Welcome to the Atlantic Fellows community
Atlantic Fellows are a diverse, international community of leaders who share a deep commitment to advancing fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. They are courageous, compassionate, and collaborative thinkers and doers who collectively seek to bring lasting improvements to their communities and the world. Their diversity enables them to look at the causes of systemic problems from multiple perspectives to more effectively address the root causes rather than the symptoms.
The Atlantic Fellows programs bring together passionate, experienced individuals from different backgrounds, areas of expertise and professions to learn from one another and collaborate to advance solutions to pressing problems. Cohorts across programs include advocates, lawyers, artists, business professionals, health practitioners, government officials, academics and researchers. The programs are designed to increase Fellows’ understanding, capacity and commitment, and help them access the resources and networks that they need to accelerate their work and achieve demonstrable impact.
Each of the programs is unique and grounded in its local context but united through a shared Atlantic Fellows identity and the shared principles, objectives, experience, values and attributes it represents. The Atlantic Institute amplifies the influence and impact of the Atlantic Fellows network with long-term resources and opportunities to connect, learn and work together. The Institute intends to carry on this important work until 2055, or beyond.
The Atlantic Philanthropies, which closed its doors in 2020, established the Atlantic Fellows as the culmination of its work in the geographies and themes on which it historically focused. It had a long history of investing in people, and their vision and ability to realize a better world.
The Atlantic Institute supports the Atlantic Fellows programs and the work of a growing global community of Atlantic Fellows, empowering catalytic communities of emerging leaders to work together for equity.
“ What kind of community do we aspire to be? How will we show up in this moment of history? How can we foster global solidarity and collective action in a fractured and polarized world? No one will hand us these answers. It is we, Atlantic Fellows, a constellation of changemakers brought together by the Atlantic Institute and our seven fellowship programs, who must build bold connections across an ecosystem of social change to illuminate the path toward justice, equity and collective well-being. ”
Kevin Liverpool, deputy chair of the Atlantic Institute Governing Board and Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity
Improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia worldwide.
BASED
AT THE GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE
JALAYNE ARIAS
Associate professor, Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University Atlanta, United States
Investigating the legal and ethical challenges associated with the individual and social burden linked with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through public policy initiatives.
SIDEMAN
Assistant professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Researching ways to improve the diagnosis and care of people living with dementia in primary care settings, and creating effective interventions tailored to the sociocultural context of patients and their caregivers.
Neurologist, Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
Gerontologist and global consultant Chicago, United States
ELEONORE
Professor of medicine, Sorbonne University; director, NeuroRehabilitation Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Pantin, France
Promoting an early diagnosis of neurodegenerative dementias through the use of novel biomarkers and new modalities of patient engagement.
Understanding how people with dementia can lead more meaningful lives under human rights objectives.
Director, Creative Aging International; producer, Creative Brain Week; arts manager, Irish Hospice Foundation; founder, ArtsandBrain.com Dublin, Ireland
Originating and sustaining prototypes — infused with art and creativity, backed by solid evidence, responding to need and local circumstance — to celebrate aging and reduce the fear of age-related illnesses.
Faculty neurologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain
Designing, testing and validating new prototypes monitoring cognitive disorders; studying patterns of disability, clinical evolution and unmet care needs; analyzing socioeconomics datasets.
Assistant professor in neurology, Université Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France
Researching cognitive impairment and biomarkers in the continuum of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease and in Down syndrome for insights into the biological and epidemiological contributors to Alzheimer’s disease.
Analyzing large populationbased studies from different continents to offer a global perspective on dementia risk factors, discover new dementia risk factors and generate predicting algorithms of dementia.
MIRCEA BALASA
NICOLE BATSCH
BAYEN
ALISSA BERNSTEIN
DOMINIC CAMPBELL
MARÍA CARMONA-IRAGUI
LAURENT CLERET DE LANGAVANT
BÁRBARA COSTA BEBER
Assistant professor of speech and language pathology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Brazil
Raising awareness of dementia in 40,000 speech and language therapists in Brazil and studying methods for improving communication among people with neurological diseases.
ELISSAIOS KARAGEORGIOU
Scientific director, Neurological Institute of Athens; division chief, NIA Sleep and Memory Center Athens, Greece
Elucidating brain rhythm patterns of dementia syndromes across the sleepwake cycle, with the goal of improving diagnosis, prognosis and treatment response, and promoting dementia health.
CHRISTINE FITZGERALD
Postdoctoral researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland
Independent consultant, Dementia Focus
Carlow, Ireland
HANY IBRAHIM
Consultant geriatrician and assistant professor, Ain Shams University Hospital Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Exploring the role of community services such as Alzheimer cafés in supporting social citizenship, and developing a psychosocial evaluation strategy to mobilize and enhance psychosocial interventions.
Director, Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit, CONICET, Univ UNAJ, Hospital El Cruce; documentary filmmaker Florencio Varela, Argentina
Researching cognitive impairment and biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and care of people living with dementia; creating effective interventions tailored to the patients’ sociocultural contexts; using documentary films to create social awareness.
Delivering bespoke consultancy in service reform and training solutions to dementia service providers and innovators who seek to provide personalized care and support for people living with dementia.
Monologuist, filmmaker and video host
Berkeley, Calif., United States
Working to use modern technology and software platforms for the early detection of dementia and cognitive training, having co-founded the Ain Shams Cognitive Training Lab.
Connecting brain science with social justice by hosting, writing and producing the video series “Citizen Brain” (citizenbrain.org) and by creating a theatrical monologue by the same name about empathy and democracy.
Producing a radio program about aging and the creative process, showing how brains benefit from musical engagement; developing a musical curriculum for adult day health.
ELAINE HOWARD
SILVIA KOCHEN
JOSH KORNBLUTH
HEIDI CLARE LAMBERT Music educator and performer Cotopaxi, Colo., United States
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology, and assistant director, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, Trials Unit, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, United States
Researching admixture, ethnicity and health-social disparities in dementia; developing a program in Cuba to train health care providers and educate the community about aging, mental health and dementia.
ELISA DE PAULA
FRANÇA RESENDE
Deputy-coordinator, Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging, Brazilian Academy of Neurology Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Studying the effects of latelife literacy acquisition as a dementia prevention tool through improving memory and increasing connections between brain areas.
Senior lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland
Investigating the role of diet in brain aging and dementia by analyzing population data and testing scalable dietary interventions for brain health.
Associate professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Senior researcher, Department of Geriatric Medicine, and scientific coordinator, Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Understanding how computerized tools can be integrated into scalable, multidisciplinary interventions for the longterm care of brain health.
ADRIÀ ROFES
Assistant professor, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
Multimedia editor, Atlantic Institute Oxford, England
Measuring, modeling, understanding and improving physical and cognitive resilience in older adults.
Enhancing our understanding of brain behavior relations and applying this knowledge to improve assessment and treatment protocols for neurological conditions leading to aphasia.
Hearing from a wide range of people working in the dementia space; her podcast series, “Dementia is Global,” aims to raise global awareness about brain health to change attitudes and policies.
JAMIE
Science writer, Neurology Today Boise, Idaho, United States
Developing and implementing an online monthly lecture series and a U.S. support group for patients with posterior cortical atrophy and their caregivers.
FIONNUALA SWEENEY
TALAN
JORGE LLIBRE GUERRA
CLAIRE MCEVOY
ROGERIO PANIZZUTTI
GEESKE PEETERS
IOANNIS TARNANAS
Co-founder, Altoida, Inc.
Houston, United States
LINA VELILLA
Research associate, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia Medellin, Colombia
ADAM WASKOW
Entrepreneur focused on brain health and equity; owner, Three Home Village Assisted Living Fairfax, Calif., United States
STELIOS ZYGOURIS
Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Democritus University of Thrace Thessaloniki, Greece
Improving computational biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and developing a responsible strategy to implement this technology and utilize machine intelligence for disease prevention.
Developing strategies to address the stress and burden-related stigma among caregivers of patients with early-onset dementia caused by the E280A mutation in Antioquia.
Researching how animalassisted therapies and interventions could affect care and improve outcomes in a variety of environments and applications — in particular, the use of therapy dogs with dementia patients.
Developing computerized memory tests for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, including the first serious game that older adults can use on their own to screen for signs of subtle cognitive decline.
GBHI Program Director for Alumni Relations & Special Initiatives, Camellia Latta (left), and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Maritza Pintado-Caipa (right), lead an interactive session at the action workshop: Advancing Brain Health in Peru — Interdisciplinary Approaches for a National Plan for Dementia, held in Lima, Peru, in February 2025.
Founder and director, Displacement and Health Research Center
San Diego, United States
PHAEDRA BELL
Director of education outreach, University of California, San Francisco, Dyslexia Center
San Francisco, United States
Founder and creative director, Virtual Brain Health Center
Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Clinical lecturer in ageing, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast; Belfast Trust Belfast, Northern Ireland
Investigating how the stress of war and displacement affects dementia rates in refugees in the Middle East. Co-designed the Atlantic Fellows Thematic Forum in Jordan for learning about migration and health.
ELIZABETH DZENG
Associate professor of medicine and sociology, University of California, San Francisco
London, England
Examining the influence of structural racism, culture and ethics of neoliberalism on end-of-life care in older adults in the U.S. and U.K.
Translating brain health science into mechanisms for cultivating justice and equity in health and education.
Improving the brain health and wellness of those she serves, as a doctor of behavioral health, through her collective work, projects, writing and volunteerism.
EMEK-SAVAS
Associate professor, Departments of Psychology and Neurosciences, Dokuz Eylul University Izmir, Turkey
Developing and using computerized cognitive training programs as an intervention for people with cognitive impairment and for the prevention of cognitive decline in the aging population.
National deputy director, NHS England
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Caring and innovating for people with dementia and their families; researching aging, frailty, delirium, dementia perioperative medicine and relevant biomarkers.
ALEJANDRA GUERRERO BARRAGÁN
Specialist neurologist, Neuro Spinal Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Engaging in health care policy development and implementation, having previously developed an advance care planning policy for Northern Ireland.
Pursuing a clinical approach with a passion for preventive medicine to combat neurodegenerative diseases, with an emphasis on early detection, lifestyle interventions and community education to mitigate the impact of dementia.
DERYA DURUSU
CORRINA GRIMES
TALA AL-ROUSAN
KRYSTAL L. CULLER
EMMA CUNNINGHAM
KRISTA HARRISON
Associate professor, Division of Geriatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco Sausalito, Calif., United States
Using qualitative and mixedmethods research to mitigate suffering by improving models of care and policies for older adults living with, dying from and grieving dementia, prion disease and other serious illnesses.
MARIANA LONGORIA IBARROLA
Faculty, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Mexico City, Mexico
SANDRA HIGUET
Head, Geriatric Department, Centre Hospitalier de Tubize-Nivelles
Nivelles, Belgium
Experimental psychologist and research fellow, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Assistant professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Carrying out research into dementia in low- and middleincome countries.
Working to create an integrated care facility for the management of patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
Pursuing the relationship between musical expertise and the development of dementia, and exploring the mechanisms underpinning this association and music as therapy.
Developing interventional studies targeting improved sleep and cognition, which have the potential to help prevent the onset and progression of dementia in high-risk populations.
DAVID LOUGHREY
Assistant professor in community health, School of Nursing, Pyschotherapy and Community Heath, Dublin City University Dublin, Ireland
Working to understand how social factors and disabilities such as sensory impairment may impact brain health and increase the risk of dementia.
JERÓNIMO MARTIN
Clinical fellow in stroke and emergency care, NHS Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
Geriatric and internal medicine specialist
Guadalajara, Mexico
Improving the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of stroke; developing multicenter studies and programs to diminish stroke risk factors and identify populations at high risk of stroke.
Improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment strategies for older adults living with HIV and HIVassociated neurocognitive disorder; promoting dementia awareness and early diagnosis in Mexico.
LUIS ARNOLDO MUÑOZ NEVÁREZ
CATHERINE JORDAN
YUE LENG
BRENDA PÉREZ CERPA
Geriatric medicine specialist
Zapopan, Mexico
CLAUDIA PATRICIA RAMOS-PEREZ
Psychiatrist and sub-investigator, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia Medellín, Colombia
ANA MARGARITA RODRIGUEZ SALGADO
Neuropsychologist
Havana, Cuba
TALITA ROSA
Neurology resident, University of Louisville Louisville, Ky., United States
Establishing innovative ways of bringing palliative and supportive care to people with dementia, and developing tangible policies or strategies that raise awareness of advanced directives.
CLAIRE SEXTON
Senior director, Scientific Programs and Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association Kenilworth, England
Leading research programs and initiatives to accelerate the Alzheimer’s Association’s scientific agenda.
Working to determine factors related to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias; co-designing a nonpharmacological intervention for patients with Alzheimer’s disease at a mild stage to improve functionality in patients.
Head psychologist, Neurological Institute of Athens; staff psychologist, Athens Medical Center Athens, Greece
Evaluating whether cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an effective treatment intervention in patients with mild cognitive impairment and their caregivers.
Introducing technologybased cognitive assessments and support to the Cuban population.
Studying the economic and psychological burden of informal caregiving for dementia in Brazil.
Neurologist and assistant professor, University of California, San Francisco San Bruno, Calif., United States
Developing an anatomicalspecific and linguistically adapted Chinese Language Assessment in PPA battery for the Chinese-speaking population; studying impacts of cultural characteristics on social cognitive functions.
KONSTANTINA SYKARA
BOON LEAD TEE
RUFUS AKINYEMI
Deputy director, Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine; senior research fellow, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training Ibadan, Nigeria
Nurturing leaders in Africa for collaborative work to improve brain health; conducting clinical, research and advocacy work focused on vascular and degenerative brain disorders.
LENISA BRANDÃO
Associate professor, Department of Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Porto Alegre, Brazil
JANE BENTLEY
Music specialist Glasgow, Scotland
KIRSTY BOBROW
Public health physician and epidemiologist BC Centre for Disease Control Vancouver, Canada
LAURA BOOI
Senior research fellow, Centre for Dementia Research, Leeds Beckett University Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Developing participatory music as a resource for human social flourishing.
Promoting communication functionality and social inclusion of older adults; raising health professionals’ awareness of the power of art in improving communication and quality of life.
SIOBHAN CASEY
Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland
Driving change in the aging agenda to improve the wellbeing of older people.
Making epidemiological data on brain health in Africa more accessible by wrangling routine data into interactive data visualizations to inform policy and research, leveraging expertise in digital health, clinical trials and health systems research.
GABRI CHRISTA
Associate professor of professional practice and director of Movement Lab, Barnard College, Columbia University; founding director, Moving Body-Moving Image New York, United States
Facilitating art initiatives focused on understanding one another’s humanity; curating dance, education and film events aimed at removing stigma around age and race.
Advancing brain health equity through research, advocacy and public health education, focusing on dementia risk reduction and cognitive well-being across the lifespan.
WALTER DAWSON
Director, Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging; assistant professor, Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortland State University Portland, Oreg., United States
Developing strategies to reduce the economic burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through public policy interventions that better support individuals, care partners and the public programs that fund care.
Neurologist and clinical researcher, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
Analyzing neuroimaging data on mesial temporal lobe epilepsy due to hippocampal sclerosis and its relationship with dysfunction in the reward system; clinically evaluating a music-based rehabilitation program for stroke patients.
AGUSTÍN IBAÑEZ
Full professor and director, the Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibez; associate research professor and team leader of the predictive brain health modelling group, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland and Santiago, Chile
Empowering Latin American networks and researchers to fight dementia collaboratively.
Associate researcher, Laboratory of Environmental and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine Bradenton, Fla., United States
Investigating urban and environmental health to understand the effects of air pollution on neurodegenerative diseases.
Associate professor in intersectional research methodology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Working on research tracking patient and caregiver journeys, interaction with health services, as well as the conceptualization and assessment of quality of life and caregiver experiences.
Technical officer for longterm care, WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark
Senior neurologist, Clalit Health Services, Rabin Medical Center Petach Tikva, Israel
Cognitive scientist, University of Groningen; research and capacitybuilding consultant, Icon for Child and Adult Nurturing (ICAN) Castricum, Netherlands
Working to destigmatize, prevent and manage mental health issues by raising awareness and improving access to care, particularly in culturally and linguistically diverse populations and in low- and middle-income countries.
Associate professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Silver Spring, Md., United States
Focusing on innovation and service design in health and long-term care systems, with particular attention to strengthening care delivery for people with complex needs, supporting integrated care models and improving access to care.
Determining the unique features of young-onset Alzheimer’s and dementia in diverse and disparate populations of Israel.
Creating socially integrated communities that value elders through Ibasho (a notfor-profit organization) and consulting in the design of communities and cities.
STEFANIA ILINCA
OPHIR KERET
EMI KIYOTA
MYRIAM DE LA CRUZ PUEBLA
LAIS FAJERSZTAJN
MIRIAM GALVIN
SANA-E-ZEHRA HAIDRY
ALEX KORNHUBER
Photographer
Salobreña, Spain
LINGANI MBAKILEMAHLANZA
Assistant professor and neuropsychologist, University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana
Using photography in collaboration with science to create social awareness of how people age in the world, focusing on how different living conditions influence the aging process for better or worse.
MAIRA OKADA DE OLIVEIRA
Neuropsychologist, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
Focusing on advancing dementia research, prevention and treatment with multicultural populations and creating strategies to evaluate cognition in populations with low levels of education; developing screening tools to identify cognitive decline.
SHAMIEL MCFARLANE
General practitioner and chief executive officer, Medtech Mobil Investments Inc. London, England
Assistant professor in intellectual disability, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Leading efforts to improve dementia diagnosis by translating, culturally adapting and validating tablet- and paper-based cognitive and functional assessments for the Botswana population.
STEFANIE PIÑA-ESCUDERO
Doctoral researcher, genetics of aging and neurodegenerative diseases, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco Mexico City, Mexico
Establishing best practice for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dementia, supported by the development of an international, multidisciplinary network.
Developing a home-based primary care program for cognitively impaired, isolated older adults in rural Jamaica; investing in health care startups with Medtech Mobil, a health care advisory and investment firm.
MARITZA PINTADO-CAIPA
Neurologist and researcher, Instituto Peruano de Neurosciencias Lima, Peru
Including people with Down syndrome in all aspects of dementia research.
Specializing in dementia prevention, timely diagnosis and proper management; seeking to make fundamental changes contributing to the reduction of health inequities among vulnerable populations.
Neurologist Johannesburg, South Africa
Making brain health practical and relevant; promoting an understanding of traditional and cultural practices which promote brain health.
KIRTI RANCHOD
EIMEAR MCGLINCHEY
Dance theater artist and movement educator
San Francisco, United States
LORNA ROE
Research assistant professor, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Professor and director of the MPH program, Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt
Neuro-psychiatrist, Hospital Clínica Bíblica San José, Costa Rica
Promoting positive aging through movement-based, creative engagement with elders in various settings.
Investigating trajectories of frailty and cognitive decline among older adults in Ireland and how these trajectories impact patterns and costs of care, functional decline and caregiver burden.
DANA WALRATH
Writer, artist and anthropologist
South Burlington, Vt., United States
FIONA WALSH
Principal architect, DDS Architects Ltd.
Great Shefford, England
Leading the Egyptian Longitudinal Study of Aging to try to reshape the current understanding of aging.
Developing mental health strategies for successful aging and leading efforts to understand and optimize treatments for people living with dementia.
GREG WALSH
Brain health specialist and co-founder/chief executive officer, DDS Architects Ltd.
Great Shefford, England
CINDY WEINSTEIN
Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English, California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Calif., United States
Practicing a blend of creative writing, comics, art and anthropology, and believing in the power of the arts for social change; offering ways to heal from and end global challenges of dehumanization, dementia, racism and genocide.
Translating research and inclusive building design principles into everyday use to ensure they are accessible to people living with cognitive and/or sensory impairments.
Improving cognitive, medical and care outcomes through neuroscience and evidencebased design of hospitals, housing, cities and care settings; advocating for design policy to support people with cognitive and sensory impairments.
Published “Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief and the Brain,” with Dr. Bruce Miller, based on her experience of coming to terms with her father’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
ROWENA RICHIE
MOHAMED SALAMA
JORGE MARIO LEON SALAS
WILBY
Physician and clinical academic in cardiovascular prevention and brain health, Trinity College Dublin, Voluntary Health Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Working to treat patients presenting for management of hypertension and primary prevention of heart disease and stroke.
Arts in health practitioner; founder of arts, culture and health collaborative; theater producer, director and writer Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Designing art-based interventions and culturally oriented prototypes to enhance the health care system for mental health, dementia, Down syndrome and post-conflict trauma; promoting study and training to strengthen applications of arts in health.
FERNANDO AGUZZOLI-PERES
Coordinator, age-friendly cities’ protocols, International Longevity Center-Brazil; director in successful aging and dementias, Crônicos do Dia a Dia
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Exploring positive ways to communicate dementia with empathy and compassion in different settings, from books to social networks, to connect different generations.
Founder and executive director, Arts in Medicine Projects Lagos, Nigeria
Senior lecturer (associate professor) in global health policy, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland
Advancing arts in health innovation and collaboration through interdisciplinary practice in both the Global South and North to support institutions and individuals working with different populations.
Sphere Scholar, School of Public Health, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Improving understanding of the impact of health and social care system design on patterns of care and spending for those with dementia and their families/ caregivers; aiming to reduce the devastating financial toll of dementia.
Lecturer and consultant, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
Researching the relationship between cognitive reserve and cognitive decline by analyzing population data from high-, middle- and low-income countries to identify mid-life risk factors for dementias; developing a training program for caregivers.
Improving the lives of people living with cognitive impairment by providing the best clinical settings and maximizing the research outcomes to patients with dementia in Egypt.
ARIANNA ALMIRALL SÁNCHEZ
AYA ASHOUR
WILLIAMSON
MERON SISAY ABEY
KUNLE ADEWALE
EMILY ADRION
ANNE BROWNING
Chief well-being officer, UW Medicine; associate dean for well-being, School of Medicine, The University of Washington Seattle, United States
Promoting resilience, brain health and well-being for health care teams; developing support for people engaging in equity work, expanding practices and competencies for distress tolerance.
Policy analyst, Ministry of Health, Government of Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda
Neuropsychologist and postdoctoral researcher, BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center Vic, Spain
Developing strategies to increase the understanding of how risk factors render the sex-specific brain vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology; developing personalized prevention programs.
Postdoctoral researcher, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance Copenhagen, Denmark
Neurologist, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas Lima, Peru
YAOHUA
Associate professor in neurogeriatrics, CHU LilleUniversity of Lille Lille, France
Leading efforts to run a behavioral neurology clinic in Peru; creating a network in frontotemporal dementia and exploring difficulties relating to diagnosis; researching the validation of cognitive screening tests and the genetics of dementia.
Artistic director, Re-Live Cardiff, Wales
Developing and strengthening long-term care and social care systems and practices, with a focus on equity, inclusion and enhanced quality of life for people with cognitive impairment.
Examining the role of lifestyle factors on the aging brain, with the aim of developing targeted lifestyle interventions that promote healthy brain aging.
Exploring the health and well-being benefits of participating in arts in health practice for people living with dementia and their families.
Developing collaboration between pre-clinical and clinical work, and between neurology and geriatrics; leading a translational work of a murine model and a cohort of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Neurologist, Servicio Galego de Saúde Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Working for the Galician Health Service as a clinician with an interest in dementia and behavioral neurology; aiming to improve communication between clinicians and patients, and increase patient access to non-pharmacological care and support.
ANNA BRUGULAT-SERRAT
SHEILA CASTRO-SUAREZ
CHEN
SARAH D’ALESSIO
NAIARA DEMNITZ
KARIN DIAMOND
CLARA DOMINGUEZ VIVERO
NEUS FALGÀS MARTINEZ
Behavioral neurologist and researcher, Alzheimer’s Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
ADIT FRIEDBERG
Research fellow, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
JONI GILISSEN
Head, Care in Connection research center, Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerp, Belgium
Developing strategies to improve the diagnostic therapeutic framework in Alzheimer’s disease, especially considering the atypical presentations; working currently with sleeprelated biomarkers.
MAËLENN GUERCHET
Senior researcher, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development Prinquiau, France
Unraveling the neural mechanisms that underlie the emergence of visual artistic creativity in frontotemporal dementia.
Engaging in mixed-methods research and development of interventions to address (palliative) care needs and improve quality of life throughout the care trajectory of older adults, including those with dementia and other serious illnesses.
Associate professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Neurologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain
Developing new aging and brain health research in sub-Saharan Africa to better understand the burden of dementia and raise awareness; encouraging initiatives that support caregivers and train health care professionals.
Evaluating existing and developing new models of hospice and palliative care for older adults with dementia and their caregivers.
Researching and leading a multidisciplinary clinic to improve the diagnosis of people living with frontotemporal dementia, as well as the clinical care provided to them and their families
JENNIE GUBNER
Assistant professor of ethnomusicology and chair of a graduate interdisciplinary program in applied intercultural arts research, University of Arizona Tucson, Ariz., United States
Promoting models of dementia education through music, filmmaking and service-learning; building bridges between ethnomusicology and the health sciences.
Consultant Nairobi, Kenya
Leading efforts to increase understanding of brain health among health care workers and the general population in Kenya, with a focus on age-related neurodegenerative disorders.
LAUREN HUNT
IGNACIO ILLÁN GALA
WAMBUI KARANJA
IRINA KINCHIN
Health economist, Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
BEATRIZ MARCELA
MAR MEZA
Coordinator, MMENTE program, and head of clinical intervention, LatAmFINGERS-Perú, Hospital Central Fuerza Aérea del Perú Lima, Peru
CHEYENNE MIZE
Board-certified music therapist; host/producer, “Can You Hear Me?” audio program Louisville, Ky., United States
SEBASTIAN MOGUILNER
Research fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, United States
Strengthening local health and social care planning (in the face of limited resources) through the use of economic evaluation toward outcomeoriented provision by commissioners and providers of health and care services.
Associate professor and neurologist, Dokuz Eylul University
Balçova, Turkey
Developing an electroencephalography model to monitor the electrical activity of the brain for a diagnosis and differentiation of dementia, and investigating clinicopathological correlation.
Working to develop a comprehensive care program for the management of patients with cognitive disorders and caregiver support. Developing geriatric services to optimize care of chronic diseases, such as dementia, affecting the Peruvian elderly.
Independent researcher and educator; director, Socialiniai meno projektai (NGO); founder and president, Dementia Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania
Leading local and international initiatives focused on accessibility, inclusivity and innovation in the field of arts, museums, dementia and brain health.
Using music for individual and community aims, with a particular interest in equitable access to creative wellness opportunities for people of all ages and levels of ability or experience.
Consultant neurologist and neuropsychologist, Juan Ramón Jiménez University Hospital Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain
Researching new neuroimaging biomarkers of neurodegeneration and the artificial-intelligence-assisted diagnosis of dementia.
Santiago, Chile
Researching early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in patients around the region of Andalusia, Spain, especially in patients with a low educational level.
Developing nonpharmacological interventions and introducing technology-based tools that may be integrated into current health programs for older adults and patients with dementia.
