"Alejandra's unwavering commitment to serving others is deeply inspiring, from her efforts to expand access to high-quality healthcare in historically underserved communities to her tireless advocacy for first-generation students,"
"I am humbled and overwhelmed to be chosen as chief marshal. Harvard was a life changer - not because of its courses or famous professors but because of my village of classmates and their everyday moments of compassion. They were the true life-changers,"
"It feels very fitting to celebrate that message as a class in such a disorienting time, when humanity"
Alejandra Casillas was elected by her classmates to serve as chief marshal at Harvard Alumni Day, leading the alumni parade through Tercentenary Theatre and hosting a luncheon for University and alumni leaders, dignitaries, and Harvard Medalists. The chief marshal role continues a more than 125-year-old tradition. Casillas is an associate professor of medicine and associate vice chair for community impact at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, focusing on healthcare quality and broadening access. Her training includes Harvard Medical School, UCSF residency, a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar appointment at UCLA, and a master's from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She practiced in Geneva and Lausanne, collaborated with the Swiss Office of Public Health on culturally sensitive refugee care, and led studies on reproductive health, depression, and cognitive decline in minority populations. Casillas described Harvard as life changing because of classmates' compassion and framed the marshal role as an opportunity to celebrate that message during a disorienting time.
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