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The Ohio Union
1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210
Interfaith and Prayer Room
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
United States

Abby Rinderle

Student + Activist

Abby founded Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness (SASHA) specifically to host Sex Week at OSU—a week-long event dedicated to teaching realistic, inclusive, scientifically- accurate sex education to the OSU community. Though students come to campus with preconceived perceptions of sex, sexuality, and sexual health, Abby has found that most students crave the knowledge and autonomy that accurate sexual health education gives them. Abby believes that healthy sex education must be rooted in the conviction that we need to understand our bodies, emotions, rights, and desires before we can be expected to advocate for ourselves in a relationship or a complex, intimidating healthcare system.

Jacob Kenneally

Student + Activist

Jacob Kenneally is a student at Ohio State University currently studying Computer Science and Engineering. He has been immersed in the world of holistic health, preventative medicine, and healing for the past four years since witnessing miraculous healing in his own life and of those close to him through changes in diet and lifestyle alone. More than just personal experience, Jacob is also an undergraduate student researcher for Ohio State’s Foods For Health Discovery theme, where he utilizes scientific approaches to provide evidence for the huge impact food, nutrition, and lifestyle have on our ability to prevent and heal from the diseases of modernity. Jacob strives to promote optimal health for all individuals and is making new discoveries that are paving the path for a future personalized and preventative healthcare system. Inspired by his own experience and research, Jacob shares the message of hope, healing, vitality, and health to the tens of thousands of readers on his blog.

Smit Patel

Student+Innovator+Advocate

Smit is a Doctorate of Pharmacy candidate at The Ohio State University. He's worked in 8+ healthcare fields including pharma industry, non-profit, advertising, etc. Currently with a HDS, a startup, he is working to break in this unjust $300B market to provide TRANSPARENCY and fight the raging cost of healthcare using innovative technology. Captivated by the challenges to make the future of healthcare a reality today, he is obsessed by the disruptive spirits of technology that aids in Innovation and improves access. He is also patenting a medical device that combines sensor technology with virtual reality to improve neurological functioning in patients. He was honored to be in the newest class of MIT-Harvard health innovation initiative and was selected to pitch for an innovative device which won him a sweet spot as a Top 5 finalist. He love crafting ideas and turning them into innovation, one conversation at a time.