A core part of the GHI is student involvement. Working behind the scenes to integrate the GHI into MBAs curricular and extra curricular activities is a steering committee of first and second year students at Kellogg School of Management.

Internal Marketing  

Andrea Hanson
ahanson2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Andrea Hanson Has been involved in the Global Health Initiative since arriving at Kellogg. She was selected as co-main leader for the first GIM trip dedicated to global health, and helped organize a class and field research trip to East Africa. Prior to Kellogg, She worked as a Management Consultant in a variety of industries across many countries.  The projects that interested her most were those related to social impact issues.  During the summer, she spent time working for Becton Dickinson as a strategy intern on their Global Health team.  This year, on the GHI Steering Committee,  Andrea is responsible for Internal Marketing and Communications. 

External Marketing 

Lauren Mikulski
lmikulski2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Lauren’s long-term career goal is to work in the  most affected countries by HIV/AIDS. Lauren, during her first year at Kellogg, served on the GHI steering committee and attended GIM Tanzania where she worked on her GHI project with a focus on International Agencies and NGOs. Before Kellogg Lauren worked for Africare in Uganda, served on a non-profit board of directors for HIV/AIDS in Austin and as a HR Generalist at Dell Inc. During her summer internship she had the pleasure to work in Marketing at Tibotec Therapeutics for the launch of a new HIV/AIDS drug within the U.S. Lauren will be working to develop and execute an external marketing plan for GHI where it can expand its reach around the globe and can identify future global health projects. Lauren graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Industrial & Labor Relations. Outside of the GHI steering Committee, she is the Co-President of the BMA and Move, and enjoys cycling and competing in triathlons.

Sang'ona Oriedo
eoriedo2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Sang’ona is a second year student interested in medical technologies, emerging markets, and bringing new products to market in underserved communities.  Sang’ona graduated from Stanford University in 2000 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Prior to attending Kellogg, Sang’ona worked for Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA and for Novartis Corporation (formerly Chiron Corporation) in Emeryville, CA.  Sang’ona is the product of Midwestern U.S. and East African upbringing who considers San Francisco her adopted home.  When she’s not in the QSR, you may spot her at LA Fitness, a gallery opening in Chicago or wine tasting at The Stained Glass.  Her most recent exploits include climbing the ruins at Angkor, Cambodia, and visiting the Taj Mahal in India. In addition to her interests in global health, she’s also involved in the Black Management Association (executive board) and GIM program (2008 India Main Leader).  During the 2007-08 academic year Sang’ona worked on a year-long GHI project team investigating Medical Device Payers. 

Knowledge Development 

Li Pan
lpan2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Li is a second year MBA student at Kellogg. Prior to Kellogg, Li was a research scientist and worked on various  drug development projects at Merck. She interned at Novartis marketing during the past summer.  She was involved with leading volunteer activities related to AIDS in China, and is looking forward to working toward improving the health issues in developing countries through GHI.  Li plans to have a career in health care or pharmaceutical segment upon graduation.  

Reema Sabastian
rsabastian2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Reema is a second year student at Kellogg majoring in Marketing and Finance. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Industrial Engineering. Prior to Kellogg she worked in IT, Marketing, and Procurement at an industrial supply company in Chicago. She has a personal interest in GHI’s mission because she grew up in Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya and has witnessed first-hand some of the HIV-related issues facing people in these countries. As a first year student, she was involved in leading a year-long GHI research project team that worked to understand the key payers in HIV-related diagnostic spending. Reema hopes to eventually pursue a career in economic development in under-privileged communities.

Project and Academic

Allana Jackson
ajackson2009@law.northwestern.edu
Allana Jackson is a second year student majoring in Social Entrepreneurship and Strategy. Prior to Kellogg, Allana worked in management consulting at Bain & Company and nonprofit consulting at the Bridgespan Group.  She spent the past summer in Kenya working with One Acre Fund, a poverty alleviation program.  Allana was a participant on the GHI trip to Tanzania in 2008 and looks forward to finding more ways to integrate GHI into the Kellogg curriculum. Allana graduated from Harvard  University with a joint degree in Economics and Sociology.    

Nsesa Kazadi
nkazadi2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Nsesa is a second year student majoring in International Business and Strategy. Prior to Kellogg, she worked at a firm that provided investment management services to public agencies. She is thrilled with the opportunity to work with The Global Health Initiative and has been involved in several projects over the past year, including leading a GIM trip to Tanzania. She hopes to one day work on economic development in emerging markets and views GHI’s mission, with its emphasis on market research to support the launch of a new AIDS diagnostic product, as the first step towards reaching her long-term goals 

Field Analysis

Katherine Nelson
knelson2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Katherine studied International Relations and Economics at Boston University for two years before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin to complete a BBA in Finance.  She joined Kimberly-Clark Corporation in a business analysis role at a manufacturing site in South Carolina and then moved to the World Headquarters in Dallas for a Corporate Treasury opportunity.  There she worked with affiliates all over the world and traveled extensively to Ireland and England.  It was during this time that Katherine decided to come to Kellogg to pursue career opportunities in consulting and emerging markets.  At Kellogg Katherine discovered an interest in global health as a means to apply her business skills and passion for social innovation in developing countries.  She participated in a variety of GHI projects during her first year at Kellogg and she intends to participate in a Kellogg Corps GHI trip after graduation.  Katherine is also the President of Kellogg Corps, the External Marketing Chair for Social Impact and the Programming Chair for the Women’s Leadership Workshop.  She interned at The Boston Consulting Group during the summer of 2008 and she plans to continue exploring career opportunities in global health.