DIDEM ÖZ
IEVA PETKUTĖ
SILVIA RODRIGO-HERRERO
NICOLE ROGERS CASTILLO Neurologist, Universidad de Chile
SANJIB SAHA
Researcher, Lund University Malmö, Sweden
FUNMI
Public health researcher/Ph.D. candidate, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania Lagos, Nigeria
FAHEEM
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, India
Neuropsychologist and researcher, IRCCS Maugeri Bari Bari, Puglia, Italy
Conducting research into the health care utilization of people living with dementia and their caregivers, primarily in Sweden; estimating the cost-effectiveness of different interventions in clinical settings.
DVERA SAXTON
Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Fresno; affiliated researcher, California Institute of Rural Studies Fresno, Calif., United States
Developing communitydriven approaches to research, and creative teaching and learning around aging, brain health and disability justice in rural and immigrant communities in California.
Conducting research on nature connection, and environmental risk factors to health; designing nature- and art- based interventions for psychosocial support to brain health.
Social entrepreneur, filmmaker and storyteller São Paulo, Brazil
Unraveling the genetic underpinnings and neural mechanisms of lifestyle factors in patients living with dementia.
Researching and treating cognitive, language and communication disorders in patients with primary progressive aphasia.
MARIUS
Adviser, Ministry of Health, The Republic of Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania
Research assistant professor, The University of Chicago; visiting researcher, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Founding the Reliving Memories social program that uses passion (football, music, cinema, literature, etc.) to shape cognitive and social activities for older adults and people with dementia; filmmaking and storytelling for social impact projects.
Advising on long-term care coordination and implementation at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
Researching early risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; working with community partners to promote brain health and well-being across the lifespan.
AKINDEJOYE
ARSHAD
PETRONILLA BATTISTA
CARLOS CHECHETTI
ČIURLIONIS
FRANCESCA FARINA
SARAH FOX
NIHR-Alzheimer’s Society
Applied Research Fellow, University of Manchester Bury, England
ADOLFO GARCÍA
Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés; associate researcher, Universidad de Santiago de Chile; coordinator, Include Network; founder, TELL Mar del Plata, Argentina
GRÁINNE HOPE
Professional cellist; founder and director, Music & Health Ireland Dunboyne, Ireland
MAGDA KACZMARSKA
Community-based dance artist, researcher, arts and health practitioner and advocate, DanceStream Projects Rego Park, N.Y., United States
Working to understand the impact of meaningful everyday experiences for people living with dementia and their care partners. Understanding how these experiences support connection, identity and independence.
DEARBHLA KELLY
Critical care fellow, John Radcliffe Hospital; postdoctoral research fellow, Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Oxford, England
Researching the overlap between renal and neurological diseases.
Combining neuroscience, language science and artificial intelligence to capture early markers of neurodegenerative disorders.
Working to improve the experience and quality of life of those living with dementia through a live music program in hospitals and nursing homes; training musicians and health care staff; participating in cross-sector research and evaluation.
HANAN KHALIL
Associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan
Working to increase awareness, improve patient care and improve understanding of mental health through epidemiological and intervention research.
TOMÁS LEÓN
Psychiatrist, teaching course coordinator and speaker, Hospital del Salvador, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
Researching dementia care, implementation of memory units, dementia teaching and psychopharmacology in the elderly.
Building creative communities with older persons and people living with dementia through the transformative power of dance; researching and advocating for the value and role of the arts in brain health across the life course.
MILTON LÓPEZ NORORI
Geriatrician and gerontologist, Alzheimer’s Foundation of Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
Practicing geriatric and gerontology medicine, with a strong passion for providing primary care and clinical care to elderly people in nursing homes, in rural and urban communities.
NAHUEL MAGRATH GUIMET
Mananging director and clinical neuropsychiatrist, Ageing and Memory Centre, Neurological Research Institute Raúl Carrea (FLENI) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Researching frontotemporal dementia diagnosis and education.
LUCIANO MARIANO
Clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive and behavioural neurology group, Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Using research to improve diagnosis and to make cognitive-behavioral evaluation simpler and more accurate.
PRIMROSE NYAMAYARO
Research manager, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
OBIORA OKOYE
Co-founder, Sub-Saharan Africa Brain Health Initiative Chapel Hill, N.C., United States
INBAL MAYAN
Head of clinical partnerships, Epilog; head of geriatrics, Sabar Health San Francisco, United States
KAREN MEENAN
Sonas Programme tutor for persons living with dementia, Engaging Dementia Dublin, Ireland
Researching interventions for dementia that are culturally acceptable for use in Zimbabwe, and establishing how technology can best be used to carry out these interventions.
Working to create a collaboration across subSaharan Africa to ensure the prioritization of brain health in public health.
Creating a holistic approach to caring for complex patients, with an emphasis on those suffering from dementia, through innovative models of care. Prioritizing a personalized care journey that aligns with the patient’s goals and wishes.
MIGUEL E. RENTERÍA
Associate professor, QIMR Berghofer, Australia Brisbane, Australia
Working with people living with dementia and their carers to develop theater and radio broadcasts; working with people affected with Lewy body disorders and their caregivers to raise awareness of this disease and build community.
SUSANNE RÖHR
Associate professor of psychology, Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand
Using data science to uncover genetic and environmental factors driving neurological disorders; having established the largest Parkinson’s genetics study in Australia, investigating neurodegeneration, aging and brain health.
Studying pathways to sustainable healthy aging, with a focus on the social determinants of brain health and individual-level modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia; using a mix of epidemiological, qualitative and creative methods.
MOLLIE ROSE
Owner and teacher, Pilates in Common
San Francisco, United States
NICKY TAYLOR
Research fellow, Leeds Beckett University; theater and dementia research associate, Leeds Playhouse Leeds, England
Working to increase equity in the health care system by exposing a wider population to preventive movement practices.
Working toward more hopeful narratives of dementia by creating opportunities for people living with dementia to be at the heart of research and the stories we tell.
BERENICE WERLE
Director, Moriguchi Institute; vice president, Brazilian Geriatrics Society Porto Alegre, Brazil
LINA ZAPATA
Psychiatrist and researcher, Fundación Valle del Lili Cali, Colombia
Creating friendly and accessible environments for people with dementia, and for caregivers and family members of people with dementia.
Working to improve brain health care, focusing on dementia prevention, dementia diagnosis, individualized treatments and genetics research of neurodegenerative diseases in diverse populations.
KURIPACHA TITUAÑA VEGA
Geriatric physician, part-time teacher in the technological career of integral care for the elderly, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Cotacachi, Ecuador
Developing programs that serve older people living with dementia, especially Indigenous people living in poverty.
JONATHAN ADRIÁN
ZEGARRA VALDIVIA
Postdoctoral researcher, Achucarro Basque Center for Neurocience; Cajal Institute, CSIC; and School of Medicine, UAM, Madrid Madrid, Spain
Working to identify biomarkers for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia through the study of neurobiology, metabolism and brain health physiology.
MARÍA MARTHA
UNAUCHO PILALUMBO
Neurologist, Laboratorio de Neurofisiologa, Hospital Santa Inés Loja Loja, Ecuador
Improving the lives of people living with dementia through neurological diagnosis and management.
CRISTIANO SCHAFFER AGUZZOLI
Neurologist and associate researcher, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil
Leading a neuroscience dry laboratory, engaging students in research initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of dementia in Brazil; inspiring and mentoring new generations of students and neurology residents in an outpatient memory clinic
TSELMEN DARIA
Postdoctoral researcher, Gladstone Institute
San Francisco, United States
YAVUZ AYHAN
Faculty member and associate professor of psychiatry, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
MELISSA CHAN
Project lead, Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality, University of Luxembourg; founder, Project We Forgot Luxembourg, Luxembourg
MARCIA REGINA COMINETTI
Associate professor, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos, Brazil
Spreading awareness of dementia through clinical research; promoting the idea of embracing aging, younger generations connecting with and learning from previous generations.
Working to improve diagnoses of neurodegenerative dementias to identify cognitive disorders and increase the future quality of this area of research and clinical care.
FALLON
Arts administrator, curator and creative producer Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Using design and development to enable brainhealthy communities and interventions for persons living with dementia and their carers.
Researching blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease to identify lowcost, minimally invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis.
Actor, writer and theater-maker Leeds, England
MUTHONI GICHU
Program officer, Division of Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons, Ministry of Health, Kenya Embu, Kenya
Working with artists and scientists to help build intergenerational connections among people living with dementia, caregivers and the broader community.
Bridging biography, brain health and neuroscience through the creation of multidisciplinary performance and written works.
Strengthening health systems to support healthy aging, and developing policies and strategies that respond to an aging population and dementia.
GILLIAN
DOMINIC GATELY
Faculty sleep medicine specialist,
Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
ZÚÑIGA
Neurologist
Madrid, Spain
RAFI
Attending physician, Stroke and Cognition Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus
Eilabun, Israel
Neuropsychologist and assistant professor, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco Oakland, Calif., United States
Researching sleep in patients with neurodegenerative processes and assessing the relationship between sleep disturbances and the risk of cognitive decline.
Studying and promoting brain health in Spain.
Reducing social disparities and creating dementia diagnosis and testing methods for different cultures, especially for those in need from low socioeconomic status, for timely diagnoses and treatment.
FASIHAH IRFANI FITRI
Neurologist, Universitas
Sumatera Utara
Medan, Indonesia
CARMEN LAGE
Neurologist and postdoctoral researcher, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital Santander, Spain
Clinical neurologist, researcher and creative aging teaching artist; research coordinator, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Examining the effects of structural racism and gendered racism on the cognitive functioning of Black older adults; using Afrofuturism as a tool for brain health and reenvisioning Black futures.
PAUL
Founder and chairperson, Leaders Who Dare To Dream Foundation
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Developing cognitive tools for a culturally diverse population to improve early detection of dementia and cognitive screening programs; conducting public campaigns to raise awareness of dementia.
Working to achieve earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Fostering education for Latino seniors in the Bay Area about healthy aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementias through community outreach; using the arts in conversations about preventing neurocognitive disorders and to enhance quality of life.
Using arts activism and advocacy work to push for robust programs that cater to at-risk members of our communities.
LUIS MARTINEZ
MODJADJI
SANDRA GIMÉNEZ
RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ
HADAD
TANISHA HILL-JARRETT
TATYANA MOLLAYEVA
Scientist, KITE, Toronto
Rehabiliation Institute, University Health Network; assistant professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Investigating sex- and gender-specific risk factors at the population level to support dementia prevention and progression.
Specialist psychiatrist and honorary lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa
Undertaking dementia clinical care and research aimed at improving service provision in a local context; exploring and promoting locally appropriate and person-centered dementia care.
Doctoral researcher, University College London London, England
Producing transformative spaces for well-being in collaboration with persons living with cognitive impairment; developing an inclusive art practice informed by individual complexity, identity-marking difference and diversity of expressive capacity.
Exploring the psychosocial dimensions and cultural factors that shape how people of Black ethnicity experience and respond to dementia.
Applied neuroscience research manager, Teknon Medical Center Barcelona, Spain
Developing new neuroimaging techniques to identify the network implicated in Alzheimer’s disease as an optimal target for non-invasive brain stimulation.
Director, Ph.D. program of neuroscience, Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia
Promoting public policies for brain health in Colombia and other Latin American countries, based on the interactions between epigenetics, environmental factors and social determinants of health.
Chief medical officer and specialist public health physician/ senior lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Nigeria
Creating global awareness of brain health and evidencebased research; deploying a validated cognitive assessment tool in primary health care facilities in screening and diagnosis, as well as to demystify dementia.
Associate professor, Inje
Busan, South Korea
Aiming to provide an interdisciplinary, clientcentered approach to dementia, based on a comprehensive assessment of cognitive function and preferences of dementia patients.
KHANYO NTOKOZO NGCOBO
RAFAL NOWAK
CHUKWUANUGO OGBUAGU
MICK O’KELLY Artist Dublin, Ireland
MOÏSE ROCHE
HERNANDO SANTAMARÍA-GARCÍA
SO YOUNG SHIN
University
ERIN SMITH
Student and researcher, Stanford University Stanford, Calif., United States
SELAM YOSEPH
Assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Psychiatry Training Program, Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Developing technology to build an objective, personalized and preemptive brain health future, as well as developing neuroscienceinspired policy to put brain health at the center of socioeconomic recovery and resilience.
YARED ZEWDE
Assistant professor of neurology, Addis Ababa University; founding director, Alzheimer’s Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creating awareness in school students and the wider public about brain health and dementia; developing cultural and language-appropriate cognitive screening tools to improve the quality of clinical care and support for dementia patients and their caregivers.
MAISON ABU RAYA
Specialist, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Research and training director, Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Treating patients with psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia, and psychoeducating caregivers on how they can help relatives without compromising their own psychological stability.
Specializing in cognitive and behavioral neurology to understand genetic, lingual and psychosocial differences in dementia.
Advocating for dementia through research, training, care and raising awareness.
T32 Research Fellow, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco; clinician researcher, University of São Paulo San Francisco, United States
Investigating the intersection of dementia and delirium, with implications for longterm cognitive function, daily life and prognosis; advancing equitable strategies locally and internationally in dementia research and delirium management.
Assistant professor of neurology, Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Improving dementia prevention, diagnosis and care, as well as public awareness of dementia in Ethiopia.
MOHAMMED ANBESSIE
THIAGO J. AVELINO-SILVA
BINIYAM AYELE
ZACH BANDLER
Film director and screenwriter
Long Beach, Calif., United States
JAKE BRODER
Playwright, North Coast Repertory Theater
Beverly Hills, Calif., United States
ALISON CANTY
Associate director, Learning and Teaching, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania Hobart, Tas., Australia
Associate professor, Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
Creating informed and empathetic narratives of dementia through film and television direction and screenwriting.
Harnessing creativity and empathy to help on the journey to brain health.
Driving accessible, openaccess innovations in dementia education to reach the people who need to know; exploring mechanisms of structural plasticity in the brain in response to aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Founder, teacher and administrator, Artelírica Arts and Music Academy
Greeley, Colo., United States
Using music and movement to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia.
Co-founder and project director, Samvedna Senior Care
Gurugram, India
Specializing in neuropsychology and providing services for people living with dementia and mental health conditions.
Public health and medical scientific researcher, National Institute of Public Health Morelos, Mexico
Undertaking public health research related to nutrition, aging and cognitive function in older adults, with the aim of developing effective nutritional interventions.
Providing clinical care and conducting research on dementia and cognitive impairment to improve global brain health.
Associate professor, Department of Neurology, Cairo University Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Raising awareness about neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular focus on Huntington’s disease, among health professionals and the public to improve the quality of care.
HANNA CHO
CATHERINE CORREALOPERA
JAYASHREE DASGUPTA
VANESSA DE LA CRUZ GÓNGORA
SHAIMAA EL-JAAFARY
EMMANUEL EPENGE
Assistant professor, Protestant University of Congo
Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
MACARENA ESPINA DÍAZ
Industrial designer and entrepeneur; director, Viviendo con Demencia R+D Design Studio
Ranco Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Researching cognitive and biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease and caring for patients with cognitive disorders.
MIKE HANRAHAN
Author, musician, songwriter and performer
Dublin, Ireland
Exploring and promoting the connection between the arts and brain health through music, writing and performance.
Working as a designer on transdisciplinary projects aimed at understanding and addressing the needs of users in situations of vulnerability, such as people with dementia, older people and people with disabilities.
MARYENELA ILLANESMANRIQUE
Psychiatrist, Neurogenetics
Working Group, Universidad Científica del Sur; head, Centro de Investigación Básica en Neurogenética, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas Lima, Peru
Establishing research collaborations to improve access and care for individuals with dementia across diverse populations.
SOL FITTIPALDI
Research fellow, Trinity College Dublin; Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Chile Dublin, Ireland
JOYLA FURLANO
Research assistant/project lead, Western University, Health Equity Action Research Lab London, Canada
Using digital tools to assess brain health across underrepresented populations from Latin America.
Identifying culturally safe lifestyle strategies to reduce dementia risk and promote brain health and healthy aging in Indigenous populations.
RABIA KHALAILA
Professor in nursing and gerontology, vice president for academic affairs, Zefat Academic College Northern District, Israel
Using expertise in gerontology and nursing to improve and promote the cognitive reserve by increasing social and cognitive activities, education and more.
GRÁINNE MCGETTRICK
Policy and research manager, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Striving to achieve systemic and policy change to address health inequalities and promote the human rights of individuals who are experiencing exclusion and inequities.
MICHELLE MOSESEISENSTEIN
Behavioral health integration researcher and fellowship program administrator, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., Columbia University Dept. of Psychiatry and NY State Psychiatric Institute New York, United States
Improving the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers through innovation across arts programs, grants, communications and policy.
KIM-HUONG NGUYEN
Research fellow, The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
ALINE
Associate professor, Department of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil
Senior lecturer, Department of Community Health and Primary Care, University of Lagos Lagos, Nigeria
Using economic theories to study the social and economic values of health and social care, and develop policies that improve value and achieve more equitable service distribution.
Researching and advocating for the potential use of dance as a nonpharmacological therapy to enhance brain health in older adults with and without neurological disorders.
VERONICA ROJAS CARSTENSEN
Mixed media instructor, Creative Growth Art Center Berkeley, Calif., United States
PRABHA SHRESTHA
Assistant professor of adult nursing, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences Bagmati, Nepal
LUCY STIRLAND
Consultant, old age psychiatrist and honorary clinical senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Edinburgh, Scotland
Teaching and researching healthy aging, vulnerable populations, older people’s health, health systems and science to improve global brain health.
NATALIA TRUJILLO
Neuroscientist and psychologist, Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, and University of Antioquia Antioquia, Colombia
Using the arts to serve adults with developmental disabilities or older adults, many of whom are living with dementia.
Providing geriatric nursing care and training, assessing cognitive health and researching challenges of older adults; running training courses for trainers in geriatric nursing; collaborating with local government in promoting healthy aging.
Providing care of dementia and mental illnesses in older people and conducting research on the brain health and mental health of people with multiple chronic conditions.
Evaluating biocognitive markers to improve preventive actions against dementia; focusing on global mental health and healthy aging from a populational perspective.
NOGUEIRA HAAS
DOYIN OGUNYEMI
VALENTINE UCHEAGWU
Deputy director, Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health, and associate professor, Psychology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Anambra, Nigeria
Identifying affordable diagnostic markers for predicting the early onset of dementia in resource-poor settings.
Postdoctoral researcher, Imperial College London Surrey, England
Postdoctoral research associate, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
Developing a multidisciplinary dementia prevention strategy to improve health outcomes.
Researching the mechanism of action of tinnitus, which shares risk factors with dementia; advocating for brain health literacy through the transdisciplinary collaboration of arts and science.
CHI UDEH-MOMOH
ANUSHA YASODA-MOHAN
Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Yared Zewde (center), guides participants in a research project supported by the Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: Abigail Kassahun.
Assistant professor, actor and director, School of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics Izmir, Turkey
Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia
Research officer, Department of Geriatric Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
Merging art and medicine, conveying dementia care through theater and cinema, incorporating artificial intelligence; using creative mediums to raise awareness and promote understanding; developing innovative dementia care with AI and technology.
LAURA MARÍA
CALDERÓN CUEVAS
Project manager and musiccentered workshop senior leader, Musicians For Human Rights
Thessaloniki, Greece
Using music, composition and dance for community integration and cognitive well-being; addressing refugee trauma with culturally sensitive interventions; fostering creativity in shared spaces to mitigate cognitive threats.
Designing, implementing and evaluating an intervention aimed at improving the quality of life for women of low socioeconomic status who provide informal care to people living with dementia.
CARLOS CORONEL
Postdoctoral researcher, Adolfo Ibáñez University
Viña del Mar, Chile
Developing post-diagnostic, cognitive-based interventions for remote use by individuals affected by dementia in resource-constrained environments, fostering improvements in the overall well-being of dementia patients and their caregivers.
BENIAM DARGE
Lecturer and researcher, Arba Minch University
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Assistant professor and consultant geriatrician, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital; vice-chair, Shangri-La Orphanage Home; president, Geriatric Society of Nepal Lalitpur, Nepal
Developing dementia care, training and policies; leading dementia education; and advancing cost-effective diagnosis, treatment and research. Promoting brain health, advocating for equity, and expanding dementia care and caregiver support in Nepal.
Medical and health officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius
Using mathematical models and electroencephalography to identify possible biomarkers of dementia that can help in the development of novel therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases.
Addressing health care inequities, striving for affordable dementia solutions in low-income countries; developing partnerships and funding to support regions with rising dementia rates; collaborating on research to generate evidence and enhance access to care.
Contributing to research, development and training, and engaging with dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness and prevention strategies for a healthy Mauritius; participating as part of the Mental Health Action Plan team at the MoHW Mauritius.
GEETA DEVI DORKHY
HASAN ARMAĞAN UYSAL
SANDRA BAEZ
SWATI BAJPAI
UMESH BOGATI
LAZARUS EZE
Managing director and chief executive officer, TalkHealth9ja
Abuja, Nigeria
MIKEL GAINZA
Founder and manager, GuitarApp (trading name of Legato Labs Ltd.)
Dublin, Ireland
TORRES
Geriatrician
Mexico City, Mexico
ELUL LAKEW
Psychotherapist, Biruh
Psychotherapy Service
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Championing health systems strengthening in Nigeria; leading public education on brain health as a co-founder of the Sub-Sahara Africa Brain Health Initiative, with the aim of promoting quality care and eliminating stigma.
Social entrepreneur, creative producer, composer, actor, industrial engineer; and lecturer, Buenos Aires University Buenos Aires, Argentina
Finding creative ways to bring people together and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration; creating a network for artistic interventions supporting vulnerable populations, advocating equality regardless of sexual orientation.
Boosting dementia prevention in society by making music learning and teaching as accessible as possible.
Caring for older patients with multiple co-morbidities, including different dementias, and striving to implement change to end inequities in public health care systems.
Adult neurologist, chairperson, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Zambia (ADDIZ); medical superintendent, Chipata General Hospital, Ministry of Health Lusaka, Zambia
Increasing dementia awareness, combating stigma, improving health care access in Zambia; challenging misconceptions, promoting early diagnosis to reduce delays; enhancing community support for caregivers and individuals with dementia.
Outreach officer, Somali Health Action Committee
Hargeisa, Somalia
Advocating creative dementia care, prioritizing geriatric medicine and mental health; championing holistic aging, integrating prevention and therapy; promoting sustainable public health for dementia care.
Using social media platforms and public media to raise awareness about the nature of dementia and how to help people living with dementia and those who care for them.
Singer, thespian, national recording artist; president, The Elijah Rock Foundation; co-founder, Mind-Sync Nampa, Idaho, United States
Driving music- and arts-related dementia research, advancing public awareness and equity in care; developing innovative prevention strategies through technology; providing financial aid for affected families; advocating for dementia.
ANÍBAL GUTIÉRREZ
DANI MACRI
MATAA MATAA
DJIBRIL MOUSSA
ERIC MYRICKS
TEMESGEN NURYE
Assistant professor of neurology, Wollo University
Dessie, Ethiopia
IDIL ÖZKAN
Music composer, psychologist and creative speaker
Istanbul, Turkey
REGINA PARADELA
Postdoctoral fellow, Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School São Paulo, Brazil
LUCÍA PERTIERRA
Staff neurologist, Cognitive Neurology, Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry Department, FLENI Buenos Aires, Argentina
Increasing public awareness, improving management, conducting dementia research; strengthening screening for cognitive impairment, involving families; collaborating with humanitarian organizations for support.
NATALIA POZO CASTRO
Neurologist, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán Santiago, Chile
Integrating art and science, exploring the synergy between music, psychology, emotions and creativity; crafting talks promoting brain health and healthy aging through multidisciplinary speeches involving music, art and storytelling.
PAULINA RUÍZ
Geriatrician, Mexican Institute of Social Security Torreón, Mexico
Providing multidisciplinary dementia care, aiming to reduce the disease’s impact in Chile; implementing integrated interventions for patients and families, enhancing support networks; collaborating on research and policy advocacy for improved care.
Training physicians, improving dementia care, advocating for global cognitive health equity; developing programs to enhance dementia care skills; advocating for equitable access to diagnosis and treatment; promoting inclusive policies.
Educating on dementia risk factors, researching modifiable risk factors, and examining the social determinants of brain health and their impact on diverse populations; providing evidence for policy initiatives for dementia prevention.
URSZULA SKROBAS
Clinical neurologist and assistant professor, Department of Neurology, Independent Public Teaching Hospital No. 4, Medical University of Lublin Lublin, Poland
Collaborating for dementia solutions, improving diagnosis, extending global brain health; conducting clinical trials for innovative treatments; sharing findings to enhance initiatives.
Contributing to the area of dementia research, prevention and care in aging adults with Down syndrome, a highly at-risk population for Alzheimer’s disease.
SARA SOLIS
Geriatrician, Universidad Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico
Fostering an understanding of the needs of environments to become age-friendly and dementia-friendly, and adapting accordingly.
AYDA TEFERA
Psychiatrist and former director of mental health services, Eka Kotebe General Hospital; mental health advocate; consultant, National Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Technical Working Group
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Influencing brain health policy through research and evidence; advocating for quality of care for patients with psychiatric illnesses; developing culturally sensitive screening and diagnostic tools for cognitive impairment; prioritizing data-driven resource allocation.
AGATHE
Neurologist, Centre de Neurologie Cognitive, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
Paris, France
PREKSHYA
Senior instructor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
Psychiatrist, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
Working as a neurologist to provide clinical care and access to therapeutic trials to patients with dementia, and to research biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and to help understand underlying mechanisms.
Researching the development of culturally tailored interventions to enhance the mental well-being of informal caregivers of dementia patients in Nepal; leading dementia situational analysis and researching community prevalence studies in Nepal.
Medical doctor, University of Ghana Medical Center
Accra, Ghana
Advancing dementia care in Nepal by integrating dementia care services into primary health care, leading national dementia policy efforts and training health workers to provide equitable, accessible, high-quality care for those living with dementia.
Neurologist, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana and Neurology Society of Ghana
Accra, Ghana
Promoting dementiafriendly communities in Ghana through community awareness and advocacy, training health workers in dementia diagnosis and care, and supporting informal caregivers with education on providing dignified care.
Leading stroke and dementia care in Ghana by pioneering multidisciplinary approaches to treatment, training future neurologists, and advocating for public education to reduce stigma and improve access to specialized care across the country.
Physician
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Driving dementia awareness in the Dominican Republic through research on aging, risk factors and stigma reduction, while engaging primary care providers to develop prevention-focused health interventions and improve early diagnosis and management.
Academic researcher in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, University College London London, England
Exploring digital biomarkers, leveraging electronic health records and applying artificial intelligence techniques to both in order to further understand atypical and non-memory-led dementias.
THAPA
VRILLON
SALLY YALLEY
MADHUR BASNET
CAROLINA BIDÓ
DAVID BRODIE-MENDS
EMILIE BROTHERHOOD
OLGA CASTAÑER
Physician and researcher of vascular health
Barcelona, Spain
Musician
San Francisco, United States
Academic old-age psychiatrist
Auckland, New Zealand
Social entrepreneur
Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands
Researching biomarkers for early dementia detection, exploring links between cardiovascular risk and neurodegeneration, and examining how lifestyle factors can modify these biomarkers to influence disease progression.
DAFNE ESTEFANIA
DURÓN REYES
Geriatrician, geriatric neurologist, Fundación Familiares Alzheimer Aguascalientes, A.C. Aguascalientes, Mexico
Promoting brain health and well-being in older adults, providing clinical care, developing screening tools for a dementia-friendly mobility environment, and empowering people living with dementia and caregivers through educational talks.
