THE
TEAM
Medical Aid Initiative is composed of 50 UCLA undergraduate student volunteers. Serving on one of our five committees, each volunteer's experience is different, but everyone is equally connected to implementing MAI's goals into the community. Discover members' journeys within our organization below.
Member Spotlights
All Members
Socials Director
AAKASH TAMMANA
Year: Senior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown:Dallas,TX
Fun Fact: I DJ!
ALEX ZHANG
Year: Junior
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: I'm allergic to mangoes, but still eat them because they're really good :P
ANISH PATEL
Year: Sophomore
Major: MIMG
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Committee: External Relations
Fun Fact: I like going camping and backpacking in my free time!
Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Committee: Finance
Fun Fact: I was banned from Wikipedia 3 times at age 6.
ANISHKA BANDARA
ANNELISE GAZALE
Year: Junior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Committee: Socials
Fun Fact: The first MAI Social was my favorite!
ASH TANWAR
Year: Junior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown:Valencia,CA
Fun Fact: My favorite MAI memory was the teranium social!
Finance Director
BEN
PANG
Year: Junior
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Fun Fact: I summited Mount Whitney at age 15.
Executive Director
BRIANNAEMPSON
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Lenexa, KS
Committee: Donations
Fun Fact: I played competitive soccer before discovering I only have one kidney.
CHARLOTTE SUIZA
Year: Junior
Major: MCDB
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Committee: Publicity
Fun Fact: I can play three instruments: ukulele, guitar, and the kalimba!
ELISA BASS
Year: Junior
Major: Economics
Hometown: Torrance,CA
Fun Fact: I love to rock climb!
External Relations Director
ELLEN
SI
Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Toronto, CA
Committee: Publicity
Fun Fact:
EMILY INIGUEZ
Year: Senior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown:Whittier,CA
Fun Fact:I volunteer with Translators Without Borders
EMMANUEL OGUNRINDE
Year: Junior
Major: HBS
Hometown: Victorville, CA
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: I collect sneakers!
GEENA WANG
Year: Senior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Committee: Finance
Fun Fact: I like gum.
ILYASS MAJJI
Year: Senior
Major: Physiological Science
Hometown: Tangier,
Morocco
Committee: Donations
Fun Fact: I am quadrilingual!
IRENE ZHOU
Year: Junior
Major: MCDB
Hometown: Walnut, CA
Committee: External Relations
Fun Fact: I love baking!
JEFFREY HUYNH
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Committee: External Relations
Fun Fact: I love my committee.
JENIBELLE HSU
Year: Sophomore
Major: Physiological Science
Hometown: L.A., CA
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: My favorite MAI memory was going to an escape room and Saffron & Rose with my committee.
JOVANA MAHHO
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Victorville, CA
Fun Fact: I can touch my nose with my tongue!
Donations Director
KENDAL MCCARTHY
Year: Junior
Major: Pyschobiology
Hometown: San Clemente, CA
Committee: External Relations
Factoid: I make really
good mac n' cheese.
LEANN
LE
Year: Senior
Major: MIMG
Hometown: Mission, Viejo CA
Committee: Socials
Fun Fact: I love making playlists for everything!
LISA
YAN
Year: Sophomore
Major: MIMG
Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Fun Fact: Bullet journaling helps me feel like I have my life together!
Warehouse Director
LORNA
SU
Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: I can sing the alphabet backwards!
MIRANDA
CLAIRE
GUTIERREZ
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Eastvale, CA
Committee: Donations
Fun Fact: I can make my tongue into a 3-leaf clover!
NADA ABOUHAIBA
Executive Director
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Moorpark, CA
Fun Fact: In 8th grade, I
played Sandy in Grease.
NAREN RAMESH
Year: Sophomore
Major: Physiological
Sciences
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Fun Fact: I was a
Starbucks barista during
high school so ask me for drink recs!
Finance Director
NOLAN NGUYEN
Year: Junior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: Newbury Park, CA
Committee: External Relations
Fun Fact: I can speak 4 languages: English, German Vietnamese, & Spanish!
PHILIP RAJ
Year: Sophomore
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Committee: Finance
Fun Fact: I can play the trumpet!
RAMYA LAKKARAJU
Year: Senior
Major: MCDB
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Committee: Finance
Fun Fact: I went to Cambodia last summer on a medical mission trip!
SALEHA MIAN
Year: Junior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: I loved going on a medical service trip with some MAI members!
SARTAJ BAL
Year: Sophomore
Major: HBS
Hometown: Moorpark, CA
Fun Fact: Hip hop has revolutionized my world.
External Relations Director
SARTAJ BAL
SOFIA LITCHEV
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Committee: Socials
Fun Fact: I have moved states 7 times throughout my life.
SWETHA AMPABATHINA
Year: Junior
Major: MCDB
Hometown: Moorpark, CA
Committee: Donations
Fun Fact: I love eating ramen 🍜 🥰!
SYDNEY LARAMIE
Year: Sophomore
Major: Physiology
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Committee: Warehouse
Fun Fact: I've made a hole-in-one in golf before when I was 10!
Publicity Director
TIFFANY TRAN
Year: Senior
Major: Physiological Science
Hometown: Serrano, CA
Fun Fact:
Chief Executive Director
VADA
ANDREE
FURLAN
Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Laguna Nigel, CA
Committee: Donations
Factoid: I’m a baker and a Canadian at heart!
VICTOR
LI
Year: Senior
Major: Psychobiology
Hometown: San Carlos, CA
Committee: External Relations
Fun Fact: My middle name is a single letter. It doesn't actually stand for anything!
VY
TRUONG
Year: Sophomore
Major: Math/Applied Science
Hometown: Castro Valley, CA
Committee: Publicity
Fun Fact: I can eat over a pound of gummy bears in one sitting.