American Heart Association 2022 HSI Scholars
Meet our Hispanic Serving Institution Scholars Program Class of 2022-23
Alexis
Aguayo
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Andrea
Vasquez
SophomoreHostos (CUNY)
Bronx, NY
Antonella Rodriguez
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Camila
Calzada
JuniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras, PR
Carlos
Castillo
JuniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Carolina, PR
Dario N.
Ayala
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Dem Xavier Santiago
SeniorUniversity of Puerto Rico
Mayaguez, PR
Elizabeth
Soto
SophomoreCUNY
New York City, NY
Enrique Martinez
JuniorUniversity of Houston
Houston, TX
Irma
Escobar
JuniorCal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Jeffrey
Yumbla
SophomoreMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Jocelyn
Pena
SeniorCal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Jose
Guzman
JuniorUniversity of
Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX
Judith
Gutierrez
JuniorCal State Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles, CA
Keilyann
Cruz Rivera
SeniorInter Barranquitas Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Kenneth Mosquera Reinoso
SeniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Leah
Daire
SeniorFlorida Intl University
Miami, FL
Lizet
Negrete
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Luisa
Mendoza
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Maria Jesus Vasquez Guillen
SophomoreHostos (CUNY)
Bronx, NY
Melissa Spigelman
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Nora
Bitar
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Sara
Velasco
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Tyler
Sanchez
JuniorWilliam Patterson
Wayne, NJ
Valeria
Cohen
SophomoreMiami Dade College
Miami, FL
Wendy
Islas
SophomoreMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Yahaira Echeverria
SophomoreWilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
Yaire
Hernandez
JuniorMontclair St. University
Montclair, NJ
Yolanda
Batz
SophomoreUniversity 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.