Building intergenerational partnerships to promote brain health through music; leading innovative programs that bring live music to dementia care settings while researching rhythm’s impact on social connectedness and cognitive resilience.
KIGGUNDU RODNEY ERISMAS
Visual artist, muralist and cultural practitioner
Kampala, Uganda
Leading research on dementia epidemiology in Aotearoa/New Zealand, assessing ethnic disparities in care access, and developing innovative resources to support caregivers, raise public awareness and reduce stigma around brain health.
TAVIA EVANS
Neuroscientist, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Leveraging immersive VR and apps to enhance nurse training, dementia care and equitable diagnostic testing, while reducing administrative burden; integrating technology with user needs to improve outcomes and bridge the global digital literacy gap.
TEMITOPE FAROMBI
Neurologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Integrating creative arts and storytelling in dementia advocacy and prevention; creating social engagement programs tailored for young and aging populations in Indigenous communities; curating culturally relevant brain health education strategies.
Investigating neuroimaging biomarkers of neurodegeneration across global populations, developing accessible neuroimaging methods, and creating novel approaches to studying neurodegeneration in underrepresented regions to enhance knowledge and care.
Leveraging telemedicine to enhance dementia care and early diagnosis, especially in remote areas, while implementing community engagement strategies across Nigeria to raise awareness and reduce stigma for people living with dementia.
AARON COLVERSON
SARAH CULLUM
DAVID DE JONGBAMBAGIONI
KATE HAYDEN
Psychiatric epidemiologist Dublin, Ireland
BRIAN KENNEDY
Art consultant, Brian P. Kennedy Arts Consulting LLC Salem, Mass., United States
Clinical neuropsychologist, Ahonhon Neuroscience Research Center
Lomé, Togo
Writer, researcher Lima, Peru
Researching modifiable risk factors for dementia for over 20 years, developing effective health communication programs to educate the public on the science of dementia, its risks and prevention.
Advising a philanthropic project that helps American art museums combat ageism and offer creative aging classes; exploring ways to connect the arts, health and social sectors to address ageism while promoting brain health and equity.
Promoting healthy aging and facilitating early, accurate diagnoses of neurocognitive disorders in Togo; improving care by developing programs offering training, respite care and emotional support for those living with dementia and their caregivers.
Reporting on aging populations of underrepresented communities in Peru, exploring the intersection of climate change and health in the Amazon rainforest; leading a writing workshop to increase well-being for caregivers and others.
MAWULI LAWSON
SUSANA LAY
Global Brain Health Institute members gather in Protect Your Brain Health shirts at the GBHI Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, in May 2024. Credit: Mik Motala Photography.
IGNACIO LÓPEZ
BARRENECHEA
Neurologist, Hospital Clínico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente and Servicio de Salud de Concepción Chiguayante, Chile
Implementing multidisciplinary teams to support individuals living with dementia and their families, focusing on comprehensive dementia management, caregiver education, and enhancing continuity of care between memory clinics and primary care.
MICHELLE MEMRAN
Filmmaker, artist and advocate San Francisco, United States
JOSÉ DAVID LÓPEZ
HINCAPIÉ
Electronic engineer, University of Antioquia Medellín, Colombia
SONATA MAČIULSKYTĖ
Academic political scientist, gerontologist, social worker, Klaipeda University Klaipeda, Lithuania
General medical practitioner and public health expert Accra, Ghana
Leading research and teaching in bioengineering, and an initiative to introduce advanced brain screening devices in Colombia; improving the country’s health system’s capacity to understand impacts of chronic violence on brain health.
JOAQUÍN MIGEOT
Neuroscientist Santiago, Chile
Researching and teaching social policy and gerontology; developing national guidance, including postgraduate programs, for long-term care workforce; advising government on social policy and gerontology; working to improve dementia care policies.
DAMAS ANDREA MLAKI
Neuropsychiatrist Dodoma, Tanzania
Leading awareness efforts via a virtual support group for people living with dementia and their caregivers, and through work with the Alzheimer’s Ghana organization; coordinating clinical care via home visits and health care worker training.
Neuropsychiatrist
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Reframing the dementia narrative through participatory filmmaking, co-creating documentaries with individuals living with dementia to challenge stigma, transform media representation and showcase the power of creative aging.
Studying brain health disparities in diverse Latin American populations, using a combination of cognitive assessments, self-reporting and brain imaging to characterize how various social determinants of health impact brain health.
Strengthening dementia care in Tanzania by training nonspecialist providers, expanding cognitive stimulation therapy, and implementing national strategies to improve early detection, equitable access and brain health education.
Creating a comprehensive database on Alzheimer’s disease in Indigenous Guatemalan communities, enhancing understanding of cognitive disorders, identifying risk factors, and advancing culturally informed prevention and education strategies.
KWAKU SARFO MANU
IXIM MORALES
WEPNYU YEMBE
NJAMNSHI
Physician, researcher and musician
Yaoundé, Cameroon
CARLOS FELIPE ANDRÉS ORELLANA DÍAZ
Psychiatrist
Talcahuano, Chile
Health economist, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
PABLO ALEXANDER REYES GAVILÁN
Neuropsychologist
Bogotá, Colombia
Demystifying dementia through community-driven brain health initiatives, combining medical expertise, research and music to increase awareness, reduce stigma and influence health policies that support dementia care in Cameroon.
EDUARDO DANILO SCHMITZ
Director, Sesc Centro Histórico
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Expanding psychogeriatric training and developing a memory unit to improve dementia care in Chile; shaping public health policies that prioritize prevention, early diagnosis and specialized treatment for aging populations.
RALUCA SFETCU
Psychologist Bucharest, Romania
Promoting health behavior change through targeted interventions; advancing brain health equity by fostering engagement in brain-healthy behaviors and developing effective public health strategies for dementia prevention.
Neurologist, Mazabuka General Hospital, Southern Province, Zambia Mazabuka, Zambia
Enhancing dementia education through innovative data visualization and neuroimaging tools, improving patient and caregiver understanding of cognitive decline while strengthening interdisciplinary approaches to dementia diagnosis.
SÁNCHEZ MENDOZA
Geriatrician
Durango, Mexico
Leading a team to provide physical activity, leisure, sports and education services to thousands of people, focused on health promotion, research to promote healthy aging and opportunities for people of all ages to live healthier lifestyles.
Designing digital microinterventions for dementia caregivers to enhance resilience and prevent depression, while exploring how these interventions can be scaled up to support people with limited health service access.
Raising dementia awareness in Zambia through education, advocacy and collaboration with Alzheimer’s organizations, to ensure families receive accurate information, support and strategies to navigate the challenges of dementia care.
Promoting healthy aging, delivering specialized geriatric care to individuals with brain and mental health diseases; fostering dementia awareness through education and social change with a life course perspective to bridge gaps in brain health.
PONGPAT PUTTHINUN
FAITH SIMUSHI
SONIA LEONOR
PAULINA VERGARA
Geriatrician, Hospital Clínico
Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente and Servicio de Salud de Concepción Chiguayante, Chile
Training primary care teams in comprehensive geriatric assessment to enhance diagnoses and address symptoms, while working toward health policy development to improve hospital and community care for people living with dementia and caregivers.
MULUKEN AZAGE YENESEW
Public health academician and researcher, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Establishing populationbased research on dementia to inform national policy changes; strengthening evidence-based interventions that enhance early diagnosis, prevention strategies and health care infrastructure for brain health.
Left to right: Atlantic Fellow Dominic Campbell at the podium; site director of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Professor Iracema Leroi; GBHI faculty member and assistant professor of drama at Trinity, Nicholas Johnson; and Professor Brian Lawlor, founding director of GBHI Trinity. Credit: Paul Sharp, Sharppix.
Combating health disparities and promoting equity.
BASED AT THE FITZHUGH MULLAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE EQUITY
Program officer, UNAIDS Kampala, Uganda
Full professor, College of Nursing, University of São Paulo
Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Associate professor of emergency medicine, Bellevue New York University Medical Center Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Engaging in advocacy, technical assistance and program coordination to improve public health in Uganda.
Teaching on global health and human rights, the right to health, mental health and the social determinants of health; coordinating interdisciplinary and international research on these themes.
Supporting survivors of torture and refugees, conducting advocacy and research related to the medical and mental health effects of immigration, and looking for new collaborations and vistas.
Professor and chair of family medicine and rural health, College of Medicine, Florida State University Tallahassee, Fla., United States
Leading in family medicine and rural health to promote health equity for underrepresented communities and champion well-being globally via partnership, engagement, primary care, research and education.
MARY AJWANG
CARLA A. ARENA VENTURA
SARAH BATTISTICH
JOEDRECKA S. BROWN SPEIGHTS
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Global (AFHE) take notes at a site visit at an AFHE Convening on Community Health in Lima, Peru. Credit: Liliana Valia Ayola Valdivia.
BRIGIT M. CARTER
Chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Hillsborough, N.C., United States
Deputy executive director, VHA Office of Health Equity
Washington, D.C., United States
Ph.D. student in nursing, Duke University
Durham, N.C., United States
Regional medical director, Aledade Palm Springs, Calif., United States
Leading efforts to increase understanding of — and to dismantle — the historical and current system structures that are barriers to higher education and to inclusive practices within higher education institutions.
TOYESE OYEYEMI
Executive director, Social Mission Alliance
Capitol Heights, Md., United States
Leading strategies and community to advance social mission across the training programs and institutions educating and deploying the U.S. health workforce.
Leading efforts to advance data-driven policies, workforce development and education to improve equitable health outcomes and patient-centered care for all U.S. military veterans.
Chief of the family medicine section, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
Bethesda, Md., United States
Leading efforts to re-envision primary care training, with a focus on transforming health care delivery systems aimed at improving access, quality of care and cost effectiveness for vulnerable populations.
Integrating data and information from clinical, socioeconomic and environmental sources to advance evidence-based practices that optimize outcomes and address inequities.
Physician and mental health advocate
Taguig City, Philippines
Enhancing mental health service delivery by providing equitable policies grounded in human rights.
Partnering through telehealth with individuals living medically and socially complex lives to help them navigate the challenges of their health and the health care system.
Leading research, monitoring and evaluation of maternal and child health interventions in India to assess whether rural public health interventions are delivered effectively and equitably.
MARIA PORTELA MARTÍNEZ
CAROLINE MAE RAMIREZ
NEHA RAYKAR Director, IDinsight New Delhi, India
KENNETH T. JONES
THOMAS MERRILL
SCOTT NASS
ZULAYKA SANTIAGO
Founder and creative director, Libélula Consulting
Durham, N.C., United States
SARA SELIG
Associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, Mass., United States
Assistant professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center Saginaw, Texas, United States
LESFORD H. DUNCAN
Executive director, Outdoor Foundation Atlanta, United States
Providing inspiration, instigation and support for projects, organizations and foundations focused on equity, social justice and authentic community engagement.
Supporting Indigenous communities and city, county and state COVID-19 responses with Partners In Health to implement equitable pandemic responses as well as stronger public health systems.
Practicing health care in a local public health department, working primarily in infectious disease management; serving patients and the community, advocating for health equity for all.
Health systems specialist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Irvine, Calif., United States
Providing subject matter expertise to support clinical growth among Veterans Affairs hospitals in California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Introducing at-risk, underrepresented and system-involved youth to the transformative and healing power of the outdoors.
T. ECHIVERRI
Family and community medicine physician, Contra Costa Health Services; core faculty, Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency Program San Francisco, United States
Bringing a radical love, tender heart and strident values to reimagine and cultivate spaces of belonging where we can collectively heal, dismantle racism and oppression, and manifest equity and justice.
Executive director and professor of practice, UCSFUC Law Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy San Francisco, United States
Developing medical-legal collaborations in education, research and clinical service that advance equity in the care of older adults.
AMANDA BROSNAN
ANGELA
SARAH HOOPER
YVONNE YIU
JAMES HUANG
Director of student health services, Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C., United States
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Associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University Oakland, Calif., United States
Under Secretary of Health, Ministry of Health, Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires, Argentina
Municipal health officer, Gamay Rural Health Unit Gamay, Philippines
Providing patientcentered primary care to multicultural, urban underserved patients, including deaf adults and children; implementing “food as medicine” programs.
Chief executive officer, Haus of Transcendent
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Challenging the status quo of health care, developing curricula for equity-focused health professions and pursuing healthier societies.
Living to pursue health equity and social justice in Argentina; working every day to contribute toward guaranteeing health as a human right.
Director, business operations, Erie Family Health Centers
Chicago, United States
Founder, Determined to be a Doctor Someday
Collierville, Tenn., United States
Leading the primary health care program that will ensure provision of quality, accessible, affordable and equitable health care to rural communities in the Philippines.
Inpatient medical director, Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Services
Washington, D.C., United States
Supporting global LGBTQ+ leaders, championing health equity in government programs and funding opportunities, and curating fashion art that expands society’s understanding on gender diversity.
Strengthening clinical operations to optimize health outcomes and workforce development at a federally qualified health center that provides care in underresourced communities in Chicago.
Practicing general dentistry, directing a youth nonprofit organization to develop a generation of health care leaders to care for underresourced communities, and writing children’s books to inspire.
Improving health care access and quality across multiple domains by overseeing consultation and inpatient psychiatric services; working to decrease stigma in mental health and caring for marginalized populations.
KAI KENNEDY
JONATAN KONFINO
DEBORRAH G. LIAO
JORDI LUKE
EMILY MACDONALD
CHRISTINA T. ROSENTHAL
ZEINA SALIBA
STEPHEN
Commanding officer of the Joint Medical Unit, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Freetown, Sierra Leone
Public health specialist and adjunct associate professor, Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India New Delhi, India
Founder and executive director, Dentalcare Foundation, Smile Superheroes Ekiti, Nigeria
Policy and campaigns officer, Health Poverty Action
London, England
Leading medical services for the Sierra Leone army and clinical services to protect against COVID-19.
Working with a keen interest in reproductive and child health, adolescent health, health communications, health equity and advocacy/ policy.
Leading oral health advocacy and breaking down barriers to oral health for underserved communities to ensure equitable access for all in Nigeria.
Founder, Grassroots Health; principal, Spencer Strategies Mexico City, Mexico
Supporting social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the state of the world.
Working toward health systems strengthening and inclusivity in Iraq and the Middle East and North Africa region.
Associate academic dean of rural and community engagement, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin Alpine, Texas, United States
Researching health workforce programs to enable more health-career students to choose a career caring for patients who otherwise might not receive health care.
Director of health initiatives, United Way for Southeastern Michigan Detroit, United States
Partnering across community and health to develop a network and infrastructure to share data, collaborate on care management, and build a proactive and equitable care system that meets people’s needs.
SEVALIE
ANJALI SINGH KULKARNI
ADEKEMI ADENIYAN
ALAQ AL-MUWALI
ADRIAN BILLINGS
ESPERANZA FELICIDAD CANTÚ
TYLER SPENCER
ESNATT GONDWEMATEKESA
Malawi program manager, Give Directly Zomba, Malawi
RAZEL NIKKA M. HAO
Regional director, Negros Island Region Center for Health Development, Department of Health Philippines Quezon City, Philippines
L. JACKSON
FINDconnect program manager, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Calif., United States
ANNE LAUX
Peace officer training compliance officer, Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, Office of the Ohio Attorney General Brecksville, Ohio, United States
Leading in the field of social cash transfers to combat social inequities as the Malawi program manager for Give Directly, an organization that focuses on social cash transfers.
JESSICA MILBERG-HAYDU
Director, National Office Emergency Preparedness, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Los Angeles, United States
Setting up the new DOH office for Negros Island; leading health system reforms to enhance equitable access, strengthen governance and drive evidence-based policies; building resilient, peoplecentered health systems.
SHUBHA NAGESH
Advocacy Advisor — Global Health, Women in Global Health Dehradun, India
Improving access to resources addressing social determinants of health to eliminate health disparities among adolescents with complex trauma in Oakland.
Researching the availability and accessibility of mental health wellness services for law enforcement officers in Ohio, and developing a resource guide for creating and funding wellness bureaus.
IFEANYI MCWILLIAMS NSOFOR
Physician and health policy advocate, Upswell LLC Silver Spring, Md., United States
PADHEE
Program head, Education and Wellness Initiative, Emp Bindi International Association Harmara, Rajasthan, India
Planning and building relationships at the intersection of public health and emergency management to nurture more equitable, prepared and resilient organizations and communities.
Supporting policy and advocacy efforts to advance leadership in women to build gender equity in health; advocating for inclusive and equitable health care solutions in the global health landscape.
Developing policies and strategies, researching, writing opinion pieces, advocating for universal health care, decolonizing global health, mentoring and connecting social issues to health care.
Advocating passionately for women’s health, education and climate leadership in rural communities; cocreating curricula with storytelling and local arts; empowering leaders with digital tools to deliver vital health and climate information.
ARTANESHA
MONALISA
BRANDI M. PAYTON
Clinic administrator, Cherokee Nation Cooweescoowee
Health Center
Owasso, Okla., United States
LINDSEY
Chief program officer, Fistula Foundation
El Cerrito, Calif., United States
HOPE
Medical director, Children’s Health Center-THEARC, Children’s National Hospital
Washington, D.C., United States
BILAL
Senior manager, University Advancement, Aga Khan University Lahore, Pakistan
Leading efforts to re-envision primary care training that focuses on the integration of behavioral health into primary care.
Overseeing the Fistula Foundation’s programs supporting comprehensive fistula care, surgeon training and community outreach in over 30 countries in Africa and Asia.
Developing pediatric community-based initiatives in concert with community partners; fundraising and grant writing; leveraging voices of teens and young adults to inform health care.
Designer and lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Providence, R.I., United States
Senior lecturer and consultant nephrologist, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana
Collaborating with artists and artisans worldwide to create culturally contextualized patient education tools to improve information equity and health literacy among lowresource populations.
Promoting kidney health in Ghana and beyond, leading Kidney Health International, researching into kidney disease and championing health equity in the management of kidney diseases globally.
Founder, The Oasis Alliance Washington, D.C., United States
Designing and implementing plans to raise funds to ensure access to health care and health education for those who cannot afford to pay.
Founder and principal consultant, Well Placed LLC
Missouri City, Texas, United States
Improving the lives of trauma survivors by co-creating personal spaces that promote mental health and well-being.
Creating healthy places and supporting equitable community development that ensures the health and wellbeing of all.
POLLACZEK
ELIZABETH RHODES
ASIM
MONIQUE E. BROWN
ELIZA SQUIBB
ELLIOT KORANTENG TANNOR
DANIELLE WOODHOUSE JOHNSON
SHUBHAM CHOUDHARY
Founder and chief executive officer, Safe Access
New Delhi, India
ABRAHAM L. B. FREEMAN
Founder, Environmental Rescue Initiative
Monrovia, Liberia
PETER GAN KIM SOON
Public health medicine specialist, Health Transformation Office, Ministry of Health, Malaysia; executive council board member, MERCY Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Senior adviser, ThinkWell Global Abuja, Nigeria
Building an ecosystem to advance equitable health care for the LGBTQ+ community in India through education, advocacy and community organizing.
Engaging underserved communities to recognize environmental determinants of health and health equity; adopting innovations that lead to improvements in plastic waste management in Liberia.
Founder, GrantAssistant Washington, D.C., United States
Director, Product Development, American Medical Association Geneva, Ill., United States
Working at the intersection of health practice, research and policy to create an accessible, equitable, inclusive and sustainable health system through innovative, integrated approaches that align with the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Associate professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina Columbia, S.C., United States
Promoting high-quality and equitable access, and the delivery of primary health care, through developing strategic actions and using evidence to shape national policy.
Owner, clinical social worker, Diasporic Healing LLC
National Harbor, Md., United States
Helping organizations write better grant proposals more effectively as the founder of GrantAssistant by FreeWill, an innovative AI-powered, grant-writing platform.
Identifying and disseminating innovative approaches to medical education, from medical school to practice, with an ultimate focus on building a U.S. health care workforce better positioned to serve patients and communities.
Working toward social justice and health equity for LGBTQ+ individuals and the community through education, research and health policy.
Developing and empowering community leaders to engage and address mental health and wellness; supporting and consulting practitioners and organizers in centering wellness as they engage in support, advocacy and care of others.
HYELADZIRA GARNVWA
SYED MUSTAFA H. NADIR
KEVIN HECKMAN
LIAM C. HEIN
GABRIELLE JACKSON
Assistant professor, Arizona State University Arizona, United States
MAKHLOUF
Elsie de R. and Samuel P. Orlando
Distinguished Professor and director, Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, Penn State Dickinson Law
Carlisle, Pa., United States
Developing and testing culturally tailored interventions, as a matter of applied research, to address social and health inequities.
Researching legal and policy issues at the intersection of U.S. health law and immigration law; advocating for equitable access to health care; preparing law students to work for health justice.
ROSE MARY NAKAME
Executive director and founder, REMI East Africa
Kampala, Uganda
Administrator, University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya
Director of international policy and advocacy, Health Global Access Project (GAP) Nairobi, Kenya
Mental health and psychosocial support specialist, UNICEF
Eastern Caribbean
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Using diverse tailored approaches — including research, innovation, grant advising, advocacy and policy — toward attaining health equity, gender equality and sustainable development.
Advocating for the sexual and reproductive health rights of girls and women with disabilities in Kenya.
Advocating for increased access to high-quality HIV treatment, policies and science in collaboration with communities of people living with HIV and key populations.
Public health analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S.) Rockville, Md., United States
Developing national child/ youth-related policies, programs, strategies and communication campaigns to promote protection, well-being and holistic development; and promoting mental health and gender equity.
Senior consultant, Rede Group Portland, Oreg., United States
Leading efforts to strengthen care coordination strategies to improve access, delivery, and quality of treatment and care in rural communities.
Advocating to improve child health by testing innovative community and state solutions, centering equity and anti-racism, and cocreating policy and systems change.
MILDRED OMINO
NKEM OSIAN
ELENA RIVERA
GILBERTO LOPEZ
MEDHA DEVANAGONDI
MAUREEN MILANGA
BERTRAND MOSES
MEGAN L. SRINIVAS
Infectious disease physician, clinical instructor and translational health policy research fellow, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
Using politics and policy to improve health care access in rural U.S.; researching social innovation for sexual and reproductive health in resource-limited settings globally.
LINDSLEY JEREMIAH D. VILLARANTE
Division chief, Performance Monitoring and Strategy Management Division, Department of Health Central Office Muntinlupa, Philippines
Improving the Philippine health system through the development and advocacy of legislation that enables a productive, resilient, equitable and peoplecentered health system for universal health care.
Associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, United States
Developing reparative solutions to institutional racism in hospital access; examining health impact of settler colonialism.
BRAM WISPELWEY
Members from the AFHE 2024 cohort present at the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity mid-year convening. Credit: Daniel Ndugu Alpha.
ZAHRAA AL-SARRAF
Civic engagement supervisor, War Child UK
Baghdad, Iraq
Director general, White Nile State Khartoum, Sudan
Project coordinator, Trauma Informed Education Network, Jefferson College of Nursing Philadelphia, United States
Vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Belfast, Northern Ireland
Working to design projects that promote health and well-being as well as raise awareness of harmful practices against women’s and girls’ health.
Strengthening primary health care by addressing social inequalities affecting access to health care in rural areas and refugee camps.
Dental surgeon, Nyaya Health Nepal
Achham, Nepal
Fellow in metabolism and pediatric endocrinology, Montreal Children’s Hospital Montreal, Canada
Combining key tools from transitional justice and conflict resolution with trauma-informed practices to help communities reconnect and heal from violence.
Leading key senior relationships and the design and implementation of large-scale, health-system improvement efforts and networks globally.
Clinical assistant professor, NYU Langone Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Associate professor and director of public health dentistry and teledentistry, A.T. Still University Phoenix, United States
Promoting oral health and nutrition, and supporting programs that work with underserved and marginalized populations.
Targeting individual needs so all patients can reach their best health, whatever their socioeconomic status.
Improving access to care for minorities and developing systems to build surgical programs.
Developing and implementing nontraditional health care delivery models to decrease and eliminate barriers to care.
SARA LAVINIA BRAIR
KATE DAUGHERTY
PEDRO DELGADO
PRATIKSHA DHUNGANA
REGINA DUPERVAL
QUSAI HAMMOURI
SCOTT HOWELL
BRENDA HUGHES
Community engagement manager, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Walterboro, S.C., United States
SHANNON JORDAN
Program analyst, U.S. Veterans Health Administration, VHA Office of Health Equity Washington, D.C., United States
Executive director, Pattison’s Academy Charleston, S.C., United States
Program
Developing community coalitions, building sustainable communities and addressing root causes of health inequities.
Improving workforce diversity, cultural competency and minority staff pipelines at the Veterans Health Administration.
Building collaborative, interdisciplinary teams, programs and communities to promote childhood health and development.
Building capacity for young health care stakeholders to be “champions of change” for health awareness and equity using gamification.
Medical doctor and executive director, NDH and Jali Afya Nundu, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mental health coordinator, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud Angel Albino Corzo, Mexico
Industrial engineer, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud Lima, Peru
Child health program coordinator, Socios en Salud Lima, Peru
Improving neonatal, maternal and newborn health in settings with limited resources and poor communities.
Co-creating “women’s circles” with community health workers and training them to facilitate groups that will provide mental health care with a gender lens.
Creating comprehensive responses to tuberculosis, with a focus on human rights, gender rights and vulnerable populations.
Developing strategies with a comprehensive approach to ensure health care for caregivers and children, promoting early childhood development in Peru.
PAIGE KNOWLSON
NAGLAA FATHY LITHY
manager, OSRA program, Egyptian Red Crescent Giza, Egypt
MARX LWABANYA
ANA ORTEGA
OSCAR RAMÍREZ
HAYDEÉ RUMALDO
MUHAMMAD
SADDIQ AHMAD
Founder and chief executive officer, Rural Health Mission Nigeria (RHEMN) Gombe, Nigeria
Leading telemedicine, maternal health and policy advocacy at RHEMN to drive health equity; bridging health care gaps through technology, training and policy reforms to improve access for underserved communities.
Executive director, The Sixth Branch Baltimore, United States
Senior program manager, Vizient New Orleans, United States
Addressing food insecurity by cultivating resilient local food systems and fostering collaborative coalitions for sustainable change.
Working with community members to design and implement innovative solutions for more inclusive economic systems in community development.
AKSHITA SIDDULA
CLAIRE THOMAS
The 2023 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity collaborate on their presentation for the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening. Credit: Lee Atherton.
GLORIA ANNETTE AGUIRRE
Program manager for community outreach, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States
Advocating for long-term investments to improve health literacy and access to care in often-marginalized communities.
RANA AL QAWASMI
Program manager, Jinnovate Jerusalem, Palestine
SAGAL ALI
Product manager, UnitedHealth Group Philadelphia, United States
Strengthening and developing health care status and services for Palestinians through policies, despite political and social barriers.
CHRISTY ADEOLA BRAHAM
Workers’ health coordinator, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing Brussels, Belgium
SARAH CHAMBERS
Integrated medicine-licensed clinical social worker, Northwestern Medicine Chicago, United States
Identifying and advancing health equity initiatives across products and services at UnitedHealth Group.
GEMINN LOUIS C. APOSTOL
Program head, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, Center for Research and Innovation, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Metro Manila, Philippines
Generating evidence and translating it to policy, programs and innovations that protect the health of our planet and its people, especially vulnerable populations; bringing health closer to people through citizen science and humancentered design.
