Rachael Aquino joined the COPE Health Solutions team as a Program Manager in March 2018. She manages the COPE Health Scholars programs at Adventist Health Castle located in Kailua, Hawaii. As a Native Hawaiian, Mrs. Aquino is passionate about providing educational opportunities for students from the local community and encouraging them to pursue careers in health care and medicine. In this role, Mrs. Aquino will not only provide an understanding of the cultural nuances of Hawaii’s unique patient population, but also a wealth of knowledge and experience in navigating the intricacies of higher education. In her free time, Mrs. Aquino enjoys spending time at the beach, hiking and going horseback riding with her husband, Jeffrey and their two daughters, Zoe and Hazel.