Haleigh Somberg

I am currently a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, pursuing a career as a nurse anesthetist. I grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and was very involved with my community from an early age. Throughout high school, I volunteered as a small group leader at Port City Community Church, was an active member and executive leader of the Azalea Festival Youth Committee, participate and led multiple school groups, and was an active athlete. The accomplishment that I am most proud of is my founding of a breast cancer nonprofit. Through my partnership with the Pretty in Pink Foundation and my involvement with my nonprofit, I found my passion for helping people. As I shadowed various parties and considered my career options, I decided that becoming a nurse anesthestist would provide an ideal pathway for me to pursue my passion of helping people.