Aleia Manning is an MHA candidate in Cornell’s Sloan Program in Health Administration and a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow with the South Asia Program. Her academic and professional interests focus on health equity, maternal and reproductive health, and solving challenges facing large health systems. Through her FLAS fellowship, she studies South Asian language and culture to deepen her understanding of how cultural context shapes care delivery and patient experience. Aleia aims to build a career advancing accessible, community-centered healthcare models that meet the needs of diverse and underserved populations. Outside of school and work, Aleia enjoys painting, cooking, and spending time in nature with good friends.