Chiagoziem Anigbou is from the Twin Cities by way of Nigeria. He is studying Biology and Religious Studies at Macalaster College in Saint Paul and is currently in the last semester of his senior year and getting ready to transition into the next chapter of his life. Chi has been a part of the Community Health Improvement Partnership at Hennepin County since late 2020 and has enjoyed the position! His work has been focused on working with community-based organizations and helping them accomplish their project goals. Chi is thrilled to have the opportunity to present alongside some of the community members who have been doing the on-the-ground work.

Siddhee Sahasrabudhe is a 3rd year PhD student at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. Siddhee is interested in public health and civic leadership and is happy to partner with the Hennepin County CHIP to present the work geared to reducing pandemic and isolation-related stress in the student community.

Nishank was born and raised in India, where he completed his BE (Hons.) in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, and MSc (Hons.) in Mathematics from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani. He is a PhD candidate in Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He currently works at the Human Capital Research Collaborative (HCRC) on interventions in early childhood education. For his dissertation, Nishank is working on a paper titled “Physical Health and Early Education: Age 3-7 Impacts and Economic Benefits of the Child-Parent Center Intervention."

Kayleigh is a LICSW who works for Vail Place, a nonprofit organization that provides community-based recovery services for adults with serious mental illnesses. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Work (with an emphasis in aging) from the formerly joint programs at St. Catherine University/University of St. Thomas. She has prior experience in professional guardianship, hospice/home care, social work, mental health counseling, and has completed internships in a geriatric behavioral health unit, a SNF and in crime victim advocacy.