Our Mentees

Tayler Hughes
Post-Baccalaureate
Tayler Hughes is currently a post-baccalaureate who has previously worked as a full-time CNA in the Critical Care Unit at a regional hospital in Nebraska for one year. Additionally, she currently works as the academic program coordinator for the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Utah and part time as a Patient Care Tech on the surgical trauma unit at Intermountain in Murray. Her interests include running, teaching spin classes, wandering around Target, trying out new coffee shops, and spending as much time as I can outdoors!

Maya Sherrell
3rd Year - University of Utah
Maya is currently a 3rd year undergrad student at the University of Utah majoring in
Anthropology.
Maya has a special interest in the study of humans from a biological, cultural, and anatomical perspective. She hopes that the knowledge she gains from her undergraduate degree will prepare her to serve her future patients in a fair and compassionate manner.
Maya has had an interest in serving others from a young age. Maya serves weekly in her community by helping with the collection, organization, and distribution of food. She also tutors first graders weekly at a local Title I school in math and reading. She currently serves as the Outreach Director on the Executive Board of the Black Student Union and enjoys supporting prospective students of color as they embark on their college journey.
In her free time, Maya enjoys fly fishing and spending time in the mountains.

Pita Moses
Undergraduate - University of Utah
Pita Moses is an undergraduate student studying kinesiology at the University of Utah. Her interest in medicine, specifically pediatrics, stems from her previous health history and her very own pediatrician saving her life. Additionally, she aspires to help bridge the gap amongst the African-American community and the healthcare system in America. Pita speaks both Arabic and Kakwa. She enjoys photography and writing, as well as braiding hair in her free time.

Michael Anaafi
Senior year - University of Utah

Isaiah Shipp
4th year - University of Utah

Keegan Musaalo
4th year - Brigham Young University
Keegan Musaalo is a fourth-year Biochemistry Major at Brigham Young University. He has interests in biochemical and molecular biology research and is currently researching non-canonical transcription termination mechanisms in E. coli. He is passionate about creating bridges and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the BYU student body.

Ajak Arok
4th year - University of Utah
Ajak Arok is a fourth year Biology Major at the University of Utah. He is originally from South Sudan but has lived in Utah for the last 18 years. He has a strong interest in molecular bio research and has an interest in Internal Medicine. He hopes to return to South Sudan in the future to build and operate a Medical School.

Yvensha Madeika Vercella
4th year - University of Utah

Niyera Nyandagarp
3rd year - University of Utah
Niyera Nyandagaro is a 3rd year premed undergraduate at the University of Utah and is majoring is Health, Society, and Policy HBS. She is also minoring in Chemistry. Niyera was born in Tanzania, Africa and was raised right here in Salt Lake City. She is interested in health care (access, affordability & quality), public health, and health promotion.

Ayan Nor
University of Utah graduate, Health Promotion and Education
Community Health Worker, Salt Lake County

Princess Bombyck
Post-Bac Student, Weber State University
Community Health Worker, Salt Lake County

Makay Bere
3rd year- University of Utah
Makay Bere is a 3rd year at the University of Utah. She is majoring in Health Society & Policy and is minoring in Biomedical Engineering and Pre-Med.

Akow Ibrahim
4th year - University of Utah

Helen Dodson
4th year - University of Utah
Helen Dodson is a 4th year at the University of Utah pursuing a Major in Health Anthropology and a minor in Arabic. She is interested in becoming an Air-Force physician and eventually a Foreign Services Medical Officer. Helen currently has a strong interest in the fields of Psychiatry and General Surgery.
