Meet the Team
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Maddy Meckes, Co-President
Maddy is a junior in the Freshman Admit Nursing program from Tallahassee, Florida. She was involved with Dance Marathon in high school and the organization holds a special place in her heart due to her sister’s cancer journey. Maddy has seen how raising funds has made a positive and direct impact on her family and hopes to bring more smiles and memories to every kid in the fight.
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Dorialys Paulino, Co-President
Dorialys is a junior majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Leadership. She is from Puerto Rico and has a huge passion for helping kids in need. Dorialys loves that this organizations allows her to make the world a better place for those who live in it.
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Skylar Sutton, Campus Relations
Skylar Sutton is a senior majoring in Elementary Education. Skylar is involved in Osprey Miracle because every child and their families deserve to live the fullest life possible.
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Khushi Randev, Event Operations
Khushi is a senior majoring in kinesiology from Jacksonville, Florida. She was a part of Dance Marathon in high school and is happy to be on the executive board at the University of North Florida. Khushi is excited to work with our amazing team because kids deserve to be kids and their families deserve to know they have support.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Marketing Director
Elizabeth Hernandez is a junior majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. She has been involved in this organization for the past two years. Being apart of this organization amazes her each year due to the selflessness involved by each of the team members and participants. She participates within this organization because she doesn’t believe families should have to worry about funding for their children and should be able to just spend quality time with the ones they love.
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Emily Jackson, Sponsorship Director
Emily Jackson is a sophomore majoring in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. Emily chose to be apart of this organization because she wanted to get involved on campus while also supporting a good cause. The more she gets involved, the more she fell in love with the cause and all they do leading up to the main event. She helps raise funds for this awareness while knowing the money goes towards the kids in the local hospitals.
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Kerri Sessa, Cause Connection Director
Keri is a senior majoring in nursing from Palm Beach, Florida. She loves everything about the organization and believes it is truly life changing. Keri hopes to grow and strengthen our relation with UF Health, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, and our champion kids and their families. She loves being able to see the kids go home happy and healthy with their families.
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Riley Rowe, Greek Relations Director
Riley is a senior majoring in business management with a minor in digital marketing and analytics. She is from Tallahassee, Florida and has been involved with Dance Marathon for the past 8 years. Riley loves seeing the program grow each year and can’t wait to continue making miracles, and create a positive difference in the lives of others.
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Riya Bhoola, Event Operations
Riya is a senior majoring in Psychology at UNF. She has been involved in Osprey Miracle for 2 years. Rita’s goal is to see the families of these children have a support system that is greater than their immediate family.
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Jeje Jackson, Social Media Director
Jeje is a junior majoring in Nursing. Jeje has been apart of this organization for two years. She loves serving others and being apart of something bigger than herself and wants to be able to help the kids during the difficult times with raising funds and awareness to this program.
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Rachel Sheilley, Morale Director
Rachel is a junior majoring in Leadership and has been involved with Osprey Miracle for 3 years. Rachel is involved to play a part in making a difference in the lives of Champion Kids and their families. Her goal is to spread awareness of the CMN and get more students excited about Dance Marathon. It is worth the impact it has on the kids and their families.