Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice Student Profile RAQUEL SANCHEZ | UNITED STATES Raquel has dedicated her professional life to mission-driven organizations, health disparities efforts, and mentoring historically excluded individuals. She has sought out positions of service that placed her at two top comprehensive cancer centers at the forefront of cancer research and care,…
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ALPFA Professional Spotlight – Raquel Sanchez Tell us about your background/upbringing. First and foremost, I am the daughter of two brave, strong, loving Dominicans, who left their country, their family, and their native language, to the unapologetic neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. They left with the hope that their four children would be afforded an opportunity…
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PSBJ Women Who Lead The warm Caribbean breeze greets me upon arrival at the bright blue home, with its chipped wood walls, straw roof, and open spaces. Here, where my mother and her 15 siblings were raised, full of joyous Latinos offering the comfort of deep island roots, is where I frequent in my mind…
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40 Under 40: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Raquel Sanchez takes the direct approach to recruiting Raquel Sanchez had spent most of her life in New York City — specifically Brooklyn — before coming to Seattle in 2013. She attributes her direct communication style to that East Coast upbringing and said it has served her…
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