Featured Guests

Nasser Paydar
US Department of Education
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
District of Columbia

Nikki Pitre
Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute

Governor Jared Polis
State of Colorado
Governor
Colorado

Dan Porterfield
The Aspen Institute
President and CEO

Rosa Rada
State of Connecticut
Connecticut

Vasu Reddy
National Partnership for Women and Families
District of Columbia

Fatima Riaz
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Program Officer

Emily Sama-Miller
Mathematica Policy Research
Principal Researcher

Erica Smiley
Jobs with Justice
Executive Director
District of Columbia

Julie Sweetland
Frameworks Institute
Senior Advisor

Karen Walker
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Tennessee

Michael Warren
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Associate Administrator
District of Columbia
Explore how the Ascend Network mobilizes over 500 organizations using 2Gen approaches to enhance the
well-being and potential of families.