2022 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Emily Miller
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Division Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rhode Island
Roxana Norouzi
OneAmerica
Executive Director
Washington
Adrián A. Pedroza
Abriendo Puertas | Opening Doors
National Executive Director
New Mexico
Teresa Ramos
Office of Governor J.B. Pritzker
First Assistant, Deputy Governor for Education
Illinois
Tonja Rucker
National League of Cities
Director for Early Childhood Success in the Institute for Youth Education and Families
Maryland
Kimberly Seals Allers
Irth
Founder
New York
Jessica Saniguq Ullrich
Washington State University
Assistant Professor
Washington
Leseliey Welch
Birth Detroit and Birth Center Equity
Co-Founder
Michigan
Layla Zaidane
Future Caucus
President & Chief Executive Officer
District of Columbia
Ascend Fellows are a community of values-driven leaders who share an unwavering commitment to our shared goal of intergenerational family prosperity and well-being.