Community

We support locally-rooted, globally networked innovative leaders around the globe through our Fellowship programs and government partnerships. Explore our community database below to learn more.

Ivelyse Andino

Ivelyse Andino

Health
NY, United States

Ivelyse is a visionary healthcare strategist and abolitionist building community at the intersection of mobile health and equity. She is the founder and CEO of…

Mirtha Santana

Mirtha Santana

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
NY, United States

Mirtha Santana is a long-time resident of the low-income community of Bushwick Brooklyn, Mirtha knows from personal experience the impact of affordable housing. Her commitment…

Marcia Bruno-Todd

Marcia Bruno-Todd

Social Justice - Equity
OK, United States

Marcia Bruno-Todd is a leader in Oklahoma working to support and grow new and emerging leaders and broaden involvement within communities. Her work is driven…

Leah Upton

Leah Upton

Health
OK, United States

Dr. Leah Upton is a physician leader in a community clinic who builds structures for whole-person, whole-family care that encourages physical, mental, and social health….

Monique Castro

Monique Castro

Health
CA, United States

Monique Castro is a citizen of the Diné (Navajo) Nation and Xicana. She was born and raised on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva People…

Sheyda Brown

Sheyda Brown

Governance, Social Justice - Equity
OK, United States

Sheyda Brown is an Iranian-American political organizer and strategist who works with communities to build collective power to influence people and systems. She works in…

Mary Oxendine

Mary Oxendine

Food Security
NC, United States

Mary Oxendine is the Lumbee and Tuscarora granddaughter of rural sharecroppers and a cultivator of relationships and traditional Indigenous foodways. As a financial activist, she…

Ashlee Wisdom

Ashlee Wisdom

Health
NY, United States

Ashlee Wisdom is a public health innovator. She is the Co-founder & CEO of Health In Her HUE, a digital platform that connects Black women…

Melissa Bosworth

Melissa Bosworth

Health
CO, United States

A self-described thought disrupter and warrior for nonprofits, Melissa is the Principal of Vertical Strategies, Executive Director of the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium, and Assistant Professor…

Jacqueline Blocker

Jacqueline Blocker

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
OK, United States

Jacqueline Blocker is a mother and lawyer with a decade of experience in legislative policy related to reproductive justice. As an Indigenous woman and descendant…

Camryn Smith

Camryn Smith

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Governance, Social Justice - Equity
NC, United States

Camryn Smith is a social justice accountability expert focusing on economic and social liberation for black and brown communities and people. Her work is informed…

Dorian Burton

Dorian Burton

Social Justice - Equity
NC, United States

Dr. Dorian Burton is a husband, father, and faith-driven investor with nearly two decades of experience in social and impact investing. Growing up in Rialto,…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.