ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships

Dima Abi Saab
Year:
- 2024
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
Appointed as Research and Organizing Manager, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network

Kevin Salvador Alejandrez
Year:
- 2023
Center for Cultural Power
Appointed as Learning and Impact Manager, Center for Cultural Power

Elaine Kathryn Andres
Year:
- 2023
Destiny Arts Center
Appointed as Manager of Learning and Evaluation, Destiny Arts Center

Cruz A. Arroyo
Year:
- 2023
Movement Advancement Project
Appointed as Movement Building and Capacity Strategist, Movement Advancement Project

Jessica E. Auer
Year:
- 2023
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Appointed as Tribal Broadband Policy Analyst, Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Aixin Aydin
Year:
- 2025
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Appointed as Advocacy Manager: Universal Representation Initiative, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Ashley M. Barry
Year:
- 2024
College Access: Research & Action
Appointed as Policy Researcher, College Access: Research & Action

Duygu Basaran Sahin
Year:
- 2025
Coalition for the Homeless
Appointed as Research & Policy Associate, Coalition for the Homeless

Sara Bubenik
Year:
- 2024
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Appointed as Research Communications Director, United Way of Massachusetts Bay

Christine B. Case
Year:
- 2023
Children's Defense Fund
Appointed as Narrative Strategy Specialist, Childrens' Defense Fund

Erin Cheslow
Year:
- 2025
The Community
Appointed as Outreach Effectiveness Program Manager, The Community

Andreina I. Colina-Marin
Year:
- 2024
Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Appointed as Project Management Specialist, Western North Carolina Community Health Services

Ebenezer Concepcion
Year:
- 2023
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Appointed as Community Engagement and Advocacy Manager, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Belquis Elhadi
Year:
- 2024
Full Spectrum Features
Appointed as Manager of Learning and Impact, Full Spectrum Features

Breanna Escamilla
Year:
- 2025
Hispanic Scholars Program
Appointed as Assistant Director for Programming, Hispanic Scholars Program

Ryan Fan
Year:
- 2024
Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego
Appointed as Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego

Johnathan Favini
Year:
- 2023
Open Environmental Data Project
Appointed as Data Inclusion Specialist, Open Environmental Data Project

Sara O. Fetherolf
Year:
- 2024
Los Angeles Poverty Department
Appointed as Public Programs and Engagement Specialist, Los Angeles Poverty Department

Mirtha Garcia Reyes
Year:
- 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
Appointed as LGBTQ+ Health Equity Research Specialist, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality

Claudia Garcia-Rojas
Year:
- 2025
Open Communities
Appointed as Community Advocacy Manager, Open Communities

Ipshita Ghosh
Year:
- 2025
Disability Rights North Carolina
Appointed as Disability Policy and Advocacy Analyst, Disability Rights North Carolina

Tiara Giddings
Year:
- 2023
Campaign for Southern Equality
Appointed as Research and Policy Analyst, Campaign for Southern Equality

Aubrial Harrington
Year:
- 2025
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Appointed as Narrative Development Specialist, Americans for Immigrant Justice

Ashley Hollingshead
Year:
- 2025
North Carolina Justice Center
Appointed as Housing Equity Specialist, North Carolina Justice Center

Mimi Howard
Year:
- 2023
University Settlement Society of New York
Appointed as Program Specialist, University Settlement Society of New York

Corey Masao Johnson
Year:
- 2023
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Appointed as Research Manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC

Megan Jordan
Year:
- 2025
Highlander Research and Education Center
Appointed as Public Memory and Participatory Design Specialist, Highlander Research and Education Center

Corinne Kentor
Year:
- 2023
Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Appointed as Policy and Communications Associate, Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Jessica M. Kiebler
Year:
- 2025
Sojourner House
Appointed as Research and Policy Director, Sojourner House

Rachel Klepper
Year:
- 2024
United Neighborhood Houses
Appointed as Research Analyst, United Neighborhood Houses NY

Brittney Knotts
Year:
- 2023
Vital Voices
Appointed as Program Coordinator, Youth Activation, Vital Voices

Racquel Lee
Year:
- 2024
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Appointed as Program Impact Manager, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

Wendyliz Martinez
Year:
- 2024
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Appointed as NJ Reparations Council Research and Digital Communications Associate, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

Nicole Navarro
Year:
- 2023
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Appointed as Research Associate, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Maria Liliana Ramirez
Year:
- 2024
Justice Action Center
Appointed as Narrative Research Specialist, Justice Action Center

Kaelin Rapport
Year:
- 2024
Center for Law & Social Policy
Appointed as Policy Analyst, Racial Equity, Center for Law and Social Policy

Margaret Sheble
Year:
- 2024
Educational Video Center
Appointed as Archive Distribution Specialist, Educational Video Center

Alesondra J. Christmas Stapleton
Year:
- 2024
Zora's House
Appointed as Equity Design Program Manager, Zora’s House

Emily Karen Sterk
Year:
- 2024
The Milwaukee Turners
Appointed as Research and Advocacy Associate, The Milwaukee Turners