Meet Alex

Founded in 2025 by Aleksandra, a high school student from New Jersey with a dream of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon, HeartHeritageProject is a youth-led organization committed to empowering teens and young adults with knowledge, resources, and a community around heart health.

Alex's passion for this work is deeply personal. Growing up with a heart murmur and a family history of cardiovascular disease, she learned early on that heart health isn’t something to think about later in life. It’s something we all need to understand and care for now! Through research with the help of a Curious Cardinals mentor, Alex set out to build an organization that could spark early awareness and action in others just like her.