Zina Lara is a seasoned fundraiser dedicated to securing life-saving care for children from countries with limited access to advanced medical options. Among other things, she helped catalyze early seed funding for a small clinical trial in Canavan disease—support that contributed to groundbreaking research on white matter in pediatric patients and is now progressing toward availability in the U.S. market.Driven by a belief that birthplace should never determine a child’s chance at survival, Zina builds partnerships between families, physicians, and donors to turn compassion into outcomes.