I am an emerging professional with a strong scientific and medical background. I am primarily interested in disability health, mental health, program planning, and interprofessional collaboration. Other interests of mine include chronic disease, infectious disease, health education, health research and emergency preparedness. I have extensive experience in leadership, program coordination, and community engagement. This is most evident in my coordinating of an interdisciplinary disability health initiative for four successful years. Other accomplishments of mine include conducting a survey of city-level and community-level health data under minimal supervision and completing a molecular biology lab research project under decreasing supervision. I have received consistent positive feedback regarding my program planning, implementation, and coordination skills, and my abilities in research and writing have been recognized by Ph.D. and director-level individuals. My career focus has now shifted more towards public service, having recently worked at the Social Security Administration and currently being stationed at the Illinois Department of Labor.