Avery received her bachelor's degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Shortly after graduating, Avery moved to the D.C. area to serve as a 6th-grade science teacher with Teach for America, simultaneously earning her Master of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University. After completing her Teach for America corps service, she moved to New York City to work with innovative healthcare technology startups, implementing technology to support value-based care and social determinants of health projects at scale across health systems and state health departments. She is now a didactic year Physician Assistant student at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Medical Assistant

  Hospital & Health Care · Fogelson and Sadja M.D., Inc.

  May 2018 – May 2020

• Grade 6 Science Teacher

  Education · Alexandria Public Schools

  Aug 2020 – Jun 2022

• Provider Performance Associate

  Hospital & Health Care · Stellar Health

  Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

• Sr. Customer Success Manager

  Technology · Unite Us

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Dancing

  Intramural

  2012 – 2016

• Assistant

  UCLA · Sociology

  2017 – 2018

  Research topic:

  Gendere Neutrality

• Volunteer Contributor

  Volunteering · National First-Generation and Low-Income in Medicine Association

  2025 – 2025

  Mission:

  Selected by my faculty advisor, I collaborated with a team of five individuals to curate resources for students interested in pursuing the PA profession. Balanced the deadlines of this project alongside my coursework in Physician Assistant school and responsibilities of my role as President of our program’s student society.

• Philanthropy Chairman

  Volunteering · Kappa Kappa Gamma

  2018 – 2019

  Mission:

  I deployed fundraising strategies that resulted in over $7,000 raised. I used this money to purchase school supplies for over 100 underserved Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students. I also donated to the National Philanthropy Reading is Fundamental to support literacy resource access initiatives. Additionally, I spearheaded our annual event for hundreds of students in LAUSD to visit UCLA for the day. Lastly, I improved our chapter's relationship with other Panhellenic organizations' philanthropic work by setting incentive-based participation goals.

• Volunteer Educator

  Volunteering · The Bruin Experiment

  2016 – 2020

  Mission:

  As a volunteer, I built authentic relationships with the 2-4 students I was assigned to mentor each year. I provided small-group education opportunities focused on the fundamentals of scientific inquiry. In my final two years as a mentor, I worked primarily with neurodivergent students. This role was my first experience teaching and, therefore, inspired my love for building educational environments that are equitable and impactful.

• Volunteer

  Volunteering · Tufts Neonatal ICU

  2025 – 2025

  Mission:

  Provided comfort and developmental support to premature infants through safe holding, soothing, and interaction under the guidance of NICU staff.

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  Volunteering · Cambridge Farmers Market

  2025 – Present

  Mission:

  Support the organization and execution of local farmers markets for the community

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  Volunteering · Cambridge Women's Health Alliance

  2025 – Present

  Mission:

  Create a safe space for women in need of support