Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Christine Norbut Beyer
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Commissioner
New Jersey
Roxana Norouzi
OneAmerica
Executive Director
Washington
Aisha Nyandoro
Springboard to Opportunities
CEO
Mississippi
India Ornelas
Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington
Professor
Washington
Cynthia Osborne
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, Vanderbilt University
Executive Director and Professor of Early Childhood Education and Policy
Tennessee
Eduardo Padron
Miami Dade College
President Emeritus
Florida
Stephanie Parra
ALL in Education
Executive Director
Arizona
Adrián A. Pedroza
Abriendo Puertas | Opening Doors
National Executive Director
New Mexico
Nitzan Pelman
Climb Together
CEO & Founder
California
Juan Peña
Rooted with Roofs
Founder
Colorado
Gloria Perez
Women's Foundation of Minnesota
President and CEO
Minnesota
Lori Pfingst
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Senior Director
Washington
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.