Jasmine Oropeza

Jasmine Oropeza is a first-generation, Mexican-American junior at University of California, Davis majoring in Animal Science and Public Health Sciences. Her aspiration is to become a veterinarian focused on the One Health approach and hopes to pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in the near future. Jasmine has been awarded the Doc and Jean Chaffee Scholarship, Contra Costa College METAS Scholarship, and Bay East Foundation Scholarship in recognition of her academic and community achievements in mentorship and animal welfare.

She hopes to establish her own veterinary education program to guide students in their pre-veterinary pursuits whilst providing affordable veterinary care to underserved communities. Beyond academics, Jasmine enjoys mentoring students, playing Pokémon games, reading romance novels, and spending time with her 22 pets.