Administrative Fellows
Current Administrative Fellows
Jashan Gill
Jashan Gill spent most of her childhood growing up in Des Moines, Iowa except for the four amazing years spent living in Toronto. She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2022 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Her junior year summer, she joined Bass Pro Shops as a Human Resources Intern at their base camp in Springfield, Missouri. In this role, she assisted in staff onboarding, increasing employee recognition and engagement program awareness, participated in a change management project regarding a new drug testing process, and gained exposure to project workstreams during an in-house merger and acquisition. During this time, Jashan also continued working at Deerfield Retirement Community. This experience in the healthcare space, in addition to her research on health equity and disparities, not only sparked her initial interest in healthcare but also fueled her commitment to its enhancement. Her passion for leadership and healthcare inspired her to pursue her Master of Health Administration at her alma mater in the Fall of 2022. Jashan believes that to best understand the people you lead, it is crucial to work alongside them. So, during her first year in grad school, she worked as a nursing assistant at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in the Neuroscience Unit and in her second year in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry. This clinical role provided her with a firsthand understanding of the intricate challenges faced by care teams and the complexity of providing care. Jashan also worked as a Graduate Assistant with a professor at the College of Public Health on the Age Inclusive Management Strategies (AIMS) project. In this role, she created virtual self-assessment tools, engagement surveys, and collaborated with employers to advance the adoption of age-inclusive strategies at their respective organizations. Jashan completed her summer internship at UIHC in the Ambulatory Care Operations department. She worked with multiple clinic leaders on a variety of projects focused on improving the MyChart/Triage process and collecting, analyzing, and leveraging data to improve procedure suite efficiency. Following her internship, she transitioned to a Graduate Assistant role in Ambulatory Care, working specifically within the Digestive Health Center. Projects in this role included conducting job analyses, collaborating with the quality/operations improvement team to support the LOS initiative, and analyzing procedure suite utilization and delay data. Jashan is thrilled to be transitioning to the role of an Administrative Fellow, and is eager to be part of an organization that prioritizes providing personalized care and emphasizes its commitment to addressing community needs. In her free time, Jashan enjoys attending fitness classes or playing sports, photography, reading, and traveling.
Ashwin Siddaraju
Ashwin Siddaraju grew up roughly 3 hours South of Chicago, in Central Illinois (Peoria). He attended Northern Illinois University (NIU) for two years before transferring to Illinois State University (ISU) to finish his undergraduate tenure. Ashwin was a dual major in Community Health Promotion and Education and minors in Public Health and Business Administration. After graduating from ISU, Ashwin acquired a certification in health education (CHES) and worked as Program Coordinator for UnityPoint Health, primarily focusing on improving youth, adolescent, and young adult health outcomes through the design, implementation, and evaluation of health education as well as community outreach programs within the Tri-County region. Ashwin oversaw the Tri-County’s largest grant program, focused on providing comprehensive reproductive health education to youth and adolescents between 5th and 9th grade. In addition, Ashwin served on numerous committees that looked at addressing the health priorities of not only the hospital system, but Central Illinois. During COVID-19, Ashwin led an initiative to create an E-Learning program to disseminate vital health education programs on a myriad of subject areas in addition to co-leading a forward-thinking grant program that focused on transitional care for young adults moving from pediatric to adult care services in collaboration with the School-Based Health Clinics. Ashwin continued his academic journey by pursuing a graduate degree at Saint Louis University. Ashwin acquired a Master’s In Public Health (MPH) in Health Management & Policy, in which the program aligned with his desire to be at the intersection between the disciplines of health administration and public health. During his graduate endeavors, Ashwin worked as a Graduate Assistant for the Undergraduate College for Public Health and Social Justice for the college’s ‘Service Learning and Field Exposure’ program. The program focused on providing students pursuing a degree in health sciences an opportunity to meet and learn from professionals within their respective disciplines to garner a greater depth of understanding of how the concepts they learn within the classroom are being applied in the field. During his summer practicum, Ashwin worked as a research intern for the Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence (MOCPHE) in which later he was promoted to a Special Projects Coordinator. In this role, he successfully acquired funds for MOCPHE to be a leading agency in the state's priority to create a more age-friendly public health system, designed a toolkit for local public health agencies across the state on complying with governmental standards and public records law, established the vetting process for the organizations transition to a public health institute, and worked closely with local public health agencies across the state on accreditation initiatives. Ashwin is ecstatic to be transitioning into the prestigious role of being an Administrative Fellow at UI Health. He wants to play in integral part in advancing UI Health’s unparalleled patient care and commitment to serving the Chicago community. In his free time, Ashwin enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his partner, friends, and family, and is a Chicago Bears fanatic.
Past Administrative Fellows
- Bri Baboolal and Karl Gieseke, 2023-2024
- Kajal Dholakia and Olivia Ellsworth, 2022-2023
- Billy Diamandopoulos, Alayna Meyers, and Cotis Mitchell, 2021-2022
- Paige Doran and Mary Kate Titus, 2020-2021
- Magdalena “Maggie” Popek, 2019-2020
- Katie Peters and Ashley Reid, 2018-2019
- Jack VanOverloop, 2017-2018
- Kevin Lowe, 2016-2017
- Farah Ahmed, 2015-2016
- Anooja Rangnekar, 2014-2015
- Polina Gorodinsky, 2013-2014
- Matthew Rennie, 2012-2013
- Eileen Doherty, 2011-2012
- Kyle Benoit, 2010-2011
- Stephanie Christians, 2009-2010
- Donald Dracolulis, 2008-2009
- Derrick Tung, 2007-2008
- Kristin Wozniki, 2005-2006
- Sheetal Ghayal, 2004-2005
- Niha Wunnava and Rick Goins, 2003-2004
- Jalpa Sheth, 2002-2003
- Amy Cannady, 2001-2002
- Aaron Simon, 2000-2001
- Jane Lie, 1999-2000
- Brian Carlson, 1998-1999
