NALA Member Directory
Marlú Abarca
SHIIP/SMP Casework & Outreach
Iowa Insurance Division
Jeremiah Abiade
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jaime Acevedo
Manufacturing Technician
Intel
Temitope Adebisi
Mrs
TTEC
Mone't Alberts
Graduate Assistant
Boise State University
Karla Alcaraz
Fellow
Ocean Discovery Institute/Americorps Fellowship
Sandro Aldana
Associate Engineer-Electrical Systems
Caterpillar Inc
Jordan Allen
Graduate Student
UMASS-Amherst
Janerra Allen
Graduate Assistant
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Rachel Alvarado
Julissa Alvarado
ILAC Intern
IINSPIRE LSAMP Alumni Committee
Abigail Axness
PhD student
Colorado State University
Lailatou Bambara
Second Year Ph.D. Student in Microbial Biology
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Karis Barnett
Graduate Student
University of Michigan
Cindy Barron
Helen Barroso
Recent Master's graduate
University of Miami
mohamed Bassimbo
bachelor in computer science
colege of staten
Brent Battle
Geologist
AAPG
Deshawn Benn
Assistant Operations Manager
Tradebe Treatment and Recycling LLC
Jasmine Bohannon
Bridge Fellow
American Chemical Society Bridge to Doctorate Program
Glorie Borsay
Research Assistant
University of Iowa
Karen Bosshart
Community Naturalist
City of Seattle Parks and Recreation
Destiny Brady
Intern
Gallagher and Associates
Hezekiah Branch
Drug Development Pipeline Researcher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Tufts Graduate School of Engineering (M.S.)
Jean Branttie
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky
Paulina Brown
LSAMP
Wilmon Brown
Professional Development Manager
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance
Brandon Brown
Associate Professor
University of California, Riverside
Morgan Bruce
Civil Designer
EJES Inc
Tasia Bryson
Graduate Research Assistant
Western Michigan University
Dr. Lamar Burton
Senior Systems Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
Rita Caceres
Adjunct Faculty
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO - CAYEY CAMPUS
Stephanie Cameron-Maldonado
Undergraduate
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Nicole Campos
Project Manager
CSU-LSAMP
Mariama Carter
Oliviya Caruthers
Janique Cheesman
Assistant Director for Research Compliance
Columbia University
Laurice Verlaine Chewouo
Sr. Quality Control Analyst
Catalent
Ana Chicas-Mosier
Director of Education, Outreach, and Diversity Programs
University of Kansas
Michael Chungyoun
Undergraduate Senior Student
University of Washington, Seattle
Alfredo Colina
Graduate Research Assistant
Medical College of Wisconsin
Ana Collazo Martinez
Research Specialist
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Carolina Colon
Pursuing Masters in Global Public Health
Georgetown University
Cara Cowan Watts
CEO
Tulsa Pier Drilling
Cody Cris
Graduate Assistant, Graduate Student
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jazmine Crockett-Gray
LSU-LIGO Outreach Coordinator
LSU
Abby Cruz
Graduate Assistant to the UMBC LSAMP Program, Master's Student in Biological Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Lindsay Davis
Assistant Professor
Langston University
Kayla Davis
Harvard University
Nancy De Jesus
Transportation Engineer
Christina De Jesus Villanueva
Natural Resource Specialist
USDA USFS International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Tiffany DeTiege
Senior Business Intelligence Developer
DollarTree, Inc.
