Project Pulse Winnipeg
2020-2021 Executive Team
Meet our team!
Alandra Barairo
Principal Advisor
Alandra is a second year student at the University of Manitoba, pursuing a Bachelor of Environmental Design in the Faculty of Architecture. Despite not going directly into the field of health sciences, she still holds a large interest in the field and believes Project Pulse is important for providing opportunities for students to learn about the field and their futures.
Alandra has been part of Project Pulse Winnipeg for almost five years. She first participated in Project Pulse Winnipeg as an Ambassador in 2016. Later, she joined the executive team as the Events Director in 2017 and 2018 and eventually worked as the Sponsorships Director in 2019. Through her time on the executive team, she was able to learn more about different careers in the health sciences and was able to make connections with people all over the city. Using her knowledge and experience from the executive team, she hopes to be able to continue helping the team as a Principal Advisor.
Contact: winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Katrina Lengsavath
President
Katrina is a first year student at the Canadian Mennonite University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences and was selected as one of the school’s 2020 Leadership Scholars. She serves as a First Year Representative on CMU Student Council and loves to sing with the women’s chorus. This is Katrina’s third year with Project Pulse - she joined the team as a Graphics Designer in 2018, became President in 2019, and feels honoured to be continuing her term in the role this year. Her passion and dedication to leading the team in effectively encouraging diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility to health sciences education will carry through as the team navigates an entirely online presence for the very first time. She believes that with a little extra hustle and heart, the team will be able to create meaningful opportunities for students and make positive impacts in the face of pandemic times.
Katrina graduated from Gordon Bell High School with the Class of 2020, achieving honour roll standing academics. She balanced school work, volunteer, and extra-curriculars proficiently over her entire high school career. In her Grade 12 year, she became co-captain of the varsity girls’ volleyball team, had two writing pieces published through CBC News Manitoba, and was nominated valedictorian of her graduating class.
Katrina was also involved in performing arts programs for many years, such as the school’s auditioned dance team, choral ensembles, and play productions. In addition to being a starting setter on the volleyball team, she competed and placed at the divisional level in numerous events for track & field. Katrina is also Administrative Assistant for Meraki Theatre Productions, and has found joy in advocating for the company’s goals to create change and nurture compassion. When she’s not studying, sending emails, or running meetings, Katrina’s hobbies include writing, playing the piano, and baking.
Contact: winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Rhea Gupta
Professional Relations Director
Rhea Gupta is a grade 11 student at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, where she is taking Advanced Placement courses that will help her pursue a career in the field of health sciences, specifically as a neurologist.
Rhea has participated in the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium, during which she won gold medals and special awards. She is an active member of her school community as the leader of the Green Team club, one of the leaders of Youth in Philanthropy, an editor for two of SJR’s publications, and a member of Student Council. Rhea is heavily involved in debating and public speaking, attending the Nationals every year since grade 8. She has won awards in Concours d’art oratoire, a French-speaking contest, and recently placed second at the national level.Last year, Rhea was selected by Experiences Canada to attend the National Youth Forum for diversity and inclusion in Toronto, which altered her perspective on pervasive issues in society. She remains connected to her culture by taking classes for Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance, and visiting her grandparents every summer in India. Rhea enjoys volunteering at Seine River Retirement Residence, helping at her community library through her position on its Youth Advisory Council, and organizing drives with groups such as RaY and the Alzheimer’s Society of Manitoba. In her free time, she takes pleasure in photography, reading, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.
Through Project Pulse, Rhea is eager to obtain further knowledge of the field of health sciences and inspire other students to make decisions that will help shape their futures.
Contact: panels.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Miguel San Pedro
Professional Relations Director
Miguel San Pedro is a Grade 12 student at Maples Met School. This is his second year attending Project Pulse, previously as a participant in 2018 and now as the Professional Relations Director in 2020. He is looking forward to collaborating with all of the other talented members of the executive team!
Miguel sparked his interest in the health sciences after gaining 3 years of internship experience, including the Exchange District Pharmacy and the Organic Chemistry departments at the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba, as well as attending SHAD at the University of British Columbia in 2019.
He strives to challenge himself and excel in his many passions such as debate and the performing arts. Miguel is the trombone section leader of the Maples Collegiate Wind Ensemble and a tenor in the nationally recognized Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir. He is also a member of his school’s mock trial team and participates annually in the World Scholar’s Cup and Centre of Education in Mathematics and Computing contests.
His goal is to become a family physician and start a family medicine practice in Winnipeg. Project Pulse has made a lasting influence on Miguel’s future university and career prospects and he hopes to plan a conference that will educate, inspire and impact Winnipeg youth as much as it did for him. He is humbled and honoured to be your 2020 Professional Relations Director!