RIDWAN KARIM DINI-OSMAN
Senior broadcast journalist, Excellence in Broadcasting Network (Ghana); news anchor, “The World” (U.S.) Accra, Ghana
BELAYNEW ENDESHAW
Lecturer, Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Leading research, movementbuilding and advocacy on health justice for informal and migrant workers at the global level.
Integrating health care for the co-management of disease through multidisciplinary education and the development of shared clinical pathways to target complex factors contributing to health disparities.
Amplifying underreported stories by reporting on global health inequities, social injustices and climate change impacts; exposing health care discrimination, unequal access to treatment and systemic barriers in Africa and beyond.
Researching and leading projects to target life-limiting disparities and inequity of rehabilitation services in Ethiopia; addressing the health needs of his community by integrating Indigenous knowledge and local wisdom with scientific bases.
GULNAR FEERASTA
Director of programs, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, United States
ZULEMA GARCÍA ULLOA
Pediatric palliative care doctor, PEDIPALI Pediatric Palliative Care Unit, CANICA A.C. Guadalajara, Mexico
Clinical psychologist, U.S. Navy Washington, D.C., United States
Director, Collectif Urgence Toxida Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
Building strong support systems while improving the quality of life through long-term policy and social change.
Providing comprehensive pediatric care and developing community-based palliative care programs for children and adolescents living with life-limiting conditions, to improve their quality of life and to advance pediatric palliative care in Mexico.
Senior projects officer, Physician Learning Program, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Alberta, Canada
Focusing on understanding the relationships between lifestyle and risk for chronic diseases, such as diabetes.
Pursuing the rights of persons with disabilities to live and be included in the community on an equal basis with others.
Serving on active duty in the U.S. Navy, currently as clinical psychology subject matter expert at the Defense Health Agency Psychological Health Center of Excellence.
Focusing on harm reduction, social and mental well-being, as well as HIV prevention and treatment for priority populations (people who use/ inject drugs, sex workers, the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with HIV) in Mauritius.
Acting president and director of health care initiatives for justice-involved populations, Community-Oriented Correctional Health Services Akron, Ohio, United States
Developing and implementing policies to improve connections between community and correctional health systems; improving community behavioral health systems to reduce the role of the criminal justice system for people with unmet mental health needs.
Founder and executive director, ZuZu for Health and Education
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Designing various projects and teaching manuals that promote mental health for women and youth, as well as audio educational materials for blind and visually impaired students.
NICK GRANT
SHATYAM ISSUR
NONSIKELELO MATHE
FELICIA MBURU Director, Article 48 Initiative Nairobi, Kenya
DANIEL MISTAK
MELIKTE PAULOS WELDETENSAYE
KUHIKA SETH
Manager, health systems research, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
New Delhi, India
Medical director, NOVA Hope for Haiti
Petion-Ville, Haiti
Psychiatrist-in-chief, Pinnacle Medical Services
Lagos, Nigeria
Working on improving the sexual and reproductive health of young girls and women.
Building systems to achieve great results while empowering her compatriots for the good of the community.
Leading conversations in Nigeria on mental health and wellness.
ANTHONIKA TITUS
MAYMUNAH YUSUF KADIRI
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Global from the 2024 cohort walk with and learn from community health workers in Rwanda. Credit: Daniel Ndugu Alpha.
ZAKI ABATE
Physician and technical adviser, USAID-Digital Health Activity
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
SAMUEL AKUFFO
Global fulfillment operations
lead, Zipline Ghana
Accra, Ghana
Lawyer and team leader, Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI)
Lira, Uganda
Leveraging expertise in medicine and health technology to enhance patient access to quality care through optimal use of digital solutions.
Bridging the commodity access gaps by leading the on-demand distribution and supply optimization of vital health care commodities to hard-to-reach communities within Africa using aerial logistics (drones).
Emergency medicine physician, Gallup Indian Medical Center
Gallup, N. Mex., United States
Program director, Alaska Literacy Program
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Seeing persons who have been living in the margins of life accessing health goods and services in public health facilities with diginity and without discrimination.
Principal for health equity policy analysis and legislative support, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Los Angeles, United States
Making cancer care equity a top priority for lawmakers across all levels of government through advocacy and the implementation of evidencebased public policy change nationwide.
Chief global medical officer, Milvik BIMA
Lahore, Pakistan
Senior country manager, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Geneva, Switzerland
Leading improvements in systems for the delivery of emergency care for underserved communities, with a focus on addressing social determinants of health and providing equitable care for vulnerable populations.
Building stronger partnerships and inclusive entry points to service providers through education, training and centralized platforms for those experiencing social barriers and career limitations.
Driving forward to health equity, particularly for underprivileged women, and generating innovative solutions to enhance health care access and quality.
Leading the management of Gavi investments in immunization and health systems strengthening in Mozambique toward protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases.
ODUR ANTHONY
GLADYS ARIAS
EMILY BARTLETT
NYABONY GAT
HINA GHOLE
MARIO ALBERTO JIMENEZ RAMIREZ
SALIMA KHOWAJA
Nursing lecturer practitioner, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Lahore Lahore, Pakistan
Working on developing community-based health education interventions while engaging and empowering the community’s local capacity and researching the effectiveness of nurseled interventions in the management of cancer patients.
JOSE ALBERTO PLASCENCIA JIMENEZ
Policy data and epidemiological analyst, Consejo Estatal Para la Prevencion del VIH/SIDA
New York, United States
Building evidence-based health care policies that put people at the center, prioritizing cultural sensitivity and epistemic justice, with the goal of creating more equal health systems for all.
JAN AURA LAURELLE LLEVADO
Chief of the cancer control and mental health divisions, Department of Health Taguig City, Philippines
Developing national policies and programs to improve Filipinos’ access to cancer prevention and control and mental health care services.
JASMINE MARINGMEI
Policy analyst, International Aids Vaccine Initiative
New Delhi, India
Leading the in-depth policy analysis of three specific disease domains: stunting in children under five, COVID-19 vaccine access and anemia across cycles.
AOIFE MOLLOY
Senior clinical adviser for health care inequalities improvement and a doctor in infectious diseases, NHS England and Royal Free Hospital London London, England
Bringing national policy aspirations to patient care in a busy urban hospital to develop a blueprint for improving equality and equity in health care, making every contact count to achieve zero health gaps.
RACHEL WATKINS
Nursing director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Upper Marlboro, Md., United States
Medical doctor, Reachout NGO Bamenda, Cameroon
Ensuring the delivery of quality patient care by overseeing the operational and clinical performance of inpatient units at a hospital that serves Washington, D.C., the community and surrounding areas.
Working with Reachout NGO, focused on reducing health inequities by providing health care services to vulnerable communities in Cameroon.
AZUA WILFRED
ALI ALSHALAH
National program manager, CDC Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
LAUREN ARRINGTON
Nurse-midwife and assistant professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing Baltimore, United States
Nurse-midwife and nonprofit founder, Joyful Motherhood Lilongwe, Malawi
Leading the national program for measles and rubella in Iraq, particularly focusing on building subnational capacities and addressing data gaps in resource-limited and rural areas.
NEO HUTIRI
Engineer turned social entrepreneur, Technovera/Pelebox Johannesburg, South Africa
Centering liberation by facilitating a bi-directional partnership with group care providers focused on advancing health equity for Black birthing people across the globe.
Co-founder and programs manager, Forum for AIDS Counselling and Training (FACT-Malawi) Blantyre, Malawi
Designing programs to demonstrate that highquality equitable maternal and infant health care is both possible and necessary in low-resource settings.
Occupational therapist, founder and executive director, Grand Assistive Technology Center (GAT) Gondar, Ethiopia
Advancing access to appropriate assistive technology to empower people with disabilities in Ethiopia.
Co-founder, president and CEO, New Disabled South Atlanta, United States
Equity manager, Contra Costa Health Antioch, Calif., United States
Working at the intersections of social entrepreneurship and digital technology in health care and delivering impact at scale to enable patients to collect repeat medication in seconds instead of waiting hours.
Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services and information for vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Malawi.
Leading disability justice and rights advocacy and systems change in the U.S. South, and across the country, to achieve both health equity and reparative policy for the most impacted disabled people.
Developing multisector collaboratives focused on designing programs and policies that engage the participation of communities most impacted by health inequities and the solutions to address them.
JOANNE CHIWAULA
ZELALEM DESSALEGN DEMEKE
MADALITSO JUWAYEYI
DOM KELLY
SHANNON LADNERBEASLEY
RUWA MAHDI
Participation officer, The Wellcome Trust
Oxford, England
ALINA POTTS
Research scientist, The Global Women’s Institute at The George Washington University Washington, D.C., United States
ANOOP RAMAN
Chief medical officer of complex care, AbsoluteCare Philadelphia, United States
Senior officer, policy and advocacy (rights), United for Global Mental Health
Maharashtra, India
Co-leading a learning agenda supporting approaches to equitable, meaningful knowledge exchange for communities and health researchers in India, South Africa and Kenya that ensure the translation of learnings to stakeholders in the research ecosystem.
NANDITA THATTE
Technical officer, World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland
Leading applied research and capacity sharing to address gender-based violence — including sexual exploitation and abuse — in humanitarian settings, using participatory and feminist methods.
Medical doctor, team leader and executive director, Initiative of Trans with a Mission-Uganda Mbale District, Uganda
Leading interdisciplinary clinical teams to care for the most medically complex and socially vulnerable patients in cities across the U.S.
Working toward global suicide decriminalization and deinstitutionalization of mental health care.
Hematologist-oncologist, Malaysia Ministry of Health Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Leading a network of civil society organizations working in sexual and reproductive health and rights to disseminate and use evidence, inform implementation research, and elevate local experiences and expertise on a global scale.
Championing transformational and intersectional advocacy for SOGIESC minorities in Africa, advancing eco-panAfrican feminist approaches, and leading inclusive and equitable social and climate justice initiatives globally.
Enhancing health care delivery and cancer care in resource-limited settings; improving health care access and health education for underserved communities, with a focus on refugees and stateless individuals.
AASTHA SETHI
GAFIDYN RAE WESONGA
YIH SEONG WONG
Creating a community for health equity in Southeast Asia.
BASED AT THE EQUITY INITIATIVE AT CMB FOUNDATION
TIM AYE-HARDY
Co-founder and executive director, myME: Myanmar Mobile Education Project Yangon, Myanmar
CHHORVANN CHHEA
Director, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Vice rector and director of the Center for Population, Hanoi University of Public Health Hanoi, Viet Nam
Founder and chief executive officer, Center for Social Initiatives Promotion
Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Providing education via mobile classrooms and myME Box digital learning platform to children in Myanmar in indentured servitude and IDP/refugee camps; working to develop policies and strategies to address inclusiveness and equity in education.
CHALERMSAK
KITTITRAKUL
Project manager for access to medicines, Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS Bangkok, Thailand
Working to ensure that trade and health policies promoting access to treatment for HIV and HIV-associated diseases are developed and implemented effectively and sustainably.
Leading research into maternal and child health, and the health system in Cambodia; leading in the fight against HIV/AIDS; working to develop a national health management and leadership training curriculum.
JEREMY LIM
Co-founder and chief executive officer, AMILI Singapore, Singapore
Working on increasing the use of technology to improve health equity and access to care.
Publishing widely in scientific journals; undertaking research studies on health and health care in Viet Nam on topics including the social determinants of health, noncommunicable diseases and universal health coverage.
Chief executive officer, FamilyDoc Medical Mechnology Co. Ltd. Beijing, China
Incubating and accelerating over 300 social enterprises and social impact businesses; undertaking research and advocating for a social enterprise legal framework; facilitating social impact investment and impact measurement.
Executive director and morning news producer, Vietnam Television Hanoi, Viet Nam
Advancing the use of mobile technology to help 1.5 million doctors deliver high-quality primary care for everyone, anytime, anywhere across China.
Overseeing content development for national television on social issues, including gender and domestic violence, women’s health and HIV/AIDS.
HOANG VAN MINH
PHAM KIEU OANH
LIU CHENHUI
NGUYEN THU HA
NATALIE PHAHOLYOTHIN
Chief executive officer, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Deputy director general, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Chief physician, Lao Medical Care Center
Saysettha District, Vientiane, Laos
Research consultant and honorary assistant professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London, England
Leading the organization toward conservation excellence and efficiency; protecting biodiversity and preserving its habitats; combating illegal wildlife trade and implementing plastic pollution reduction programs in major coastal cities.
SI ZHANJIE
Director, Aizhen Yunnan, China
Addressing the psychological, physical, social and economic problems of people affected by leprosy in China.
Practicing social justice through ideas and the implementation of the Community Development Program and the White Cane Initiative for the Blind in Viet Nam.
JIRUTH SRIRATANABAN
Director, Thailand Research Center for Health Service Systems, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand
Strengthening primary health care by focusing on the community-based health service through privatesector involvement; running two community medical centers providing over 100,000 outpatient visits a year.
NILA TANZIL
Founder, Taman Bacaan Pelangi Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Working on the prevalence and measurement of child labor, especially hazardous work; evaluating complex social interventions with working children.
Focusing on health service systems in Thailand, including universal coverage, quality management, health sector financing and health security schemes. Also working to promote equity and quality in education.
Nurturing children’s habit of reading and improving their literacy skills in remote areas of eastern Indonesia; setting up over 200 school libraries, training thousands of local teachers and providing scholarships for underprivileged girls.
PHAN THI THUY TRAM
SOULIVANH PHOLSENA
NICOLA POCOCK
BENJAMIN LAWRENCE
PATRICK E. ARITAO
Director of prosecution and aftercare, Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children, International Justice Mission Pasig, Philippines
Rescuing victims of trafficking from places of exploitation and using lessons from casework to find system remedies.
Ashoka Fellow; founder and trustee, Rachel House children’s hospice Singapore, Singapore
Professor, School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University Kunming, China
Chief executive officer and founder, TalentPool Hanoi, Viet Nam
Bringing humanity to medicine with compassionate and excellent care for all, having founded the first pediatric palliative care service in Indonesia.
Teaching students and conducting research that contributes to the improvement of health for ethnic minorities, especially for women and young girls.
WAI WAI HAN
Senior research, evaluation and learning manager, Save the Children International, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
ARIEL CARINGAL HERNANDEZ
School director, Global Mindanaw Polytechnic Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
BEVERLY LORRAINE HO
Adjunct faculty, University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health Manila, Philippines
Designing and implementing leadership development programs to enhance the quality of women’s lives.
Networking and developing grassroots civil society organizations and local groups; drawing on a medical background with particular expertise in social justice issues, especially relating to drugs policy.
Combating rural poverty and promoting equity-based development and sustainable peace.
Helping put into operation the mandate of the Universal Health Care Act in the Philippines, ensuring all Filipinos are health-literate and have healthy living and working conditions.
Director, Lamsonthi Hospital Lopburi, Thailand
Working with the government to train caregivers and redirect health care resources toward home care.
SANTI LAPBENJAKUL
LYNNA CHANDRA
RUI DENG
DO THUY DUONG
THARANI LOGANATHAN
Public health medicine specialist and associate professor of global health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Researching health care access and social protection for marginalized populations, including migrant, refugee, stateless and Indigenous populations.
Director, iSEE Institute
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Country director, Christian Aid Yangon, Myanmar
Founder and director, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC); vice president, Vietnamese Federation on Disabilities Hanoi, Viet Nam
Advocating for LGBTI in Viet Nam, focusing on raising public awareness; legal advocacy for lawmakers, media and youth; and the public and private sectors.
SOMPORN PENGKAM
Founder and director, Community Health Impact Assessment
Platform in Southeast Asia
Meuang Udon Thani, Thailand
ALAY PHONVISAY
Associate professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos Vientiane, Laos
Leading efforts to empower communities to carry out health impact assessments to encourage them to negotiate with policymakers, with a focus on mining and coalfired power plants.
Conducting research across multiple disciplines, with a particular focus on health and economic development issues, to enhance equity.
Working at the country level with stakeholders, donor agencies, local actors, civil society groups and community organizations to provide emergency and crisis response, humanitarian assistance, climate actions and GEDSI for communities in Myanmar.
KANAPON PHUMRATPRAPIN
Chief executive officer and co-founder, Health at Home Bangkok, Thailand
Empowering communities of people with disabilities; actively monitoring the implementation of Viet Nam’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, having championed its ratification, and other Vietnamese policies on PWD.
Co-founder and president, VIDA Digital Identity Jakarta, Indonesia
Combining expertise in geriatric medicine with a passion for home health care technology to serve Thailand’s growing elderly population.
Enabling digital trust and catalyzing financial inclusion through VIDA, a digital identity network that makes it easy and safe for anyone to prove they are who they say they are when transacting and interacting online.
SATIRIANTINAH RASUANTO
LUONG THE-HUY
PAN MYAT MON
NGUYEN THI LAN ANH
SHI NAN
Lecturer, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Beijing, China
BUI THI THUY
Head of nursing department, Viet Nam National Children’s Hospital Hanoi, Viet Nam
ABELARDO APOLLO
DAVID JR.
Founder and CEO, REACH Foundation; founder and executive director, Independent Living Learning Centre; executive director, Academia Progresiva de Manila Mandaluyong, Philippines
ABDEL JAMAL RAMOS
DISANGCOPAN
Director II, Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Cotabato City, Philippines
Focusing on health, food and drug safety across China.
CHANNÉ SUY LAN
Co-founder, Kawsang Tel Aviv, Israel
Working with local communities to co-create innovative solutions focusing on public health and economic development.
Developing training programs and policies to support community health, such as those ensuring patient safety and supporting parents in caring for and understanding their child’s medical care needs.
CARMENEZA DOS
SANTOS MONTEIRO
Technical lead for gender equality, disability and social inclusion and government system strengthening, Abt Global, Partnership for Human Development, Timor Leste Dili, Timor-Leste
Serving as a bridge and an amplifier for just development.
Facilitating multisectoral collaboration in advancing community- and schoolbased access to highquality, inclusive health and education resources and therapy that equip families and children of all abilities and needs for life.
Health field officer, International Committee of the Red Cross Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Strengthening institutional and human resource capacities at the Bangsamoro Parliament in post-conflict, transition government by establishing robust systems and procedures that align with the achievement of a peace agreement.
Clinic director and sports medicine doctor, Royal Sports Performance Centre, Medifit Clinic Jakarta, Indonesia
Focusing on health care in detention and health policy for refugees.
Focusing on health care for athletes and sports enthusiasts, as well as increasing the quality of life through exercise for people of all ages.
NUR KHAULAH FADZIL
SOPHIA BENEDICTA HAGE
Executive director, Sun Community Health
Yangon, Myanmar
Founding member and director, Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population Hanoi, Viet Nam
Vice chancellor, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China
Strengthening health systems to tackle health and social inequity issues for the poor and vulnerable populations, through strategic purchasing of primary health care services to improve quality, efficiency and equity in the nonpublic health sector.
KOUNG LO
Director, Preah Vihear Provincial Health Department
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and enhancing state accountability.
Researching social and environmental change and child health, and taking part in a national, large-scale early child development intervention program in Shanghai and rural western China.
BORWORNSOM LEERAPAN
Associate professor, Ramathibodi Medical School, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand
BAWI MANG LIAN
Programs director, Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) Waltham, Mass., United States
Director, Mindanao Program, Community and Family Services International Cotabato City, Philippines
Working to improve the resilience of internally displaced persons; training para-social workers to serve as a social service catalyst in Bangsamoro communities; facilitating training in mental health and psychosocial support.
ELISABETH
Researcher, Center for Health and Policy Management, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Working to improve access to health information and health services, especially for remote patient populations; spearheading an initiative to support high-risk pregnant women.
Applying systems thinking to address complex issues of health systems, such as the governance of univeral health care, community-based health interventions, strategic health workforce planning and decision support tools.
Ensuring effective integration support by leading resettlement, community engagement, Welcome Corps and AmeriCorps programs at BACI; advocating for equitable health care access in conflict areas with an organization co-founded after the 2021 coup.
Supporting hospitals to improve services in collaboration with local government to strengthen Indonesia’s health system; researching the inequitable distributions of hospitals and health services of remote areas in Indonesia.
LISTYANI
HAN WIN HTAT
HOANG TU ANH
JIANG FAN
NORAIDA ABDULLAH KARIM
SHARON LOW
Co-founder and managing partner, The Knowledge House Singapore, Singapore
TIARA MARTHIAS
Lecturer in global health, Nossal Institute for Global Health; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia
Official, Office of People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province Cao Lanh, Viet Nam
NGUYEN THI THAI LAN
Vice dean, Faculty of Sociology; lecturer in social work, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Designing and operationalizing assessment, evaluation and research, including the setting up of monitoring systems.
Working to address inequities in reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health through health systems research.
Working to expand health insurance coverage and health service provision, with a focus on the growing elderly population.
ANA P. SANTOS
Journalist Pasig, Philippines
PAIROJ SAONUAM
Deputy chief executive officer, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) Nonthaburi, Thailand
MAY SRIPATANASKUL
Founder and chief executive officer, LUKKID/Asian Leadership Academy Bangkok, Thailand
Creating change through supporting access to health and social services for vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, such as children in special circumstances, persons with disabilities, HIV/AIDs patients, LGBTQI and other marginalized groups.
KOTCHAKORN VORAAKHOM
Founder and chief executive officer, Porous City Network Bangkok, Thailand
Writing about culturally taboo topics, such as sexual and reproductive health, to bridge the gap between vulnerable women in Philippine society and legislators who draft policies that affect their rights.
Seeking to empower individuals and organizations for a healthy society and environment.
Developing humancentered work processes that allow people to tackle social challenges through collaboration.
Working to tackle climate change and increase urban resilience in Thailand and Southeast Asian cities through landscape architecture.
NGUYEN TRAN NGUYEN
Lecturer, Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University Beijing, China
GIDEON
Nutrition specialist, UNICEF Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Working to bring greater recognition to the importance and feasibility of reducing health inequities and facilitating China’s contribution to global health equity.
Leading on the provision of technical and high-level advocacy to the government of Indonesia to address child wasting, by scaling up the integrated management of acute malnutrition.
Specialist in law enforcement development, Forced Labor Programs in APAC, International Justice Mission Pasig City, Philippines
Building the capacity of public law enforcement to rescue and protect workers from domestic or crossborder forced labor and labor trafficking.
Four-time municipal mayor, Municipality of Del Carmen Siargao Islands, Philippines
Project manager, The Centre for Child Rights and Business Kajang, Malaysia
Chairwoman, Indonesian Family Advocacy Institute Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Innovating local governance in areas of public health, focusing on social determinants such as education, climate change, environmental management, income and social protection.
Coordinating and implementing project activities on the ground, including communication with all project partners and stakeholders; providing training on responsible recruitment, including the training of trainers.
Improving the provision of access and quality health care to individuals and families through collaborative work with providers, health practitioners, government and society.
Professorial lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Department of Development Studies, Ateneo de Manila University Los Banos, Philippines
Applying medical anthropology, the social sciences and qualitative research to analyze health, social and environmental issues relevant to the Philippines and the region.
ALFREDO MATUGAS CORO II
LETCHIMI DEVI DORAISAMY
GIDEON LASCO
BLANDINA ROSALINA BAIT
CAUTON
RENNTA CHRISDIANA
XU JIN
LE THI NHAT
Project manager, International Committee of the Red Cross Hanoi, Viet Nam
PHETDAVANH LEUANGVILAY
National professional officer, WHO Health Emergency Program Vientiane, Laos
Professor and deputy director, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Beijing, China
Founder and chief executive officer, Semur Nusantara Consulting; founder, Asgar Muda Foundation Jakarta, Indonesia
Aiming to ensure access to quality and affordable physical rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in Viet Nam.
Strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response capacity through engaging with stakeholders to implement the national health security plan, ensuring equitable access to health services.
Helping lead the plastic surgery department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital and supporting a nonprofit, Peking Union Medical Foundation, as a board member.
Building solutions to tackle maternal deaths and stunting, using data analytics; driving up community empowerment across Indonesia to improve the local economy, a social determinant of health equity.
XIAO LONG
GORIS MUSTAQIM
Meriam Abba Tedding, Atlantic Fellow from the 2024 cohort, translates for an inmate at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, as her cohort learns more about the center’s conditions and practices in relation to human rights and law enforcement. Credit: Kim Cruz.
NGUYEN QUÓC THANH
Artist, curator and founding director, Queer Forever!
Hanoi, Viet Nam
SAM OEUN SAM
Adviser to the UHC Secretariat, The General Secretariat for the National Social Protection Council, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia
Takeo Province, Cambodia
RATAWIT OUAPRACHANON
Project manager, Peace Resource Collaborative Foundation
Bangkok, Thailand
Chief executive officer, Center for Healthcare Improvement Research
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Exploring issues of queer aesthetics and activism, working through art and film projects, and exhibitions that are usually collaborative and participatory.
Specializing in social health protection, financing and system strengthening; improving access for the poor as a key initiator of Cambodia’s Health Equity Funds; leading policy analysis and coordination for Cambodia’s 2024-2035 UHC Roadmap.
PANUSART POONKASETWATTANA
Executive director, APCOM Foundation
Bangkok, Thailand
Executive director, Maluk Timor Singapore, Singapore
Promoting peace, human rights, reconciliation and conflict transformation in Thailand and neighboring countries.
Bringing together all available resources, domestically and internationally, to support the improvement of health care services in Viet Nam.
SEAN SOK PHAY
Executive director, Child Helpline Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Vientiane, Laos
Developing a broad range of projects to advance the health, rights and well-being of people of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Strengthening primary health care systems in low-resource settings; focusing on health workforce in education, health facility management, quality improvement and health informatics.
Advocating for laws to protect children from sexual exploitation and fight cybercrime in Cambodia; developing a helpline platform to offer children increased protection and also strengthening a helpline for migrant workers.
Producing socially responsible documentaries of life in Laos and Southeast Asia, with a focus on social, health and environmental issues.
PHAN THI NGOC LINH
NATARAJAN RAJARAMAN
VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH
Media consultant, film producer, journalist and co-founder, Lao New Wave Cinema Production
KRITAYA SREESUNPAGIT
Facilitator and coordinator, Inner Journey and Transformation Game
Bangkok, Thailand
RAPEEPONG SUPHANCHAIMAT
Senior researcher, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Nonthaburi, Thailand
Researcher, writer and social activist; post-doctoral fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin, U.S. Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
CELYN CELYN
Senior operations manager, Civil Health and Development Network (Karenni State) Loikaw, Myanmar
Facilitating selftransformation and well-being using the Transformation Game, brain-based therapy and energy healing; coordinating a network of well-being professionals and organizing the Sacred Mountain Festival.
ZHANG YUNTING
Associate professor, Child Health Advocacy Institute, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Shanghai, China
Focusing on research into universal health coverage, especially in low- and middle-income countries; researching the health of migrants and vulnerable populations by applying principles of epidemiology and econometrics.
ZHANG KUN
Expert associate partner, McKinsey & Company
Beijing, China
Establishing an early child development monitoring system, identifying a target population with equity analysis, and carrying out interventions to improve child health and development.
Counseling more than 100 senior health care leaders to achieve better, more accessible systems at a lower cost, as a thought leader of China’s health care system transformation and as a former chief executive officer of a large hospital group.
Conducting research and advocating for the rights and protection of older adults, refugees and migrant workers; delving into the intersection between bioscience and theology, and studying end-of-life care among faith minorities in the U.S.