Shannon Derkson
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Skyler Dexter
Scholar
LSAMP
Glorianne Dorce
Chemistry Candidate at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Bryan Dosono
Design Researcher
Arnita Dove
production support analyst
Mthree- JP Morgan Chase
Tilly Duong
Instructional Student Assistant
California State University, Fresno
Norbaya Durr
Undergraduate Student
Elmhurst University
Daisy Díaz-Rohena
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Regina Easley
Research Chemist
National Institute of Standards and Technology
David Enciso
Project Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Jonalyn Fair
Servant Leader, Community Organizer, Activist, Artist, Educator
Jabria Faronbi
Registered Nurse
SSM DePaul Hospital
Daniel Faronbi
PhD Student in Music Technology
New York University
Paul Faronbi
Founder & CEO
IncrediPaul
Gwendolynn Fine
Quality and Regulatory Auditor
Trimedx
Decatur Foster
Biological Science Specialist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lakindra Francis-Jones
Executive, Mission Assurance and Quality
Raytheon Company
Nathalie Fuentes, PhD
Senior Scientist
AstraZeneca
Emma Gallegos
Project Engineer
ASTRO America
Israel Garcia Carachure
PhD; adjunct instructor
The University of Texas at El Paso
Joshua Garcia Colon
Incoming BCMB Graduate Student
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Alexis Garofalo
Undergraduate Student
Montclair State University
Valeria A. Gerena González
iCURE scholar Fellow
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Nia Gilliam
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Alex Gillispie
Interim Unit Director
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
Valeria Ortega Gomez
Research Assistant & Community Educational Leader
Dominique Graham
Administrative Research Associate
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Diana Grass
Undergraduate student - Senior
Rutgers University Newark
Kristen Gregory
Student
University of Arizona
Denise Guerra
Undergraduate student
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Tabitha Gunnars
Assistant Marine Mammal Specialist
N/A
Christa Hale
Zory Hamblin
Lab Tech
WuXi AppTec
Evan Harper
TYisha Hathorn
Assistant Director
University of Florida
Tyler Henderson
Software engineer
Lockheed Martin
Kemardo Henry
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School
Christopher Hernandez
Darcae Holmes
Graduating Senior
Chicago State university
RaiAnna Hopson
Scientist
AMVAC Chemical Corporation
Amber Huff
Program Manager - IN LSAMP
Indiana University
Chuma Humphrey
Research Assistant
Truman State University
Jeffrey Inen
Graduate Student
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Quinton Jackson
Graduate Research Assistant
CREST REU
Jocelyn Jackson
PhD candidate in Engineering Education
University of Michigan
Myra James
STEM Director
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
Darian James, PhD
Professional Development Program Scientist
Pfizer
Hervens Jeannis
Engineer
Boeing
Keanna Johnson
Graduate Student | UNTHSC
NALA(STEM)
Aly Johnson
First Year Medical Student
Loma Linda University
Kyle Johnson
Research Assistant
University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering
Reesheda Jones
Lab Specialist
University of Virginia
Keon Jones
Dental Student
Howard University College of Dentistry
Crystal Jones
Professor
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Rafael Jusino
Professor
University of Puerto Rico
Sayali Kandarkar
Assoc. Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
Paul Karanja
Production operator
LincolnWay Energy
Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz
Graduate Student
Purdue University
Chukwuebuka Kemdirim
Tech
Cheyanne Koran
Student
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Viviana LLontop-Maldonado
Recent graduate
UMBC
DaeNia La Rode
Darron Lamkin
Software Configuration Management Engineer/Project Engineer
The Boeing Company
Rayda Lathon
Network Analyst
Accenture
Han Le
Chelsea Lema
Peiyang Li
Graduate Research Assistant
Iowa State University
Jan Michael Lopez
Structural Specialist
Infotech Aerospace Services, Inc.
Natalie M. Lopés Velasco
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
SERIGNE MBAYE
President
Ndawi Serigne Touba
Chris Mantegna
Ms
University of Washington
Sergio Mares
Graduate Student
University of California - Berkeley
Adriana Martin
Mentor
TLSAMP
Maria Martinez
n/a
n/a
Jose Martinez
NIH PREP Scholar
The University of Chicago
Nicholas Martinez
Pamela Martínez Oquendo
PhD Student
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Esaac Mazengia
Masters Student (MESc)
Yale
Rodrigue Mbog
QA Assistant Manager
Nestle Purina
Jameese McCray
Sales Engineer
Bentley Systems Inc.
