Placement: Department of Health & Human Services, Administrative Services Division
What I Worked On: Documenting the Health Department’s permits and permit processes for the Mayor’s One-Stop Permitting Initiative, updating the city’s laboratory fees and the corresponding system software, and implementing an ethics hotline for the Health Department’s employees and clients.
Hometown: Dallas, TX
School: Stanford University
Field of Study: Psychology
Selected Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society
Selected Activities and Community Involvement: Noopur: Stanford’s Bharata Natyam Association (Indian classical dance), Habla El Día (English tutoring)
Why Houston is important to me: My father now works in Houston, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to be with my family.
What I’m Doing Now: I’m attending medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. I hope to build a career in public health.