Asniya
Asniya’s mission is to inspire and empower underserved Native American children with medical knowledge and opportunities.
Asniya is a non-profit outreach program that recruits medical students to teach health and medicine to indigenous children. "Asniya interns" deliver dynamic hands-on classroom presentations to captivate children’s interest in medical science, disease prevention, and careers in health care. For more than 25 years Asniya has inspired Native youth while expanding the cultural awareness of future physicians.

Mark Johnson, BS - Vice-President, Board Member since 2022

Mark Johnson

Mark graduated from Northeastern University in 2017, where he studied behavioral neuroscience and philosophy. He currently works at McLean Hospital as a research assistant, conducting investigations into developmental neurobiology, and as a mental health specialist, providing inpatient level care to survivors of trauma.

His involvement with Asniya began in 2018, when he began working at McLean Hospital with Asniya’s founder, Dr. Miles Cunningham. Since then, he has played an active role in submitting numerous grants, and he is now focused on implementing innovative Asniya programs.

"The path to one’s strength, pride, integrity, and wisdom often starts with a vision as a child. Our children may be granted visions in many ways. Often, it is through a teacher with a pure heart."
  • Asniya.org
    PO Box 746
    Rapid City, SD, 57709
    info@asniya.org