary it is!
Fun fact: I love to bake cookies!

Meira Kowalski

Role: Symposium Co-Cahair
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Majors: MHS, business minor
Favorite thing about SAC: The connections I have already been able to make and the friendliness/helpfulness of all the VIGH professionals working with us.
Fun Fact: One of my eyes is two different colors!

Becca Lee

Role: SAC Co-Chair
Hometown: Islip Terrace, NY
Major: Global Health Track MPH Program
Favorite thing about SAC: SAC helps elicit the passion, initiative, and creativity in all of us.
Fun fact: I order cold drinks no matter what time of the year.

Nitin Prabakaran

Role: SAC Co-Chair
Hometown: Palatine, Illinois
Major: Medicine, Health and Society
Fun fact: My first name is a palindrome

Chidiogo Nwakoby

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Role: Symposium Co-Chair
Hometown: Enugu, Nigeria
Favorite thing about SAC: SAC has helped me explore the global health field while giving me the chance to connect with other students who are also interested in global health.
Fun Fact: I’ve been to a snake temple in the Republic of Benin.

Others not featured above:

Case Competition Co-Chairs: Noor Ali & Hilly Yehoshua

Case Competition Committee	Symposium Committee
Kevin Nguyen Dev Patel Varun Reddy Jeremy Chiang Jiayue Liu Angus Chatham Bethlehem Daniel Duretti Ahmad Chidimma Ndubuisi Oluavu Shahar Hartman	Sarah Platkin Katherine Zhong Sophie Goldenberg Kush Chaudhari Chandu Kona Lilly He Chinenye Iroajanma Teresa Xu Anish Katta Corinne Hunnicutt Ivy Han

SAC Advisers: Dr. Elizabeth Rose, Dr. Brad Hawkins & Raphael Abayateye