Edward J. Bloustein Public Service Association (EJBPSA)
Wayne Koehler
Wayne is currently in his fourth year of undergraduate study as a Rutgers College Class of 2008 student at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. In addition to pursuing his master’s degree in City and Regional Planning, he is also completing a major in Geography. Wayne serves as the Treasurer for the Edward J. Bloustein Public Service Association (EJBPSA) Undergraduate Student Organization, as Secretary for the Rockoff Hall Apartment Board, and is an active member for the Rutgers College New Student Organization, the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, and the Rutgers Undergraduate Geography Society. Over the summer Wayne worked for Edison Township in the Construction Code Enforcement Office and the Planning and Zoning Department. His interests focus on community development, historic preservation, smart growth, transit-oriented development, and urban renewal.
Email: wkoehler@eden.rutgers.edu
Ryan Potosnak
Email: potosnak@eden.rutgers.edu
Sherrie Billingsley
Email:sherribi@eden.rutgers.edu
Nina Arutyunyan
I am a senior and enrolled in the 5 year BS/MPH program at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health. I am also a history double major. Women's health is a a topic of interest for me and something I would like to pursue in my public health career. Currently I do my work study at the UMDNJ-Women's Health Institute. Currently I am a treasurer for EJBPSA, and initially served as secretary when the club was established last fall.
Email: ninaaru@eden.rutgers.edu
Matt Kaplan
Matt is currently a third year planning and public policy major with a double minor in Spanish and philosophy. Along with his position as the Professional Development Chair in EJBPSA, Matt is also the Event Coordinator for Rutgers? volunteer Big Buddy Program which pairs Rutgers students with students from Lincoln Elementary School in New Brunswick in a mentoring program. Matt is also very active in Barack Obama?s national campaign and has organized events in New Brunswick in coordination with other efforts around the state. He has worked for both the New Brunswick Parks Department as well as the New Brunswick Development Corporation. A perspective Masters Program student, Matt enters his junior year with strong interests in environmental and regional planning, as well as urban design and development.
Email: mkaplan1@eden.rutgers.edu
Carolina Lozada
Carolina is a rising senior majoring in Public Health at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and minoring in Spanish and Translation. Carolina is very involved in the Rutgers Community and outside. She has been the president of the Latin American Womyn's Organization (L.A.W.O) for the past two years. She has managed to help organize programs and symposiums such as: Latinas and Healthcare and Latinas and Politics. These major events have allowed her explore a career surrounding public policy. Also, her experience as a medical interpreter has allowed her to work with underserved populations and has enabled her to learn more about her language skills. Carolina is a Project L/Earn graduate of 2006, which is a program that focuses on undergraduate minority research at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. In this program she was able to research and use analytical data to write a paper on The Effect of Mental Health Status, Insurance and Cultural Barriers on Primary Care Utilization Among Latinos. This summer Carolina had the opportunity to be part of the Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program and Latino Leadership Fellowship funded by the Center for Hispanic Policy Research and Development (CHPRD). The goal of this program is to encourage students to pursue a career in policy making and implementation. Carolina's involvement and dedication to the program allowed her to be the recipient of the CHPRD and PSE&G scholarship. Carolina is currently the community service chair or the Edward J. Blounstein Public Service Association and a Resident Assistant for the Douglass Campus. In the future she wishes to pursue a master's on maternal and child care to improve access of healthcare for children and mothers.
Email: caloaqp1@eden.rutgers.edu
Krista Collman
Email:
Krista3@eden.rutgers.edu
Lauren DiBiase
Lauren is currently in her fourth year of undergraduate coursework as a Rutgers College Class of 2008 student at the Edward J.Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and is a public health major. She has been a member of the Edward J. Bloustein Public Service Association(EJBPSA) since the organization first began and is now the history chairperson. Lauren is also a member of the Scarlet Key Society which gives campus tours to potential students and their parents. Over the summer Lauren worked at a hospital in South Jersey where she was able to interact with healthcare professionals while learning about various hospital policies and procedures. She will be completing her senior year practicum at the New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness in New Brunswick. Lauren's academic interests include disease prevention, healthcare policy and health administration.
Email: ldibiase@eden.rutgers.edu
Sofia Del Papa
Email: sdelpapa@gmail.com
Cynthia Meekins
Email: cmeekins@rci.rutgers.edu
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