Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows


John Annis
Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation
Senior VP, Collaboration and Impact
Florida


Laurie Brotman
Department of Population Health NYU School of Medicine
Bezos Family Foundation Professor of Early Childhood Development
New York


Melvin Carter
City of Saint Paul
Mayor
Minnesota


Betsy Delgado
Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana
Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Education Officer
Indiana


Maria Harper-Marinick
The Aspen Institute, College Excellence Program
Senior Fellow
Arizona


Raquel Hatter
The Kresge Foundation
Managing Director
Michigan


John Hudson III
Entergy
Senior Vice President, Entergy Corporation | President, Entergy Charitable Foundation
Alabama


Myra Jones-Taylor
Urban Institute
Senior Vice President for Impact and External Affairs
District of Columbia


Kevin Jordan
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Senior Vice-President for National Programs
Ohio


Ann Kalass
Child Advocate and Retiree
Arizona


Kirsten Lodal
LIFT
Founder and Senior Advisor
District of Columbia


Felix V. Matos Rodriguez
City University of New York College System
Chancellor
New York


Dipesh Navsaria
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Human Ecology
Clinical Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Wisconsin


Aisha Nyandoro
Springboard to Opportunities
CEO
Mississippi


William Serrata
El Paso Community College
President
Texas


Ann Silverberg King
Casey Family Programs
Senior Director, Systems Improvement
Utah


Dr. Darius Tandon
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Community Health; Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences
Illinois


Dr. Sarah Watamura
University of Denver, Department of Psychology
Professor
Colorado


Sherece West-Scantlebury
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
President and CEO
Arkansas


Roxane White
Strategy with Rox
Founder and CEO
Colorado


Katharine Winograd
Economic FORUM of Albuquerque
Executive Director
New Mexico
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.