Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Tess Abrahamson-Richards
Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
Director of Data Sovereignty
Washington
Katie Albright
UC Berkeley EXCEL
Executive Director
California
Phyllis Albritton
Colorado Safety Net Collaborative
Managing Consultant
Colorado
John Annis
Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation
Senior VP, Collaboration and Impact
Florida
Erin Arango-Escalante
All Children Thrive
Founder & Principal
Wisconsin
Reggie Bicha
American Public Human Services Association
President and CEO
Colorado
Matthew Biel
Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN) at Georgetown University
Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
District of Columbia
Erin Brown
The Colorado Health Foundation
Vice President, Community Investment & Impact
Colorado
Sixto Cancel
Think Of Us
Founder & CEO
District of Columbia
P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research
Professor Emerita of Human Development and Social Policy
Illinois
Jay Chaudhary
Sagamore Institute
Senior Fellow for Mental Health and Community Wellness
Indiana
Nathan T. Chomilo
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Medicaid Medical Director
Minnesota
Barbara DiGangi
University Settlement
Director of Community Wellness Initiatives
New York
Twylla Dillion
HealthConnect One
Executive Director
New York
Matthew Dodson
Axis Health Systems
Senior Director of Integrated Care
Colorado
Wendy Ellis
Center for Community Resilience, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
Assistant Professor, Center Director
District of Columbia
Craig Garfield
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/ Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and of Medical Social Sciences
Illinois
Tista Ghosh
Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President for Employee Health
Colorado
Kenn Harris
National Partnership for Community Leadership
Senior Consultant
Connecticut
Nikki Hatch
Raising Real World Kids
Owner and Coach
Colorado
Jerreed Ivanich
Colorado School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Colorado
Priya Iyer
Our Roots
Founder & CEO
California
Deidre Johnson
Center for African American Health
CEO & Executive Director
Colorado
Liane Jollon
Health District of Northern Larimer County
Executive Director
Colorado
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.