Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Erica Phillips
National Association for Family Child Care
Executive Director
New York
Teresa Ramos
Illinois Department of Early Childhood
Secretary
Illinois
Monte Randall
College of the Muscogee Nation
President
Oklahoma
Richard Raya
Marin Promise Partnership
CEO
California
Natalie Renew
Home Grown
Executive Director
Pennsylvania
Emilie Rodriguez
The Bridge Directory
Founder
New York
Tonja Rucker
National League of Cities
Director for Early Childhood Success in the Institute for Youth Education and Families
Maryland
Michelle Sarche
Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska
Professor and Project Lead
Colorado
Erin Saul
GreenLight Fund Cincinnati
Executive Director
Ohio
Aysha E. Schomburg
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
President and CEO
New York
D’Artagnan Scorza
Racial Equity, County of Los Angeles
Executive Director
California
Kimberly Seals Allers
Irth
Founder
New York
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.