Rania Lateef is a Freshman at Stanford University. She was inspired to found MATCH UP due to her passion for public health, psychology, and gender studies. During her travels to developing countries like India and Pakistan, Rania realized that girls and women in many parts of the world did not share her liberties and their limited access to health care
significantly impacted maternal and child health outcomes. Along with a group of her close friends, she was determined to bring about change in such communities, both in the U.S and internationally.
 

Rania was honored to receive the American Psychological Association and U.S Public Health Service award for her work on how mindset can influence future career choices in young women. 

Zaib Zahir is a Senior at The Flint Hill School. She is a young female who is very aware of global injustice, especially towards women and children. She is  passionate about her south Asian ethnicity and strives to bring awareness about cultural identity to her peers. Zaib enjoys playing volleyball and off the court is an avid artist. At the studio Zaib likes to use pastels and ink to create  visual representations of how she sees the world around us .

She is an active Girl Scout, and she founded the Students for Service club at her school where they work on projects bring together young members of the community. Zaib is always helping to create change today’s society with her fellow classmates. Zaib is excited to lead Matchup this year  because of its focus on the importance of women’s and children’s health - she truly believes the health of the future depends on the mental and physical health of children and youth of today.

Salma Sherdil is a junior attending Colgan High School. At Colgan, Salma participates in several school clubs and sports such as SCA and the field hockey team. Outside of school, Salma has been apart of the Apollo Gymnastics Xcel team since the age of 10, and is currently in the Platinum level. In addition to her school and athletic activities, Salma found her interest in public health while being surrounded by medical doctors and people in the health profession. Seeing these role models helping people throughout her life really gave her the passion and interest in the public and medical health profession.

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Because of this, Salma has always had an interest in helping children as she wanted them to have similar opportunities as her. Salma is honored to be a part of MATCH UP as she is eager to provide opportunities for all children and women worldwide.

Charlie Roderick is 18 years old and a Freshman at Brigham Young University. Charlie enjoys playing the piano, playing Field Hockey, singing, and reading. She is a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Through her membership in the Church, she has been inspired to help with service projects such as sorting clothes for refugees, helping with yard work, planning an all-girls summer camp for younger girls, and helping on a farm. She has worked with adults with special needs, helping them with farm tasks and teaching them piano. Along with teaching piano to special needs adults, she also teaches elementary school kids.  

Charlie grew up in a large family. She is the youngest of 6 children and has many nephews and nieces. She loves being around children. She has loved, and continues to love being a part of Match Up because of the opportunities it gives her to serve her community. 

Aerin Kim is a freshman at the University of Virginia with a strong passion for STEM and a deep commitment to advancing equitable healthcare. Inspired by her own experiences undergoing medical surgeries, Aerin has developed a particular interest in the accessibility of healthcare for women, children, and underserved populations affected by physical, social, and economic disparities.

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Aerin brings a strong research background to her role, having investigated homeopathic remedies and the potential of organic herbicides to improve public and environmental health. Her work in this area earned her and her research team a grand prize at the 2025 International Science and Engineering Fair in Columbus, Ohio.

At the heart of Aerin’s efforts is a desire to be a voice for women and children—working to bridge the knowledge gap in underrepresented demographic groups and advocate for sustainable change in maternal and child health. Through her leadership in public health research, she strives to drive innovation and progress that uplifts vulnerable communities and fosters long-term wellbeing.

Quinn Ray is a freshman at West Virginia University and enjoys reading, playing basketball, and running. She is a very strong advocate for not only affordable but accessible maternal and child healthcare as she aims to become a NICU nurse and is working towards earning her Nursing degree.  

Quinn is also apart of an organization called Morgan’s Message where she is an ambassador who strives to remove the stigma around athletes and their reluctant nature towards talking about their mental health. She not only focuses on physical healthcare, but also mental healthcare for those who are in need. Because both are vital for women and children around the world. Quinn is extremely excited and proud to be apart of MATCHUP as she truly believes in order to better the world, we must  focus on the mental and physical healthcare of those who will soon be leading it.