Leo Elkins

Undergraduate Pre- med student at Columbia University seeking employment as a Phlebotomist Technician. Eager to begin working and develop diverse skillset in future medical career.

• Speech Therapy Mentor: Volunteered from the age of ten until eighteen as a speech and behavioral therapy mentor for young children at "ChatterBoxNYC"; Strengthened the children’s confidence and communication skills; Learned from a young age the value of giving back, as well as leadership and kindness.
• Volunteer for a Humanitarian Medical Organization: Volunteered for over a year for "Save a Child's Heart," which brings children from various countries in Africa and Asia to Israel to receive life- saving heart surgery; Role was to entertain and play with the children to take their mind off of the surgery and foreign environment.
• Lab Technician: Organized independent lab experience between Tel Aviv University, a local non- profit, and a Canadian- based research and development company; Managed personal lab for over a year and studied effect of specific wavelengths of the Near- Infrared Light spectrum on plant growth and development.
• Volunteer for Local NYC Soup Kitchen: Currently volunteer once or twice a week at "Broadway Community" in Morningside Heights neighborhood to prepare and provide meals for adults in need.