Hanna Mielke-Maday started ACS in JK and graduated in 2007. She attended Hinsdale Central and then Cornell University where she studied Food Science and Nutritional Science. Following college, she worked at the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders and then attended medical school at Florida Atlantic University. She is currently in her second year of residency specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rush.  This specialty aims to get people back moving after brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes, amputations, surgeries, or long hospitalizations. She hopes to continue working in inpatient rehabilitation centers or further specializing in Sports Medicine. To this day, she is still friends with her Avery Coonley classmates and am thankful for all the opportunities ACS provided. 

Meghna Motiani is from Lisle, Illinois and she graduated from ACS in 2002. She attended Naperville Central High School, and Northwestern University. She is currently Chief Cardiology Fellow at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California (USC). Her interests within cardiology include preventive cardiology, lipidology, and heart disease in women. In September 2023, she will be joining California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), Sutter Health as the Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program. She is excited to return for this "Life After ACS" event to share her non-traditional path to cardiology and encourage those who may be contemplating a career in medicine.

Brian D. Soriano ’83 is attending physician at Seattle Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. After graduating from Avery Coonley School, he attended Choate Rosemary Hall and Cornell University. He earned his MD from the University of Toledo, Ohio. He completed his Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residencies at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and his Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Boston Childrens Hospital.

Dominic is  a resident physician in general surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. His areas of interest are tumors of the stomach, liver, pancreas, and bile ducts. He is nearing the end of the third year of the program. After graduating from The Avery Coonley School, he attended Naperville Central High School. He attended Purdue University and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 2016. He obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2020. In his spare time, he and his friends hang out on Discord. He and his wife enjoy cooking, travel, and finding new experiences around Chicago.

Maddie Flynn graduated from Avery Coonley in 2016. After serving as President of the Student Council during her 8th grade year, Maddie joined the ACS Alumni Council on which she continues to serve. She attended high school at Saint Ignatius College Prep where she immersed herself in community service, augmenting her understanding of injustices and oppression in Chicago. Maddie is currently a junior at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where she is majoring in nursing. As a freshman, she became certified as an Emergency Medical Technician and is an active member of the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical System (GERMS), the university’s student run, volunteer emergency medical service. In the fall of her junior year, Maddie completed her Labor & Delivery clinical rotation at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and her Medical-Surgical clinical at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. This semester, Maddie is enjoying her clinical rotations in Mental Health Nursing and Pediatrics. She plans to practice geriatric nursing upon the completion of her BSN program. When she is home, Maddie works as a nurse intern at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on the spinal cord unit, ranked #1 globally for those with spinal cord injuries.

Shaun is a double board-certified, fellowship trained interventional pain physician. He completed his BA in the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Medicine with a specialization in Medical Ethics and Anthropology at the University of Chicago, where he was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards and graduated General and Special Honors. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for his outstanding patient care. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with multiple honors, and went on to complete his fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine with the Department of Anesthesiology. As a physiatrist and interventional pain physician, Dr. Gabriel’s goal is to alleviate pain and restore function for patients through non-surgical approaches. He has over 10 years of extensive experience in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of spine disorders, as well as a wide array of musculoskeletal and neurological injuries. He has been named a top-rated pain specialist among peers and patients, has presented numerous times at national meetings, and is published in peer-reviewed pain medicine journals. Dr. Gabriel serves as the Medical Director and Co-Owner of Mountain View Pain Center, an expanding, comprehensive pain practice with 15 locations across Colorado and Arizona.