Harriet Priest Student’s Section Speech & Language Deputy & Social Media Officer and speech and language therapy student, Birmingham City University Expand Hello, I'm Harriet, I'm a Modern Languages graduate, and I am now in my final year of Speech and Language Therapy at Birmingham City. I am proud to have worked with CLEFT in several roles since 2021: Student Ambassador, Student Deputy Chair for SLT, and now Student Head of Communications and Support. In my spare time, I enjoy knitting, yoga, and running. Read more about Harriet here.
Ashley Davies Lead Ambassador and speech and language therapy student, Birmingham City University Expand Hello, my name is Ashley and I am a second year Speech and Language Therapy Student at BCU. I look forward to helping lead the BCU CLEFT student team this year and support CLEFT as much as we can!
Tanzil Rujeedawa Lead Student Ambassador and medical student, University of Cambridge Expand I am a 5th year medical student with a strong interest in surgery. I am very passionate about the work done by CLEFT which is why I applied to be Lead. I am also interested in research.
Thiviya Sivakanthan Student Representative and medical student, University of Cambridge Expand Hi I’m Thiviya, a fifth year medical student at Cambridge University. I wanted to support CLEFT as I am interested in a career in surgery and would love to be part of an organisation aiming to achieve equity in global surgery. I also love to fundraise and find planning and taking part in events fun. In my spare time I like to run, do powerlifting, read and spend time with friends.
Nicole Lee Vice Lead Ambassador and Dentistry student, Bristol University Expand Hi I’m Nicole, a year 3 dental student. I enjoy baking, cooking, painting, music and doing sports like bouldering and martial arts in my free time. My interest in supporting cleft came when i was looking for various charities to be a part of. CLEFT, it’s vision and it’s wonderful community really stood out to me and as such I applied to be a part of it
Lucy Holland Student representative and Dentistry student, University of Bristol Expand Hi I'm Lucy, a 4th year dental student at Bristol! Im really looking forward to being a part of the CLEFT charity this year, the work they do is so valuable and I'm happy to be a part of the fundraising team :)
Irina Zar Student Representative and Dentistry Student, Charles University, Prague Expand Hello! I am a fourth year dentistry student in Charles University in Prague. I want to be part of CLEFT because they're making a real difference in the lives of people with cleft lip and palate conditions. Understanding the urgency and importance of the cleft deformities from our oral surgery classes, I truly admire CLEFT’s commitment to providing medical care and support, which also aligns with my passion for helping those in need. Joining CLEFT would allow me to be part of this mission. To tell a little bit about myself, I enjoy spending time with my dog as well as helping local animal shelters as this issue is very dear to my heart. I also love spending time outdoors - hiking and playing tennis.
Sami Awadallah Society representative and medical student, Charles University, Prague. Expand Hey, I am Sami a 5th year medical student at Charles University. I consider myself to be very fortunate to be able to partake in the change that CLEFT is implementing around the world. I like to spend my time hanging out with friends and discovering new places and seeking new experiences.
Miri Frankl Society Representative and medical student, King's College London Expand Hi my name is Miri and I am a fourth year medical student at Kings College London. I'm really looking forward to working with the CLEFT team in fundraising events and can't wait to get started!
Oliver Jacob Society Representative and medical student, King's College London Expand Hi I'm Ollie, a 3rd year medical student at Kings. Working towards becoming an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon, having previously studied dentistry, I've been privileged to see the positive impact of great care for children with cleft lip and palate. Im excited to fundraise so that we can continue to raise awareness and improve. In my free time I enjoy running and playing tag rugby.
Maab Elfadul Social Media Officer and medical student, Charles University, Prague Expand I have lived in 4 different countries which had a huge influence in how I perceived the world. I had an interested in photography in my teens and I have took photography more seriously for the last 4 years, I always walk around with my camera in my bag waiting to catch a perfect moment of imperfection. As for CLEFT charity, making a difference and helping others was always my main motive, by taking a part as social media officer I can use my photography skills and medical ingrown knowledge to rise awareness.
Maia Solomon Society Representative and medical student, Bristol University Expand Hi, my name is Maia and I am a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol. I am really looking forward to getting involved with CLEFT and helping raise awareness through fundraising events. In my spare time, I love swimming and baking!
