Our Team

  • Raaya Alim

    FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience; BA in Journalism; minor in Political Science; Master’s degree in Public Policy

    Paralegal Certificate candidate at Boston University

    Education: UMass Amherst ‘22

    Career Goal: To work in reproductive justice and gender based violence prevention policy at the federal level, earn a JD, and teach

    Fun Facts: She speaks four languages fluently and has three cats named Freddie Mercury, Queen, and Binx

  • Kelley Almada

    MARKETING DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BA in Psychology, secondary major in Spanish

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    Occupation: Marketing Consultant in the print and digital advertising industry

    Owner and operator of a small jewelry business

    Career Goal: Help more small businesses grow and succeed through marketing; expand her small jewelry business

    Fun Facts: She loves to sing, play guitar, write, and create art whenever she can

  • Vincent Clark

    DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘20

    PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University in Chemical Biology

    Career Goal: To develop biosensors to make medicine more personalized

    Fun Facts: He enjoys growing and taking care of house plants

  • Chris Colvin

    DATA AND ANALYTICS DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Biology; MS in Molecular and Cellular Biology

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    Occupation: Currently pursuing a career as a bioinformatics scientist

    Fun Facts: He loves going to sporting events and playing games with friends and family, he built his own computer, and he makes the world's greatest chicken parm sandwiches

  • Emily Elia

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: B.A. in Political Science and Spanish

    Education: University of Alabama Honors College ‘18

    PhD candidate in Political Science at Rice University - studying corruption in Latin America

    Career Goal: To become a professor of Political Science at a university where she can teach and conduct research

    Fun Facts: She was a member of the Alabama Equestrian Team during her time in undergrad

  • James Elia

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Biology, minor in Chemistry

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    PhD candidate at Yale School of Medicine - researching novel cancer therapeutics

    Career Goal: To make quality education and medicine more accessible

    Fun Facts: He loves fitness, has run ultramarathons, has competed nationally in powerlifting, and trains in judo

  • Billy Galipeau

    FINANCE DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering

    Education: UMass Amherst ‘21

    Occupation: Product Designer at Andritz Group

    Career Goal: To improve his engineering and product design skills through working in the industry

    Fun Facts: He loves basketball and is the coach of a middle school team

  • Emily Fernandes

    MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Public Health

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    Occupation: Working at Boston Medical Center

    Career Goal: Attending medical school and becoming a physician in the future

    Fun Facts: She loves hiking and skiing, and she has a twin sister who also happens to work for E2M

  • Lilly Fernandes

    HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Public Health and a concentration in premedical sciences

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    Attending UMass Medical School starting in August ‘23

    Occupation: Clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston

    Fun Facts: She has played piano for over 10 years, enjoys going hiking and skiing, and being outdoors

  • Emma Sammuli

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | MENTOR

    Degree: BA in Journalism and Communication

    Education: UMass Amherst ‘21

    Occupation: Public Relations Manager at a full service marketing agency

    Career Goal: To continue exploring content creation and public relations in her future endeavors

    Fun Facts: She loves to read and bake in her free time, and go for long walks with her Australian Shepherd/Terrier mix named Indie

  • Julia Mendel

    MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Biochemistry and a minor in Microbiology

    Education: UMass Amherst's Commonwealth Honors College ‘21

    Occupation: Currently working at Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    Career Goal: Attending medical school

    Fun Facts: She enjoys reading, running, and loves playing soccer

  • Ben Mugg

    MENTOR

    Degree: BS in Biology

    Education: UMass Amherst ‘21

    Medical student at the University of New England

    Career Goal: To follow in his grandfather's footsteps by becoming a physician, and he is most interested in surgery.

    Fun Facts: He loves to swim