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Alumni

Christian Sascha Brown

Medical Student

Medical College of Georgia

Region: Rio Grande Valley, '14

Christian Sascha Brown is a medical student at the Medical College of Georgia interested in pursuing psychiatry and adolescent medicine.

Alumni

Emily Frank

Health Teacher at Life Academy

Oakland Unified School District

Region: Bay Area, '08

Emily says that many of the lessons she learned through TFA changed her career trajectory—that kids can do anything, and truly care about their health. These discoveries led her towards a career in pediatrics.

Gen Guyol

Region: Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana, '11

Gen Guyol (Chicago '11) is a Teach For America alumna.

Alumni

Rebecca Purtell

Pediatric Hospitalist

Primary Children’s Hospital/University of Utah

Region: Greater Philadelphia, '03

Rebecca Purtell's experience as a TFA corps member prepared her for her role as a pediatric hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital, including her main responsibility of caring for acutely ill children.

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Jamie Bernstein

Psychotherapist

Frey & Associates

Region: New York, '13

Jamie saw firsthand the shortage of resources in low-income communities as a special education teacher. After the corps, Jamie dedicated her work in the field of philanthropy and social services to fight the very poverty that affected her students.

Dr. Anita Saunders

School Psychologist

Indianapolis Public Schools

Region: Indianapolis, '13

Dr. Anita Saunders is a 2013 TFA Indianapolis alumna and school psychologist at Indianapolis Public Schools.

Alumni

Rainey Johnson

Undersea Medical Officer

Naval Medical Research Center

Region: Las Vegas & Reno, '09

As an undersea medical officer, Rainey is following his passion for science and serving others. But his medical career wouldn’t be what it is today without his experience working as a middle school science teacher first.

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Lilian Ho

Pediatrician

Alaska Native Medical Center

Region: Bay Area, '07

During a public health internship in college, Lilian realized that teaching would blend her passion for science and her commitment to helping people. She’s now a pediatric resident working in rural communities that lack access to health care.

Alumni

Sandrene Cassells

Resident Physician

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Region: New York, '14

Teach For America alum Sandrene Cassells shares how her time leading a classroom enhanced her love for medicine, leadership, and a lifelong dedication to teaching and serving marginalized communities.

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Dan Tilden

Clinical Fellow

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Region: Eastern North Carolina, '08

Dan Tilden discovered a new sense of purpose serving in the corps. Today, he’s pursuing a career in medicine.

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