Youth Ambassador
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
Washington, DC
07.2016 - 07.2021
- Youth Ambassador for New York/Long Island Chapter of JDRF
- Volunteer and mentor newly diagnosed diabetic youth
- Help with advocacy and outreach
- Selected to represent NY state as one of 165 delegates to lobby hill in Washington, DC
- Testified in front of Senate Diabetes Caucus in 2019
- Granted over 350 million dollars in research funding for Juvenile Diabetes Research.