Meet the Class of 2022
Kayla Johnson
Hometown: West Orange, NJ
Major: Health and Societies with a concentration in Public Health
Minor: Anthropology
Activities & Honors:
- 3-year Director – SPEC Concerts
- Co-Chair – UMOJA
- Community Health Fellow/Vaccine Clinic Volunteer – Sayre Health Center
- Intern – CHOP Policy Lab
- Big Sister – Big Brother Big Sister
- Tutor- Meredith Elementary School
- Penn Red & Blue Call Center
- Teaching Advisor – Wharton Global Young Leaders Academy
- Residential Advisor
Hobbies: Painting, Cooking, Watching Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Books: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Favorite Movies: Inception, Frozen, Seven Pounds
Favorite Food: I love all foods!
Favorite Quote: “Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build monuments of nothingness and bridges to nowhere. Those who use these tools are seldom anything but nothing at all.” ~ Frank Ocean
Plans After Penn: I am submatriculating into the Masters of Public Health program at Penn while doing public health work. Ideally I would love to work in public health policy.