Contact: panels.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Esha Sandhu
University Relations Director
Esha is a grade 12 student at St. John’s Ravenscourt School. She is taking several advanced placement courses and achieved the Governor’s Honour Roll standing throughout her years in school. Since a very young age, Esha has been interested in studying science. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in medicine. In school, Esha is an active member of both film and badminton club. She is a first-degree black belt in tae kwon do and enjoys playing on her school badminton team. In her spare time, she volunteers at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Esha found the Project Pulse workshop in 2018 to be a very eye-opening moment. She got to hear a wide variety of experiences from both professionals and university students. Participants had an opportunity to ask questions which helped them understand more about post-secondary education and different career paths. She is honored to be the University Relations Director for Project Pulse 2021. This is Esha’s first year being part of the organization and she is very excited to see how it all comes together. She hopes that this year’s conference will create an educational and memorable experience for everyone.
Contact: panels.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Kristine Shan
Events & External Relations Director
Kristine is a first year student in the Faculty of Science and in the Food Nutrition and Health Program in the University of British Columbia. She had graduated from the International Baccalaureate program in 2020 at Kelvin High School. Being the third year interacting with Project Pulse Winnipeg; first year as a participant and two years as an executive team member, her goal is to improve skills and seek for more knowledge as she has a goal to pursue a career in health sciences, with interests majoring in dietetics and minoring in psychology.
Outside of school, she volunteers in the summer at Cancer Care and Folklorama Winnipeg. During her high school career, she helps the community such as participating in fundraisers. And she is also helping out with Holiday Breakfast, a christmas event that takes place at Kelvin where the school provides breakfast, activities, and presents for an elementary school in the city. These have shown her how important communication is, as well as to be more caring of other people.
With an observation as a participant to Project Pulse Winnipeg’s workshop, it was great to see that there were professionals who were available to answer questions that help many students when they are unsure. With this said, knowing that some of these answers are so important to many students, she is very thrilled to be part of the executive team of Project Pulse Winnipeg again with other members of the online team! She is very excited to bring inspirations to others and hopes that the health sciences education brought by Winnipeg Project Pulse can motivate others to follow their dreams.
Contact: events.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Sasha Houle
Events & External Relations Director
Sasha Houle is a Grade 12 student at Tec-Voc. She is eager to serve as an Events & External Relations Director for her first year with the Project Pulse Executive Team. Sasha is continually searching for new ways to immerse herself in the science community. Whether it be to participate in science-related opportunities and events or continuous learning related to the medical field, Sasha loves to learn and share her passion for science. This opportunity to serve Project Pulse’s Executive Team is no different—she is looking forward to equipping youth with the resources they need to succeed in the medical stream.
Sasha has been a Distinguished Honour Roll student for her entirety of attendance at Tec-Voc and Sargent Park School. Throughout her public school education, she has been honoured with many awards, including a variety of School Board Book Awards for maintaining high academic standings, citizenship & extracurricular awards, silver and bronze medals from both divisional and provincial science fairs and eighteen subject awards. She was also chosen as a Verna J. Kirkness Scholar. Sasha also enjoys giving back to her community by volunteering at Seven Oaks Hospital and by participating in many extracurricular activities at her school, such as student council and Youth in Philanthropy.
Contact: events.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Bhavya Bhushan
Sponsorships Director & Co-president in Training
Bhavya is a grade 12 student at Fort Richmond Collegiate enrolled in various honors and Advanced Placement courses. She is extremely excited to be serving as the Sponsorship Director as well as co-president (in training) for the 2020-21 Project Pulse Executive Team. Bhavya appreciates the sciences as well as has a distinct fascination for mathematics, history and the arts. She has won various gold and silver medals in the Indian National Science Olympiad and International English Olympiad. As well as was a Science Olympiad merit holder and a bronze medalist at the Indian National Science Fair.
Aside from being an honour roll student throughout her school years, Bhavya has also been actively involved in her school. For the 2020-21 school year, she will be serving as the student council secretary and as the senior editor for The Scribbler (FRC’s creative arts anthology). She is also a part of various other school clubs such as Youth in Philanthropy, Peer Support, Reach for The Top, High Altitude Balloon Club, Debate Club, Model United Nations etc. Recently she had the opportunity to be an intern at Cancer Care Manitoba and has been working on her research on RMS ever since. Bhavya is also a student athlete and was trained in Russia prior to becoming a national swimmer in India. Alongside swimming, she also plays various other sports including competitive badminton, ultimate, water polo, and chess. She was also a national finalist for CBSE Heritage India Quiz in 2017-2018, one of the most prestigious quizzing contest in India. Some of her other passions include drawing and painting and she has been granted different honours for her works of art. Bhavya likes to give back to the community by volunteering at her local food bank as well as spending time with her friends and family.
