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Michel Jarjour

Director

Major: Neuroscience, Pre-Health
Minors: Spanish, Sports Media, Biochemistry
Certification: Spanish for the Healthcare Professions��

Hometown: Lone Tree, CO��

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
My favorite hobby in the world is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Besides that, I love Muay Thai, weightlifting, playing guitar and graphic design.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
My favorite part of CU GOLD is the continuous learning opportunities to grow as a leader! I know there is still so much I can learn about leadership, and I love that CU GOLD gives me the opportunity to keep learning and growing.

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I want to go to medical school and become a surgeon. And a good surgeon needs to be a strong leader.��

Patrick Simpson

Assistant Director��

Major: Neuroscience, Psychology
Minor: Biochemistry��

Hometown: Superior, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
Whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, wilderness medicine and guitar.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
CU GOLD is the only environment in which I connect with intelligent and inspiring individuals from a variety of unique backgrounds focused solely on leadership development, a skill most of us learn passively through a leadership position.��

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I aspire to find a home in medicine and clinical research working to find innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes!��

Johnny Serna

Sam Patten

Facilitator Development Specialist

Major: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Minors: Chinese, Public Health

Hometown: Aurora, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
I love to hike, lift weights, paint, paddleboard and hang out with my dogs!

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
The welcoming community that allows everyone to not only feel accepted but also appreciated for who they are. I love that the community emphasizes growth and continuously pushes me to be my best self and the best leader I can be!

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I plan to continue pursuing my passion for science and medicine by attending medical school and being involved in clinical research.��

Dylan Dodds

Facilitator Development Specialist and Marketing Specialist

Major: Landscape Architecture

Hometown: Eagle, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
I enjoy anything outdoors, most of all camping and hiking. I also love to garden, dance and make weird art. I am also involved in the American Society of Landscape Architects through ENVD and Verve Dance.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
The community and close relationships that form in club meetings and last forever.

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I plan to gain practical field experience and move to Latin America to practice landscape architecture.

Brittany Phan

CLP Facilitator

Major: Integrative Physiology and Public Health
Minor: Spanish

Hometown: Ft. Collins, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
I adore cooking and baking for friends and family, exploring new places and cultures, weightlifting and whatever interest/hobby it is that I temporarily hyper-fixate on (right now, it's finding cooler hobbies I could be doing).����

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
The community. Seeing people gain new perspectives from one another and cultivate an environment that fosters individual and community growth has been one of the greatest privileges for me here at CU GOLD. Equally, the people I have the honor of knowing and learning from challenge me to grow as both a person and a leader.����

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
After I graduate, I plan to take at least one gap year to gain more clinical experience and to travel the world (top priority), then hopefully get into medical school. My ultimate goal is to become a physician specializing in oncology!��

Alan Chen

Tara McDaniel

CLP Facilitator & Marketing Specialist��

Major: Psychology
Minor: Art

Hometown: Littleton, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
I like to bake, play video games, spend time outdoors, make art, play guitar and lift weights.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
The community. As generic as that sounds, it is very important to have a healthy community. This program has a beautiful group of people who are the kindest group I’ve ever met.

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I hope to pursue a career in clinical psychology. Hopefully, in a psychiatric ward.

Donya Raeouf

Josh Smith

ALP Facilitator

Major: Biomedical Engineering��
Minor: Business and Biochemistry

Hometown: Grants Pass, OR

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
Hiking up mountains, skiing down mountains, playing piano (not on mountains), reading/listening to good books and exercising. Aspiring kayaker after Patrick's insistence.��

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
I was surprised when CU GOLD turned out to be not only a fun way to develop leadership abilities but also a tight-knit group of open-minded people who I look forward to seeing every week. It’s a great way to strengthen a productive mindset while making friends who are just as committed to grow themselves as individuals.

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I’ll (hopefully) be off to medical school while continuing my engineering education to advance the field of medicine. Hopefully still facilitating in another setting!��

Josephine Orona

Facilitator

Major: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Public Health

Hometown: Erie, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
Oil painting, playing tennis, watching anime, modeling and being with my friends!����

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
I love being around people who want the same out of the world and each other. They all want to do their part to help others.

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
Modeling and research.��

Ben Weiss

Alumni Specialist

Majors: Neuroscience; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology��
Minor: Computational Biology

Hometown: Pacific Palisades, CA

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
In my free time I always love a good outdoor adventure, whether that be mountain biking, snowboarding, climbing or the occasional sunrise hike. Beyond that, I am a huge science nerd who plays guitar and enjoys philosophical conversations with friends.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
Leadership is not easy, nor is it an independent process. The three features that make CU GOLD so effective in its efforts to develop interdependent leaders are the community, care and real-world impact that this organization facilitates. Every member of this community is here to develop themselves and improve their capacity to help others. That feeling is tangible whenever you meet a CU GOLD member, and is made evident by the tight-knit relationships that CLP and ALP participants from wildly different backgrounds and perspectives forge.��

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
I look forward to diving deeper into my research career and working on developing initiatives to help support a world where adolescent brain health is a community priority. Whether that looks like a gap year or jumping straight into grad school, I have yet to figure out.��

Will Conway

Marketing Specialist

Major: Biochemistry and Political Science

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

What are some of your interests and hobbies?
Fishing, basketball, tennis and going on adventures with my friends.

What is your favorite part about CU GOLD?
The ability to make deep, long-lasting connections with people in such a short time. The program teaches you so much about how to connect with people and I’ll always be grateful for that!

What do you plan to do once you graduate?
Going to law school. My goal is to become a patent lawyer and hopefully work in litigation.

Ben McDowell