Emiliano McLane
Graduate Student
Idaho State University
Kelia McMichael
undergraduate student/ Research assistant
Wright State University
Nicolas Means
Post Doc in the Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach Program
Vanderbilt University
Lourdes Medina
Associate Professor
UPRM
Joshua Melnick
Natalie Meléndez-Vázquez
Ph.D. student
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Teresa Mendoza
Research Assistant
Soto Lab of Bat Biology
Edith Mercado
Alumni
Co-PI PUMA-STEM LSAMP
Gabrielle Mercado
R&D Engineer
Fresenius kabi
Diavian Miller
Health and Science Representative
Pfizer
Mohamed Mohamed
Senior Research Support Specialist
Carnegie Mellon University
Andres Mora Mata
Teaching Assistant- Department of Chemistry / PhD in Chemistry Student
University of Iowa
Maeghan Murie-Mazariegos
PhD Candidate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Esdras Murillo
Electrical Design Contractor at Baker Group
Baker Group
Alice Nadeau
Senior Data Scientist
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc
Queenster Nartey
Research Program Coordinator
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Syamala Neeraja
Software Developer
ThoughtWorks
Howard Nicholson
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student
Columbia University
Billy Noy
Food Processor
Loffredo Fresh Foods
Valerie Nwadeyi
Graduate Student Research Asisstant
University of Michigan
Maureen Nwozo
Physician Assistant Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Christina Obra
Clinical Data Associate
PPD, inc. part of Thermofisher
Kofi Oduro
Nigel Ogbonna
n/a
n/a
Folahanmi Ojo
Senior
Towson University
Tiffany Olivera
PhD Chemistry Student
Rutgers University - Newark
Moises Orengo-Aviles
Professor
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa
Pathobiology PhD Candidate & NSF Fellow
Brown University
Eduardo Ortiz-Rivera
Professor
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Habilou Ouro-Koura
N/A
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Huyen Pham
Steven Philpott Jr.
Chief Visionary Officer/Co-Founder
Illinois Minority Growers Association
Monica Plasencia
Student
UC Berkeley
Marla Portillo
Student
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Alexa Prass
MPH Student
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Erick Pérez
NIH-PREP Scholar
University of Pennsylvania
Jesús Quiñones-Llópiz
Biologist
Gregory Riley
Computer Engineer
Brown Engineering
Ariel Robinson
Bridge to Doctorate Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky
Jose Abad Rodriguez Santiago
Associate Degree Biotechnology
PR
Alondra S. Rodríguez-Rolón
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus
Adrian Saenz
Civil Engineer (hydraulics)
United States Army Corps of Engineers
German Saltar-Rivera
PhD in Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Hosea Santiago
Alex Santiago Vargas
PhD Student
Purdue University
Marla Valeria Santos-Crespo
Master's in Environmental Sciences
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Spencer Schmid
Tufts University
Gilbecca Rae Smith
Graduate Student Mentor
LSAMP
Wilson Smith
Intern
NASA
Sidney Smith
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Alexis Smith
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky
Remi Smith
Laboratory Technician
Bayer
Raissa Souza
Anatomy and Neurobiology Masters student
Boston University School of Medicine
Chrissy Stachl
Director of Education, Outreach, and Diversity
Center for Genetically Encoded Materials, UC Berkeley
Krista Talamante
N/A
N/A
Megan Talamante
N/A
N/A
Lizeth Tamayo
Ph.D Candidate in Genetic Epidemiology
University of Chicago
Mya-Hali Theodore
Student
Montclair State University
Ndeye Thiaw
PA-C ( certified Physican Assistant)
University of Kentucky
E-Lexus Thornton
Quality Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Kayla Titialii-Torres
PhD Candidate
University of Kentucky
Angel Torres
Student
SHPE, AIChE
Ebenezer Tsoedi
Pharmacist
University of St.Joseph
Sonita Ung
Research Assistant
Iowa State University
Hayley Vaughn
PhD candidate
University of Iowa
Victoria Villanueva
Student
Iowa State University
Nidy Wagnac
Virtual Mentor
Columbus State Community College
Jeremy Waisome
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Madison Wardlaw
STEM Teacher (4-8)
School District of Philadelphia
Aaron West
Doctoral Student
University of Kentucky
Keegan Whisler
Jacobi White
Medical Lab Assistant/ Phlebotomist
Crete Area Medical Center
Znala Williams
Graduate Student Researcher
UCLA
Davian Wilson
Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy
Research Associate Professor; Assistant Dean
Louisiana State University
Nancy Woods
Dr.
Des Moines Area Community College
Candace Young
Project Manager Research
Ann & Lurie Children’s Hospital
Sannah Ziama
Senior ML Scientist
Amazon
vanessa alizo vera
Graduate Research Assistant
University of California, Irvine
