UTCOMLS Ambassador Program
The UTCOMLS Ambassador Program works with the Office of Admissions and the Dean’s Office to bridge the gap between
current UTCOMLS students and prospective medical and graduate students. Based upon four pillars of ambassadorship, mentorship, education, and diversity &
inclusion, the Ambassadors coordinate the following events on our Health Science Campus..
- On-demand Health Science Campus Tours
- Second Look Saturday
- Medical School Orientation
- Accepted and Prospective UTCOMLS Student Mentorship
- Educational Outreach Initiatives in the Greater Toledo Area
- Interview Visit Day Campus and IISC Interactive Tours
- Keynote Speaker visits and Potential Donor visits
UTCOMLS Ambassadors
Sections: Executive Board Members | Medical Students | Graduate Students | Ambassador Alumni





Olivia Thomas
Whitehouse, OH
Case Western Reserve University
Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism




Anushri Menon
Cincinnati, OH
The Ohio State University
Neuroscience
Email
Audrey Phillips
Chelsea, MI
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Bo Devries
Syracuse, UT
Utah State University
Philosophy
Email
Jacob Chinthagada
Scottsdale, AZ
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Dakota Cecil
Sylvania, OH
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Drew Hoffman
Toledo, OH
Vanderbilt University
Neuroscience
Email
Esha Kashaboina
Naperville, IL
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Eshita Kashaboina
Naperville, IL
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Evan Benson
Columbus, OH
University of Dayton
Pre-Medicine
Email
Faith Zhang
Bowling Green, OH
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Holly Heck
Findlay, OH
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Joseph Henen
Lorain, OH
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Karen Chu
Cleveland, OH
John Carroll University
Neuroscience
Email
Khalil El Dairi
Livonia, MI
Wayne State Unviersity
Biomedical Engineering (MS)
Email
Khalil Karim
Dearborn, MI
Wayne State University
Physics
Email
Mak Guenther
Toledo, OH
University of Michigan
Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Email
Nicole Cheng
Middletown, NY
Virginia Commonwealth University
Biology
Email
Richard Phan
Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
Health Sciences
Email
Rohan Desarapu
Beavercreek, OH
University of Cincinnati
Medical Sciences
Email
Samhita Nair
Memphis,TN
Christian Brothers University
Biology
Email
Sandra El Dairi
Livonia, MI
Wayne State University
Biochemistry
Email
Sarah Atallah
Toledo, OH
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Shane Donaghy
Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
Religion
Email
Sofia Boiajian
Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology
Email
Tarak Davuluri
Merced, CA
University of Toledo
Biology
Email
Vivek Aslot
Westlake, OH
Case Western Reserve University
Chemical Engineering, Religious Studies
Email
Zumair Hayath
Mason, OH
University of Cincinnati
Health Sciences
Email
Amuche Ogbonnaya Oji
Toledo, OH
University of Calabar, Nigeria
Medical Physiology
Email
Benjamin Theis
Toledo, OH
University of Notre Dame
Biological Sciences
Email
Brittany Stone
Cleveland, OH
Chapman University
Health Sciences & Psychology
Email
Ambassador Alumni
Class of 2027
- Katie Balthaser
- Katie Beier
- Patricia Blazevic
- Sharvari Brahme
- Mikaila Carpenter
- Michelle Cherian
- Thomas Cho
- Aya Dakroub
- Sonali Doshi
- Angelina Furyes
- Jacob Gerken
- Michael Lee Glaze
- Sejal Gunaratnam
- Nicholas Huss
- Kiara Jeffrey
- Fatima Khan
- Caroline Kimberly
- Madison Leffler
- Avery Lewis
- Kunal Matharu
- Rain Miller
- Nadin Mohamed
- Avery Napier
- Jared Oenick
- Gayathri Plakkot
- Angela Rooks
- Rhea Sharma
- Tara Tekkey
- Ashish Yalavarthi
- Youngmin Yu
Class of 2026
- Noor Abdulhameed
- Fatimah Aftab
- Sarah Bon
- Camryn Buskey
- Jacob Chinthaga
- Katie Cole
- Sydnie Davis
- Sweta Desai
- Dom DiGiacomo
- Andrew Fickert
- Patrick Gorman
- Safa Habib
- Merrick Harris
- Alex Hasselbach
- Jasmine Jones
- Angie Kamel
- Bhavneep Kaur
- Ben Klein
- Gabby Lapurga
- Jon Le
- Charlotte Lennox
- Ajay Nair
- Yusuf Nawras
- Deborah Opeke
- Paola Pedraza Cruz
- Anish Sharma
- Samuel Simpson
- Vincent Smith
- Hannah Starbuck
- Rohun Vangal
- Kristina White
- Tatiana White
Class of 2025
- Zialesi (Win) Adissem
- Chelsie Baylor
- Martina Blazevic
- Kiran Boyinepally
- Kevin Brown
- Jennida (Nikki) Chan
- Kyle Cotner
- Kanya Dayananth
- Kaylee Frederickson
- Alisa Gega
- Samuel (Sam) Halterman
- Grace Hamilton
- Jacob (Jake) Hasselbach
- Brett Hoffman
- Kyla Johnson
- Gabriel (Gabe) Kleer
- Amulya Marellapudi
- Lauren Rager
- Meghana Ranabothu
- Brennon Richard
- Marlo Robinson
- Jennifer (Jenn) Russell
- Kathryn (Katy) Schubauer
- Vanessa Shannon
- Taylor Spurgeon-Hess
- Madison (Madi) Stolly
- Noelle Thompson
- Ashima Thusu
Class of 2024
- Ganiru Anunike
- Vaishnavi Aradhyula
- Tonya Armes
- Rebecca Asher
- Audrey Ballard
- Titas Bera
- Abel Castillo
- Kaitlin Conner
- Catalin Dragomirescu
- Mirlinda Elmazi
- Madison Feeley
- Allison Grim
- Sean Halloran
- Prajwal Hegde
- Chris Huffman
- Jordan Jones
- Alexander (AJ) Luna
- Travis Lysaght
- Henna Patel
- Kashvi Patel
- Montserrat Quintana
- Brandon Sharkey
- Victoria Soewarna
- Paige Spata
- Jessica Williams
Class of 2023
- Austin Ezzone
- Barat Venkataramany
- Camille Bratton
- Celeste Bergman
- Chase Sawyer
- Chrysan Mohammed
- Conner Lombardi
- Diksha Bedi
- Emma Whitely
- Erin Koffman
- Iman Tassavvor
- Jass Kaur
- Lena Faisel
- Maddie Gerdes
- Makenna Salsbury
- Malik Mays
- Marilee Clunk
- Mark Lewandowski
- Megan Gothard
- Melinda Nguyen
- Meridith DeLuca
- Mitchell Salke
- Scott Gayfield
- Shaunak Roy
- Silvi Bajrami
Class of 2022
- Jessica Allman
- Danielle Barnes
- Andrew Bayes
- Sarah Benson
- Connaught Blood
- Aleena Brown
- Jenny Chen
- Stephen Curtis
- Alexandra Ford
- Basheer Kayali
- Cody Klinker
- Sean Mack
- Nolan Mitchell
- Steven Mitchell
- Olivia Noe
- Jerred Pletcher
- Nithya Raya
- Shailen Shah
- Morgan Starkey
- Ryan Stenquist
Class of 2021
- Alex Altman
- Rajit Banerjee
- Nicholas Mitchell
- Jack Sample
- Arvind Senthilkumar