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

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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Brittany Brass

Brittany Brass


TX, United States

After overcoming personal mental health challenges, Brittany discovered the transformative power of movement and its ability to build community. This realization inspired her to create…

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Courtney Smith

Courtney Smith

Food Security
NC, United States

Courtney Smith is a daughter of Durham and of community organizers. She is a chef, an activist, and a storyteller who is deeply connected to…

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Cassia Herron

Cassia Herron


KY, United States

Cassia Herron is a visionary, bold leader, policy advocate and entrepreneur based in Kentucky who coaches local innovators to maximize their potential to help transform…

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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….

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Lachelle King

Lachelle King

Health
OK, United States

Lachelle King is a storyteller, researcher, and autist. After being diagnosed at an adult age, she became an advocate for improving health outcomes for other…

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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…

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Joi-Michelle Rhodes

Joi-Michelle Rhodes

Health
OK, United States

Joi-Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, is a Black community-based therapist, advocating for transformational change in mental health treatment and suicide prevention. As a suicide attempt survivor and…

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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…

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Brandi Coleman

Brandi Coleman

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
TX, United States

Brandi Coleman is the proud founder and CEO of The Lemonade Circle.  The Lemonade Circle is dedicated to empowering young Black girls to use life’s…

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Sara Mosud

Sara Mosud


TX, United States

Sara Masoud is a former family caregiver and researcher who creates spaces for communities impacted by dementia to gather, collaborate, educate, and advocate for research…

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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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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.