Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Gena Boyle
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Deputy Commissioner
Kentucky
Melanie Bridgeforth
Bridgeforth
Founder and President
Alabama
Laurie Brotman
Department of Population Health NYU School of Medicine
Bezos Family Foundation Professor of Early Childhood Development
New York
Erin Brown
The Colorado Health Foundation
Vice President, Community Investment & Impact
Colorado
Rashida Brown
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
District of Columbia
Myla Calhoun
Propel Education
President and CEO
Alabama
Sixto Cancel
Think Of Us
Founder & CEO
District of Columbia
Melvin Carter
City of Saint Paul
Mayor
Minnesota
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
María Carla Chicuén
Miami Dade College
Executive Director of Cultural Affairs
Florida
Nathan T. Chomilo
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Medicaid Medical Director
Minnesota
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.