Leadership
Evan ShreckCo-President
Evan Shreck is currently a junior in Human Ecology, majoring in Human Biology, Health and Society. He was born and raised in Suffern, New York. Currently pre-med, Evan believes that focusing on public health issues will offer him a new perspective on medicine and the healthcare industry, as a whole. Evan is especially excited to help spread awareness about global health issues that often go unnoticed by even the most prestigious Cornell students. Evan recognizes the importance of being cognizant about current public health issues. He is eager to work together with the CSSPH executive board to examine fundamental national public health issues and make a difference within the Cornell community.
Marc Seligson
Co-President
Marc Seligson is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He is a nutritional sciences major also pursuing a minor in global health. Recently elected as the CSSPH Co-President, he wishes to pursue a career working in international medicine, traveling to impoverished areas of the world and helping those in need. He has done medical work in South America, and will be returning next summer.
Irfan Zia
Vice President/Secretary
Irfan was born in Bangladesh, but has called Mineola, New York (Long Island) home for the majority of his life. He is currently a Junior in Arts & Sciences majoring in Economics and minoring in Policy Analysis & Management. Irfan is interested in the financial aspects of public health policies, and looks to utilize what he learns in CSSPH once he leaves the wonderful bubble that is Cornell University. In the future, Irfan hopes to get an MBA in healthcare administration and work in the industry, while keeping in mind how public health and its policies affect people on a global scale. Irfan looks forward to working with all CSSPH members in order to leave a mark on campus and the Ithaca community.
Justin Facteau
National Co-Chair
Justin is a Policy Analysis and Management (PAM) major from Peru, NY. He has interests in market research and insurance markets. His first experiences in the healthcare scene included working as an EMT in addition to studying health policy. Since he transferred to Cornell, he joined the Medical Reserve Core, a county-sponsored but US wide medical reserve force that responds to emergencies. Outside of CSSPH, Justin plays for Cornell’s rugby team and enjoys hiking, mountain biking and fishing.
Caitlin Meyer
National Co-Chair
Caitlin Meyer is senior Human Biology, Health, and Society major and Global Health minor. She was raised in Boston, but is currently living in Dallas, TX. Through the CSSPH National Committee she hopes to encourage good health practices in both the Ithaca and Cornell communities particularly regarding nutrition, and women’s health issues. After graduation she hopes to pursue a career in international medicine focusing on contemporary women’s health issues in developing nations. In her spare time she enjoys glassblowing, spending time with family and friends, and also serves as a chair on the Slope Day Programming Board.
International Co-Chair
Tommy Rucker is a Sophomore majoring in Biology and Society in the college of Human Ecology. Born and raised in Chicago, he always thought that medicine was the right track for him, but now that has changed that to some sort of combination of Global Health and Law. Having done absolutely no work abroad, he is eager to health those in need in impoverished countries as well as provide information to them that will help them create better health policies. When not trying to save the world, he enjoys playing golf, reading biographies and learning about real estate.
Meredith Burcyk
International Co-Chair
Meredith is from Long Island, NY. She is currently a Junior in the College of Human Ecology, majoring in Human Biology, Health and Society and minoring in Global Health. From the start of her college career, Meredith has had a keen interest in issues that disproportionately affect the resource poor. After traveling to Nicaragua and researching childhood obesity in low-income families, Meredith has learned the necessity of public health measures. Through CSSPH, Meredith hopes to better understand and examine the multidisciplinary field of public health to help prepare her for a career in this area.
Totini Chatterjee
Career Chair
Totini is a Senior Biology and Society major pursuing a minor in Biometry and Statistics. Having been born and raised in Houston, Texas, she was quite amazed by Ithaca's tremendous winter. She is very interested in doing healthcare related work in resource-poor regions of the world. After Cornell, she plans on attending public health school and then possibly going on to medical school. She believes that young people, when united behind a common cause, can make drastic changes in important areas of the world such as healthcare as well as education for children. Totini also really enjoys swimming, playing piano, reading, as well as traveling.
Yotam Arens Career Chair
Yotam was born in Israel and is more recently from Westchester, NY. He is a junior Biology and Society major in CALS and also pre-med. Currently, he intends to go to medical school and eventually work in health policy. Yotam joined CSSPH because of his interest in preventing disease and promoting healthy living across populations. Over the past couple of years he has explored different public health career paths through internships and interviews and hopes to share his experiences with other students pursuing a career in public health. He plans to engage Cornell students in learning more about possible careers with relevant speakers, continued discussions about the field, and assistance in finding public health-related internships.
Susan Li
Treasurer
Susan Li is from Brooklyn, NY. She is currently a senior biological sciences major in the College of Arts and Sciences with a program of study in nutritional science and a minor in education. She is interested in medicine and public health. Through CSSPH, she hopes to learn more about the many facets of public health and to raise awareness about health issues in the United States as well as around the world. She hopes to pursue a career in medicine and become a pediatrician. During her free time she enjoys volunteering, baking, eating and traveling.