PEP Team

Meet the Period Education Project Team

Leadership Team

Trish Hutchison, MD

Executive Director

Co-Founder, Girlology
Co-Founder, Period Education Project
Campus Physician, College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

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Priyanka Parikh

National Student Coordinator

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Katrina Graczyk, MBA

Director of Operations

Period Education Project

Greenville, SC

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Casey Hopkins, PhD, APRN, WHNP

Director of Nursing Partnerships

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Clemson University
Anderson, SC

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Maggie Hamberis

Director of Partnerships

Period Education Project

Charlotte, NC

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Staff & Interns

Alicia Olguin-Macedo

Communications Intern

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Kennedi Scales

Communications Intern

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Trish Hutchison, MD, FAAP

Founder & National Coordinator of Community Partnerships
Co-Founder, Girlology
Campus Physician, College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Dr. Trish Hutchison, is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Period Education Project (PEP). When she's not speed-walking or getting her hands dirty in the garden (because let's face it, gardening is the ultimate stress prescription), she's leading PEP through a growth spurt that even her garden veggies would envy. Dr. Trish is also a Co-Founder of Girlology, a leading wellness app that supports girls and caregivers with personalized on-demand health resources, guiding them through puberty and adolescence with confidence. She has authored books for youth on puberty and sexual development, and her most recent publication is You-ology, A Puberty Guide for Every Body, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She’s also a National Spokesperson for the AAP. Dr.

Trish has over 30 years of clinical experience, and currently is in college health solving the mysteries of college students' well-being, proving that the only thing scarier than midterms is the absence of a solid menstrual health education.

Priyanka Parikh

National Student Coordinator

Priyanka is a second-year honors student from Colunmbus, GA attending the University of Georgia. As a Foundation Fellow, she is studying biochemistry and economics with the goal of becoming a physician-scientist and shaping healthcare policy in the future. She joined Girlology in October 2020 to out of her interest in helping maximize the impact that medicine can have on communities by equipping people with tools to understand their own health.

As the National Student Coordinator, Priyanka connects with medical students across the country and coordinates their training to deliver youth focused workshops that help destigmatize menstrual health and dismantle barriers to care. When she’s not studying or advocating, Priyanka enjoys biking, camping, rewatching Harry Potter movies, and listening to ‘The Last Time’ by Taylor Swift on repeat.

Katrina Graczyk, MBA

Director of Operations

Greenville, SC

Meet Katrina, a Jersey girl with a knack for numbers and a degree in Economics. She's got an MBA from Rutgers University, but her real passion? Connecting with the kiddos!

Growing up, Katrina was a youth group superstar, wowing crowds at international and national youth shindigs. She's no stranger to volunteer work either, spending countless hours as a youth advocate and even going on some wild mission trips.

After years of corporate sales gigs, Katrina's trading in her briefcase for a cause close to her heart: empowering the next generation. She's all about PEP – spreading knowledge about periods and cheering on those menstrual health rallies.

She's the PEP whisperer, her business savvy and organizational skills turning chaos into a well-choreographed dance routine. Think of her as the ninja of productivity, stealthily keeping everything on track while sipping Pepsi like a boss.

When she's not schooling the masses on menstrual magic, you'll catch Katrina soaking up nature with her fam, whipping up a storm in the kitchen, or diving headfirst into the latest Netflix binge!

Casey Hopkins, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC

Director of Nursing Partnerships

Greenville, SC

Dr. Casey Hopkins is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. She has been a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner since 2010 and keeps an active clinical practice in the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Prisma Health in Greenville, SC. Dr. Hopkins’ research interests include women’s and female adolescent health, including aspects of reproductive and sexual health and physical activity, health disparities among women with disabilities, and improving health outcomes with community-driven research initiatives.

Dr. Hopkins holds appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of South Carolina School of Medicine- Greenville and Faculty Associate in the Center for Research on Health Disparities of Clemson University School of Nursing. She is a certified Girlologist with Girlology® and enjoys teaching puberty and reproductive health programs in her community. Dr. Hopkins serves on the editorial advisory board for Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs, the official journal of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health. Dr. Hopkins is also a trained sexual assault forensic examiner and is part of a federal grant-funded team working to improve the care of sexual assault survivors in South Carolina. What she loves most in life is spending time with her husband, daughter, and two sons.

Maggie Consolo

Director of Partnerships

Charlotte, NC

Meet Maggie, she’s come full circle on her journey in women's health! From her first awkward encounter with Girlology in middle school to landing a spot on the PEP Team. Growing up in a healthcare family, Maggie had stethoscopes for rattles and Band-Aids for stickers.

But it wasn't all medical drama for Maggie. Oh no, she was a Renaissance woman in the making! Student government, basketball, choir – you name it, she did it! She even dabbled in Greek dance.

And let's talk about her college days – Maggie was a social butterfly with a heart of gold. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina? Check. Non-profit work with the Girl Scouts, Prevent Child Abuse America, and Pendleton Place Youth Center? Double check!

Then came Nashville, where Maggie got caught up in sales pitches and spreadsheets for tech companies. But wellness was never far from her mind – yoga, meditation, running, you name it, she did it (probably while chanting positive affirmations).

But now, she's back on the nonprofit grind in Charlotte, NC, ready to make waves as the Director of Partnerships at PEP. Watch out, world – Maggie's here to slay stigma and spread the word about women's health, one awkward middle school memory at a time!

Alicia Olguin-Macedo

Communications Intern

Marietta, GA

Alicia Olguin-Macedo is a third-year honors student at Kennesaw State University from Newnan, Georgia majoring in Criminal Justice. She is actively involved on her campus as Student Government Association Senator for Women and Gender Issues, the Organization for Latin American Students, and Lamba Theta Alpha Latin Sorority.

Alicia joined the Period Education Project in May 2023 because she has a passion for making periods less taboo and educating others on the misconceptions of periods and menstrual health. Alicia joins PEP as the Lead Writer to publish news and blogs highlighting the work of our Period Pros and community partners, and assist Period Pros in contributing educational content to our online and social platforms. Through PEP, Alicia looks forward to impacting communities where period education is often less accessible or less talked about! When she's not out advocating, she enjoys reading, crocheting, cooking, and playing tennis.

Kennedi Scales

Communications Intern

Kennedi is a fourth-year Foundation Fellow and honors student at the University of Georgia from Denver, Colorado. She is currently studying to earn degrees in Genetics and Sociology. Though she has been interested in addressing health inequities since middle school, she did not discover her passion for public health until her undergraduate studies. She channels these passions into her work with PEP, engaging in research, writing and learning about menstrual health. She is pursuing a career in medicine and public health.

Kennedi plays four instruments, which means she always has a tune stuck in her head. She also loves cooking and baking!

PEP Team

Leadership Team

Trish Hutchison, MD

Priyanka Parikh

Katrina Graczyk, MBA

Casey Hopkins, PhD, APRN, WHNP

Maggie Hamberis

Staff & Interns

Alicia Olguin-Macedo

Kennedi Scales

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Trish Hutchison, MD, FAAP

Priyanka Parikh

Katrina Graczyk, MBA

Casey Hopkins, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC

Maggie Consolo

Alicia Olguin-Macedo

Kennedi Scales

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