Promoting innovative and participatory approaches to improve health access and health equity in hard-toreach communities, with a special focus on women and children.
Founder and artistic director, Malongdu Theatre
Bangkok, Thailand
Pioneering the practices of Theatre of the Oppressed in Thailand and developing and engaging communities in participatory and creative process for health equity and social justice.
SORNCHAI “SONNY” CHATWIRIYACHAI
RAUDAH MOHD YUNUS
PIANPORN DEETES
Director, Thailand and Myanmar
Campaigns, International Rivers
Chiang Rai, Thailand
JASON JOHN JOYCE
Lawyer and municipal mayor, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental Davao City, Philippines
SHERJAN PANGATO KALIM
Blood center head, SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Blood Center; sustainability committee chair, Cotabato Regional and Medical Center; lecturer, Islamic perspective, Mindanao State University Cotabato City, Philippines
LE KHAC BAO
Director, Medical Education Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Organizing river communities to slow down dam projects that threaten the local ecosystem and the livelihoods of those who depend on the river and its resources.
Provincial health officer, Aklan Province Department of Health Kalibo, Philippines
Improving education and health services delivered to the communities and addressing issues related to HIV, mental health and depression, LGBTQ+ concerns, safe drinking water and Indigenous people.
Partnerships specialist, Intergovernmental Affairs, UNICEF New York, United States
Advocating for Ibadahfriendly health facilities and reforming health education by including Islamic concepts; mobilizing community leadership and bridging social divides to improve health equity; advocating for a green and sustainable hospital.
Associate professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, National Technological University Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Developing high-capacity medical education and improving quality of care at health care centers; integrating transformative medical education into medical education reform and building innovative ideas into curriculum development.
Epidemiologist and health quarantine officer, Port Health Office of Jayapura Jayapura, Indonesia
Achieving health equity and improving the overall health of all Akeanons, especially the underprivileged and the vulnerable; working to develop and maintain a people-centered health system.
Coordinating UNICEF’s intergovernmental affairs and strategic engagement, including political negotiations at the U.N. General Assembly, Highlevel Political Forum, G20, and with countries in special situations like LLDCs, LDCs and SIDS.
Integrating genomics into routine health care for reducing the burden of chronic diseases and health care costs.
Addressing cross-border health challenges and enhancing the effectiveness of infectious disease prevention.
LESLIE ANN LUCES
ANGGA DWI MARTHA
JOANNE YUEN YIE NGEOW
ALFRISON PALOGA
SARA MARIA PEREIRA
Grant, compliance and partnerships manager, Association Maluk Tiimor
Dili, Timor-Leste
THORN PITIDOL
Lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand
Supporting the Government of Timor-Leste to strengthen primary health care in Timor-Leste, building partnerships with the Ministry of Health and civil society for health, gender and public policy and education in Timor-Leste.
PHETDAVANH SIPASEUTH
Specialist in land tenure rights and natural resources management
Vientiane, Laos
Providing interactive coaching and capacity building for civil society groups on land rights, natural resources and land governance topics.
Teaching economics and conducting research on social development challenges; working to apply social and political economy analysis to promote a more equitable society.
FRANSISKA
FALENTINA SUGI
Researcher and founder, Yayasan
Sejuta Harapan (Hands of Hope), Lopo Belajar Anak Timor Kupang, Indonesia
Conducting research into the impacts of climate change; supporting the poor and marginalized people in East Nusa Tenggara province to enable them to gain better access to education and health services.
Lead, Climate, Health and Sustainability Taskforce; consultant ophthalmologist, Ministry of Health, Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Leading efforts to integrate climate resilience into Brunei’s health care system, advocating sustainable policies and health equity; preserving and restoring sight as an eye surgeon; mentoring young professionals to develop as future leaders.
AMINA EVANGELISTA SWANEPOEL
Executive director, Roots of Health
Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
RENARD SIEW
Climate adviser, Center for Governance and Political Studies; adjunct professor, Taylor’s University & UNITAR; supervisor, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Combating climate change and transforming society toward sustainability; striving to find innovative ways to promote more sustainable and equitable opportunities for marginalized communities.
SOK TENG TAN
Lecturer, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Empowering women and girls to make informed decisions; advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Researching and teaching social injustice and health equity; supporting the Rohingya refugee community in Malaysia to address health inequities.
NOOR AFFIZAN RAHMAN
TRINH MAI TRANG
Pianist and executive director, Chapel Sound Art Foundation
Hanoi, Viet Nam
MARIA SHAIRRA
ALYSSA BELLO
Co-founder and behavioral insights and innovation head, AHA! Behavioral Design Makati, Philippines
Humanitarian physician and public health consultant; director for public health, International SOS Basco, Philippines
ANAN BOUAPHA
Founder/president, Proud To Be Us Laos
Vientiane, Laos
Enabling others to see wonder in the arts and to experience its transformative power, especially through music; working to promote access, empathy, and social and cultural understanding, through the power of music.
Public health lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Public Health, University of Health Sciences
Vientiane, Laos
Teaching and researching adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and the relationship between health literacy and health-seeking behaviors in adolescents.
Facilitating communityfocused behavior change, as an applied behavioral scientist, by developing, testing and scaling behavioral interventions in four challenge areas: public health, happiness and kindness, financial inclusion, and civic engagement.
BAMPEN CHAIYARAK
Co-founder and coordinator, Building Restorative Culture Coalition Thailand (RCCT) Sakonnakhon, Thailand
Enhancing community health resilience of diverse Indigenous groups in the Pacific region through the implementation of evidencebased, gender-sensitive and culturally responsive public health interventions.
CHI LING
Deputy director, Open Government Products, Govtech Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Working — with RCCT, initiated by the Thai Equity Initiative Fellows 2022 — to restore social-ecological and health systems in areas impacted by ecosystem degradation; aiming to foster a restorative culture at local, national and international levels.
Working at the intersection of health care and technology as a public servant from Singapore, with an interest in advancing equity in Southeast Asia.
Aiming to enable a positive environment for the marginalized community through advocacy as a founder of Proud To Be Us Laos, a LGBTI rights movement.
Chief executive officer, TaejaiDotcom; lecturer, Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand
Creating a civic technology platform and a community to democratize social changes of the citizens, by the citizens, for the citizens: moving capital toward impact.
NOEL BERNARDO
CHAN
ADA CHIRAPAISARNKUL
VIENGNAKHONE VONGXAY
Assistant professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
Researching public health and well-being through interdisciplinary action; focusing on global health and the role of social sciences in this field, driven by passion for justice, equity and intersectionality.
NGUYỄN HOÀNG
CHIÊU ANH
Co-founder, PiSEL
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Lecturer, Department of Social Development, Prince of Songkla University; secretary, Deep South Relief and Reconciliation Foundation
Pattani City, Thailand
Believing that people should have equal access to medical care and that everyone should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to care for themselves and their families when struck by illness or disaster.
ROSADALIMA PANDA
Program and core team member, WISE-WASH in Southeast Asia Foundation; founder, Bidara Community Nagekeo, Indonesia
Senior program manager, The Fred Hollows Foundation
Da Nang, Viet Nam
Deputy director, Burma Medical Association (BMA); coordinator, Health Information System Working Group
Mae Sot, Thailand
Fostering the engagement of community and decisionmakers in planning and initiating solutions to narrow the gap between vision care services and underserved communities.
PHAM
Founder, Slow Food Community in Hanoi; founder/chief executive officer, MuaVe Collective Hanoi, Viet Nam
Setting an ultimate goal of establishing an information lab to assist evidence-based decision-making and increase international awareness about health and human rights violations in minority communities of Myanmar.
Academic staff, Faculty of Public Health, University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Laos
Working to improve mental health and social connections as a psychological counselor and pioneer educator; co-founding initiatives for building healthy ecosystems to raise children by creating harmonious relationships between schools and families.
Developing community development programs in Southeast Asia and activities for children and youth for better access to informal education; founding the Bidara Community, which provides safe spaces for the youth.
Promoting and advocating good, clean and fair food for all, a food culture exchange, and green and open public spaces.
Focusing on her main goal of promoting comprehensive sexuality education and youth-friendly services for young people in Laos.
THI NGOC BICH
CHANDAVIENG PHIMMAVONG
DONG DONG
ALISA HASAMOH
TINH LE QUANG TRAM
NAW PUE PUE MHOTE
BENNY PRAWIRA
Suicide prevention advocate, lived-experience expert consultant and mindfulness trainer Jakarta, Indonesia
COLLINS SANTHANASAMY
Founder and specialist, public health in disasters, Youth4DRR Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PUTRI WIDI SARASWATI
Co-founder, RAISE Global Health; project consultant, AMPC International Health Consultants; independent researcher Bandung, Indonesia
ITTINAT SEEBOONRUANG
National consultant, Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation Heidelberg, Germany
Meeting the needs of equity-deserving groups by involving lived-experience experts; and founded the first youth-based suicide prevention community in 2013.
Social protection specialist Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Building community resilience through tailored disaster risk reduction programs focused on health, education and economic empowerment.
Working as a global sexual reproductive health rights and public health professional in advisory and consultancy roles, research, advocacy/activism and global health decolonization.
CLIVE TAN
Senior consultant in public health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore, Singapore
Freelance researcher specializing in conflicts, media and human rights; documentary producer; restaurant owner Chiang Mai, Thailand
Providing a consultancy in workshop design and delivery, strategic planning and leadership training; combining music therapy approaches into group process work as a facilitator specializing in mental health.
Disability inclusion specialist, Inclusive DEvelopment Action (IDEA)
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Working at the general secretariat for the National Social Protection Council in Cambodia on coordinating the relevant stakeholders for drafting a roadmap on moving toward universal health coverage in Cambodia.
Leading health services development at the organizational and subnational level, with a strong focus on integrated care, people-centered care and health equity.
Advocating for human rights and democracy as a conflict and human rights researcher, fixer and documentary producer; engaging as a social entrerpreneur from Myanmar.
Building a better understanding of the importance of a disabilityinclusive health system and policies.
SAY SIVUTHA
EAINT THIRI THU
QUYNH TRANG TRAN
NAY LIN TUN
Grants officer, British Red Cross Yangon, Myanmar
SREYPEOV TUN
Head, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Puthisastra Phnom Penh, Cambodia
JOSE AUGUSTUS VILLANO
Chief, promotions and advocacy, Commission on Human Rights-VII Zamboanga, Philippines
SI THU HTIN AUNG
Coordinator
Yangon, Myanmar
Focusing on interests in humanitarian and public health issues and managing challenging projects in conflict settings.
Leading a quality nursing and midwifery program, involving curriculum improvement and research; pursuing interests in health care related to gerontology.
EGI
Goverment relations executive, Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initatives Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Strengthening primary health services for vulnerable groups; working to improve the leadership capacity of local governments and authorities for fair and equitable services, having developed an innovation model in primary health care.
Chief executive officer, Easy Inclusion Consulting; secretary general, China Chapter, Global Business and Disability Network, International Labor Organization Beijing, China
Leading consultancy services that advance employment and vocational training; advocating rights to employment for persons with disabilities and leading collaboration and policy dialogue among businesses, universities and other partners.
Advancing human rights and dignity, identifying populations at risk and offering resource allocation guidance; aiming to make a meaningful impact on the global community’s wellbeing by expanding his work on a global scale.
Policy and advocacy adviser, United for Global Mental Health; chair of board of trustees, MentalHealthPH, Inc. Pasig, Philippines
Leading work on the integration of mental health into HIV and TB programming across 30 countries; serving as the chair of the board of trustees of MentalHealthPH, Inc., in the Philippines.
Building networks and developing grassroot civil society organizations and local groups; drawing on a medical background with particular expertise in social justice issues, especially issues relating to underserved populations.
Senior humanitarian program officer, International Planned Parenthood Federation; vice president, EMPOWER Malaysia Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Strengthening capacity to deliver essential sexual and reproductive health services in crises in disasterprone countries around Southeast Asia; using feminist leadership strategies to improve women’s participation in politics in Malaysia.
NADIRAH BABJI
ABDUL WAHID
HAIBIN ZHOU
YVES MIEL ZÚÑIGA
SOULIYA CHANNAVONG
Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization officer, Lao Country Office, World Health Organization
Vientiane, Laos
SUEBPONG “PAUL” CHAROENMECHAIKUL
Founding board member, Aetria Health; senior adviser, BridgeAsia Bangkok, Thailand
Founder and executive director, Wonder Sir Shanghai, China
Strengthening the health workforce’s capacity for immunization and primary health services; remaining passionate about reaching the hard-to-reach populations in terms of geography and socioeconomic status.
ADISORN JUNTRASOOK
Dean, Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education, Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand
Leading change in the fields of education, gender and sexuality, and social justice; championing LGBTQI+ rights, education reform and inclusion through innovative learning and advocacy.
Making health and wellbeing a basic human right: accessible, affordable, acceptable to all through selflove and self-care; helping people sleep, eat, move and connect with others better; exploring climate justice, AI and feminist-style leadership.
KEO KANEKA
Phase II manager, Inclusion Mekong Regional Water Governance Project Mekong Region, Cambodia
Bridging gaps in the awareness of rare diseases in China and empowering 100+ patient communities via education and advocacy, while also connecting them to essential resources.
ANOND KULTHANMANUSORN
Health system researcher, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Embracing feminist leadership to champion gender and social inclusion in water governance and climate justice; promoting a leadership model where Indigenous women, people with disabilities and other marginalized groups are part of decision-making.
Focusing on health policy and system research for universal health coverage, especially primary health care in urban areas; providing pioneering health care for people experiencing homelessness in Bangkok.
Founder and director, Lunas Collective; chair, Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Quezon City, Philippines
Inspiring community-based action to destigmatize pleasure, promote collective care and encourage people to live freely in their own bodies.
LI
Lead of disability innovation incubator, Impact Hub Shanghai; technical consulant, Inclusion China Suzhou, China
Advancing the rights to work for adults with intellectual disabilities through employer engagement, accessible approaches, coaching and advocacy; aiming to reduce the stigma and enhance rights for people with disabilities and their families.
YIWEI CHEN
SABRINA LAYA GACAD
WANG
WAI LWIN
Health adviser, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, British Embassy, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
NAW MAY LYAR SOE
Assistant manager of fundraising and grants, Mae Tao Clinic
Mae Sot, Thailand
Founder and director, WeCare Hanoi, Viet Nam
Working as a public health professional on health policy, development strategies and health system governance; focusing on global health, maternal and child health, sexual health and disease control.
Head of office, Iligan SubOffice, Community and Family Services International Iligan City, Philippines
Serving as a social worker in humanitarian action, and pursuing interests in peace-building and development, mental health and psychosocial support, protection, child protection, nutrition and food security, and disaster risk reduction.
Fundraising and advocating — as as a humanitarian worker with a public health background — for better health and protection access for migrants and displaced populations along the Thailand-Burma border.
Scientific officer, Department of Scientific Services, Ministry of Health, Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Leading and implementing LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing initiatives, specializing in social work; bridging gaps in mental and sexual health services, and addiction treatment for marginalized communities.
Lead researcher, Mind-the-NOW Siargao Island, Philippines
Founder, Forest Bathing MNL; co-founder, Pilgrim Health Antipolo City, Philippines
Participating in equitydriven community work; spearheading initiatives focused on promoting mindful eating and active lifestyles; empowering youth, especially women, in STEM education to foster innovation and drive national progress.
Co-creating mindful, creative and nature-based solutions for vulnerable populations.
Building two social enterprises: Forest Bathing MNL, which advocates for nature connection, and Pilgrim Health, a subscription-based primary care startup that aims to improve access to care for minimum wage earners.
Primary health care specialist, USAID Momentum Country and Global Leadership; general practitioner Kupang, Indonesia
Providing technical assistance to Nusa Tenggara Timur Province in implementing integrated primary health care as a national program; improving care for mothers, newborns and children at primary health care and referral facilities.
MAI QUANG ANH
ALBERTO TEODORO MALVAR
FARIDA TIBORON MANGCAAN
NUR FAJRINI MATJALINA
CHRISTIAN JAMES NAZARETH
YUSTINA YUDHA NITA
MANILA PRAK
Deputy chief of party, USAID-EQHA/FHI360
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Directing/overseeing the technical aspect of the USAID-funded project, EQHA II, which focuses on health system strengthening in supporting the Ministry of Health to ensure the quality and the sustainability of the Cambodian health care system.
Co-founder and managing director, Opendream Bangkok, Thailand
Leading participatory disease surveillance and opensource tech; co-founding Opendream, which bridges technology and social innovation; pioneering SMS surveillance, DoctorMe app and citizen networks to democratize problem-solving in Thailand.
Public health medicine specialist and senior principal assistant director, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Kajang, Malaysia
Driving initiatives to shape health policy, with expertise spanning care of vulnerable populations to epidemiology; realizing commitments to shaping policy in global health and community collaboration in delivering health care.
Ph.D. student, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University Hong Kong; Illness Challenge Foundation Hong Kong, China
Master of Public Administration student, Columbia SIPA Jakarta, Indonesia
Pursuing a master’s degree in public administration focused on climate, energy and environment at Columbia SIPA; doing research on sustainable food systems resilient to climate change in Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
Ipoh, Malaysia
Driving innovative solutions developed by patients or caregivers to meet their own needs; drawing on corporate and investment experience to foster a collaborative approach to achieve the best outcomes for health and well-being.
Leading an NGO and social enterprise providing dental treatment and awareness initiatives for refugee and marginalized communities; conducting clinical work; pursuing passion for social impact and a commitment to making oral health accessible to all.
Founder and executive director, WeCare.id
Jakarta, Indonesia
Running WeCare.id, Indonesia’s pioneer medical crowdfunding platform, and helping underserved patients access health care; believing in equitable health care for all; driving philanthropic health and humanitarian initiatives.
Disability inclusion officer, UNICEF Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Leading UNICEF’s effort in mainstreaming disability inclusion throughout its work for children and young people in Indonesia; speaking and providing thought leadership on disability rights, digital accessibility and assistive technology.
GUNENTHIRA RAO SUBBARAO
AGHNIA DIMA ROCHMAWATI
GIGIH SEPTIANTO
PATIPAT SUSUMPAO
LONG TIANWEI
MADIYARASI VENGIDASAN Dentist
MADE WIKANDANA
Program manager, sexual and reproductive health and rights, Suwannimit Foundation, Thailand Mae Sot, Thailand
HELENA
Public health consultant and health professions educator, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health, Philippine Business for Social Progress; Philippine Foundation for Equity in Health; Ateneo School of Government
Iloilo City, Philippines
Advancing public health care, currently focusing on empowering migrant and ethnic adolescents and youths along the Thailand and Myanmar border; driving community-led societal change through evidence-based strategies.
Supporting live testing of UHC financing reforms in the Philippines; leading a deep-dive on primary care facilities and network capacity for equitable care; facilitating learning for the Doctors to the Barrios program.
KEN CHUA
Founder and CEO, (these)abilities Singapore, Singapore
CEO, Klongdinsor Co., Ltd.; president of the board of directors, Together Foundation for People with Disabilities and Society Bangkok, Thailand
Singing, dancing, playing, running, innovating for people with disabilities.
Founding president and partner, Curiosity Design Research; design and architectural anthropologist, University of the Philippines College of Architecture Quezon City, Philippines
Fostering equitable disaster resilience and climate adaptation through participatory, designbased and future-oriented approaches.
ANTHONY CU
City health officer, Valenzuela City, Local Government Unit Quezon City, Philippines
EMMANUEL RAMOS DE O.S. MARTINS
Evidence-to-action manager, Marie Stopes Timor-Leste Dili, Timor-Leste
Consulting for companies, organizations and governments building policies, products, services, environments and campaigns that not only serve persons with disabilities, but create a delightful lived experience for all — through inclusive design.
Pushing for universal health care, from policy development and planning to actual field implementation of public health programs and service delivery.
Leading advocacy, data analysis and monitoring and evaluation for sexual and reproductive health; developing reports, managing adolescent projects, engaging stakeholders, and enhancing marketing and non-clinical capacity to optimize program impact.
MARIE ALVIOR
CHATCHAI APHIBANPOONPON
PAMELA GLORIA CAJILIG
EI MON ZAW
Disability-inclusive business consultant, U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Wuhan, China
Combating discrimination against individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTIQ+ community in the workplace; discovering comprehensive cross-issue, cross-sector and crosscountry solutions for social and environmental challenges.
HSU HSU
Senior program manager, Civil Health and Development Network
Loikaw, Myanmar
Deputy director, International Relation Division, Cabinet Office, Lao Women’s Union
Vientiane, Laos
Researcher, Indigenous activist, State University of Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia
Director, Survival Skills Vietnam Co. Ltd.; deputy director, SiGen Co. Ltd.
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Strengthening health systems and coordinating services for vulnerable populations with local and international stakeholders; focusing, as a health care professional from Myanmar, on improving health care access in conflictaffected Karenni State.
Coordinating with public and international sectors to support women, girls and children, promote gender equality, develop MOUs, organize consultations and signings, and monitor project implementation between the Lao Women’s Union and partners.
Founder and headmaster, ODC Organization (Opening Doors Cambodia)
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Leading English education, mentoring educators, expanding equitable learning opportunities for underprivileged youth and children; breaking systemic barriers, empowering students with skills and leadership to transform their futures and communities.
Researching and advocating for the Sunda Wiwitan Indigenous community in Indonesia, within a network of activists and academics to strengthen Indigenous communities; participating in networks of academics focusing on freedom of religion and belief.
Ph.D. student, Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Emory University; director of research, Zhitong Guangzhou LGBT Center Guizhou, China
Supporting the LGBT community in China as a research advocate and consultant; pursuing doctoral studies at Emory University, having worked with a grassroots LGBT organization in Guangzhou and multiple LGBT health research projects in China.
Reducing preventable deaths and injuries in Viet Nam via first aid education to international standards; solving environmental and health problems of urban drainage systems via innovations that work in a regional context.
National director, Sun Community Health Yangon, Myanmar
Leading 250 staff members across six offices to deliver health services through the private sector and community; advancing equitable access for vulnerable populations; strengthening local leadership.
IM CHHAIYA
DANYANG LUO
MOH LWIN
SONG GAO
VONEMANY HEUANGPHIDA
RAKHMAT HIDAYAT
BINH HO
Deputy director, Community Partners International Bangkok, Thailand
Vice director, Gerakan Advokasi
Transformasi Disabilitas untuk Inklusi (GARAMIN) NTT
Kota Kupang, Indonesia
Working for equity by building a more just and inclusive health care system in Myanmar, particularly for vulnerable populations in remote, conflict-affected areas; empowering ethnic minority communities to have a voice in their health and well-being.
SOKHON NUOM
Undersecretary of state, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Leading social protection, child protection, disabilities, social inclusion and physical rehabilitation, informal economy for low-income workers, digital transformation and partnership engagement.
Advocating for disabilityinclusive policies in planning and budgeting using social model and human rights approaches; empowering people with disabilities; promoting participatory action research for better health services and an inclusive education.
ELEANOR J.
Director, The Greenhouse Community Services; Ph.D. candidate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Advocating for marginalized communities facing trauma, addiction and systemic barriers; promoting inclusive, evidence-based care through psychotherapy, research and leadership, while amplifying underrepresented voices locally and globally.
Founder and CEO, PT Sayur Sleman Indonesia
Kabupaten Sleman, Indonesia
Promoting sustainable agricultural practices with young farmers, providing premium melon products, hydroponic vegetables and chili sauce from local communities in Indonesia; training more than 65,000 young people to become “agri-sociopreneurs.”
Independent research consultant Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MEAL coordinator, Arbeiter Samariter Bund South and Southeast Asia
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Providing qualitative and mixed-methods research, program evaluation, writing, stakeholder expertise to Southeast Asian health, social and community partners; supporting policy change through advocacy, education and mentoring young women in public health.
Focusing on climate-resilient communities, particularly in accessing water, sanitation and hygiene services in humanitarian settings; ensuring that people with disabilities, women, farmers and low-income families are included in WASH decisionmaking.
ONG
Head, Department of Health Financing and Health Technology Assessment , Health Strategy and Policy Institute
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Working in the field of health system and policy research, focusing on health financing and health technology assessment, to provide evidence for health policymaking in Viet Nam.
ONG
SUAN EE ONG
THE DUE
ZARNI LYNN KYAW
BERTI SOLI DIMA MALINGARA
JANU MUHAMMAD
YUSRIDAR MUSTAFA
ANDRE PEREIRA BELO
Family physician, Saude Ba Ema
(Healthcare For All) NGO
Dili, Timor-Leste
National technical officer, World Health Organization
Vientiane, Laos
Independent embodiment facilitator, dance artist and creative coach, Conscious Movement Collective BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Campaign coordinator, International Rivers, SEA Program
Chaiypaphum, Thailand
Providing free medical care to remote communities; mobilizing health volunteers to provide holistic care, prioritizing people with disabilities, disadvantaged groups, women, children and the elderly; strengthening health systems via family medicine.
MERIAM TEDDING
Head of sub-office/project coordinator, Community and Family Services
International (CFSI)
Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
Supporting national infectious disease surveillance; bolstering lab capacity and health emergency response; developing and implementing national workplans per APSED and IHR; enhancing biosafety, biosecurity and laboratory quality management systems.
Deputy country representative/ East Asia Pacific technical adviser, FHI 360 (nonprofit organization)
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Providing creative facilitation and holistic well-being practices for groups and individuals; using art and collective experiential learning methods to advocate for diversity and inclusion; engaging leadership in disability rights, queer rights, and youth and women empowerment.
Vietnam country representative, Peacework
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Advocating for environmental justice and riverine communities on hydropower projects; engaging governments, private sector and financial institutions to uphold UNGP on business and human rights, ensuring accountability and protecting free-flowing rivers.
Chief China representative and program adviser Asia, GlobalGiving Shanghai, China
Leading the birth registration intiative for the Bangsamoro Autnomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and supervising operations of the CFSI sub-office in Zamboanga City; working, as an Indigenous person, as a strong advocate for Indigenous people’s rights.
Driving AI innovations to shield children from harmful digital food marketing; promoting breastfeedingfriendly workplaces, social protection and health policies; expanding milk banks and breastfeeding centers; leading the SUN Civil Society Alliance.
Driving equity and justice by bridging educational gaps; empowering 700+ young leaders across Southeast Asia through YSEALI Mekong; hosting the podcast “Thought Show,” exploring insights informed by a passion for education, mental health and sustainability.
Identifying nonprofit partners in China and the region; managing corporate partnerships in China and the region; leading the representative office in China; and managing government relationships in China.
SONESAVANH PHIMMASINE
NITIPAT ONG PHOILCHAI
PHAIRIN SOHSAI
DUONG VU
TRUONG VU
RUI WANG
Building a healthier, more equal South Africa.
BASED AT TEKANO
MICHELLE BROTHERTON
An Advocate of the High Court; postdoctoral fellow, University of Fort Hare Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Specializing as an advocate in international human rights, health rights and health care systems.
DUDUZILE DLAMINI
Advocacy manager, Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force Cape Town, South Africa
NTOMBIZANELE “ZANELE” FIGLAN
Head of environmental health, City of Cape Town Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
THANIA GOPAL
Communications officer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Fighting for the decriminalization of sex work, and serving as an international ambassador for the Coalition of Children Affected by AIDS.