Bhavya was born and raised in Russia and later moved to India. It was only two years ago that Bhavya along with her family moved to Canada seeking better opportunities. Growing up she has always been passionate about the sciences and aspires to become a doctor one day. Through Project Pulse, she hopes to create a memorable and knowledgeable experience for everyone.
Contact: sponsorships.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Voke Ewhrudjakpor
Marketing & Outreach Lead
Voke is a grade 12 International Baccalaureate at Kelvin High School. Her favourite subjects include Biology, History and English. Voke is very interested in both the humanities and the sciences and hopes to be able to combine the two in her future career by pursuing a degree in Global and Public Health sciences and later pursue a career in medicine.
Voke will be coming back to Project Pulse this year as the Marketing Director for the online conference. Voke is passionate about making sure students receive the resources and education they deserve. She is also a student athlete, playing volleyball and throwing for the track and field team inside and outside of school. In her free time Voke likes to sing and play the guitar as well as playing the saxophone. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and family. This is Voke’s second year on the Project Pulse Executive team and she is very excited to see how the year turns out!
Contact: outreach.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Charlene Medina
Marketing & Outreach - Social Media
Charlene is a first-year student in the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba. She spends her free time volunteering at the Health Sciences Centre and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, though her other hobbies include knitting, reading, and journaling. She plans to pursue a career in the health sciences, especially after attending the PPW 2019 conference as a participant.
This being her first year as part of the Project Pulse Winnipeg executive team, she is excited and honoured to serve as the Social Media Director. She hopes her contributions will help to create a meaningful, educational, and enjoyable experience for all!
Contact: outreach.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Joshua Jamila
Marketing & Outreach - Community Relations
Joshua Inrixie is a Grade 12 student at Gordon Bell High School. He was born in the Philippines, he and his family moved to Canada in 2014 in search of better opportunities. He is an active member of the school community and the local community as well. At school, he is a member of: Senior Choir, Vox, Student Council, Youth in Philanthropy, Gordon Bell’s Badminton Team, Drama Production Peaceful Village and Speaker’s Group. Pre-Covid-19, he volunteered at Health Sciences Centre. Over the years he accumulated awards and certificates such as Certificate of Citizenship, Highest Academic Award, Honour Roll Award and Can U Lead Award. When he was a child, he was often admitted to the hospital. From that, he developed an interest in someday pursuing a career in the health sciences field. He plans to be a Pre-med student at the University of Manitoba. This will be his first year as a member of Project Pulse Winnipeg Executive Team filling the role of Marketing & Outreach - Community Relations Director. He is very excited to be part of the team.
Contact: outreach.winnipeg@projectpulsecanada.com
Yuannan (Eagle) Wei
Graphics Designer
Eagle is a grade 12 student who attends St. John’s Ravenscourt (SJR) school. In the future, he hopes to pursue a career in medicine. He is interested in the undergraduate microbiology program at the University of Manitoba. Eagle is passionate about fitness and health sciences. He has shadowed his father, a cardiovascular surgeon. Eagle has worked in his mother’s cancer research laboratory; these experiences made him interested in becoming either a surgeon or a laboratory researcher.
Eagle has been in the graphic design course at SJR for a year. However, his interest in graphics designing allowed him to thrive in vector tracing. Eagle enjoys helping people, and he is very passionate about fitness training. His fitness curiosity made him interested in biology. This is Eagle’s first time participating in Project Pulse. He is very excited to be the graphics designer for Project Pulse 2020-2021. Eagle is excited to learn more about the sciences and future career paths.
Sean Teodoro
Graphics Designer
Sean Teodoro is a first year student at the University of Manitoba who is pursuing a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, then a Medicine degree in the following years. He is passionate about the health sciences, and because of that, he is actively studying and researching various aspects of health from diseases to health professions. This is Sean’s second year in the executive team as the Graphics Designer, and he is excited to be part of the Online Team for Project Pulse 2020-21.
Sean volunteered at St. Joseph’s Nursing home as a recreational volunteer, helping the elderly exercise, all while having fun with the games. He was in the Graphics course of his school for two years, and it quickly became one of his favourite hobbies, along with basketball, playing the piano, and photography. He hopes to create a whole variety of eye-catching designs for the team this year, so that more people can be inspired to be a part of Project Pulse 2020-21.
Sean has been a consistent honour roll student for his whole academic life. He was born in the Philippines, and his family moved to Canada a few years ago to seek out better opportunities. He used to be the Student Council President of his middle school, and he has also been a part of many academic competitions. His good work ethic is reflected on the grades that he gets in school and on the various activities outside of school that he has been involved in the past few years.