American Heart Association 2022 HSI Scholars
Meet our Hispanic Serving Institution Scholars Program Class of 2022-23
Alexis
Aguayo
Biology
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Andrea
Vasquez
Nursing
SophomoreHostos (CUNY)
Bronx, NY
Antonella Rodriguez
Biology
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Camila
Calzada
Cellular Molecular Biology
JuniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras, PR
Carlos
Castillo
Forensic Sciences
JuniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Carolina, PR
Dario N.
Ayala
Biology/Behavioral Neuroscience
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Dem Xavier Santiago
Industrial Microbiology
SeniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Mayaguez, PR
Elizabeth
Soto
Liberal Arts (A.A.)
SophomoreCUNY
New York City, NY
Enrique Martinez
Biochemistry
JuniorUniversity of Houston
Houston, TX
Irma
Escobar
Health Science
JuniorCal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Jeffrey
Yumbla
Biochemistry
SophomoreMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Jocelyn
Pena
Community Health
& School Health Ed
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Jose
Guzman
Biological & Physical Sciences
JuniorUniversity of
Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX
Judith
Gutierrez
Healthcare Management
JuniorCal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Keilyann
Cruz Rivera
Biology
SeniorInter Barranquitas Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Kenneth Mosquera Reinoso
Biochemistry
SeniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Leah
Daire
Biology/Inter-disciplinary Studies
SeniorFlorida Intl University
Miami, FL
Lizet
Negrete
Public Health
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Luisa
Mendoza
Biotechnology
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Maria Jesus Vasquez Guillen
Nursing
SophomoreHostos (CUNY)
Bronx, NY
Melissa Spigelman
Molecular Biology
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Nora
Bitar
Nutrition Science/
Pre-dentistry
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Sara
Velasco
Biology
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Tyler
Sanchez
Biology/Pre-med
JuniorWilliam Patterson
Wayne, NJ
Valeria
Cohen
Biology/Inter-disciplinary Studies
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Wendy
Islas
Molecular Biology
SophomoreMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Yahaira Echeverria
Health Sciences
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Yaire
Hernandez
Public Health
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Yolanda
Batz
Nutrition/
Pre-nursing
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
HSI Scholars Program Alumni
Making a difference and impacting the future of their communities.
The “Heart” of the Program
Shaping the next generation of Hispanic biomedical science and health care professionals.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated through the Quest Diagnostics Foundation provided the American Heart Association with financial and other support for the Hispanic Serving Institutions Scholars Program.