| Executives  Maria Alcaraz
President Hi, My name is Maria Alcaraz. I am a Senior here at UCR and I am in the sciences aspiring to become a physician in the near future. I hope to become a successful Rheumatologist and maybe also specializing in Infectious diseases or Immunology. I am an outgoing and outspoken person of Mexican descent. I am the first in my family to go to college, and yes it is challenging, but with all these reseources out there, the sky is the limit. I belive that if you really want it with all your heart, it is possible. "Querer es poder!"  Lissette Rios
Vice-President Hello, my name is Lissette Rios, I'm a 5th year biology major and registered EMT. I want to see our club expand this year on and off campus, gain more members and of course help inspire more kids to pursue their higher educational goals. I have always loved school and learning and really believe in our organization to bring awareness and aid to underrepresented students. My plans for the future are to earn my PhD, teach at a university and conduct research. I am very much interested in marine science and would like to conduct research that emphasizes the rescue and maintenance of the worlds oceans along with its inhabitants. I am of Mexican-Nicaraguan descent, originally from Norwalk, Ca, the oldest of 3, and the third person in my family to go to college. I would not be graduating this year without the love and support of my family. Some of my interests are: music, museums, spending time with my family, being outdoors, the beach, kickboxing, swimming, reading and writing. I am a very open minded person who is full of passion for the sciences and has a great deal of love and respect for nature.
| | Secretarial/Finances
 Paul Chan
Secretary & Webmaster
Paul Chan is fourth year student majoring in Biology at UCR. He enjoys staying active by running, biking, or hiking as it helps him relieve all the stress from school and has always had an interest in healthy living. He was born in Los Angeles. Being raised in a small neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles called Highland Park has given him the opportunity to experience and embrace many different cultures while growing up. He also loves to work with underserved communities with the help of Latinos in Science. He gives back by advocating for the pursuit of higher education in students of impoverished schools because he believes that education is one of the keys to success (a belief that stems from his mother's guidance). He wishes to help LIS grow to be able to help as many students as possible. He will be the first in his family to graduate from college. He ultimately wishes to become a family physician that works in an under-served community and educate the people there on disease prevention through an active life and proper nutrition. E-mail: pchan007@ucr.edu
Martin Gutierrez 
Treasurer
Originally from South Central Los Angeles, Martin Gutierrez now attends the University of California, Riverside as a full-time undergraduate student. He is a second year neuroscience student with a quirky personality and a curious mind. Some of Martin’s hobbies include tutoring kindergarten children at Sunnymead Elementary, being a research assistant for the Positive Psychology Laboratory, and riding his Huffy bicycle around town. He loves children, family, friends, human interactions and getting A’s. Martin joined Latinos in Science in order to meet other motivated individuals who want to make a contribution to humanity. During his time at UCR, Martin wishes to dramatically increase the number of members in Latinos in Science in order to have an equally dramatic increase in the number of minority students who seek higher education.
| | Communications  Luis Quintanilla
Social Chair & Raza Assembly
Luis Quintanilla is a 4th year Neuroscience Major at the University of California Riverside. He is originally from San Diego County. He plans on going to graduate school in either genetics or neuroscience. He wishes to ultimately become a researcher at a university. He is social chair for Latinos In Science and enjoys helping others. He hopes that the club will grow. He also hopes that through the club's works, many kids will be encouraged to pursue a higher education at a 4 year university.
E-mail: lquin003@ucr.edu
 Veronica Fernandez
Publicity Hi, my name is Veronica Fernandez and I'm a 3rd-year full-t Biology Major at UCR. I currently live in Redlands, CA and commute to UCR. My plans for the future are to either go to Med School, or PA school. I would like to work in Pediatrics. I joined Latinos in Science because I enjoy helping underserved communities and contributing to this great outreach program with other motivated individuals. As publicity chair, I hope to expand LIS and to help it become greater than it already is. E-mail: vfern003@ucr.edu Students 4 Students Eileen Sanchez
Students 4 Students Hi! My name is Eileen Sanchez and I am a fourth year Biochemistry major and Spanish minor. I was born and raised in Orange County but moved to Riverside during high school. My parents are both Mexican, I am the oldest of two girls, and the first person in my family to go to college. Witnessing
first hand the poverty and lack of medical access in my family’s
hometown in Mexico and here in California led me to pursue a career in
Medicine. I would like to become a Pediatrician in areas with a high need for medical care. This
way, I hope to not only help medically but also reach out to the many
bright children and students who are unaware of the importance of a
college education. I’m
also a part of the Medical Scholars Program and of the Health
Professions Advising Center. Latinos in Science has given me the
opportunity to start influencing students’ lives while being an
undergrad at UCR. I
hope we are able to expand this organization and, together with the
rest of the members, encourage high school students that pursuing a
college education is the best decision they could make.
E-mail: esanc007@ucr.edu
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