2026 - 2027
Minnesota Student Nurses' Association
About Us
Minnesota Student Nurses' Association
About Us
Vivian Le (she/her) - University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
minnesotasna.president@gmail.com
Vivian is a third- year student with ambitions to become an ICU nurse. Her favorite color is pink, and she loves Wingstop. Vivian can impersonate a British accent and refuses to ride a Lime scooter.
Tyler Pham (he/him) - University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
minnesotasna.president@gmail.com
Tyler is a fourth-year nursing student with plans to work in a high-acuity ICU and either pursue flight nursing, nursing informatics, or CRNA school! Tyler loves the color green, and his favorite food is nachos. His hidden talent is making a mean chocolate chip cookie. This is Tyler's 3rd and final year at MSNA. He loves helping out with the state convention and collaborating with Mahlate and Rebecca in multiple boards/roles! Tyler can't wait to pass on the torch to the next students who will run MSNA and see what they accomplish!
Linh Pham (she/her) - University of Minnesota, Rochester
Linh Pham is currently a third-year nursing student planning to become an ICU nurse! Her favorite colors are cherry red and dark blue. Linh loves any Vietnamese food and Jollof rice! Linh's hidden talent is that she can learn and do everything, which comes at the cost of many, many dead hobbies.
Kemilee Bosire (she/her) - University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul
Kemilee Bosire is a second-year nursing student whose goal is to continue her education to earn a master's degree and to work as a nurse practitioner in either family care or pediatrics! Her favorite color is pink, and she loves pasta! Fun fact about Kemilee: she used to do cheerleading, where she was a backspot!
Kianna Yasis (she/her) - University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul
Kianna is a fourth-year nursing student interested in preoperative or critical care nursing before eventually pursuing medical school. Kianna's favorite food is lobster rolls, her favorite color is dusty pink, and her hidden talent is word hunts on iMessage GamePigeon. She is looking forward to making an impact in MSNA and creating meaningful experiences for our nursing community!
Becca Arneson (she/her) - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
conventionchair.msna@gmail.com
Becca is a fourth-year nursing student who is hoping to work in pediatrics, ideally in the pediatric ICU. Her favorite color is light yellow, and her favorite food is chicken parmesan. Becca's hidden talent is knowing the best coffee shops in the Twin Cities :) A fun fact about Becca is that she loves to cook, bake, and go for long walks (especially near a lake!)
Mahlete Belete (she/her) - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
conventionchair.msna@gmail.com
Mahlete is a fourth-year nursing student who plans to work in the medical ICU! Mahlete's favorite food is Chipotle, her favorite color is pink, and her hidden talent is that she can sleep anywhere, anytime.
Pahwa Yang (she/her) - St. Catherine University
conventionchair.msna@gmail.com
Pahwa is a third-year nursing student who plans to become a CRNA! Pahwa's favorite food is Sushi, her favorite color is yellow, and her hidden talent is that she can rap the alphabet aerobics. She is super excited to join MSNA this year! A fun fact is that she can wiggle her ears!
Matthew Brown (he/him)- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
msna.regionaldirector@gmail.com
Matthew is a second-year nursing student who wants to become an ICU nurse and eventually pursue his DNP to become a CRNA! Matthew's favorite food is Ethiopian food, his favorite color is blue, and his hidden talent is networking. He has a knack for connecting with people and building relationships wherever he goes! Fun facts: loves travelling, spending time with his friends, going to church, and working out! He is excited to connect with nursing students across Minnesota through MSNA!
Aveen Sunar (he/him)- St. Cloud Technical and Community College
msna.regionaldirector@gmail.com
Aveen is in his final semester of practical nursing and plans to work as a floatpool nurse. Aveen's favorite food is Momo, his favorite color is blue, and his hidden talent is being able to finish an entire season of Game of Thrones in one sitting. Fun fact: He can speak and write in 5 languages!
Sarah Carlson (she/her) - St. Catherine University
Sarah is a fourth-year nursing student who is interested in critical care and public health! Sarah's favorite foods are chicken alfredo pizza or pickle pizza, her favorite color is pink, and her hidden talent is that she is really good at organizing things to fit into small spaces. A fun fact is that Sarah loves corn and has a surplus of corn facts that she can talk about for hours!
Munira Mohamed (she/her) - University of Minnesota, Rochester
Munira is a third-year nursing student who is interested in PICU or Pediatric nursing! Munira's favorite food is shawarma, her favorite color is navy blue, and her hidden talent is that she can solve any sudoku puzzle. Fun Fact: loves travelling; her dream destinations are Malaysia and Indonesia. In her free time, she loves doing sudoku puzzles any chance she gets!