Executive Board

2024-2025 Executive Board

Co-Presidents

Becca Adams, c/o 2025

Denise Bilbao, c/o 2025

Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: The Bee Sting pizza from Mootz! Absolute heaven.
Favorite study spot: Cannelle in downtown Detroit. French pastries and coffee make studying a whole lot easier :)
Favorite volunteer experience: The real highlight of my medical school career is dressing up in an inflatable koala costume and handing out treats to the kids at Children’s Hospital on Halloween. This will be hard to top!
Best med school memory: Repurposing the previously mentioned inflatable koala costume and rolling up to the Bookies Halloween party with my inflatable koala friends during M2. We took up a lot of space in that bar.
Advice to my M1 self: Give yourself grace! You are a student and will make mistakes, regardless of how much you study. It’s how you learn from them that truly matters and will set you up for success when you face the same problem again.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: Through my work with Aesculapians, I hope to help our community feel seen and valued. Our Detroit neighbors represent the life and strength of the city, a fact sometimes unfortunately lost in the discussion of “revitalizing” the area. It is their passion that gives Detroit its vibrancy, and I am committed to continuing my service as Aesculapians Co-President so that every resident experiences the respect and compassion they deserve.

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Rocco’s Italian Deli! Can’t go wrong with anything on their menu and their tiramisu is 10/10
Favorite study spot: Kitab Cafe (open till 9pm, so many charging outlets, and their brown sugar oat draft is supreme)
Favorite volunteer experience: Leading street runs and helping with the Henry Ford consult system for Street Medicine Detroit! Plus being a part of Aesculapians, of course :)
Best med school memory: Dressing up with five of my best friends as a 6 pack of Corona for the 2023 school Halloween party (and taking home the group costume prize). The six of us showed up to Bookie’s inside of a 6x9 cardboard box and kept it on us for most of the night as we danced and walked around the crowded bar.
Advice to my M1 self: Start exploring specialties and making connections with faculty early on in medical school! Having those lasting relationships and insights really pays off later on when you’re looking for research projects and starting to prepare for residency applications.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope to get our students more rooted in the community we serve and to find ways to support and amplify the missions of the many passionate, proud organizations that are doing amazing work within Detroit. As Detroit continues to grow and flourish, I want to invest in the preservation of the city’s unique voice and culture.

Vice President

Zohini Pandit, c/o 2026

Secretary

Minisha Kanakarajan, c/o 2025

Hometown: Detroit, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Mootz pizzeria
Favorite study spot: Student center or Kresge library
Favorite volunteer experience: Street Medicine runs
Best med school memory: Everyone always being so kind
Advice to my M1 self: You’re capable of absolutely anything. Medical school is harder if you keep telling yourself “it’s hard”. Speak positively and get the job done. Don’t let your fears get in the way and remember God is with you.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: Improve care for the homeless community and give them a wide range of care in all aspects of their lives.

Co-Treasurers

Kia Sweeney, c/o 2026

Zoe Jeffries, c/o 2025

Hometown: Detroit
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: L George’s Coney Island
Favorite study spot: Local Library or Scott Hall cafeteria
Favorite volunteer experience: Auntie Na’s Cleanup Day with BMA - I got to bring one of my nieces with me and spend time with peers doing something positive for a city that I love and care for deeply.
Best med school memory: Getting a text from one of my medical school peers, where they had taken a photo of the wall on the 3rd floor of Mazurek and me being shocked to see that it was large photo of my face on the wall. I felt extremely honored and grateful to be on the wall at school and a few months ago I was able to bring one of my nieces to campus and show her the photo and take photos in front of it, etc. Seeing her facial expression was priceless and is something I will always remember.
Advice to my M1 self: You are capable of doing hard things. Where you currently are is a prayer answered, so whenever you get overwhelmed or discouraged, remember that this phase won’t last forever, and it will get better.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: To be a positive example of authentic and unapologetic compassion, love and kindness in a setting that can often feel overwhelming, I want to always remember that love and support can be more powerful than any score or accolade.

Hometown: Washington, DC
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: ima
Favorite study spot: Kitab Cafe
Favorite volunteer experience: LMSA Amigos Medicos Clinic
Best med school memory: Halloween at Bookies
Advice to my M1 self: Don't be afraid to ask for help!
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: To continue expanding healthcare to underserved populations

Webmaster

Sarah Bassett, c/o 2025

Hometown: Delton, Michigan
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Farmer Franks breakfast. 11/10.
Favorite study spot: My bed (I know this is bad, sue me)
Favorite volunteer experience: The Medical Student Garden!!!
Best med school memory: Being part of a viral lampoon video.
Advice to my M1 self: Stop worrying that everyone around you is smarter than you, they are, but you’ll be just fine.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope to leave an impact through the small things I’ve done. The friendly conversation with a patient in the clinic that makes them feel comfortable to open up about a health concern, the event I planned that took a classmate’s mind off stress and studying for an hour, the little piece of advice passed along to an underclassman that made their life easier, or the vegetable that I planted at MSG sitting on a family’s dinner table. Hoping these all add up to something!