Erfan Abroun Society Representative and medical student, Charles University, Prague Expand It’s a pleasure to contribute to this nice cause being the goal of CLEFT Charity overall and as a part of this team the time that I dedicate to our activity is very fully for me.
Lotas Tannish Society Representative and medical student, Charles University, Prague Expand My name is Lotas, I’m a 5th year, general medicine student with passion to surgery. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking in the nature of Czech Republic as well as cooking. Being involved in Cleft charity, is a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact for those children and that by itself is motivating for me to try and raise as much donations as I can for them.
Sam Rashidinejad Society Representative and medical student, Charles University, Prague Expand Hey all, I’m Sam, 5th year med student, from Norway. I became introduced to CLEFT last year, and have been enjoying my time collaborating with this charity ever since. Nothing brings me more joy than to know my actions have a positive impact in someone else’s life, well that and seeing my favorite football team win :).
Zhi Yin Lim Society Representative and dentistry student, Queen's University, Belfast Expand Hello I'm Zhi, a 4th year dental student at Queens University Belfast. I enjoy running, travelling, and trying new food! I am looking forward to being a part of the team and contributing to its valuable work.
Kavyesh Vivek Society Representative and medical student, Imperial College London Expand Hi, my name is Kavyesh Vivek and I am a dedicated fifth-year medical student at Imperial College London. I have a keen passion for Paediatric and Transplant Surgery, and aspire to make a global impact. When not immersed in my medical studies or research, I treasure quality time with my family and maintain a healthy lifestyle at the gym. I am a self-proclaimed foodie and appreciate the culinary wonders of the world. My heart is deeply rooted in philanthropy, and I have dreams of becoming a global transplant surgeon, sharing my expertise and knowledge with communities worldwide
Nishka Patel Society Representative and medical student, King's College London Expand Hi! I'm Nishka and I am a 4th year medical student at Kings College London. I am very excited to be a part of CLEFT and can't wait to help raise awareness and funding of cleft lip and palate to help those both in the UK and in countries with poorer resources. I am also interested in pursuing a future career in surgery as well as getting involved with research. In my spare time I enjoy reading, taking my dog for walks, and going to coffee shops! I also love travelling and exploring different cuisines and cultures :)
Ryhan Patel Society Representative and medical student, Imperial College Expand Hi, I’m Ryhan! I am a 3rd year medical student and I love playing the piano, reviewing television series and rowing in my spare time. I cannot wait to help CLEFT as I am very interested in cranio-facial surgery and I strongly believe that everyone around the globe should have access to procedures that can be of benefit to their quality of life.
Zahra Ahmed Vice Chair of the Central Team and medical student at UCL Expand Hi I’m Zahra and I’m a fourth year medical at UCL. I am the vice chair of the students section this year after being a student ambassador for two years. I am very interested in surgery and am passionate about the ethos and research of CLEFT.
India Barrons Society Representative and medical student, University of Bristol Expand Hi I'm India, a 4th year medical student at Bristol! I've always had a keen interest in global health and would love to work in paediatrics in the future, so Im super excited to fundraise for all the amazing work CLEFT do for children worldwide. Outside of medicine, I love travelling, playing tennis and going for coffee with friends :)
Ahmad Shahid Admadi Student representative and medical student, King's College London Expand I love to hike, explore and to learn. These have held true my whole life. They bring me joy and an unmatched feeling of freedom. Being involved in CLEFT provides me an opportunity to expand my knowledge while exploring ways to improve peoples understanding of it.
Brianna Gormley Society Representative and dentistry student, Queen's University, Belfast Expand I am in my 5th year of studying Dentistry at Queen’s University Belfast and absolutely love it! In my spare time I like going to the gym, running, going for coffee, socialising with friends and family and like to travel as much as possible - I love anywhere by the sea usually. CLEFT is a vital charity needed to support many people with the condition and their families and any work or fundraising for the charity is time well spent if it is even able to help one person.
Amelia Horne Lead Ambassador and dentistry student, University of Bristol Expand Hi, I'm Amelia Horne, lead ambassador for University of Bristol Cleft Team. Having been born with a cleft palate I have always been aware of the impact of clefts on individuals, and want to give back to the Cleft team in hope of improving cleft care. In my spare time I enjoy running and sailing and getting coffees or cocktails with friends :).