Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Rashida Brown
AidKit
Director of Government Partnerships
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
Nathan T. Chomilo
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Medicaid Medical Director
Minnesota
Mary Alice Cohen
Colorado Department of Early Childhood
Deputy Executive Director
Colorado
Janeen Comenote
National Urban Indian Family Coalition
Executive Director
Washington
Karla Davis
Whole Child Strategies, Inc.
Operations/HR Director
Tennessee
Betsy Delgado
Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana
Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Education Officer
Indiana
Barbara DiGangi
University Settlement
Director of Community Wellness Initiatives
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.