AMY GREEN
Editor, Health-e News Service Johannesburg, South Africa
NIKKI GREEN (NEE VERMEULEN)
Coordinator for communitycentered programs, The Centre for Social Development, Rhodes University Cape Town, South Africa
Reflecting socially just media practices and content in mainstream media and lifting marginalized voices that are usually inaccessible to traditional media houses.
Reimagining the ways in which corporate and NGO spaces can be connected and developed to enhance access to resources and opportunities for social change.
Advocating for environmental health as a determinant of health to be at the center of human health.
Exploring the role of the media in influencing and developing more equitable and socially just health systems.
THAMSANQA HAMILTON HUKWE
Chairperson, Abahlali Base Freedom Park Johannesburg, South Africa
KHULULWA JAMPO
Site manager, Mother Mentor Programme, Enable Ngqeleni Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Organizing and mobilizing communities in the southern region of Johannesburg around land, housing and other socioeconomic issues.
Providing support, counseling and basic health education to pregnant women, with a focus on chronic treatment adherence mostly related to HIV and AIDS.
LANCE LOUSKIETER
Program director, Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa (Tekano) Cape Town, South Africa
TRACEY MALAWANA
Founder and executive director, I_Menstruate Movement
Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
NOMATHAMSANQA MNGXEKEZA
Operations manager, Kozi Foundation Cape Town, South Africa
SHANNON MORGAN
Community occupational therapist, NHS England, community mental health hub London, England
Advocating for health systems’ responsiveness and championing sexual and reproductive justice for sex workers and queer persons through influencing policy and implementation.
Advocating for progressive food systems, quality education, menstrual equity and economic justice; aspiring African womxn museum curator and creative youth center innovator.
KODWA MPEPHO
Director, Women and Girls Leadership Foundation
Pretoria, South Africa
SIBONGILE MTUNGWA
Director, Women’s Leadership and Training Program
Underberg, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Providing support and guidance to women-led, not-for-profit organizations on good governance and best financial management practices; advocating for parental involvement in sexual and reproductive health education.
SHEHNAZ MUNSHI
Research project manager, Percept, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Providing mental health occupational therapy services, including assessment and interventions.
Promoting access to sexual and reproductive health and justice for girls and women in rural and peri-urban areas through advocacy and leadership-strengthening skills.
Strengthening girls’ and women’s leadership skills, so they use their agency to dismantle patriarchal structures and systems, advance climate change adaptation strategies and restore ecosystems in communities.
Advocating and mobilizing for policy reform to ensure affordable and accessible health for all; using an intersectional feminist, decolonial research and praxis lens to advance health systems thinking and eradicate gender-based violence.
BERNARD MUTSAGO
Nutritionist, public health researcher and activist, South African Medical Association
Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Advocating for a South Africa where primary health care takes center stage and all South Africans have access to affordable, equitable, high-quality health care.
Senior budget analyst, public finance, National Treasury, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Researcher, Health Systems Trust
Durban, South Africa
Coordinator, People’s Health Movement South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Environmental health campaign manager, groundWork, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Developing social assistance models, budgets and policy advancements for improved health and education outcomes for poor people.
Conducting evidence-based research that contributes to policy-strengthening health systems in South Africa, predominantly using quantitative data to address health equity.
KENTSE RADEBE
Deputy chief executive officer, The DG Murray Trust
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
Founder, Wheely in a Wheelie Cape Town, South Africa
Promoting socioeconomic justice for all, including addressing social determinants for health.
Advocating for environmental justice, working with the health sector and communities.
Environmental health manager, City of Cape Town
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Lecturer in social anthropology, Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Working in public innovation to advance social and economic equity.
Promoting recycling in townships in South Africa.
Advancing policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures in air, water, soil and food, to protect people and provide communities with healthier environments.
Developing new anthropology courses and a program, based on her master’s research, that draws on public health, developmental origins of health and disease, and epigenetic findings.
WENDY SOMLAVI
LENA STOFILE
CARINA TRUYTS
LINDI MZANKOMO
NOLUTHANDO NDLOVU
TINASHE T. NJANJI
MAFOKO PHOMANE
BULELA VAVA
President, Public Oral Health Forum
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
CHALEEN ARENDSE
Fundraising and project coordinator, Children of South Africa (CHOSA)
Cape Town, South Africa
Health equity lead, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign
Menlo Park, Calif., United States
Program support, South African Youth Council and National Business Initiative (NBI)
Durban, South Africa
Building an activist oral health workforce, with a focus on grassroots community and peer-topeer engagement to realize, promote, preserve and protect society’s right to oral health and well-being.
LUQMAN YESUFU
Public health inspector, Alberta Health Services
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Advancing the rights of young people, children and women as a community developer and activist; addressing social injustices and advocating for sustainable change in underserved communities.
SIBUSISO FIHLANI
Drama therapist, Drama for Life; chair, Art That Matters; director, Ezempilo Mental Health Art Festival
Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Assisting in the identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental public health activities.
Using theater and drama therapy with patients to help them overcome emotional trauma and addiction; working with young men to help them deal with their emotions to become better fathers.
Working at the intersection of health, sustainability and innovation to catalyze change; developing health innovations for underserved population groups; lecturing and developing curriculum on health equity in innovation.
Program manager, Genesis Analytics
Johannesburg, South Africa
Driving forward youth economic inclusion, and engaging in research for education and health integration.
Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Pretoria, South Africa
Translating an understanding of psychosocial factors and community-driven solutions to health challenges through dialogues, support groups and storytelling.
Using education as a vehicle to drive social change in health care; advocating for equal access to health care for marginalized communities, including gender and sexual minorities, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
CYAN BROWN
LUNGILE QUINY DUBE
AMANDA FONONDA
ATHOLL VALDON KLEINHANS
HASEENA MAJID
Founder and public health programs director, USAWA
Learning and Healing
Msunduzi, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Developing health systems strengthening approaches through public-private partnerships, research and policy advocacy to improve primary health service access and for a more sustainable NHI (National Health Insurance) to achieve universal health coverage.
PATRICK MDLETSHE
Field researcher, SECTION27
Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa
Curriculum and education coordinator, Social Justice Coalition
Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Working with civil society to address inequality and striving for social justice for all; mobilizing community and building community voice through capacity building; building civil society voice from below for health systems strengthening.
Building a South Africa that addresses the injustices of the past while seeking alternatives for a just and equal society.
ERIC
Country director, The Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI)
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Advocating for access to community-based mental health care and treatment services in underserved communities; addressing bottlenecks in the health system with design strategies that enhance service delivery.
NTEBALENG MORAKE
MOTAU
Left to right: Fellows Mabhelandile “Bells” Twani, Thandiwe Tshaka and Kenneth Matlawe, during a protest against austerity measures in Cape Town, South Africa. Credit: Sibusiso Khasa.
SIPAMANDLA MPIKELELI
Development and CSI manager, South African Sugar Association
Pretoria, South Africa
IN MEMORY NOSIPHELELE MSESIWE -2022
Activist, Social Justice Coalition Cape Town, South Africa
ANDILE MTHOMBENI
Project manager, Plus 94 Research Johannesburg, South Africa
Political advocacy coordinator, Triangle Project; president, Impulse Cape Town Group Cape Town, South Africa
Advancing rural development through job placement opportunities for young people in the sugarcane value chain and bursaries to rural communities studying agriculture, science and engineering; supporting enterprise initiatives for women and youth.
SAMSON PHAKATHI
Senior field officer, The Endangered Wildlife Trust
Mpophomeni, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Mobilizing communities in rural South Africa to engage with conservation projects that provide environmentally friendly alternative livelihoods.
Nosiphelele mobilized and educated communities to gain access to their rights.
Assisting the South African National Aids Council as a trustees member; representing students in the Ministerial Technical Task Team for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Institutions of Higher Learning.
Social worker, Epilepsy South Africa
Khokhovela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
SIGCAU
Public health specialist and pharmacist, Department of Health, South Africa East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Advocating for the right to education for children with learning impairments. Collaborating with other stakeholders to develop learning tools that could be used to accommodate their learning needs.
Focusing on health access for marginalized communities in work with government and NGOs, drawing on experience in pharmaceutical management, public health projects, stakeholder engagement and environmental sustainability.
Advancing the civil, political and electoral participation of LGBTQI+ people in local and national decision-making processes.
Business case development manager, Transnet National Ports Authority
Durban, South Africa
Training, mentoring and inspiring women and girls from underprivileged communities to succeed in industry.
VINKEY SIBUYI
ANELE “NTOMBIKAYISE”
SYLVIA SIYO
BAYANDA NDUMISO
HARSHA SOMAROO
Public health medicine specialist, Department of Health South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
RENÉ LIEZEL SPARKS
Public health practitioner and consultant, founding director, podcaster and lecturer Cape Town, South Africa
Program manager, Western Cape Health Department
Cape Town, South Africa
Health communicator; editor, Eve’s Apple The Mag
Pretoria, South Africa
Advocating for enhanced public health training and practice, health systems strengthening, and health equity to improve health outcomes for all.
Working for sexual reproductive health rights, primary health care access, health systems strengthening, and health equity for key and vulnerable populations, with a keen interest in podcasting, social media and communication generally.
ERNA VAN DER
WESTHUIZEN
Impact and learning manager, Shonaquip Social Enterprise Sunningdale, Western Cape, South Africa
Leading efforts to build ecosystems for inclusion for people with disabilities, their families and service providers.
Founder, Healthy Rural Societies
Mtubatuba, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Working as a consultant at WHO on research and policy to monitor tobacco industries in Africa, and as head of research and a professor of public health at Rural Health University in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Developing and supporting equitable TB and HIV protection programs.
Advocating for African practices to be mainstreamed and working as a pioneering health communicator and consulting copywriter; founded Eve’s Apple the Mag, a groundbreaking, pan-Africanist, intersectional sexual health and pleasure magazine.
Program officer, Lawyers for Human Rights; board member, Vumbanani for Peacebuilding
Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa
Working as a researcher, child protection specialist and program manager to promote community development and human rights activism.
RAZIA VALLIE
KANYISA BOOI
BERTHA CHIGUVARE
GANZAMUNGU ZIHINDULA
NWABISA DLOVA
Social worker, Masimanyane Women’s Rights International East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
ZIMBINI MADIKIZA
Project assistant and community mobilizer, Rural Health Advocacy Project Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
THATO MATHABATHE
Procurement and supply chain specialist, Guidehouse, USAID Johannesburg, South Africa
Advocacy and communications strategist, Embrace Movement for Mothers Johannesburg, South Africa
Advocating for the rights of women, social justice and sexual reproductive health, rooted in intersectional panAfrican feminism.
Building social collective power through equipping rural communities with the skills and knowledge of realizing their potential toward the advancement of social change; enhancing agency to advocate for greater access and improvements to health care.
Community coordinator
Johannesburg, South Africa
INNOCENTIA
MGIJIMA-KONOPI
Program manager, Centre for Human Rights Pretoria, South Africa
Promoting the need for accessible, comprehensive and holistic health education with community participation.
Advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa.
Focusing on a NHI (National Health Insurance system to provide universal health coverage) policy, governance, structure, and novel TB and HIV treatments.
Advocating for the advancement of maternal health rights and addressing the structural and social dynamics that shape the experiences of early motherhood in South Africa.
Freelance consultant
Durban, South Africa
Cluster manager, Soul City Institute for Social Justice
Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Consulting on a freelance basis related to leadership, gender equity, environmental sustainability, community resilience and climate change.
Advocating for social justice for young women and girls, and for their rights in accessing sexual reproductive health services in a youthfriendly environment that is underpinned by intersectional feminism.
NONKULULEKO MBULI
IVANA MERCKEL
NOMFUNDO MKHABA
MPHO MOGAPI
TSHEPO PATRICK MOKHADI
Environmental health practitioner, Bongani Regional Hospital
Welkom, Free State, South Africa
LEBO MOLETE
Founding member, Public Health Education, Liaison and Advocacy (PHELA) Foundation Johannesburg, South Africa
TLAMELO MMAMOHLAKOANA MOTHUDI
Master’s law graduate Makhanda (previously Grahamstown), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Program manager, Next Up Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Leveraging new technologies to solve environmental and public health challenges and build a better, more sustainable, resilient and just society; drawing on experience as a passionate environmental officer, aspiring futurist and community advocate.
Ph.D. candidate, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Facilitating the inclusion of patients as a prominent stakeholder group in the development and implementation of health services and strategic health policies.
Comprehensive care nurse and nurse trainer, Department of Health, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Advocating for human rights, access to health care and mental health and wellbeing services, disability rights, gender equality and community participation in the budget cycle, drawing on comparative law training and research experience.
Africa regional coordinator, groundWork
Pretoria, South Africa
Mentoring youth leaders across South Africa.
Building an inclusive society where people living at the far margins of society can equally participate in and benefit from the social and economic pipeline.
Advocating within civil society organizations for the improved health of marginalized communities.
Working with health systems, health organizations and health facilities at the intersection of climate and health.
Quality assurance pharmacist, Marara Pharmacy
Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa
Working toward improving health care in the public sector.
NTOMBOHLANGA MQUSHULU
ALDRIDGE MUNYORO
JUDIAC RANAPE
AZEEZA RANGUNWALA
KUVASHNA SINGH
Managing editor, Health-e News Service
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nurse, Department of Health
Cape Town, South Africa
Social media and key populations coordinator, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa Itsoseng, North West, South Africa
Mental health practitioner/ researcher
Cape Town, South Africa
Bridging the health information divide through journalism that helps individuals make informed health choices and advances health equity.
Working with community health workers on the issue of health care access for marginalized communities.
Advocating for the inclusion of queer women and people living with HIV; providing women and girls space to learn about their bodies and exercise their rights to sexual health.
ABONGILE DAVANI
Co-director, Echoes of Hope Foundation East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Development strategist, author and publisher and independent consultant Komani, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Developing the agency of young women and children, and the LGBTIQPA+ community; developing literacy and supporting and mentoring youth to strengthen local economies; promoting entrepreneurship and business networks.
Advancing people-centered sustainable livelihoods systems and producing alternative developmental models with a special focus on food sovereignty.
Addressing mental health for social change through a decolonial approach that is holistic and communitybased, situating the lived experiences of the people of South Africa and wider Africa.
Physiotherapist, Van Velden Hospital
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
Ensuring health promotion in and provision of physical rehabilitation services to the rural communities.
YVETTE ANDREWS
PINKIE SAIDY BROWN
TENDAI CHISIRIMUNHU KATHEMBA
NANGAMSO KOZA
MMABATHO LANGA
BIBI-AISHA WADVALLA
YOLISA LAWRENCE
Programs coordinator, SGS Consulting
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
CINCINANTIA LEBJANE
Founder and director, Resoketswe Lebjane Foundation
Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
NONZALISEKO MAGIDIWANE
Community activist, health promoter and support group facilitator for communities Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Medical student Durban, South Africa
Strengthening literacy, youth leadership and the well-being of young women and girls in communities through engagement programs.
Advocating for gender equality and sexual reproductive health rights as a change driver, targeting rural areas in particular.
PRECIOUS MAZIBUKO
Community scholar, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Centre for Civil Society Durban, South Africa
ZANDILE MQWATHI
Deputy director, Saartjie Baartman Centre For Women and Children
Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Organizing to eradicate gender-based violence in communities and supporting LGBTQI+ communities.
Using innovative learning tools to bridge the gap between the law, people and the state around matters relating to environmental ecology.
Advocating for neurodivergent-inclusive spaces and rest as resistance; drawing on experience as a public health professional and social impact consultant dedicated to social behavior change, gender equity and community resilience.
Social worker and master’s candidate, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Advocating for sexual reproductive health rights for vulnerable individuals through community development and advocacy.
Improving access to sexual reproductive health rights, with a passion for sanitary dignity, maternal care and preventing gynecological ills; exploring sustainable social entrepreneurial models that provide solutions in Africa.
MABHELANDILE “BELLS” TWANI
Member, Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni Movement Cape Town, South Africa
Fostering a movement for the development of youth in communities; mobilizing community and youth to address policy around land and land occupation.
NQOBIZWE MAHLANGU
LINDILE NONTOBEKO NGWENYA
NWABISA ZANTSI
Co-founder, Fulfill the Dream Academy
Cape Town, South Africa
NTSIKA DAPO
Program practioner, Pathways Institute
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
MICHEL’LE DONNELLY
Project leader, Advocacy and Awareness, The South African Federation for Mental Health Johannesburg, South Africa
LUNGILE GAMEDE
Professional nurse-midwife
Johannesburg, South Africa
Working to improve access to information about genderbased violence, health care and the prevention of injustices relating to sexual and gender-based violence.
Addressing structural issues, including land spatiality and fiscal policies, through activism.
Focusing as a communications professional on mental health and menstrual health, with the aim of advancing health equity for all.
VUSIMUZI ZWANE
Program manager, Southern Africa Movement of Mining-Affected Communities (SAMMAC)
Mpumalanga, South Africa
SHAYNI GEFFEN
Project leader, South African Federation for Mental Health
Cape Town, South Africa
KAREN HENDRICKS
Leader and activist, Reclaim the City
Johannesburg, South Africa
Advocating for an improved and functioning health care system in South Africa.
Working within communities and civil society movements to address inequality and strive for social justice for all; mobilizing community and building community voice through capacity building.
Advocating for improved mental health and health outcomes in South Africa.
Advocating for an inclusive city marked by equality and gender balance, where poor and working-class women of color hold pivotal roles in decision-making.
CONSTANCE
NOTHANDO MATHE
Coordinator, Asijiki Coalition
Cape Town, South Africa
Lobbying organizations, members of parliament and individuals to protect, respect and promote the rights of sex workers; advocating for the decriminalization of sex work.
KENNETH MATLAWE
Secretary general, The Housing Assembly
Cape Town, South Africa
Nobalisa mentor, Axium Education Willowvale, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Founder and managing director, Langa Bicycle Hub Langa, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Performer, facilitator, curator and community arts counselor; executive, The TX Theatre Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
Advocating for access to safe, affordable and dignified housing; empowering individuals — through workshops, seminars and grassroots campaigns — with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for their rights and effect meaningful change.
SEOKETSI MOOKETSI
Founder, See Your Power Foundation
Schweizer-Reneke, North West, South Africa
Promoting the culture of reading in rural schools and leading a group of young people based in schools, where they run community reading clubs.
Secretary general, Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni
Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Advocating for safer public spaces and promoting cycling in Langa.
Using drama therapy and art for social activism.
Providing political and personal education to equip activists with the necessary tools to resist inequality and create alternatives.
Advocating for land access, ownership and seeking improvement to the lives of people living in informal settlements.
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Development economist Johannesburg, South Africa
Advocating for improved well-being and the rights of those affected by the mining industry in Mpumalanga.
Working to address economic inequalities and fight for economic justice, particularly for Black women.
WISEMAN MPEPO
ZANELE TRYPHINAH MSIBI Activist
FUNZANI MTEMBU
PAMELA MDLANDLA
MZIKHONA MGEDLE
ITUMELENG MOEKETSI
AZOLA MZEKANDABA
Socioeconomic development associate, Mahlako Investments Johannesburg, South Africa
Co-founder and director, Masikhule Gender AIDS Alliance East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Leading on design, conceptualizing and implementing a national employment program for public buildings owned by the government of South Africa.
SIYABONGA HLONGWA
NZIMANDE
Mental health professional; founder, Hope2Educate Public Health and Innovation Durban, South Africa
Empowering young African leaders to combat poverty and address the impacts of HIV and AIDS by establishing resilient systems and fostering innovation.
Tackling issues of HIV/AIDS, TB, gender-based violence and advocating for the rights of sex workers.
Author, entrepreneur and Ph.D. candidate South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Addressing social determinants of health through research, literature, entrepreneurship and farming.
Black feminist organizer Cape Town, South Africa
Member, Housing Assembly Southern District Cape Town, South Africa
Farming to promote organically grown vegetables, which he sees as the solution to ending hunger, achieving food security and establishing food sovereignty in South Africa.
Director, Ficksburg Community Advice Office Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa
Advocating for improved education, public health, social justice and protection of LGBTQ+ rights.
Advocating for access to safe, affordable and dignified housing.
Educating society and youth about their right to basic health care, ensuring that every person can access treatment without discrimination.
KEALEBOGA RAMARU
BERNADETTE ROSSOUW
NOMASWAZI TSHABALALA
MONALISA NGQISHA PULE
HOMBAKAZI MERCY NQANDEKA
SOPHUMLA NTOYABO
Farmer, Ubuhle Bendalo Food Cape Town, South Africa
ANTHONY VAN WYK
Specialized environmental officer, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Cape Town, South Africa
SEKWAILA BOPAPE
Junior software developer, Sunderland Internacional Polokwane, South Africa
THOBEKA BUSWANA
Founder and principal, Thobeka Buswana School for Girls East London, South Africa
BERNARD CHIGUVARE
Freelance journalist, GroundUp Louis Trichardt, South Africa
Seeking innovative strategies to tackle pollution in underprivileged communities, emphasizing gender-sensitive economic opportunities and promoting community health awareness.
Health4Life program manager, Life Choices
Cape Town, South Africa
Tackling inequality and social injustices through empowering the youth.
Working as a data science enthusiast, technologist and advocate for health equity; serving as a community leader, advocating for equitable access to resources and social justice, using a holistic and inclusive approach to problem-solving.
NONKULULEKO
HLONGWANE-MHLONGO
Founder, Female
President Academy Durban, South Africa
Advocating for feminist movement building, focusing on social justice for teenage girls and systemic inequalities; influencing significant change, including the election of the first female presiding bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
Environmental activist Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Working as a freelance journalist, with a passion for social justice and health equity, and inspired by his strong belief in equitable access to resources and opportunities for all communities.
Environmental scientist, University of the Western Cape Kuils River, Western Cape, South Africa
Working as a community engagement strategist; dedicating the last five years to addressing the urgent needs of communities affected by climate change, particularly in the wake of devastating floods in KwaZulu Natal.
Working as an environmental justice activist on issues including access to water and health care, and preventing gender-based violence; focusing on facilitation, evaluation, research, organizing and mobilizing.
Promoting wetland health for clean water, food security and biodiversity. He has contributed to the field through teaching engagements in South Africa, Peru and through presenting at international conferences.
PINKY LANGA
BRAMLEY LEMINE
LEONI WAINWRIGHT
MAMOTINGOE LESUPI
Advocate for accessibility in technology
Welkom, South Africa
ITUMELENG LETS’OALA
Traditional health practitioner
Johannesburg, South Africa
Public health clinician
Johannesburg, South Africa
Chief
Emalahleni, South Africa
Advocating for inclusivity and accessibility in technology, and passionate about addressing the digital divide and ensuring that technological advancements cater to minority groups.
THANDEKA MASILELA
Social worker
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Working as a health advocate and traditional health practitioner, combining digital media and traditional healing to promote sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on access to safe abortions.
Public health professional
Tekwane South, Kanyamazane, South Africa
Helping ensure that all women, especially those at the margins of society, have access to quality primary health care services.
Serving as an activist for an organization dedicated to combating drug abuse and associated social issues, including gender-based violence, grounded in professional expertise and a personal journey of recovery from drug addition.
Founder, Phawu AgriPak
Willowvale, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Environmental and land rights activist
Rustenberg, North West province, South Africa
Combining social work and mental health advocacy aimed at giving mental health care users access to treatment and rehabilitation; advocating for better resources and societal knowledge on mental health.
Empowering underserved communities by advocating for health equity, mental wellness and access to quality health care, education and economic opportunities.
Advocating for sustainable farming and rural development; working on projects that address food security, land justice and rural development to create lasting change in the lives of farmers and their families.
Bringing over 10 years’ experience as a dedicated activist for environmental, human rights and land rights issues, for which she has gained recognition for her courage, passion and dedication to justice.
NTLOTLENG MABENA
THANDO MASANGO
executive officer, Kakaramba Foundation
BHEKI MATHABELA
BAKHUSELE MATHUPHA
CHRISTINAH MDAU
ITUMELENG MOTHLABANE
Deputy general secretary, Equal Education
Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Secretary, Itsoleng Empowerment
Village; supervisor, Lima Rural Development
Mafikeng, South Africa
Advocating for social justice, centering the workingclass Black woman and youth. She specializes in education, youth leadership, and rural development, tackling poverty inequality; among those leading Equal Education, a South African democratic youth organization.
Chief dental technician, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Advocating for food security and bringing down unemployment; partnering with leaders to empower the youth, leveraging her expertise in sustainable farming and education.
Director, eLitsha Wellness Cape Town, South Africa
Advocating for social justice and health equity, specializing in oral health rehabilitation; addressing systemic barriers and improving access to oral health care in underserved, rural communities.
Addressing underserved communities’ health needs including noncommunicable diseases through accessible, technology-driven wellness solutions; developing a digital platform to improve the health of township residents and also generate employment opportunities.
Treasurer general, Abahlali baseMjondolo
Durban, South Africa
Fighting for land, housing and human dignity, he leads grassroots efforts, and mobilizes community and youth and women’s programs. He oversees the fundraising, resource management and organizational efforts of the shack dwellers’ movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo.
Public health professional Durban, South Africa
Focusing on HIV care, gender-based violence, youth empowerment and economic inequality; at a Cato-Manor-based clinic, he led a project which achieved a 100% rating in Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services standards.
Human rights and advocacy officer
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Advocating for marginalized groups — particularly transgender and genderdiverse individuals — while working with sex workers to promote human rights awareness and empower them to protect themselves from discrimination and mistreatment.
Managing director, Bloodriver Advice Office
Polokwane, South Africa
Advocating for the rights of marginalized groups, including sex workers and survivors of gender-based violence; working to ensure that sex workers have access to essential health care services, including HIV prevention medications, without stigma or discrimination.
SEATILE PERTUNIA MOTSAMAI
MKHALISENI MZIMELA
ANDILE NCUBE
ANGEL NTENTESA
JONGISIZWE NTSHUNTSHE
STHEMBISO NTULI
MARY SELONA
BLANTINA SENWAMADI
Physiotherapist and public health advocate
Polokwane, South Africa
Producer, songwriter, performing artist and event organizer
Cape Town, South Africa
Health activist
Mangaung, South Africa
SINDISO TUTU
Facility manager, Kraaifontein Community Health Centre
Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
Advocating for people with disabilities so they know their rights and are integrated into society; as a task team member of Kgomano Disability Integration Organisation, helping integrate children with disabilities into mainstream schools.
JAMES VAN DUUREN
Medical professional; deputy secretary, The People’s Health Movement
Cape Town, South Africa
Assisting civil society groups’ analysis and activism on health policies; highlighting the vital role of community health workers in the health system and promoting community autonomy.
Promoting social awareness to amplify marginalized voices through music, poetry and education, to highlight issues such as racism, sexism, unemployment and inequality.
Chief occupational therapist, Worcester Provincial Hospital Worcester, South Africa
Empowering marginalized communities, particularly people living with HIV/ AIDS, youth and families, to take control of their health; encouraging young people across Free State province to become leaders and changemakers in their communities.
Labour relations organizer, The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Advocating for the inclusion of persons with disabilities, especially those with mobility impairments, with expertise in clinical occupational therapy, interprofessional collaboration and management within the health care system.
Raising conditions for works as a regional organizer in a strong public sector; advocating for equitable health care access, gender equality and social justice in the workplace.
Improving health care access and outcomes for marginalized communities, including people living in informal settlements and foreign nationals living in South Africa; establishing a monthly family planning outreach program to reduce teenage pregnancies.
