Meet the GU-Immunization Team

Catherine Sayikanmi, a Black woman, smiling straight ahead

Catherine Sayikanmi, MPH (she/her)
Immunization Compliance Management Specialist

About Catherine

Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park – B.S. in Community Health, Minor in Leadership Studies
Graduate: University of Pennsylvania – MPH in Global Health
Certification(s): Infectious Disease, Project Management
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Special Interests: Infectious diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS
Languages: English, Spanish
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, going to the movies, playing tennis, traveling


Anna Skarr, a white woman, smiling straight ahead

Anna Skarr, MPH (she/her)
Immunization Compliance Management Assistant

About Anna

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis – B.A. in International Relations
Graduate: George Washington University – MPH in Humanitarian Health
Hometown: Snohomish, WA
Special Interests: Global health, health disparities
Languages: English, French
Hobbies/Interests: Watching hockey, playing board games, cooking


Santino Diaz-Palma, a man with a light skin tone, smiling straight ahead

Santino Diaz-Palma, MPH (he/him)
Immunization Compliance Management Assistant

About Santino

Undergraduate: University of Mount Union – B.S. in Biochemistry
Graduate: Emory University – MPH in Global Epidemiology
Certification(s): Genetic & Molecular Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Hometown: Youngstown, OH
Special Interests: (Re)Emerging infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, population-health studies
Languages: English, Spanish
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, video games, iced coffee, puzzles