Executive Board

Jackeline Reyes Lopez (She/her) is a Senior at WashU majoring in Biology: Genomics and Computational Biology with a minor in Anthropology. She plans to pursue an MD after taking a gap year and has an interest in the field of pediatrics. She is passionate about improving healthcare accessibility and immigrant healthcare.

Sofía Then (she/her) is a Junior at WashU. As an Anthropology: Global Health and Environment major and Religious Studies minor, she is interested in exploring the intersectionality of healthcare and how this influences disparities within the field. She intends to pursue WashU’s 3:2 Masters of Public Health program before continuing on to pursue her MD. Currently, she is interested is military medicine and serving our nation's service members and their families. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, staying active, and taking care of her houseplants.

Eric Acevedo (he/him) is a Junior at WashU, majoring in Cognitive Neuroscience and minoring in Spanish. He is passionate about advocacy, community service, striving to address food insecurity, and remaining inquisitive. Eric aspires to become a neurosurgeon, remedy health disparities in medicine, use Spanish to break language barriers, and serve as an advocate for underrepresented minorities pursuing medical careers.

Mary Falstin (she/her) is a senior with double majors in Biology: Neuroscience and Educational Studies with a minor in Legal Studies. She is currently in the medical school cycle, with hopes of pursuing either an MD or MD, JD. She's driven to intertwine her passion for education and social advocacy with her work in the realm of healthcare. With a focus on being intentional and impactful, she hopes to improve healthcare access for marginalized communities while breaking down barriers to equitable education through mentorship, policy advocacy, and community engagement.

Mahlet Fentaw (she/her) is a senior at Wash U majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Medical Humanities. Mahlet will be taking a gap year to do research in Ethiopia before going into medical school. She aspires to be a pediatric neurosurgeon and to better her hometown, St. Louis, by combatting health disparities through various initiatives.

Sebastian Monge (he/him/his) is a Junior at WashU majoring in Cognitive Neuroscience with a possible minor in either computer science or latin american studies. In his free time, he loves to cook suidines of different cultures and understand the history behind the ingredients and dishes he makes. Furthermore, he intends to pursue an MD/PhD in Neuroscience  and eventually become a neurologist or neurosurgeon.

Kidest Eshetu (she/her) is a Junior at WashU studying Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology and Writing. She is passionate about being an advocate for mental health awareness for the youth. She plans to apply to medical school to attain her MD in hopes of becoming a Child Psychatrist, or a surgeon.

Lizbeth Guijarro Magaña (she/her) is a Junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in Cognitive Neuroscience and minoring in Spanish. Her plans include becoming a physician with an interest in pediatrics and emergency care. She is deeply devoted to advancing healthcare access for Hispanic populations who rely on the Spanish language as their predominant mode of communication, and ensuring that healthcare becomes readily accessible to underserved low-income communities. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, exploring nature, and gardening.

Brittany Durham (she/her) is a freshman studying biochemistry and molecular biology. She passionate about community service, education, and heath disparities. She aspires to pursue an MD or MD/PhD with in hopes of being pathologist who does research on diseases that affect minority communities. In my free time she likes to bake, watch movies, and read. 

Dean Carolyn Herman (she/her/hers) is the Faculty Advisor for MAPS. She is an Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and the director of the Pre-Health program. She also teaches in the WashU Prison Education Program, teaches chemistry in the First-Year Summer Academic Program, and is a faculty associate for Wheeler on the South 40.  She loves to be outdoors, and vacations often involve camping.  At home she reads, cooks, moms around with her daughters, a senior and a sophomore in college, and hopes for live music to come back sooner rather than later.