AVELA SIPHUKUZA
THANDIWE TSHAKA
WALDO VISAGIE
THEMBISA WITBOOI
Connecting Changemakers. Advancing Equity.
BASED AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION
Executive coach and facilitator
Northlands, Gauteng, South Africa
Senior lecturer, University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Professor of law, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Principal, Black Futures Lab Oakland, Calif., United States
Supporting Black social impact leaders and their teams through the provision of executive coaching, transformative programming, and training and developmental opportunities.
MARY HOOKS
National field secretary, Movement for Black Lives
Atlanta, United States
Building the leadership capacity of the LGBTQ+ community in the American South through direct action efforts and dynamic campaigns.
Teaching sociology and convening the Critical Labour stream at the University of Cape Town; researching diverse ways in which women’s lives and livelihoods around sites of extraction across southern Africa are impacted by mines and mining.
Social responsibility and funding officer, AFDA (The School of Creative Economies)
Cape Town, South Africa
Developing community projects and funding to assist talented people from disadvantaged communities to access education in the creative industries, and helping in grassroots training and economic development in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Working to advance an intersectional approach to racial justice; creating and sustaining inclusive, equitable learning environments.
Building the movement for Black lives by engaging in narrative change efforts and direct action organizing.
Energy policy research associate, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, City University of New York Bronx, N.Y., United States
Providing policy support for sections of the international trade union movement around the just energy transition, with an emphasis on South Africa; contributing to the debate on climate change, pan-Africanism and free education, among other issues.
KELLY-EVE KOOPMAN
Director and co-creator, Coloured Mentality
Cape Town, South Africa
Driving social transformation through Coloured Mentality, a community media platform that has become a unique interactive storytelling space for South Africa’s Coloured communities.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN
BRIAN KAMANZI
OBENEWA AMPONSAH
ASANDA-JONAS BENYA
DEVON CARBADO
ALICIA GARZA
Community lawyer and organizer
Washington, D.C., United States
Executive director, People’s Advocacy Institute
Jackson, Miss., United States
Founder and director, UCU Consulting, Sastela Johannesburg, South Africa
Head, Department of Jurisprudence, and associate professor, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Developing a framework to situate ableism as central to every form of systemic oppression while leading efforts to dismantle all carceral institutions.
Incubating initiatives that transform our response to violence; challenging the need for prisons and centering community-led governance.
Composer and installation artist, Johannesburg
International Mozart Festival
Cape Town, South Africa
President and chief executive officer, The Precedential Group
Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Creating new narratives to invoke soul consciousness as a tool for shaping private and public sector leadership in Africa; imagining new political and economic paradigms to end racial injustice globally.
Writer, researcher and strategist, Kaepernick Endeavors, Boston University Boston, United States
Teaching critical race theory to deliver graduates who are historically and politically literate and engaged with inequality and injustice.
Director of housing futures and land justice, PolicyLink Philadelphia, United States
Using storytelling and music to transcend the barriers erected by apartheid between diverse communities.
Improving services and leadership capacity of organizations working toward criminal justice reform.
Exploring the histories of racialization and resistance, and the ways that race is constructed and contested.
Addressing racial inequity in community redevelopment, preservation of affordable housing and disinvestment from neighborhoods.
NEO MUYANGA
MARLON PETERSON
CHRISTOPHER PETRELLA
RASHEEDAH PHILLIPS
TALILA LEWIS
RUKIA LUMUMBA
NTOMBIKANINA MALINGA
JOEL MODIRI
President and chief executive officer, Community Coalition
Los Angeles, United States
President, Color of Change
New York, United States
Sales executive, NMI DSM Durban, South Africa
Founder, Southern Soul Wellness
Atlanta, United States
Building a multiracial organizing model that increases the ability of Black and Brown residents in Los Angeles to win policy change, resource redistribution and neighborhood improvements.
MICHAEL
President and chief executive officer, Eckerd Connects
Alexandria, Va., United States
Developing an infrastructure of a strategic Black response to the needs of the Black community and the injustices it faces; campaigning for changes in employment, the economy, voting, criminal justice, news and entertainment.
Executive director, Equality Labs
Weehawken, N.J., United States
Mentoring, pastoring and hosting restorative conversations to empower and educate society’s most marginalized people to have equal opportunities and combat racism.
Facilitating mediation for group conflicts, and convening healers to support the wellness of frontline organizers and those most impacted by trauma and oppression.
SARAH SUMMERS
Speculative narratist
Cape Town, South Africa
Founding executive director, Equity And Transformation (EAT)
Chicago, United States
Previously Americorps CEO, now leading a national nonprofit supporting youth, families and job seekers across 21 states and Washington, D.C., to deliver high-impact programs in child and family services, career training and workforce development.
Building the power of Black and Dalit movements to overcome white supremacy and caste apartheid.
Moving through and beyond atmospheres of colonialtimed-bodies and clearing pathways to hidden futures.
Organizing civil rights activism and leading Equity and Transformation, a nonprofit organization that won the first recreational cannabis policy to include reparations for the war on drugs.
SMITH
THENMOZHI SOUNDARARAJAN
RICHARD WALLACE
ALBERTO RETANA
RASHAD ROBINSON
SIYA SHANGE
HOLIDAY SIMMONS
SITHANDIWE “STHA” YENI
Ph.D. candidate, University of Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa
National director, Journey for Justice Alliance Chicago, United States
Founder, Blue Skies Advising LLC Winston-Salem, N.C., United States
Principal, Odara Solutions Atlanta, United States
Researching the meanings of land and agrarian livelihoods of Black people who were dispossessed of their land and stripped of property rights by colonial and apartheid regimes; exploring implications for agrarian change today.
Building power in Black communities for over 25 years, and using community organizing to win equity in public education.
Guiding and supporting foundation and nonprofit leaders to accomplish their social impact missions, with a particular interest in the African diaspora.
Dialogue practitioner Johannesburg, South Africa
HODGES Adviser, Betsy Hodges LLC Minneapolis, United States
Leveraging over 20 years of public policy experience to create economic empowerment and investment opportunities for historically marginalized communities.
Vice president, Global Strategic Community Impact, Axon Evanston, Ill., United States
Creating sustainable models for social justice work and cross-sectoral collaboration, and facilitating dialogues focused on race, social justice and transformation.
Building a framework, based on compassion, through which white people effectively work with one another on whiteness and racism, then scale up to have systemic impact.
Leading community engagement efforts to transform relationships between safety officials and the communities they are meant to serve.
JITU BROWN
CEDRIC BROWN
ZAKIYA CARR JOHNSON
BUSISIWE DLAMINI
BETSY
REGINA HOLLOWAY
Executive director, Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, City of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States
Founding director, Creative Academy
Cape Town, South Africa
Portfolio head for municipal sustainability, South African Local Government Association Johannesburg, South Africa
Earth Imperatives
Johannesburg, South Africa
Spearheading initiatives to support low-income people and communities.
Promoting African bow music as well as arts, crafts, dance, poetry, creative writing and other creative activities to build a progressive heritage movement.
KOKETSO MOETI
Founding executive director, amandla.mobi
Johannesburg, South Africa
IN MEMORY CONSTANCE MOGALE
National coordinator, Rural Democracy Trust
Johannesburg, South Africa
Leading environmental sustainability efforts in South African local government and communities focusing on environment, climate change, renewable energy and just transition, at local, national and international levels.
Founder and principal consultant, Needle Strategies LLC; states strategy co-lead, State of Equity Sunnyside, N.Y., United States
Driving environmental sustainability research with a focused commitment to translating research outcomes into practical solutions.
Director of research and policy, Coworker.org; co-founder, Startups & Society Initiative
New York, United States
Building power among low-income Black women for collective action through amandla.mobi, a mobile phone civic engagement tool.
Led organizational campaigns for land rights, mining-affected communities and livelihoods in South Africa.
Leading partnership development, including creating a community of state government racial equity practitioners; providing strategy, organizing and campaign support for racial justice organizations fighting for an equitable multiracial democracy.
Working on the frontlines of fostering new multiissue and cross-disciplinary approaches and solutions to our increasingly complex, socio-technical world.
ELANA NEEDLE
WILNEIDA NEGRON
MITCHELL LITTLE
BONGIWE LUSIZI
DORAH MAREMA
NHLANHLA MNISI
LOVELYN
Director and social justice strategist, LN Advisors; inclusion strategy EMEA, Netflix Johannesburg, South Africa
Founder and executive director, Equality Collective Xhora Mouth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Community organizer and former senior pastor, Sauls Strategic Solutions (Los Angeles) and Beloved Community Coalition (Johannesburg) Los Angeles, United States
Co-founder and associate director, Paralegal Pathways Initiative, Columbia Law School Bronx, N.Y., United States
Working to see the principles of social justice, equity and belonging embedded in organizations across entertainment, education and professional services sectors.
Providing backbone support to increase collective participation and action to drive more responsive and accountable governance as a rural organizer.
DYLAN VALLEY
Filmmaker and educator, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Strategist, founder and executive director, Axle Impact Studio Washington, D.C., United States
Deconstructing and dismantling schemes, systems and structures that violate the humanity and dignity of Black people, to achieve a more just and equitable world.
Leading the Paralegal Pathways Initiative, a program that supports incarcerated people in honing skills for and finding employment in the legal field, and enables law students to challenge their assumptions through work with systemimpacted people.
Creating visual stories that imagine a world free of discrimination.
Leading strategies to cultivate expansive visions for self and society through public memory and reparative design.
DELORIS “DELA” WILSON
NWADEYI
TESS NOLIZWE PEACOCK
KELVIN SAULS
DEVON SIMMONS
KEVIN BECKFORD
Co-founder, The Hustlers Guild; senior associate, partnerships and engagement, Pretrial Justice Institute Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Supporting outreach at Pretrial Justice Institute, a U.S. nonprofit mobilizing pretrial changemakers working to end mass incarceration; using hip hop to expand access to the innovation space for Black and Latinx youth at The Hustlers Guild.
Senior managing director, Juvenile Law Center
Jenkintown, Pa., United States
TEMBINKOSI BONAKELE
Former commissioner, South African Competition Commission
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founder and chief executive officer, Green the Church Oakland, Calif., United States
STACEYANN
Writer, activist and performance artist
Kingston, Jamaica
Co-leading a national effort to end the harmful and discriminatory practice of imposing fines and fees in the juvenile justice system.
Teaching as a visiting professor of law at Wits Law School and as an adjunct professor in the Nelson Mandela University Business School.
Championing environmental justice and sustainability as a practical theologian, founder of Green the Church and member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; drawing on education at Oakland High School, FMU, Morehouse, UTS and GGU.
Chief legal officer, mothers2mothers (m2m)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Minister, activist and scholar Newark, N.J., United States
Telling powerful stories as a poet, activist and entertainer, attempting to bridge the divide between African Americans and the Caribbean, and between Africa and its fragile connection to its diaspora.
Leader and organizer, Blackseed Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
Serving as the chief legal officer of mothers2mothers, an organization dedicated to delivering integrated primary health care services to women, children, adolescents and entire families by employing women living with HIV as community health workers.
Working with organizers, educators, creatives, faith leaders and local residents to build a global society rooted in the principles of love, freedom and justice.
Utilizing experiences as a leader and organizer in the movement for liberation to grow BlackSeed, a cannabis equity consultant company that supports equity and justice through a reparative framework.
AMBROSE CARROLL
CHIN
JESSICA FEIERMAN
ALEXANDRA FITZGERALD
NYLE FORT
ARISSA HALL
MINHAJ JEENAH
Director, Broad Street Radio
Cape Town, South Africa
Nonprofit consultant, KKB Consulting San Antonio, United States
Senior researcher, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
Founder and president, United Domestic Workers of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Working on strategy development, strategic communications and fundraising to support a deepened democracy in South Africa through research, campaigning and social movement organizing.
Facilitating teams and organizations toward achieving shared goals.
Serving as a senior researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and as a part-time lecturer at the University of Pretoria.
Leading the United Domestic Workers of South Africa (UDWOSA), representing the interests of hundreds of domestic workers across South Africa.
KIRAN KAUR BAINS
KHWEZI MABASA
PINKY MASHIANE
Addressing an audience at the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening 2024, Oxford, Emile Jansen, Atlantic Fellow and South African hip-hop activist, rapper and founder of Black Noise Hip Hop Group and creative director of Heal the Hood Project. Credit: Lee Atherton.
SIBONELO MCHUNU
Public interest lawyer, Western Cape Department of Economic Development
Cape Town, South Africa
JESSICA MOFIELD
Chief advancement officer, Tides Advocacy
Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
DANAI MUPOTSA
Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
AXOLILE NOTYWALA
Co-founder, Movement for Collective Action and Racial Equity (Movement for CARE)
Cape Town, South Africa
Serving as a South African public interest lawyer with the Department of Economic Development in the Western Cape, focused on public policy and regulatory reform.
Overseeing sustainability and communications strategy at Tides Advocacy. Also supporting work on the organization’s reparations framework and leveraging storytelling to shift narratives about the power of grassroots organizations.
Co-executive director, Alliance for Quality Education
Valley Stream, N.Y., United States
KHAYELIHLE
“KHAYA” SITHOLE
Accountant, academic, activist and independent analyst Johannesburg, South Africa
Serving as a senior lecturer in African literature at the University of the Witwatersrand, in addition to being a feminist teacher, researcher and published poet.
Founder and chief executive officer, Decolonizing Wealth Project New York, United States
Building Movement for CARE, a municipalist movement focused on meaningful local participatory governance and active citizenship, and cultivating solidarity among marginalized communities.
SYDELLE WILLOW
Co-founder, Sunshine Cinema; partner, Makhulu Media
Cape Town, South Africa
Serving as co-executive director at Alliance for Quality Education, the leading statewide organization fighting for educational justice in New York State.
Working as a chartered accountant, writer and academician to promote civil society and advocacy organizations on matters relating to youth development, education, land reform and economic justice.
Leading the Decolonizing Wealth Project, which aims to collectively promote a world vision in which everyone can live their best lives, thrive in their cultures and bring about healing from generations of colonial trauma.
Co-leading Sunshine Cinema — working with rural youth in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, using solar-powered cinemas to spark conversation — and offering expertise in visual anthropology and media advocacy.
ZAKIYAH SHAAKIR-ANSARI
EDGAR VILLANUEVA
SMITH
KAREN ANN DANIELS
Director of programming and artistic director, Folger Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States
NASSER ELEDROOS
Public interest technologist, Color of Change
Northborough, Mass., United States
ARIA FLORANT
Co-founder, Liberation Ventures
Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
MUSA GWEBANI
Policy officer, European Union
Delegation to South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Widening access to the experiences of creating and seeing theater to communities that historically have not had access, including incarcerated communities; telling stories as an actor, director, playwright, vocalist and musician.
MELISSA JONES
Executive director, Bay Area Regional Health
Inequities Initiative
Oakland, Calif., United States
Pursuing a commitment, as a public interest technologist, to making technology and justice systems work for ordinary people.
Leading Liberation Ventures, a U.S. nonprofit organization that is building the power to win federal, comprehensive reparations for Black Americans.
ONGEZWA MBELE
Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
Vice president, Aspen Institute
Kensington, Md., United States
Elevating issues of migration, regional integration and the strengthening of a civil society that can add vibrancy to South Africa’s democracy.
Interdisciplinary artist, curator, writer and facilitator; healing justice advocate; founder and head curator, makwande.republic Cape Town, South Africa
Driving public and private resources to the communities most impacted by racial and economic injustice, with a particular focus on Black communities; working at times for municipal government or as an external partner.
Working with young people in townships and incarcerated people to tell Indigenous stories and facilitate theater workshops.
Building diverse, equitable and inclusive systems and economies for out-of-work adults, with an emphasis on marginalized populations.
Working as an inter- and multidisciplinary artist, curator, writer, facilitator of interventions and experiences; advocating for cultural mobility justice as social justice, and exploring spatial, gender and food justice linked with memory.
MONIQUE MILES
UKHONA NTSALI MLANDU
TSHEPISO MOKOENA
Executive director, Tshepiso Mokoena Foundation
Upper Marlboro, Md., United States
BRANDON NICHOLSON
Executive director, The Hidden Genius Project
Oakland, Calif., United States
Co-chief executive officer, Common Future
Weehawken, N.J., United States
Operations and finance manager, Institute for Economic Justice
Johannesburg, South Africa
Leading a foundation that focuses on programs for gender, racial and social equity; advocating for the equality and empowerment of Deaf people in South Africa.
Co-founder, Queer Feminist Film Festival
Cape Town, South Africa
Amplifying the voices, stories, and creativity of people of color, African LGBTQIAP+ people and feminists.
Promoting equity in education as founding executive director of an organization that trains and mentors Black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
Associate research supervisor, postgraduate studies, African Film and Dramatic Arts Academy
Durban, South Africa
Serving as a supervisor at a leading film school in South Africa; researching civic intervention documentary, postcolonial theory and African philosophy.
Advancing racial and economic justice through executive leadership, equitable organizational design and use of a systems change lens to shift practices and power.
President and CEO, Independence Foundation Raleigh, N.C., United States
Empowering Black women and youth to tell their stories as a founder and co-director at Osibakhulu Development Initiatives; working as the operations and finance manager at the Institute for Economic Justice.
Managing director, Green Leadership Trust
Washington, D.C., United States
Transitioning into the philanthropic sector after three decades of social justice lawyering and leading civil rights, civil liberties and economic justice organizations.
Cultivating leadership of movements that foster effective, powerful coalitions and cross-issue solidarity; supporting youth power and building power across the climate and racial justice movements.
JENNIFER NJUGUNA
LINDIWE NKUTHA
XENA SCULLARD
MAHORO SEMEGE
REGINALD “REGGIE” SHUFORD
DANY SIGWALT
SIYANDA SIKO
Head of sustainability programs, Sibanye-Stillwater Pretoria, South Africa
NAZEER SONDAY
Chairperson, Philippi Horticultural Area, Food and Farming Campaign
Cape Town, South Africa
NOLWAZI TUSINI
Broadcast journalist and gender activist
Johannesburg, South Africa
Facilitating a just transition to a post-mining economy that is socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and economically diversified in the southern Africa region.
Promoting sustainable food sourcing and farming practices that protect farmland against urban sprawl and development that put farmers’ livelihoods at risk.
Exploring the crucial role that narrative plays in sustaining and justifying oppressive systems and injustice; using feminist media for advocacy and building strategies to tackle issues of social justice, racial justice and gender justice.
Left to right: Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, Nasser Eledroos, with other Fellows in the Atlantic Institute XR Lab, Oxford. Credit: Lee Atherton.
KRYSTEN AGUILAR
Executive director, Castanea Fellowship
Las Cruces, N. Mex., United States
AARON BUTLER
Managing attorney, CAIR Georgia
Atlanta, United States
MUSAWENKOSI CABE
Freelance legal journalist and podcaster
Johannesburg, South Africa
SIPHELELE CHIRWA
Chief executive officer, Activate Leadership
Cape Town, South Africa
Leading a multi-sectoral collaborative for leaders, creating the opportunities to build power and shift cultures and institutions toward a more healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system.
Director, Black Family Economic Mobility, Ballmer Group
New York, United States
Leading a nationwide strategy and advising regional work that expands pathways to economic mobility for Black families.
Providing legal representation for inmates facing death sentences in Texas federal courts; serving as an International Legal Foundation Attorney Fellow, assisting lawyers in Myanmar on capital cases.
Director, Democratic Practice Program-U.S. and the Racial Justice Initiative, Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, United States
Advancing measures and ideas that improve democratic systems and engage democratic culture in the United States to support full and fair democratic and economic opportunity for all residents.
Working as a freelance legal journalist and podcaster, committed to telling stories of ordinary people through audio documentary and written articles; drawing on previous work with the progressive online publication, New Frame.
Acting director, Racial Justice Center, Service Employees International Union Chicago, United States
Catalyzing youth leadership through experiential programs that facilitate relationships among young changemakers and support their growing influence as a new political, social and economic force.
National director, Showing Up for Racial Justice
New York, United States
Advancing an antiracist agenda at the Service Employees International Union, which unites two million members across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Leading Showing Up for Racial Justice, a U.S.-based organization that brings hundreds of thousands of white people into fights for racial and economic justice.
MEKAELIA DAVIS
KEESHA GASKINS-NATHAN
LIZ GRES
ERIN HEANEY
EMILE JANSEN
Creative director, Heal the Hood Project
Alpharetta, Ga., United States
BLU LEWIS Director, North Carolina’s Black Leadership and Organizing Collective
Charlotte, N.C., United States
MBULI
Managing director, Sugar Bean Pictures
Johannesburg, South Africa
KHANYISA NOMOYI Founder and director, Zizi kaNojaholo Consulting
Johannesburg, South Africa
Using education, the arts and sports to create a foundation that is Afrocentric, to support the decolonization or rehumanization of African minds.
Coordinating and developing local, statewide and national Black-led movements and infrastructures centered on meeting the needs and shifting the conditions of Black, working-class and transgender, nonconforming and intersex communities.
Using authentic narratives to advance equity and inclusion and break down racial and cultural barriers, working as the managing director of a television production house based in Johannesburg.
Embedding feminist economics as a key lever of social change across the Global South; highlighting the impacts of climate change on Black women in South Africa and their participation in mitigation, policymaking and adaptation strategies.
NTOKOZO
Obenewa Amponsah and Rukia Lumumba, Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, at the Atlantic Institute convening, Amplifying Black Womyn’s Voices in Cape Town, April 24-29, 2024. Credit: Jodi Windvogel.
ITUMELENG QHALI
Writer, research and development director, Qhama SHI
Johannesburg, South Africa
Director and founding partner,
Lemon Pebble Architects and Urban Designers
Johannesburg, South Africa
Leadership consultant and environmental planner
Perris, Calif., United States
Executive director, Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program
New York, United States
Working for an urban renewal and heritage preservation NGO to build integrated communities and address historical displacement and socioeconomic inequalities for low-income families; authoring works focused on women and children’s lives and culture.
PUMLA VILAKAZI
Founder and chief executive officer, Sasopsbiz Foundation
Durban, South Africa
Contributing to an entrepreneurial revolution in South Africa by offering business incubation services to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Advocating for spatial transformation in South African cities, with a focus on design in areas of limited resources, particularly townships; tackling gaps in Black female representation and wider racial equity in architecture and urban design.
RONALD WESSO
Co-director, Beneficial Technologies
Johannesburg, South Africa
Pursuing a master’s degree with a dual concentration in conflict resolution and sustainability law, building on a career as an environmental planner with expertise in transportation infrastructure.
TSIONE WOLDE-MICHAEL
Executive director, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Washington, D.C., United States
Leading the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program, which ignites change through convening, catalyzing and researching the challenges and opportunities at the convergence of religion, culture and justice.
LWANDO XASO
Founder and director, Including Society Pty. Ltd. and the Creativity for Social Change Hub
Johannesburg, South Africa
Supporting antiracist, feminist, labor and community movements as a researcher, writer and popular educator; focusing on movement-building strategies in the face of extractivist, neoliberal capitalism; writing a novel about prison abolition.
Leading a high-profile committee to advise the U.S. president on policy objectives, public/private partnerships and programs to enhance support for the arts, humanities, and museum and library services across the country.
Promoting democracy and constitutionalism as a lawyer, writer, speaker, aspiring historian and founder of her own consultancy, Including Society, and the nonprofit Creativity for Social Change Hub.
TANZEEM RAZAK
TISA RODRIGUEZ
SIMRAN SINGH
MATTHEW BATSON
Clinical psychologist and founder, Amethyst
Maracas-Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago
WILL CORDERY
Founder and principal, Freedom Futures
Brooklyn, N.Y., United States
TA’MARA HILL
Commissioner, City of Saint Paul Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) Commission
Eden Prairie, Minn., United States
Film director, Collective for Black Iranians and Siyah Productions Cape Town, South Africa
Creating social change through transformative mental health programs.
Advancing racial justice, economic justice, LGBTQI freedom, global human rights and progressive public policy through work in social movements, institutional philanthropy, nonprofit fundraising and community organizing.
Migrant domestic worker activist Beirut, Lebanon
Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Leveraging policy advocacy, direct services and coalition building to foster lasting community improvements in security and safety for Black and Brown people, with a vision of contributing to Black liberation.
Lawyer and Ph.D candidate, University of Oxford Oxford, England
Producing narratives that center the Black Iranian gaze in response to racial erasure in Iran and the Southwest Asia and North African (SWANA) region through stories — visual, written and oral.
Planning and budget analyst, Ministry of Planning and Budget, Brazil; Ph.D candidate, Fundação Getúlio Vargas São Paulo, Brazil
Advancing racial justice and gender rights of migrant workers in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region through advocacy and legal frameworks.
Leveraging therapeutic theater and other narrative tools to address diverse social issues, including trauma, the intersecting identities of Black women and the performance of labor.
Employing academic research, legal advocacy and strategic litigation toward ensuring justice and freedom in the context of deepening racial, gendered, spatial and economic inequality — with a focus on land redistribution.
Contributing to national policy for the advancement of racial justice and gender equity in Brazil through planning and budget instruments.
PRISCILLIA KOUNKOUHOVEYDA
LEENA KSAIFI
REFILOE LEPERE
MANDISA LUSANDA SHANDU
CLARA MARINHO PEREIRA
KAREN MARSHALL
Executive director, Rethink New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
MCBRIDE
Executive director, Empower Initiative
Hayward, Calif., United States
MEYER
Co-director, Weaving Liberation Berlin, Germany
Assistant professor and founder, Togetherness Wayfinder
Oneonta, N.Y., United States
Organizing to strengthen Black working-class people’s power and collective agency against systems of hyperexploitation.
Engaging in practices that deepen community networks and foster belonging, prevent gun violence and improve public safety systems.
Sourcing and securing resources that support organizing at the intersection of racial, social, transfeminist, economic, environmental and digital justice throughout Europe.
Developing innovative ideas and frameworks that enable positive cultural identity and contribute to nonracialization.
BEN
LAURENCE
SHEENA MICHELE MASON
Dorah Marema, Atlantic Fellow and Portfolio Head for Municipal Sustainability Portfolio at the South African Local Government Association, participates online in the panel discussion, Responding to the Climate Emergency: The Impact of Colonialism and Racism, at Rhodes House, Jan. 29, 2025. Credit: Phil Sills.
MATHAPELO MOFOKENG
Writer and abortion doula
Johannesburg, South Africa
ABIGAIL MORIAH
Founder and executive director, Black Planning Project Toronto, Canada
OJEAKU NWABUZO
Independent specialist, European Union Brussels, Belgium
Co-founder, The Imperative Fund Atlanta, United States
Offering care for people before, during and after their abortions.
Building and reimagining spaces that prioritize Black experiences and community engagement in planning and development, particularly housing development.
JESSICA RÉ PHILLIPS
Multidisciplinary artist and co-founder, Root to Bloom London, England
Founder, Citizens’ Barry Freetown, Sierra Leone
Leading on policy, advocacy and network development that advance antiracism and anti-discrimination efforts, with a particular focus on the criminal legal system and people of African descent.
KEISHA WILLIAMS
Executive director, The Women’s Resource Outreach Centre Portmore, Jamaica
Improving economic outcomes for Black people across the globe while ensuring conversations on wealth, health and connectedness.
Archiving and globalizing narratives of Afro-diasporic identity, agency and our shared humanity through creative and academic inquiry, and cultivating space for creatives and entrepreneurs of color to to thrive.
