Meet the Staff Advisors

Harjeet graduated from UC Davis in 2022 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences and a minor in Public Health Sciences. She is originally from Elk Grove, CA and is very familiar with the Sacramento/Davis area. During undergrad, she was involved with student organizations such the Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative, Nishkam Sewa, and Undergraduate Health Public Health Scholars. She was also employed part-time in with Health Education and Promotion at Student Health and Counseling Services. While in undergrad, she participated in research involving chemistry education as well as studying Adverse Childhood Experiences. She is currently a second year medical student at UC Davis and hopes to pursue a career combining medicine and public health. In her free time, Harjeet enjoys biking, baking eggless treats, online shopping, and spending time with her family!

Sierra is a graduate of Sonoma State University, earning her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. During her time in college, she played on the Napa Valley College Women's Golf team and was a member of the Sports Business Club at SSU. Sierra began her career in marketing working at a premier motorsports facility, focusing on marketing and events execution. In joining the HPA team, Sierra is excited to curate and host events to help students pursue their education goals and careers. Sierra loves to fill her time with golf, creative projects, and attempting sourdough recipes. Additionally, she serves on a board of a local organization that assists the community through wildfire education and mitigation projects.

Maria (she/her/hers) graduated from UC Davis in 2019 with a B.S. in Psychology. While she was an undergraduate, Maria worked at a local facility for adults with mental illness and volunteered in a research lab at the Center for Mind and Brain. After graduating she worked both in research for the University of Colorado and in inpatient psychiatry for Stanford before switching gears to nursing. She is a current student at the Masters Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis set to graduate in 2024. In her free time, you can find Maria cooking, baking, hiking, and enjoying happy hour with her friends.

Christian (he/him/his) is currently a first year veterinary student and graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Animal Biology in 2021. During undergrad he shadowed the soft-tissue surgery service at the UC Davis veterinary medical teaching hospital where he ended up doing research with one of the surgical professors. He continued to do more research in developmental biology with another faculty member at the veterinary school that looked at the conservation of neural crest cell signaling between peafowls and chickens. During his free time Christian is into gaming and also playing golf . Fun fact, he played for the men’s golf team at community college).

Kimberly graduated from UC Davis in 2022 with a B.S. in Animal Biology and a minor in Public Health Sciences. She is originally from Calexico, CA, an agricultural bordertown in Southern California. During undergrad, she was involved with student organizations such the Pre-vet Students Supporting Diversity club, EOP, and the Transfer Research Society. She was also employed part-time in UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions as a student outreach assistant and as a research assistant in the Pires Urban Agriculture & Food Safety Lab. While in undergrad, she participated in research involving food safety, microbiology and epidemiology. She is currently a first year veterinary student at UC Davis and hopes to pursue a career involving food animal medicine and public health. In her free time, Kimberly enjoys playing tennis, biking around the arboretum, watching horror movies, cooking, spending time with loved ones and shouting "squirrel!" whenever she sees a squirrel

Jennie studied Intercultural Healing, an interdisciplinary degree in Anthropology, Public Health and Folklore at UNC Chapel Hill. Through this coursework, she explored how people make meaning of illness and healing in diverse cultures in her hometown and around the world. After graduation, she took her liberal arts education to practical application as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, West Africa, where she worked towards the eradication of Guinea Worm disease. Add this intellectual and experiential background to 10 years of advising students and coordinating experiential education programs at UC Davis, and you can see why Jennie is excited to support your career and self-development. In her free time, Jennie can be found kayaking the rivers of the Central Valley.  Jennie looks forward to finding the right balance of challenge and support for you and to assisting you when you need help navigating.

Sara graduated from UC Davis in 2024 with a degree in Biological Sciences. During her undergraduate years, she served as a Peer Advisor for Health Professions Advising (HPA) for two years, volunteered as a coordinator for the Pre-Health Conference, and was the Academic Advisor for the pre-health sorority Kappa Gamma Delta. Currently, Sara is exploring a career as an advisor or physician assistant (PA). She is also leading the inaugural Pre-PA Bootcamp this year. In her free time, Sara enjoys going to the gym and grabbing food with her friends. Passionate about guiding students through the challenges of undergraduate life, Sara is dedicated to helping them achieve their healthcare aspirations and career goals.