LEADERSHIP

From the moment she first donned her Brownie vest, Jimena Furie stepped into leadership with an instinctive drive to serve, uplift, and innovate. Today, as a Girl Scout Ambassador, she stands as a model of purpose-driven excellence—an individual whose curiosity for science, dedication to community, and profound cultural literacy define a student prepared to shape the future of medicine and public service.

Jimena’s Girl Scout journey is marked by initiative and impact. She has led the organization of major council programs, including winter and fall camps, where she coordinated logistics, designed curriculum, and mentored younger scouts. Her 600-plus boxes of cookies sold each year reflect not only her entrepreneurial spirit but her ability to create trust, build relationships, and mobilize her community. Her leadership culminated in the coveted Girl Scout Silver Award, earned through a transformative beautification project at a local dog park. Combining environmental design with public education, she created a mental-health awareness campaign highlighting the emotional and physical well-being of dogs—a cause rooted in her own deep bond with her pet and her understanding of how daily routines shape quality of life for animals and people alike.

As a scholar, Jimena embodies global citizenship and linguistic mastery. She holds the California State Seal of Biliteracy at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, earned through rigorous proficiency across reading, writing, and academic communication in two languages. A top scorer on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam, she is currently pursuing recognition from the Cervantes Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, an honor reserved for students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement in Spanish and sustained commitment to community service.

Her linguistic mastery extends into creative expression: Jimena is the author and illustrator of the children’s book La Noche de Halloween, now available on Amazon—a testament to her talent as both a storyteller and an artist capable of bringing bilingual narratives into young readers’ hands.

Jimena’s intellectual curiosity finds its strongest expression in biomedical sciences. Through the Project Lead The Way Biomedical Pathway, she has completed Principles of Biomedical Science and Human Body Systems, and is currently immersed in Medical Interventions with plans to complete Biomedical Innovations. These courses have shaped her into a young scientist fluent in laboratory techniques, technical documentation, ethical reasoning, and clinical empathy. She has worked with the same biomedical tools and equipment used in hospitals and research facilities, analyzed human anatomy through BioDigital™ models, and engaged deeply with issues ranging from genetic screening to immunology to the ethics of life-saving interventions.

Her passion for research led her to a STEM internship at Oakland University’s Department of Biological Sciences, under the mentorship of Dr. Luis Villa. There she gained hands-on experience growing her own stem-cell line and learning the intricacies of real laboratory instrumentation—an early initiation into the rigor and wonder of scientific discovery.

Her academic excellence is further recognized through her status as a Candidate for the National Merit Scholarship Program 2026, placing her among the nation’s most accomplished students.

Across every pursuit, Jimena demonstrates a hallmark quality: the ability to bridge disciplines and connect people. She fuses scientific reasoning with empathy, bilingual literacy with storytelling, community leadership with global awareness. Whether mentoring younger scouts, designing biomedical solutions, or authoring a book that invites children into imaginative worlds, she operates with intention, humility, and a fierce commitment to learning.

Jimena Furie is not simply preparing for the future of medicine—she is preparing to redefine it, shaping a world where science, culture, and compassion strengthen one another. As she moves forward, her record of leadership, innovation, and service marks her as a scholar poised to contribute profoundly to any academic community she joins.