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Melaney Brown

Name: Melaney Brown School: University of New Hampshire Major(s): Psychology Class year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with...

Melaney Brown & Emily Adelsberger

Aug 23, 20172 min read

Christian Brambila

Name: Christian Brambila School:University of Massachusetts Amherst Major(s): Public Health/Pre-Med Class Year: 2018 When and how did you...

Christian Brambila & Emily Adelsberger

Apr 20, 20173 min read

George Washington University

School: George Washington University Leader: Chloe Becker Why you (personally) joined YSI: I was lucky enough to be introduced to YSI by...

Chloe Becker

Apr 10, 20171 min read

Zachary Lawrence

Name: Zachary Edward Lawrence Board position: President, Board of Directors Occupation: Implementation Specialist for Elite Medical...

Zachary Lawrence & Emily Adelsberger

Dec 12, 20162 min read

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Author: Niamh Mulrooney School: UMass, Amherst When your chapter became affiliated with YSI: May 2014 Why you joined YSI: Engage myself...

Niamh Mulrooney

Dec 5, 20161 min read

Bradley Flemming

Name: Bradley Fleming School: University of Massachusetts Amherst Majors: Biology and Economics Class year: Class of 2017 When and how...

Bradley Flemming & Emily Adelsberger

Nov 22, 20163 min read

The University of Vermont

Author: Jasper Flour School: The University of Vermont Leader: Jasper Flour Why you joined YSI: I wanted to immerse myself into a...

Jasper Flour

Nov 14, 20161 min read

Brandeis University

School: Brandeis How many expeditions has your chapter been a part of: 4 Haiti expeditions and 1 Mississippi expedition Number of...

Herlyne Das

Oct 20, 20161 min read

Emily Adelsberger

Name: Emily Adelsberger School: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Major(s): Communication and Architectural Design Studies Class year:...

Emily Adelsberger

Oct 10, 20164 min read

Villanova

School: Villanova University Leader: Annabel Anderson Why you joined YSI: As a nursing student, I wanted a way to combine my desire to...

Annabel Anderson

Oct 3, 20161 min read

Herlyne Das

Name: Herlyne Das School: Brandeis University Major(s): Biology and HSSP: Health Science Society Policy within the Pre-Medicine Track...

Herlyne Das & Emily Adelsberger

Sep 22, 20164 min read

Ashley Genza

Name: Ashley Genza School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Nutrition, PreMed Class year: 2016 - graduated Job: Mount Sinai Beth Israel Dept of...

Ashley Genza & Emily Adelsberger

Sep 15, 20163 min read

Kara Eisenberg

Name: Kara Eisenberg School: University of Massachusetts Amherst Major(s): B.S. Kinesiology Class year: 2018 When and how did you get...

Kara Eisenberg & Emily Adelsberger

Aug 28, 20165 min read

Joshua Garties

Name: Joshua Garties Board position: Director of Development & Communications Occupation: Master’s of Public Administration Student,...

Joshua Garties & Emily Adelsberger

Aug 4, 20163 min read

Theodore Choi

Name: Theodore Choi School: Brandeis University Major: Italian Studies Class year: Bachelor’s ‘13; Pre-medical Post-baccalaureate ‘16...

Theodore Choi & Emily Adelsberger

Jul 21, 20162 min read

From Haiti and Back, to Around the World

I have always had a passion for traveling - whether it be an organized backpacking expedition to Ecuador or Costa Rica, a family vacation...

Rachel Anna Gaufberg

Jul 14, 20164 min read

Nightly Reflections, Part 2

My favorite reflection activity took place on the last night of the expedition. Led by Niamh, UMass Chapter President, the advocates were...

Emily Adelsberger

Jul 6, 20163 min read

Hans Delly Rossini Civil

Hans Delly Rossini Civil has been working with YSI for a few years now. He was connected to us through one of his classmates. He says...

Emily Adelsberger & Hans Delly Rossini Civil

Jun 30, 20162 min read

Nightly Reflections, Part 1

One of the most valuable aspects of a journey to Haiti is recognizing that it is challenging, it will surpass your expectations in many...

Emily Adelsberger

Jun 20, 20163 min read

Advocate Training

YourStory International always welcomes new advocates. As our veteran advocates graduate, we look forward to getting new students...

Emily Adelsberger

Jun 3, 20162 min read