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LatinXinBME

LatinXinBME promotes inclusivity, representation, and community-building within the Latinx community in biomedical engineering (BME). I am currently the Professional Development Chair (2025) and previously served as the Community Chair (2024), where I was involved in organizing events that engaged our community in discussions with successful, diverse scientists from academia, industry, and graduate school.

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

SACNAS is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans, from college students to professionals, in achieving advanced degrees, careers, and leadership positions in STEM. As the Treasurer (2020-2021) and Secretary (2019-2020) of the SACNAS Chapter at The Ohio State University, I was responsible for managing finances for recruitment and collaborative events, as well as overseeing communications.

Latino/Latina Engineering Graduate Student Association (LLEGA)

LLEGA is a community of engineering graduate students who identify as Latino/Latina at The Ohio State University. As Vice President (2020-2021) and Treasurer (2019-2020), I was responsible for collaborating with other student organizations, overseeing the leadership board alongside the president, and managing the finances.

Other Involvements

I have also been involved as a judge for the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute Research Day (2025), a judge for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Undergraduate Student Poster Competition (2024), a judge for the Graduate Research Symposium (2024), reviewer for BioTreks (2024), a high-school peer-reviewed journal; served as a mentor and panelist for NextProf Pathfinder (2021), a series of workshops aimed at diversifying academia; and served as a panelist for the Latine Student Association at The Ohio State University (2022, 2020, 2019). During my undergraduate career at the University of Colorado Boulder, I was highly involved with the Broadening Opportunities through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center as a mentor for first-year undergraduate Chemical and Biological Engineering students (2016-2018); and Engineers Without Borders - Rwanda, where I served as the Liaison to the Board (2015-2017) and worked in Rwanda as a part of the implementation team (2016) and returned as the Trip Lead (2017) to survey previous sites and discuss client satisfaction.

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