Liberty High School's HOSA Club!
Your Current Officers!
The 2018-2019 Team
Chivon Ou, President
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Chivon has dreams to make a difference in healthcare. His ability to exercise professionalism earned him the privilege to intern under Dr. Gaurav Sahay and research novel cancer gene therapy at OHSU. He emphasizes to his peers the importance of perseverance in the tumultuous high school experience and to never lose sight of your goals. While healthcare is Chivon's definitive goal, he is undecided on whether he would like to pursue nursing, MD/PhD, research, or something else. He believes that living life unsure of what comes next is what makes it worth living, and he is both thrilled and terrified about what comes next after high school.
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In his free time, Chivon enjoys getting to know Portland at night and hiking with friends. Lately, he has been learning Spanish and is considering of doing a double-major in French in college in order to volunteer with the Médecins Sans Frontières in his future.
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All of the experiences and struggles he has faced are valuable to him and he is more than happy to share any advice for those who aren't shy enough to ask.
Rachel Pung, Vice-President
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Rachel Pung is a senior at Liberty High School. This is her second year in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). This year she will be the Vice-President on the leadership team, and hopes that we can have an amazing year involved in competitions, community service, and fundraising. Outside of HOSA, she is involved in Liberty’s peer mentoring program for incoming freshman and is a Teacher’s Assistant in the Falcon’s Nest Preschool. In addition, she participate in 4-H through project areas including: rabbits, dairy goats, leadership, and indoor exhibits.
Abigail Pung, Secretary
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Abigail is currently a senior at Liberty, and she is involved in the health sciences and child services career pathways. In addition to HOSA she is also a member of National Honors Society and participates as a mentor in the peer mentoring program at Liberty. Outside of school she is a volunteer violin teacher, and plays yearly concerts for assisted living centers, homeless shelters, and Ronald McDonald houses. Abigail also is a State Ambassador and Metro Ambassador for 4-H. In her free time she hangs out with her goat Francis. "She [Francis] is pretty funky" - Abigail. Abigail considers HOSA to be a great program and that anyone interested in community involvement, leadership, and a health career should join.
Pamela Chorak, Treasurer
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Throughout her high school career Pamela Chorak has been a part of National Honors Society (NHS) and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). Pamela has played for Liberty's Varsity Lacrosse Team as a freshman and she has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is fluent in Croatian, proficient in Serbian, and is currently learning German! In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering for Oregon Health & Science University's Tuality Hospital and immersing herself in the health care field. She has a passion for pediatric/neonatal care and staying up to date on new medical research. Her ultimate goal is to earn a doctoral degree and commit herself to the health care field.
Tiffany Bui, Parliamentarian
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Tiffany Bui is hard working, efficient, and diligent individual who is apart of the National Honors Society (NHS) and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). She is also a part of the Liberty High School Marching Band and Color Guard, Liberty's Winter Percussion Ensemble, and has participated in other musical activities since the age of 4. She has a dream of one day working in the medical field and aspires to become a pathologist one day.
Lydia Pung, Volunteer Coordinator
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Lydia Pung, a member of the National Honors Society, is this year’s HOSA Volunteer Coordinator, and is an active participant of her community and school. As a member of both the Metro 4-H Ambassador and Oregon State Ambassador teams, Lydia has had extensive experience organizing leadership and community service events on both the county and state level. In her free time, Lydia plays violin and teaches it to elementary students in low income schools. She is involved in the health sciences career and child development career pathways and hopes to pursue a career in pediatrics. Lydia is excited to start up HOSA this year, and can’t wait to see you at the next meeting!
Heba Al-Naji, Social Media Director
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For the duration of Heba’s high school experience she’s been involved in National Honors Society (NHS), the social media coordinator of Health Occupations Student of America (HOSA) club, a mentor for the Peer Mentoring program at Liberty High School, and has been a part of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) a college readiness program. She wants to take a part of improving, supporting, and nurturing the lifestyle of newborns and young children. Heba over the summer volunteered for 12 hours at Kaiser Permanente Westside Hospital in the department of Labor and Delivery to gain a greater understanding of that specific health career. After high school, Heba is hopefully going into a 4-year university and majoring in pre-medicine with luck obtaining her MD/PhD. Also, in her free time she likes to travel, do photography, and hang out with family & friends.