Meet Zara!

Zara Hamid is an intern at BYA through the Community Impact Internship Program (CIIP) at Johns Hopkins University. Having spent her pre-college years in Southern California, she moved to Baltimore just this past January and is excited to get involved in the community. She is looking forward to meeting the youth and learning all that she can from BYA this summer!

Zara is a rising sophomore at Johns Hopkins, studying neuroscience and public health. Since she was in elementary school, she has always been fascinated by how the human body operates and functions. As she learned more, she focused on the brain and nervous system, learning about cognitive functions and the anatomy that supports it. Her interest in public health began with joining her high school debate team, where she learned the impact that policy has on people’s day-to-day lives. With the rise of the coronavirus and the global pandemic, her interest in public health grew, leading her to pursue a double major.

For the Summer 2021 session, she is really excited to work with Brady on career readiness and to facilitate discussions with senior apprentices to create the BYA career readiness pocket guide. She is also working to put together a furthering education panel for the youth towards the end of camp.

Zara looks forward to working with and getting to know all the youth and is thrilled to be able to spend the summer at BYA!