Coordinator Testimonials

Christopher R. Solga
Christopher R. Solga

"HealthCorps isn't about forcing people to eat healthy and exercise. It's about inspiring people to change their lives.

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Jake Ross
Jake Ross

"How is it that a 15 year old student can find the inner motivation to better her life but adults tend to be more apathetic? The answer is you.

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Jeff Lin and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
Jeff Lin

“I am tremendously proud of having become a health educator, mentor, resource, and advocate at one of New York City’s most underserved public high schools. As I seek a career in public health law and policy, the insights and experiences I have gained through HealthCorps have prepared me to become a more compassionate and effective health advocate.

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Jessica Leslie
Jessica Leslie

"HealthCorps has been a life changing experience. I grew up a mere 20 miles from John F. Kennedy and having the opportunity to experience Cleveland in a whole new way has been amazing. It's been a privilege to get to go to Kennedy everyday and form relationships with incredible students."

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Katrina Sanders
Katrina Sanders

"This is the 1st job that has changed the way I personally view the impact that I can have on the world...I count it a blessing to have a job that allows me the flexibility to actively be a selfless activist for social change.

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Meghan Berry
Meghan Berry

"HealthCorps is where I get to create real world examples for my students and faculty of what health is and what it can be for ourselves. Health is not about giving up on the things we love; it’s about becoming better mentally, physically, and emotionally.

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Mohammed Faiz Khan

Because of my background in health and HealthCorps training, I assist in an after school program that helps obese students by giving nutrition and exercise advice, including one-on-one nutrition consultations. I show students how easy and fun it can be to make simple changes that can really benefit their health at the HealthCorps Club, which I run after school fou

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Peter Bond
Peter Bond

"After college while most my friends set off to sit in cubicles and climb the corporate ladder I couldn’t feel more blessed to have had the opportunity to spend two years working for the most proactive non-profit health organization.

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Rebecca Rinehart

The lessons we teach allow us to make a difference in the lives of our students. It's great knowing I am part of that difference by changing the way they think and feel about their health.

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Sarah Frank
Sarah Frank

"I wake up every morning, too early, and I still love my job. I don't think too many other people feel that way, day after day after day."

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Sarkis Kalashian
Sarkis Kalashian

"As a Coordinator, I am on the frontline of the health epidemic of our generation. Everyday underserved communities face the lack of access to information and healthy choices.

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Tamara Bockow

After college, I embarked on a journey and committed myself to a year of public service with Dr. Mehmet Oz's organization, HealthCorps.  The Brooklyn high school I worked at was a far cry from the idealistic Ivy League institution I came from.

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