Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Shimica Gaskins
GRACE & End Child Poverty CA
President & CEO
California
Jesús Gerena
UpTogether
CEO
California
Tony Gherardini
Department of Personnel and Administration for Governor Polis
Executive Director
Colorado
Tista Ghosh
Edwards Lifesciences
Vice President for Employee Health
Colorado
Ashley Goldon
Blue Meridian Partners
Portfolio Manager
Michigan
Teresa Granillo
AVANCE, Inc.
CEO
Texas
Tanguler Gray
Systems & Methods, Inc.
Executive Vice President of Operations
Georgia
Kai-ama Hamer
Center for Early Childhood Health and Development, NYU School of Medicine
Director, ParentCorps
New York
Gretchen Hammer
Mathematica
Senior Fellow
Colorado
Maria Harper-Marinick
The Aspen Institute, College Excellence Program
Senior Fellow
Arizona
Keami Harris
Early Childhood Funders Collaborative
Chief of Equity and Strategy
Maryland
Kenn Harris
National Partnership for Community Leadership
Senior Consultant
Connecticut
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.