Rachel McGirt
Rachel is a student at UNC-Asheville where she plays on the women’s basketball team as a full scholarship Division I athlete. Ms. McGirt is involved in several student organizations at UNC-Asheville and is the President of the UNC-Asheville chapter of Healthy Girls Save The World. She helped to found Healthy Girls Save The World with […]
Tristine Johnson
As a varsity Track and Field athlete, Tristine Johnson feels that she never would have achieved her successes without the support and encouragement of the people in her community. She is the co-president of HGSW because she has a deep passion for helping people and wants to give girls in the community the same support […]
Whitley O’Connor
Whitley O’Connor is a rising senior at Vanderbilt University double majoring in Sociology and Human and Organizational Development. He first got involved in social enterprise at the beginning of his sophomore year when he helped develop and launch Teach Twice, a nonprofit book publisher that takes stories from around the world, publishes and sells them […]
Reena Gupta
Reena is an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Public Policy with minors in Spanish and Women’s Studies. On campus, she leads Healthy Girls Save the World, is a co-director of Carolina United, and dances for Misconception Dance Company. She believes in a campus and a world that are committed […]
Love Odetola
Born in Nigeria, Love moved to Senegal with her missionary parents at the age of eight. In rural Senegal, she was exposed to health and socio-economic disparities. She, therefore, decided to devote her life to bridge the disparities. In pursuit of this, she is at St. Olaf College now working towards a bachelor degree in Public […]
Shilpa Mokshagundam
Shilpa Mokshagundam is a rising senior at Vanderbilt University, double majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Child Development. Over the past 3 years at Vanderbilt, Shilpa has become increasingly involved with the Nashville community through a myriad of service organizations. Her unique experiences in the food insecure neighborhoods of Nashville have sparked an interest […]
Barry McKenna
Barry McKenna hails from rural Central California but has a special place in his heart for metropolitan Boston, enjoying its engaging diversity of people and ideas during his time studying Mechanical Engineering at Harvard College. After graduating in 2014, he began an internship with Cru, a Christian non-profit that provides spiritual mentorship and life skills […]
Jim Jin
A Chinese native, Jim (Depeng) Jin studies Psychology and Economics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. At school, he is heavily involved with Vanderbilt Alternative Spring Break, a student organization that sends over 400 students every year to 30 + service sites across America and the world. In 2013, Jim, Shilpa, Maryli and Whitley co-started […]
Sustainabears
In order to reduce the vast amount of polystyrene foam degrading in landfills, the Sustainabears team is repurposing packing foam as filling for teddy bears. These sustainable bears will be accompanied by a story book featuring lessons in sustainability through an engaging narrative. This is a revenue-generating social business that will provide environmental and educational benefits.
Maryli Cheng
Maryli Cheng graduated as a Cornelius Vanderbilt full-tuition scholar from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a degree in Economics and minors in Biology and Chemistry. Through her campus involvement, she developed a passion for connecting with people across diverse backgrounds and service-learning in order to broaden perspectives. Now, Maryli is excited to work at […]
