The Team
Meet Our Leaders!
Sophia Saghir
President
My favorite memory from HOSA:
When we had guest speakers last year, such as the ER doctor or the medical student.
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What I want to pursue in the future:
I'm leaning toward becoming a pediatric surgeon in the future, but I would also love to do some medical research along the way.
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A fun fact about myself:
I like to spend my time baking and I have seven chickens as pets!
Ayana Bahadur
President
Email me at 25bahadura@abschools.org
My favorite memory from HOSA:
My favorite memory from HOSA was the guest
speaker session with Dr.Cristina, a professor of
medicine at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine. I also enjoyed developing a health
disparity project. Reaching out to professors and
learning about the background of implicit bias in
healthcare was something that I loved doing!
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What I want to pursue in the future:
I am completely open to trying out and learning
about all types of careers in medicine, though
currently, I am interested in interventional
cardiology.
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A fun fact about myself:
I absolutely love zebras, and I like to read :)
Rheann Ponniah
President
Email me at 24ponniah@abschools.org
My favorite memory from HOSA:
My favorite memory from last year was hearing
Kristine Guo describe her journey to becoming a
registered nurse. She talked about helping others
in their most vulnerable state and it reminded me
about why I'm interested in healthcare.
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What I want to pursue in the future:
I'm not entirely sure what specific field of
healthcare I want to pursue, but l am interested in pediatrics and oncology.
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A fun fact about myself:
I play the piano and enjoy eating ice cream :)
Ria Ghole
Vice President
Email me at 25gholeri@abschools.org
My favorite memory from HOSA:
My favorite from HOSA was going to the SLC with other members. Being able to meet new people including other HOSA members out of the club, teachers, and students from different colleges was an awakening experience for me. Plus having the SLC at the a college campus had some ups to it too.
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What I want to pursue in the future:
In the future, I want to pursue to stay in the medical field specifically as a veterinarian. I want to be able to help others and animals to the best of my ability! I also want to aim to be a stronger leader and a voice to guide others in need.
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A fun fact about myself:
One fact about me is that I am a twin
Vice President
Pierrette Lusamba C.
Email me at 24lusambap@abschools.org
My favorite memory from HOSA:
The state leadership conference. The food was delicious! and I made a lot of connections with various people.
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What I want to pursue in the future:
I have no definite answer yet, but I do have a future plan to become a physician and travel to different places for the purpose to aid in health disparities.
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A fun fact about myself:
I like photography, writing and edifying myself.