Our Board
The volunteers of the UMKC Community Health and Wellness Project are University of Missouri-Kansas City Hospital Hill students dedicated to the health of their neighbors. We are a student-led organization that spans across all disciplines on Hospital Hill including medical, dental, pharmacy and physician assistant students, which allows us to create a multidisciplinary approach to helping our community. In 2022, at the first annual UMKC Community Health and Wellness Fair, we delivered vital health services to over 100 Kansas City residents, including, but not limited to, sports physicals, blood pressure measurements, diabetes screenings, dental cleanings, lipid panels, and mental health resources. This year, we are holding the fourth annual event on July 18th, 2026 at the Kansas City Linwood YMCA from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Executive Director
Jojo Jeyaraj

Assistant Director
Kimia Zoraghchi
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Executive Manager
Alex Boyd

Head Table Manager
Natalie Abanathie
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Table Manager
Shreya Chalapalli

Table Manager
Thomas O'Malley

Table Manager
Marco Rodriguez

Clinical Subcommittee Chair
Dheera Rathikindi

Facilities Subcommittee Chair
Nirmita Vijayalingam

Financial Subcommittee Chair
& Financial Head
Kristine Thomas

Logistics Subcommittee Chair
Ameera Zafar

Marketing Subcommittee Co-chair
Nivedita Jayasekar

Marketing Subcommittee Co-chair
Nina Zhu

Research Subcommittee Chair
Madeeha Alikhan

Clinical Subcommittee
Keerti Vittalam

Clinical Subcommittee
Shalya Anand

Facilities Subcommittee
Emaan Arshad

Financial Subcommittee
Prisha Reddy
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Financial Subcommittee
Marc Herman
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Financial Subcommittee
Ava Aslinia

Logistics Subcommittee
Abi Sivaraman
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Logistics Subcommittee
Ivanka Joshi

Marketing Subcommittee
Danial Moftakhar
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Marketing Subcommittee
Malak Kamil Qastoma
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Research Subcommittee
Yasmine Henok

Research Committee
Ashland Shaumann
Our Faculty & Community Members
The faculty who helped bring this fair together!

Ursula Copeland
KC Health Department

Dr. Edwin Kraemer
UMKC SOM

Dr. Stephanie Ellison
UMKC SOM

Dr. Julie Banderas
UMKC SOM

Dr. Steven Onken
UMKC School of Social Work
