Current Ascend Fellows
Teresa Granillo
AVANCE, Inc.
CEO
Texas
Tanguler Gray
Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children & Families
Commissioner
Georgia
Kai-ama Hamer
Center for Early Childhood Health and Development, NYU School of Medicine
Director, ParentCorps
New York
Keami Harris
Early Childhood Funders Collaborative
Chief of Equity and Strategy
Maryland
Kenn Harris
National Partnership for Community Leadership
Senior Consultant
Connecticut
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
American University
Dean and Distinguished Professor, School of Education
Maryland
Jerreed Ivanich
University of Colorado
Assistant Professor, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Colorado
Priya Iyer
Our Roots
Founder & CEO
California
Kim Janey
Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath)
President & CEO
Massachusetts
Raychael Jensen
Ballmer Group
National Director, Early Childhood and Families
Florida
Sarah Kuriakose
New York State Office of Mental Health
Associate Commissioner, Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families
New York
Vance Lewis
Promise Venture Studio
Associate Partner
California
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.