Joshua Lee

Joshua graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science in 2014. He has worked at Pivotal Labs, a software consulting firm based in San Francisco, where he consulted for VMWare and built a front-end interface for CloudFoundry (VMWare’s new Platform as a Service) in Ruby on Rails. While at Harvard, he […]

Brandon Liu

Brandon Liu is a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research India in Bangalore. As part of his fellowship, he works on 99DOTS, which uses technology to improve tuberculosis adherence.  He completed his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Harvard University in 2014. As a Marshall Scholar studying in London, he received a Master of Science Degree […]

Ishani Premaratne

Ishani Premaratne graduated from Harvard College in 2015 with a degree in Medical Anthropology and Global Health and Health Policy, and is now pursuing a career in medicine. Previously she has worked under Dr. Paul Farmer, her senior thesis advisor, in Chiapas, Mexico, where she researched patient engagement and supported physicians staffing the local Partners […]

Casimira Karunaratne

Casimira (Casi) was born in London and lived in South Africa until the age of 8, when she moved to Sri Lanka. She was a scholar for academic achievement, prefect, and Senior Athletics Captain at her high school. Casi realized her passion for public service when she volunteered at the Sri Lankan Red Cross in 2004.  Additionally, […]

Jose Saul Vasquez

Jose Saul Vasquez is from Osicala, El Salvador. He grew up working in order to pay expenses for elementary school. He attended high school with a scholarship and discovered his leadership abilities. His dreams were big, but the resources were not enough. He didn’t give up, and after hard work, he was awarded a scholarship […]

Sun Hejing

Sun Hejing is in her third year studying in Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, majoring in Accounting and Finance. Outside of her studies, she is involved in a number of volunteering organizations and societies on campus. She also loves dancing and playing the piano. Her experiences as a volunteer opened her eyes to the […]

Liu Kaini

Liu Kaini is a junior student majoring in psychology in Sun Yat-sen University in China. Her love and care for others comes from her major—psychology. She is focused on education and aging problems in China. Liu has been a volunteer teacher working with peasant-workers’ off-spring who are facing education problems brought on by China’s rapid urbanization. […]

Wang Junsong

Wang Junsong is a student interested in educational and humanitarian issues such as helping empty nesters and children in rural areas. She was president of a student club called “Hand in hand” in 2012 which aimed to assist children in poor conditions, especially in the poor countryside of China. In the last year, they have […]

Daniel Sopdie

Daniel Sopdie is the Regional Strategy Manager at Greater MSP, where he builds, supports and guides teams and coalitions of partners to execute the regional economic development strategy. Before joining Greater MSP, Daniel was the Senior Program Manager at the Office of University Economic Development (UED) at the University of Minnesota. Daniel’s other experience includes […]

Linda Samuel Nkosi

Linda Nkosi is a Swazi citizen from Manzini, Swaziland. Linda attended Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Mbabane, Swaziland, where he attained an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Linda is currently a 4th year student at Wartburg College, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration with a Finance concentration. Linda […]