Athenian EmpowHER
Founded
2025
Season 2 Guests
September 2025 - June 2026
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Udoka Okafor
Corporate Lawyer
Udoka Okafor is a Columbia graduate now living in San Francisco, California! Throughout her episode, she talks about her time attending law school as well as what it is like to be a lawyer.
Host: Isabella Semis
Here is her episode:
Mannat Verma
Capabilia
Mannat Verma is 17 years old and lives in Chandigarh, India! She created and runs her own non-profit, Capabilia, and has been positively impacting her community for the past few years. She talks about how she started her NGO, and how it is going to this day.
Host: Siri Kelshikar
Here is her episode:
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Marina Sirota
UCSF Professor & Interim Director
Marina Sirota is a UCSF Professor who is currently helping change healthcare through the intersection of computational sciences and medicine! She discusses her role as a professor as well as research projects and programs that she has helped and impacted throughout her career.
Host: Isabella Semis
Here is her episode:
Dr. Jasmine Faldu
Board Certified Orthodontist
Dr. Jasmine Faldu is a Board Certified Orthodontist who works for Marcel Orthodontics in Pleasanton, California! She shares her story about her time in college at New Jersey Institute of Technology, dental school at University of Pennsylvania, and how she matched with UCSF to receive her credentials.
Host: Siri Kelshikar
Here is her episode:
Rakhi Shahi
Sr. Business Relationship Banker
Rakhi Shahi is a Wells Fargo banker in Dublin, California! She shares advice on what it's like to work with new businesses every day. She also talks about skills and majors she recommends to prioritize in order to have a successful finance career!
Host: Siri Kelshikar
Here is her episode:
Margarette Ell-Kesselman
Strategy and Programs Specialist (Start-ups)
Margarette Ell-Kesselman focuses on Bay Area Tech Start-ups and how to network them to success in an evolving field. She shares key advice on investing and long-term goals when it comes to finance.
Host: Isabella Semis
Here is her episode:
Patricia Legaspi
Senior Director of Engineering
Patricia Legaspi is a Senior Director of Engineering at Apple but has spend 20+ years in the Bay Area tech industry. She talks about what it was like going to Mills College and studying computer science, and how her experiences at Google when it was just 600 employees shaped her career today.
Host: Siri Kelshikar
Here is her episode: