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.

Reggie Ivey

Reggie Ivey

Health
OK, United States

Reggie Ivey is a social justice visionary for black and brown communities, with over 20 years of public health experience. He serves as a conduit…

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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…

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Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea

Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea

Health
Lesotho

Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea is a registered nurse midwife with over 10 years of experience in primary health care. She currently serves as a site…

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Elizabeth Lutz

Elizabeth Lutz

Health
TX, United States

Elizabeth Lutz is a community advocate working to increase awareness of the needs of hidden communities in Texas.  Her work centers on the needs of…

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Isabelle Kamariza

Isabelle Kamariza

Food Security
Rwanda

Isabelle Kamariza is a philanthropist and social change maker. She is the president and founder of Solid’Africa, a Rwandan social enterprise founded in 2010 whose…

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Boaz Keizire

Boaz Keizire

Food Security
Uganda

Boaz is the Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), based in Nairobi, which promotes better farming…

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Relebohile Moletsane

Relebohile Moletsane

Gender
South Africa

As the J.L. Dube Chair in Rural Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Professor Moletsane has extensive experience in educational development, curriculum studies, and other…

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Genoveva Islas

Genoveva Islas

Health
CA, United States

Genoveva is the Founder & CEO of Cultiva La Salud. Genoveva is a public health advocate fighting to advance heath equity in California’s San Joaquin Valley…

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Quinny Sanchez Lopez

Quinny Sanchez Lopez

Education, Social Justice - Equity
NC, United States

Quinny Sanchez Lopez (she/they) is an engagement specialist and advocate focused on cultivating networks of care and resilience among people of Latin American descent. Drawing…

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Jerry Blassigname

Jerry Blassigname

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
SC, United States

Jerry Blassingame is founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation in Greenville, SC, where he trains previously incarcerated individuals during their reentry process. After dropping out…

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Kusum Thapa

Kusum Thapa

Health
Nepal

Dr. Thapa has over 25 years of experience as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist both in Nepal and UK as an Asia Near East Regional Technical…

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Mohamed Aburawi

Mohamed Aburawi

Health
Libya

Dr. Mohamed Aburawi is the founder and CEO of Atarona Ventures, where he leads the creation and scaling of transformational, high-impact ventures that drive social…

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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.