Gabriel Costa received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance with a concentration in an Outside Field and a minor in Health Disparities in Society from the University of Florida. While completing his undergraduate degree, he interned at the Florida Department of Health and the WellFlorida Council, focusing on minority HIV prevention programs. Concurrently, he served as an undergraduate researcher in behavioral health and worked as a teaching assistant. He went on to pursue a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Global Health and Health Disparities at the University of Colorado. During his MPH program, he completed an internship at the American Red Cross, worked as a Program Evaluator at the UCHealth Family Medicine Food Pantry, served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and was inducted into the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. Gabriel is committed to advancing public health initiatives both locally and globally. His work focuses on creating equitable health programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, reducing substance use, and addressing health disparities affecting Latinx and Black populations.