Quinton Hayre is a senior undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame majoring in Science Preprofessional and Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development Studies and a minor in Real Estate. Quinton was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, in a family that practiced both Greek Orthodoxy and Sikhism. In Seattle, he learned to engage with his community through issues such as childhood literacy, cancer care, suicide awareness, and homelessness. In high school, Quinton had the opportunity to travel with a Peace Corps volunteer to an 80-person village in Fiji for a summer. Additionally, he worked for Water1st International on promoting community-led clean water and sanitation projects in Honduras. These experiences, mixed with his family’s cultural and ethnic diversity, drove a passion for global public health. At Notre Dame, Quinton regularly engages with the Global Health Department staff, discovering the field’s complexity and practical skill-building opportunities.