
Meet The Board

Co-President
NATASHA SUTKIN
Hi! My name is Natasha and I am a 4th year Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics major and English minor. I am currently serving as one of LMC's Co-Presidents. I'm passionate about health education and lifestyle medicine as a tool to prevent chronic disease progression. I'm honored to lead LMC this year and am incredibly excited to continue advancing our club's mission of uplifting the Los Angeles community through health equity, cultural awareness, and lifestyle medicine!

Co-President
Patricia Rose De leon
Hi! My name is Patricia and I’m a 4th year Psychobiology major and Global Health and Community Engagement and Social Change double minor. As the co-president of LMC, I’m passionate about fostering a community where students and those we serve feel empowered to take control of their well-being through accessible, sustainable, and preventative health practices.

Research Co-Coordinator
Kayla vakilian
My name is Kayla and I’m a fourth year Computational Biology major who will be this year’s co-research coordinator! I am so grateful to be a part of a community dedicated to improving public health through lifestyle medicine. I admire LMC’s commitment to furthering education on the power of preventative medicine and am looking forward to contributing to this goal throughout the year!

Research Co-Coordinator
hannah yim
Hey everyone! My name is Hannah and I am a 2nd Year Neuroscience major and the current Co-Research Coordinator! My interest in pharmacology has taught me the importance of targeted, evidence-based treatment, but what especially drew me to lifestyle medicine is how it works with the brain-body connection to promote long-term healing. Rather than just managing symptoms, lifestyle-based care offers a sustainable, empowering path that respects patient dignity and autonomy.

Health Equity Chair
Maggie De leon
Hi, my name is Maggie De Leon and I’m a 2nd year Human Biology and Society major! I’m excited to be this year’s Health Equity Coordinator and work with an amazing and passionate team of students. ✨

Social Media Chair
Julia bang
Hi, I'm Julia and I'm LMC's Social Media Coordinator! I'm from NJ, and this will be my second-year at UCLA as a Pre-Psychobiology major. LMC deeply resonates with my values, as it urges for a more sustainable, behavior-based approach to health. As someone especially dedicated to mental health advocacy, believe that LMC's mission helps redirect people's attention to a more holistic branch of physical health.

South LA Free Clinic Coordinator
gloria
Hi! I'm Gloria, a sophomore majoring in Bioengineering and the Clinic Administrator for LMC, where I organize free clinics and train our members. I value lifestyle medicine because it focuses on daily behaviors and habits that help us prevent, manage, or treat illnesses. Unlike other medical approaches, lifestyle medicine is more affordable, more accessible, and more sustainable. It aims to create lasting and positive changes in health regardless of background like age, race, or income. Most importantly, it empowers individuals to take control of their own health with the knowledge and tools, and we are here to share those resources to the ones in need.

Education Coordinator
danny
Hey everyone! My name is Daniel Goshen, I’m a 3rd year Biology major and I am excited to be this years Education Coordinator. Lifestyle medicine is important to me because it displays how small, heath-conscience decisions that people may not think about on a daily basis can change lives for the better.
