SIC Student Ambassadors
University of San Diego
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Hudo AhmedHudo Ahmed received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Healthcare Social Issues from the University of California, San Diego in 2013. Her experience as a refugee and being bilingual has allowed her to work as a Health Programs Coordinator at Huda Community Center, a local nonprofit that serves underserved and refugee communities within San Diego. Hudo is passionate about assessing the needs of these communities in order to develop projects and programs to help alleviate the barriers to access to health that they face. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at the University of San Diego with the hopes of increasing her impact within the nonprofit sector in San Diego. |
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Sudeeptha JothiprakashBorn and brought up in Mysore- the Heritage City of India, Sudeeptha moved to Bangalore, the IT hub to pursue her Bachelor in Engineering specializing in Computer Science. After interning at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, she pursued her passion for technology as senior software engineer at SAP Labs India for 4 years. Working on a SAP Cloud solution, She specialized in operations, process management and business strategy implementation in the Release management and Delivery architecture line of business. Her involvement with the CSR fraternity at SAP, along with the various projects taken up on and off campus for social value creation and driving sustainable solutions in the industry, drove her to change paths and pursue and MBA. |
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Vanessa VillaVenessa is Latin American from Houston, Texas and has a B.A. in psychology and government from the University of Texas at Austin. She studied abroad in Spain to gain a global perspective in 2008. Villa graduated in 2010 then worked as a clinical live-in youth care counselor at a treatment center for adolescent girls with severe mental health disorders because of trauma. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, where she worked as a youth developer in a government institution to support project development and organizational management. In the master's program of peace and justice studies, Villa is gaining theoretical frameworks for conflict and culturally sensitive peacebuilding and practical opportunities. In building and maintaining mutual trust and respect in Ukraine, her recent 10-week summer internship was highly prolific- She guided the community’s first truly inclusive cross-sector project for the creation of the town’s first special needs center. |
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Akira BannaiAkira is a junior Accounting and Finance double major in the University of San Diego School of Business. His interest in Conscious Capitalism, where businesses invest in building towards a higher purpose, brought him to the Center for Peace and Commerce in June 2014. His goal is to one day help facilitate the movement of capital to socially conscious start-up companies bent on making the world a better place. |
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Elizabeth FraysseElizabeth Fraysse is a freshman, hoping to major Economics and Environmental Studies double major with a minor in Peacebuilding and Social Innovation at the University of San Diego. Her desire to learn more about social innovation and how it can make a positive impact around the world brought her to the Center for Peace and Commerce in November of 2021. |
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Shruti NairShruti pursued her Bachelors in Bioinformatics and continued with a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing in India. she has worked in chemical exports for 3 years handling International Marketing and Corporate Communications. During the time she had the opportunity to work with underprivileged children who were deprived of even basic education. Being the ‘philomath’ that Shruti is, her purpose in life is to make sure every child gets an equal opportunity at getting a good education. To further understand the global perspective of this idea she decided to pursue International MBA at University of San Diego. |
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University of California, San Diego
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Sneha JayaprakashSneha Jayaprakash is a Computer Science major in her final undergraduate year at UC San Diego. Her work experience includes NASA and Microsoft, and her projects have won over $25,000 in grants and awards. As the founder and CEO of Giventure, a volunteer engagement mobile application, she combines her passions for STEM and community service in order to help people take action in their local communities. Find out more at www.giventure.org. Her other interests include experimental cooking, dancing, and learning new languages. |
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Winnie XuAs the COO of Giventure and UCSD computer science undergraduate, Winnie Xu wields tech for good. If you are interested or involved in the social innovation community, love human computer interaction, enjoy mobile user experience, need dining suggestions in San Diego, or like long walks in on the beach, let's connect! |
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San Diego State University
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Bogdan MatuszynskiBogdan is a proud 1st generation American who maintains his Polish-Mexican ethnic and cultural heritage. He has experienced life as the child of a refugee, growing up in a predominantly one-parent household, while his father worked overseas as a Merchant Mariner. He has had the opportunity to travel to 19 countries, research and cross borders, and experience the diversity of the world. He is the co-founder of iSERVE – International Service Education: Research-Vision-Empowerment and is working on his latest project called “AnyAware,” a crime prevention technology application that uses crime statistics to provide predictive analysis to keep individuals safe when traveling to new areas. He is currently working to complete his Bachelors Degree at San Diego State University, majoring in International Security and Conflict Resolution and minoring in Islamic & Arabic Studies and Latin American Studies. |
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Colby TunickAs student, Colby Tunick is a leader and change-maker on, and off the campus. He is currently involved in the Model United Nations at San Diego State University, on the training committee, which strives to teach students about diplomacy, policy-making, and public speaking.Colby is currently looking to complete his Bachelors Degree at SDSU, majoring in International Security and Conflict Resolution and minoring in Chinese culture and Mandarin language. Off the campus, Colby is currently involved in an environmental start-up company, which is working on a product that aims to cut down the use of twenty-five million gallons of water each day in the Greater San Diego Area. He is also involved in other various social entrepreneurial projects, such as iSERVE, which he and his team are planning on presenting at the Clinton Global Initiative this coming Spring 2021. |
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