Historian

Curtis Mack, c/o 2026

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Central Kitchen!!
Favorite study spot: Home
Favorite volunteer experience: Annual family volunteering events or Street Medicine Detroit
Best med school memory: BMA Boat Cruise or passing HBF-3 lol
Advice to my M1 self: Just relax and be wherever your feet are. Don’t worry about yesterday, or what you have to do in the near future. Be in the moment, enjoy the social connection, and lean on your support system. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. But remember, everything is going to be okay, even when it doesn’t look like it.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope to have a robust connection with the people of Detroit—understand their stories and how the city has made an impact on them just as it has on me. Even if it’s a small interaction with a modicum of people, I hope they remember the interaction—of how much I cared and not necessarily how much I knew, academically. Lastly, I hope to inspire and invigorate passion in the younger generations who dream of being health professionals one day.

Activities Coordinators

Lyndsay Archer, c/o 2025

Hometown: Southfield, Michigan
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: The Block
Favorite study spot: The DIA
Favorite volunteer experience: Organizing Reach Out to Youth through the BMA!
Best med school memory: Seeing the kids at Reach Out to Youth in their white coats, excited about the dream of becoming future doctors!
Advice to my M1 self: Trust your journey. It may not be perfect or conventional, but it is a journey worth taking on not only for yourself but for everyone coming after you. You're brilliant, deserving of occupying this space, and you are here for a unique purpose. Hold onto that & never doubt it. Every doctor has a story.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope to continue serving our youth and finding more ways to bridge health with community outreach!

Eve Sherbin, c/o 2026

Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Roccos Italian Deli
Favorite study spot: The sad truth is the library because I am easily distracted, but when I'm feeling more relaxed then Seasons Market.
Favorite volunteer experience: Minds Matter Detroit where I am the Junior Class Director; we focus on helping local high schoolers apply to college through application support and mentorship.
Best med school memory: Anything & everything street med!
Advice to my M1 self: You know how you learn best - it's okay if that doesn't look like other people.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: To be able to learn from community partners and be a part of teams that work to close gaps in access to care and see patients as people regardless of their lived experiences

Lauren Fleckenstein, c/o 2026

Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Frita Batidos
Favorite study spot: The Congregation
Favorite volunteer experience: Volunteering in the student garden with my anatomy table!
Best med school memory: Gala and celebrating the end of first year!
Advice to my M1 self: It’s all going to be okay
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I try to have a positive impact on every person I encounter and always spread joy and smiles!

Research Coordinators

Chayton Fivecoat, c/o 2025

Hometown: Wyandotte, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Green Dot Stables
Favorite study spot: my house with my dogs!
Favorite volunteer experience: The Christmas Party with L.I.V.E Outreach last year!
Best med school memory: The AMA Annual Conference. It led me to some of my best friends and really helped me discover a passion for medical advocacy and drive to participate in medical education reform!
Advice to my M1 self: Trust the process. Everything happens for a reason and you just got to lean into the grind and do your best. Find things you're passionate about and do them all the way.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: The impact I hope to have on the Wayne State/Detroit community is to constantly be the reminder that WSUSOM students care deeply about their patients. We truly want to serve our community. I hope to help students lean into that desire and continue giving back to the community that is helping us become the best doctors we can be.

Jenna Carter, c/o 2025

Lampoon Coordinators

Chelsea Yu, c/o 2025

Hometown: Canton, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Babo!
Favorite study spot: Any Panera ever
Favorite volunteer experience: All the health screenings through APAMSA!
Best med school memory: Hosting a Halloween party and being matching witches with my friends!
Advice to my M1 self: You’re doing your best, and your best is good enough. You’ll get to where you need to be, so don’t sweat the small stuff.
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: To have fostered positive connections with my peers and the community! I hope to have made people laugh, feel seen, and bring a little bit more joy and positivity to this crazy life!

Ryan Nazareno, c/o 2025

Hometown: Flat Rock, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Mi Pueblo
Favorite study spot: Kitab Cafe
Favorite volunteer experience: Medical Student Gardens because it’s nice to be outside once in a while
Best med school memory: The friends we made along the way.
Advice to my M1 self: Sleep more, study less, Live Mas
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope by volunteering and my work as Lampoon coordinator can help our CPOTY Downtown Boxing Gym, I can help give the kids in our community a boost and build them up for a successful future.

Kiersten Walsworth, c/o 2026

Hometown: Okemos, MI
Favorite place to eat in Detroit: Pie Sci Favorite study spot: any public library Favorite volunteer experience: street runs with Street Medicine Detroit
Best med school memory: M1 Anatomy Lab
Advice to my M1 self: You are intelligent, and you deserve to be here
What impact do you hope to have on the Wayne State/ Detroit community: I hope to continue to deepen the relationship between student organizations and the Detroit community in order to create a relationship that is sustainable in the long-term, even as students grow and move on to different things in their lives