Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Myra Jones-Taylor
Jones-Taylor Strategies
Founder & CEO
District of Columbia
Kevin Jordan
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Senior Vice-President for National Programs
Ohio
Ann Kalass
Child Advocate and Retiree
Arizona
Ariel Kalil
University of Chicago, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Professor and Director
Illinois
Blythe Keeler Robinson
Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers
President and CEO
Georgia
Christopher King
Ray Marshall Center, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer
Texas
Valerie Kinloch
Johnson C. Smith University
President & CEO
North Carolina
Mark Kling
Nonprofit Consultant
Colorado
Jeff Kuhr
Creighton University Graduate School
Public Health Professional and Instructor
Colorado
Sarah Kuriakose
New York State Office of Mental Health
Associate Commissioner, Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families
New York
Paul LeBlanc
Human Systems
Board Chair and Co-Founder
New Hampshire
Jennifer Lee
ACHP
Chief Medical Officer
Virginia
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.