Chad grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii and earned a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science from Saint Louis University. As an undergraduate, Chad studied abroad in Beijing, China and Madrid, Spain. Additionally, he served as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar and president of the Clinical Laboratory Science Club as an undergraduate. Following graduation, he moved to Washington D.C. as a post-baccalaureate research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where he focused on immunogenetics and molecular biology. Chad has traveled to Haiti on humanitarian missions to train local Haitians on diagnostic testing with Randolph World Ministries. Prior to joining GHC, Chad completed his master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Hawaii at Ma¯noa, specializing in Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health. As part of his graduate work, he interned with a non-profit organization called Consuelo Foundation in a slum community in the Philippines, where he empowered youth to advocate for health equity and social justice. In his free time, Chad enjoys hiking, running, bicycling, traveling and surfing.