Leveraging legal frameworks to address social injustices, including systemic legal and socioeconomic injustices, faced by Sierra Leoneans, other Africans and Black American communities.
Amplifying marginalized voices and working to dismantle systemic barriers, through facilitation, advocacy, research, and monitoring and evaluation, with an unwavering commitment to community development.
ADEOTI OGUNTOYE
ELEANOR THOMPSON
Working toward real-world solutions to global inequalities.
BASED AT THE INTERNATIONAL INEQUALITIES INSTITUTE, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
FOLA ADELEKE
Executive director, Global Center on AI Governance
Halifax, Canada
SAIDA ALI
International policy analyst
Nairobi, Kenya
SEBASTIAN BOCK
Managing director, T&E Deutschland
Berlin, Germany
Deputy director, Global Policy and Advocacy
Washington, D.C., United States
Working on transparency and corporate accountability, with a current focus on the monetization of our personal data and its impact on the right to privacy and access to information.
Senior program officer for human rights, Sigrid Rausing Trust
London, England
Identifying, assessing and supporting grantee organizations at local and national levels to advance universal human rights and justice.
Pursuing interest in futures thinking and strategy as a collaborative, intersectional, antiracist, anti-colonial feminist.
Leading the German chapter of T&E, Europe’s leading advocates for clean transport and energy.
Associate director, Results for Development
Washington, D.C., United States
Ph.D. student, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge New Delhi, India
Leading the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s engagement with influential constituencies across North America, focusing on public education, economic mobility and public policy; speaking and writing on race, gender, inequality and philanthropy.
Head, Democratic Renewal Team, Open Society FoundationsEurope and Central Asia Berlin, Germany
Supporting fairer access to services — including housing, water, energy and health care — in South Africa and globally, within the framework of strengthening democractic systems.
Studying as a doctoral candidate in sociology and a Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge; co-founder of Chitrakoot Collective, a grassroots feminist organization working on all things genderrelated.
Supporting democratic innovation across Europe; championing participatory decision-making as an approach to equity.
MELANIE R. BROWN
JOEY HASSON
TRACY JOOSTE
PRIYANKA KOTAMRAJU
ROSE LONGHURST
JOHNNY MILLER
Photographer, Unequal Scenes; news fellow, Code for Africa; founder, africanDRONE
Cape Town, South Africa
MASANA MULAUDZI
Senior manager, Campaign Organizing (Movement Building), Wikimedia Foundation
Johannesburg, South Africa
JACK NISSAN
Director, Tinderbox Collective; board member, Music Education Partnership Group/ We Make Music Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
FREDERICK OUKO ALUCHELI
Co-chief executive, ADD (Action on Disability and Development) International Nairobi, Kenya
Working to creatively communicate systems and processes relating to economic, environmental and social justice issues; managing a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a drone community “for good.”
Human rights consultant Frankfurt, Germany
Working on projects ranging from how international nongovernmental organizations work in the Global South to human and disability rights.
Focusing on gender, racial, structural and global inequalities; working as a feminist economist in spaces of mobilization and collective action, and on policy reform and practice to enhance gender-equitable and just outcomes.
LOUISE RUSSELLPRYWATA
Director of policy and advocacy, OpenOwnership Gillingham, England
Building a collective of young people, musicians, artists and youth workers; finding creative and collaborative ways of bringing people together, building community and opening up opportunities for children and young people.
JANE SLOANE
Senior director, Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, The Asia Foundation Sausalito, Calif., United States
Empowering disability activists in Africa and Asia, and campaigning for equality and disability inclusion.
Working on public policy reform at the intersection of anti-corruption and tax justice to increase the accountability of elite individuals and corporations to citizens and societies.
Providing intellectual and programmatic leadership for The Asia Foundation’s programs to empower women and advance gender equality in Asia.
Founder and chief executive officer, Pixstory New Delhi, India
Creating the space to build people’s narratives which are alternative, nonsingular, personal and political.
LOUIS OYARO
APPU ESTHOSE SURESH
Gender and development professional
Amman, Jordan
Feminist justice and peace activist Yerevan, Armenia
National project officer, International Labour Organization (ILO) Bhaktapur, Nepal
Founding coordinator, Act Now; fellow for peace and leadership, Social Change Initiative Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Working on advancing gender equality in the Arab region, with interest and experience in research and projects for policy and legal reform, care and informal work, and social protection focusing on disadvantaged communities.
Ph.D. student, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science London, England
Supporting local and international organizations with capacity building, facilitation and research on feminist peace and gender justice.
Deputy director of state affairs, BlueGreen Alliance
Takoma Park, Md., United States
Working on the joint program Empowered Women, Prosperous Nepal to promote gender equity by addressing gender norms, labor and economic rights, and strengthening institutions and leadership, with a focus on women’s decent employment and care economy.
Senior program and impact lead, Atlantic Institute Bicester, England
Researching why improvements to technological efficiency have been primarily converted into increased consumption rather than leisure; focusing on climate change and inequality implications.
Designing systems to support state staff and ensure strong integration between the BlueGreen Alliance’s state and federal work in policy advocacy and partnership building.
Leading on various in-person and online programming and providing strategic support to the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board.
Building a people-powered campaigning community to take coordinated action for progressive change across Northern Ireland; supporting communities in their campaigning for socioeconomic rights.
Director, law program, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Johannesburg, South Africa
Supporting, strengthening and connecting organizations of the working poor to enable them to amplify their collective voice in the policymaking and rulesetting bodies that affect their work and lives.
RANIA TARAZI
MILENA ABRAHAMYAN
KRIPA BASNYAT
NICOLA BROWNE
LAUREN BURKE
TANYA CHARLES
ALLISON CORKERY
HILLARY VIPOND
RENATA CUK
Director of programs, Ariadne Network
Barcelona, Spain
TAYLOR DOWNS
CEO & Founder, Open Function Group
Paris, France
Lead trainer, No Means No Worldwide
Leiden, Netherlands
Founder and chairman, LEGSAfrica (Leadership, Ethics, Governance, Strategies for Africa) Dakar, Senegal
Connecting European donors and foundation staff working to support social change, human dignity, human rights and justice.
Building digital public goods and digital public infrastructure for governments and nonprofits around the world.
MILANOI KOIYIET
Human rights lawyer; cofounder, Center for Women’s Rights Advocacy
Nairobi, Kenya
Founder and chief executive officer, Institute of Public Finance
Nairobi, Kenya
Working toward gender equality and an end to violence against women and girls, including those with disabilities; mentoring of young women and girls in pastoral communities; advancing the rights of the marginalized.
Focusing as a public finance practitioner on how public finance management can address inequalities at both national and subnational government levels.
Working with a sexual violence prevention organization that supports and trains organizations in high-risk environments to deliver a rape prevention curriculum to boys (intervention and positive masculinity) and girls (empowerment and selfdefense).
Founder and chief executive officer, Rona Foundation
Nairobi, Kenya
Building change as a grassroots gender, policy and development champion, with a focus on social, economic and leadership training for widows and schoolgirls, and working with male champions to change harmful traditional practices around widowhood.
Nurturing leadership against inequality through democratic and economic governance policies and systems-monitoring research into public-private power relations in extractive industries and the promotion of young entrepreneurs.
Head of department, International Affairs Department, Ministry of Women and Gender Equality, Government of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Leading the International Affairs Department and focusing on the intersectional factors that intervene in gender inequality.
CRAIG TINASHE DUBE
ELIMANE HABY KANE
JAMES MURAGURI
ROSELINE ORWA
ANITA PEÑA SAAVEDRA
GABRIELLA RAZZANO
Executive director, OpenUp
Cape Town, South Africa
ANJALI SARKER
Program director, The Oxford Character Project, University of Oxford London, England
Climate justice activist and Ph.D. candidate, University of Exeter and University of Queensland Singapore, Singapore
Coordinator, social action for community and development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Working on issues of digital inequalities in Africa, and empowering people and governments through data, technology and innovation.
Focusing on systems change and responsible leadership at the Oxford Character Project; previously at BRAC in Bangladesh, leading a project providing 1 million women with access to digital financial services.
Social justice, labor and community activist; consultant Mbizo, Zimbabwe
PEDRO TELLES
Director, D-Hub São Paulo, Brazil
Leading/facilitating community-based initiatives to strengthen community cohesion and participation in interrelated socioeconomic issues, with a focus on children and youth education; advocating inclusion and leadership for vulnerable groups.
Specializing in advocacy, civic engagement and public policy, with extensive experience of working with civil society organizations, movements, funders and in the public sector.
Building land stewardship and intergenerational equity into circularity in critical minerals, focusing on extractive justice.
Working toward a just economy, social justice, gender justice, participatory democracy and systemic change.
DELLA DUNCAN
Renegade economist; host of “Upstream” podcast; coach and facilitator, Right Livelihood San Francisco, United States
ALON-LEE GREEN
National co-director, Standing Together
Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
Inviting paradigm and worldview shifts to contribute to the just transition to more equitable and sustainable economies through storytelling, coaching, consulting and facilitating.
Organizing people with the aim of building a political alternative of social justice, equality and peace; coordinating struggles against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, and injustices and inequalities.
MAUREEN SIGAUKE
MADHUMITHA ARDHANARI
SOPHEA CHREK
JOAN JONES
Executive director, Washington State Council, Service Employees International Union
Seattle, United States
ASHA KOWTAL
Dalit rights activist and founder, DalitWomenFight.org
New Delhi, India
Leading progressive change in the United States workers’ rights movement and building a more equitable world for all people, especially those who experience marginalization across various forms of intersectional identities.
Leading a grassroots campaign addressing structural violence against the most marginalized women.
Ph.D. candidate, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science London, England
Working on the transitional justice process in Colombia and researching how to link redress for human rights violations to the fulfilment of economic, social and cultural rights and the reduction of structural inequalities.
Founder and curator, Safety First for Girls
Lusaka, Zambia
Using art to build tools toward girls’ safety (via Safety First for Girls) and increase digital citizenship in local communities (via Digital Grassroots), drawing on expertise in internet governance, inequality and innovation.
HOBETH MARTÍNEZ CARRILLO
ESTHER MWEMA
Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Mavis Koogotsitse, at Module 3 of the program, in June 2024. Credit: Maria Moore.
LIZ NELSON
Director, Tax Justice and Human Rights, Tax Justice Network
Oxford, England
OJELABI
Advocacy officer, UNICEF New York City, United States
Youth coordinator, Springboard Opportunities Belfast, Northern Ireland
Critical educator, researcher, curator; creative learning director; co-founder, Criar Cidade Coop. Granada, Spain
Drawing on research and practice to forge alliances to strengthen the narrative of how tax justice underpins equality, militates against discrimination and supports the realization of human rights.
SAJOR
Director, Funders for a Just Economy Program, Neighborhood Funders Group Woodside, N.Y., United States
Advocating for children’s rights, promoting access, demand and equity for public services needed by children and women, especially the most marginalized.
Coordinating good relations, personal development and active citizenship programs with young people in Belfast.
Director, Nawi: Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective Nairobi, Kenya
Executive director, Pollination Melbourne, Australia
Working at the intersection of art, critical pedagogy and urban research to create spaces of collective learning and creative action against urban inequalities; creating and connecting “micro” practices of change across contexts, for radical change.
Co-founder and executive director, Entramada Santiago, Chile
Working on issues at the intersections of labor rights and economic justice, decolonizing development policies, women’s rights, gender justice and feminist philanthropy.
Working to influence macrolevel economic policies from a pan-African feminist analysis across regional and global spaces.
Working as an Indigenous equity practitioner across political, social, economic and environmental spheres.
Generating networks of cooperation and articulation of the social fabric in local spaces and strengthening local communities via work framed as “the good living concept.”
FOLUKE ADETOLA
MICHAELA RAFFERTY
LEANNE
CRYSTAL SIMEONI
AMANDA YOUNG
KITTI BARACSI
MARIA CARRASCO
CHRISTOPHER
CHOONG WENG WAI
Ph.D. candidate, University of Warwick Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
DANILO CURCIC
Program coordinator, A11 Initiative for Economic and Social Rights Belgrade, Serbia
ANDREA ENCALADA GARCÍA
Chief adviser, Ministry of Education, Government of Chile Santiago, Chile
Founder and president, Sociedad y Naturaleza Buenos Aires, Argentina
Researching the everyday reproduction of poverty, inequality and exclusion, with a focus on the political economies of Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
CLAIRE GODFREY
Public policy specialist and campaign strategist Oxford, England
Providing expertise on campaigning on global poverty, social and economic justice issues, and sustainable development.
Tackling housing and other social inequalities among the most vulnerable communities in Serbia, and bringing economic and social rights back to the agendas of decision-makers.
MÁXIMO ERNESTO JARAMILLO-MOLINA
Founder, Instituto de Estudios Sobre la Desigualdad (INDESIG); associate professor, University of Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
Working on a deconstruction of myths of meritocracy and other narratives that justify inequality, with academic research, activism and dissemination though social networks.
Leading the development, implementation and deepening of policies that strengthen public education across all levels.
Building and communicating ecological and social transitions toward fairer, inclusive and sustainable livelihoods for all.
GEORGIA HADDAD NICOLAU
Director and co-founder; Instituto Procomum; strategic dialogue facilitator for civil society organizations São Paulo, Brazil
Working for the Commons; facilitator in collective construction processes; founder/project director of the Procomum Institute, an organization focused on culture, technology, politics and citizenship.
FoRB Fellow and chair for Latin America, First Freedom Foundation Envigado, Colombia
Advocating for freedom of religion or belief and women’s rights, and forging transgenerational, interreligious and crossmovement solidarity to advance intersectional equality.
MAURO FERNÁNDEZ
VIVIANA OSORIO PEREZ
IMOGEN RICHMONDBISHOP
Researcher and adviser on ESCR and tech, Algorithmic Accountability Lab, Amnesty International London, England
Focusing on how technologies are being used to exacerbate inequality and create new forms of rights violations.
MOHAMMED-ANWAR
SADAT ADAM
Programs and policy influencing lead, Oxfam Accra, Ghana
TYEHIMBA SALANDY
Sociologist, University of the West Indies; director, Institute of Indigenous Knowledge, Empowerment and Research Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
OABONA SEPORA
Executive director, Friends of Diversity Gaborone, Botswana
Working with civil society in designing national, regional and global influencing strategies, coalition- and network-building to influence governments, international institutions, private sector and other institutions.
MIRILOVE TAY
ACQUAH-HAGAN
Consortium finance lead, Financial Inclusion for Last Mile Actors (FILMA) Programme Accra, Ghana
Financing development and promoting financial and digital inclusion as well as youth and women empowerment as sustainable solutions for reducing inequalities and alleviating poverty.
Feminist economics and climate justice advocate; creator and host, “People vs. Inequality” podcast Amsterdam, Netherlands
Working on decolonizing global and local spaces and self through dialogue, alternative media and Indigenous knowledge.
Advancing the rights of key populations in Botswana within the areas of legal and policy reform, mental health and civic action.
Program associate, U.K. Resettlement and Integration, International Organization for Migration, UN Migration London, England
Supporting changemakers in their work for social justice by drawing on her own experience in policymaking, research, advocacy and campaigning.
Working in international development, focusing on socioeconomic equity, migrant integration and humanitarian programs; advancing inclusive policies, transparency and economic integration through crosssector collaboration.
BARBARA VAN PAASSEN
IRENE WAKARINDI
AISHA ABDULAZIZ
Energy access specialist; Ph.D. candidate, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London Nairobi, Kenya
Providing expertise in projects that aim to increase access to sustainable energy services for households, public facilities and enterprises in eastern and southern Africa.
MYRIAM HERNÁNDEZ
LAC regional coordinator, Fight Inequality Alliance; independent VR producer Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
RAFAEL BARRIO DE MENDOZA ZEVALLOS
Ph.D. candidate, University of Cambridge London, England
SERGIO CHAPARRO
HERNANDEZ
International policy and advocacy lead, Tax Justice Network London, England
RUBY HEMBROM
Founder and director, Adivaani Kolkata, India
Producing storytelling campaigns to address educational inequalities for Indigenous youth in Mexico.
Focusing on emerging experimental evidentiary practices for environmental deterioration; advancing a critical approach to the political economy of the energy transition, the digital possibilities for progressive politics and informational commons.
KRUSKAYA HIDALGO
CORDERO
Field organizing specialist, Solidarity Center; founder, Observatorio de Plataformas Mexico City, Mexico
Challenging the poor working conditions and human rights violations for workers in platform economies, and presenting alternatives for decent work and ethical consumption.
Working in international human rights organizations and forging alliances across movements and geographies to advance economic justice at a global level.
Amplifying the voices of the Adivasi (Indigenous people of India) and sharing their experiences through her nonprofit organization, Adivaani.
ISHRAT JAHAN
South Asia lead, 1t.org, World Economic Forum Mumbai, India
MAKMID KAMARA
Regional director for Africa and the Middle East, International Fund for Public Interest Media Accra, Ghana
Working on forest conservation and restoration, keeping Indigenous communities at the center as part of the World Economic Forum’s efforts to accelerate nature-based solutions.
Supporting public-interest media in Africa and the Middle East to become economically resilient and work for democracy.
Gender equity and social inclusion manager, Porticus Global Nairobi, Kenya
Climate justice activist and researcher; resistance studies fellow, Global Tapestry of Alternatives
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Partnerships specialist, No Means No Worldwide
San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Director, Making Rights Real Tranent, Scotland
Developing structures through policies, strategies and operational frameworks that are inclusive and enable equity for all genders and the socially excluded.
Focusing on building the next generation of leadership within the climate justice movements for the rapid phase-out of fossil-fuels; developing just, decentralized alternatives and movement networks to tackle the climate crisis.
JENNY MCENEANEY
Senior improvement policy adviser on cyber, digital and technology, Local Government Association
London, England
Senior program manager for innovation, Results for Development
London, England
Working with community organizations to end sexual and gender-based violence globally.
Working alongside marginalized groups to use the power of human rights for economic, social and cultural change.
Southeast Asia co-director, Just Associates
Siaton, Philippines
Data analyst lead, Atlantic Institute Oxford, England
Providing expertise on digital inequalities and inclusive governance.
Challenging dominant norms of global philanthropy in innovation, and analyzing equitable and inclusive funding practices that emphasize local voice, power and agency for leading systems transformation.
Working with diverse networks in Southeast Asia, particularly those involving rural and Indigenous women and the LGBTQ+ community in defense of land, water, territories and human rights.
Supporting the Atlantic Institute to facilitate connections among the hundreds of Atlantic Fellows and understand the impact they are making in challenging inequities.
JITE PHIDO
ZEPHANIE REPOLLO
DANIEL SALAZAR MURILLO
CAROLINE KIOKO
MADHURESH KUMAR
KEVIN LIVERPOOL
CLARE MACGILLIVRAY
AMANDA SEGNINI
Campaigner and project lead, Land Rights Now London, England
JAMES AUNG
Operations manager, Organic Roots Myanmar Haywards Heath, England
CARLOS BROWN SOLÀ
Research and fiscal justice director, Oxfam Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
LEAH ERYENYU
Gender just economy
learning community lead, Trust Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative Kampala, Uganda
Building movements and facilitating community engagement to promote systemic change and climate justice.
Working as a community mobilizer to bring together different ethnic groups from Myanmar.
Working to push for fiscal and economic justice in Mexico and Latin America, from a human rights and inequalities perspective.
ROSARIO FASSINA
Coordinator, Right to the City program, Civil Association for Equality and Justice London, Argentina
JAIN
Labor activist and researcher, Pathar Gadhai Mazdoor
Suraksha Sangh
Udaipur, India
Coordinating various research and advocacy projects to promote slum residents’ rights, encourage governments to guarantee their participation in public policy design and promote equal treatment for all inhabitants of Buenos Aires.
Building a movement against the ravaging effects of the occupational disease of silicosis in western India, particularly among stonecarving workers.
Deploying pan-African and intersectional feminist tools of inquiry to examine and understand systemic injustices and their manifestations, and challenging and dismantling structural inequalities in a world increasingly controlled by plutocrats.
Campaign manager, Small Axe London, England
Campaigner with Malaysia-based experience campaigning for death penalty abolition, freedom of expression, police accountability, and Indigenous and LGBTQ+ rights; working in the U.K. with a creative agency focused on social change campaigns.
PRIYANKA
LILY JAMALUDIN
ENAMUL
KHAN SIDDIQUE
Activist and civil society professional Dhaka, Bangladesh
Feminist movement builder Johannesburg, South Africa
T.O.
Coordinator, Collective Media Cooperative Ltd. Geneva, Switzerland
Co-founder, Laboratorio 9x18, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Bristol, England
Working with others in the Global South to decolonize the governance of environmental commons and investments for climate justice.
Curating and facilitating platforms for dialogue and learning for African women as a pathway to achieving social justice and systems change.
AKINWOYA
Ph.D. candidate, The Open University Broughton, England
Global lead on economic justice and public services, ActionAid International London, England
Working on editorial projects for movements, organizations, publishers and individuals working toward the common good, and focusing on the intersection of three perspectives: sociality, digitality and decoloniality.
Communications and advocacy leader
The Hague, Netherlands
Developing public policies on social housing and deprived neighborhoods.
Working with the government and nongovernmental organizations in the area of education to ensure that every child in Nigeria, irrespective of status or location, has access to quality education.
Creating inclusive spaces to discuss power, women’s rights and economics; providing expertise on economic justice, focusing on fiscal policy and the impact on financing of genderresponsive public services, social protection and environmental policies.
Leading advocacy and communication campaigns in the areas of democracy, human rights and climate justice; leading Atlantic Institute’s Equity Review; advising parliamentarians and policymakers on foreign policy and diaspora issues.
Urban development consultant, Inter-American Development Bank Panama City, Panama
Working as a nonprofit specialist and urban architect with 15 years of proven experience in leadership, management and consultant positions; drawing on expertise in community outreach, social impact, sustainable development and field-based education.
MAZID
NALEDI MAITE
MOLEFE
SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ PÉREZ
STEPHANIE NWAORONI
ROOS SAALBRINK
SALMAN USMANI
GABRIELA VALENCIA
HAMIDREZA VASHEGHANIFARAHANI
Researcher, The London School of Economics and Political Science
London, England
ZEYAD ABU HUSSIEN
Urban sociologist, AZHJ
Amman, Jordan
Disability and mental health specialist
Accra, Ghana
MANAR ALZRAIY
Teacher, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Amman, Jordan
Working on an AFSEEfunded project at LSE titled “Connecting Disability Justice With Wider Challenges to Inequalities”; conducting independent policy analysis research on inclusive education for disabled children
RHOMIR YANQUILING
Head, Nature Sustainability and Local Development Center
Lingayen, Philippines
Developing and implementing urban strategies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Working in multidisciplinary approaches in research, participation and creative techniques for people to express themselves and to lead.
Social and environmental justice lawyer
Kilbirnie, Scotland
Campaigner and social impact director
London, England
Facilitating local development initiatives and capacity building in communities, conducting research on environmental justice and climate change adaptation, and advocating for human rights and sustainable development.
Specializing in research, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, strategy and program design, and process facilitation in business and human rights, climate justice, environmental child rights, and sustainable and equitable natural resource governance.
Supporting grassroots activists and organizers in campaigning, storytelling and capacity building.
Addressing inequality through youth empowerment and education and teaching at UNRWA’s Education Program and their Small & Medium Enterprise Business Training Institute.
Social scientist
London, England
Examining how governance structures, policy frameworks and emerging technologies shape societal outcomes, particularly in moments of crisis and transformation.
AHMAD
LYLA ADWAN-KAMARA
JOSEPHINE CHINAME
PASCALE FRAZERCARROLL
STEPHANIE GOMES REIS
MAVIS ANNA KOOGOTSITSE
Executive secretary, Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC)
Gaborone, Botswana
Advocating for the protection of labor rights through SATUCC, a platform for trade unions and workers to engage with governments and employers nationally and regionally through the active and effective participation of affiliate national federations.
Co-founder, KOLEKTIF Cambridge, England
Feminist researcher and gender equality specialist Cairo, Egypt
Head of nature-based solutions, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge, England
OMAR
Lead, Global Narrative Hive
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Bridging the gap between international sustainability frameworks and local realities in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Engaging with issues of gender-based violence, women’s economic empowerment and genderresponsive workplace policies.
Founder and president, Hay Kanto Antananarivo, Madagascar
Working at the intersection of climate, nature and social justice in development policy and practice, focusing on ideas and solutions that address climate change, fight inequality and restore nature.
Seeking to counter the rise of authoritarian and anti-rights narratives, while building a narrative infrastructure to advance visions of a more sustainable, safer and just world.
Legislative Theatre practitioner and creative civic strategist Manchester, England
Education consultant London, England
Seeking to support and develop resilience among youth in crisis, including youth in conflict with the law, children living in extreme poverty and runaway youths.
Developing, implementing and amplifying Legislative Theatre across the U.S. and the U.K., working in partnership with city councils, national government and community groups.
Coordinating research and advocacy projects to promote equal treatment for women and marginalized groups and supporting education in poverty-struck contexts.
DIANA MAGDY
NAJMA MOHAMED
MOHAMMED
EKO OCTAVIANUS CHALIM
HENINTSOA RAKOTOARISON
KATY RUBIN
SABA SAEED
YARA
Researcher and civil society professional
Cairo, Egypt
Founding director, Lawmanity
Edinburgh, Scotland
Programs manager, Rightify Ghana Kumasi, Ghana
Houston, United States
Working with international organizations, funders and bilateral donors to enhance the resilience of civil society organizations so they can serve their communities and advocate for the rights of those who are voiceless and marginalized.
THOMAS SMITH
Senior director, organizing, Communications Workers of America
Jupiter, Fla., United States
Tackling inequalities in the law by working with peopleled movements to secure positive change.
Organizing tens of thousands of workers in tech and video games, and pioneering organizing strategies that have informed trade union programs across the globe.
London, England
Working on LGBTIQ+ and minority rights advocacy and activism by implementing evidenceinformed interventions and strengthening marginalized communities’ agency and rights against discrimination and social exclusion.
Country representative for Honduras, United States Institute for Peace Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Coordinating grassroots organizations to build political power within low-income neighborhoods; Black, Indigenous and people of color communities; and among young people, LGBTQIA+ people and women, uplifting intersections among these constituencies.
Inclusion and equity adviser Iregszemcse, Hungary
Working on empowering refugee women and girls at risk by designing and managing education programs that allow them to develop their livelihood skills and access job opportunities.
Consulting for organizations such as the American Red Cross and the United States Institute for Peace on international development and security in Central America.
Promoting social justice, human rights and intersectional feminism; addressing socioeconomic inequalities, particularly those faced by Romani women.
SHAWKY SHAHIN
JEN ANG
SOLOMON ATSUVIA
JUAN CARDOZA OQUENDO Programs director, Houston in Action
NIK NASHA DAMIA Adviser, Rohingya Women Development Network
DANY DÍAZ MEJÍA
JUDIT IGNÁCZ
BADRUL HISHAM ISMAIL
Researcher and arts practitioner
London, England
Loss and damage expert, Climate Analytics Caribbean
Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
Journalist and gender equality specialist, The Segye Times Seoul, South Korea
Head of Syria program, The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Montreal, Canada
Championing democracy and social equity focused on human security, urban development and the arts.
Working with Caribbean Small Island Developing States to address critical issues related to loss and damage, adaptation and climate justice.
Focusing on in-depth interviews, gender equality journalism and columns on the realities of inequality in South Korea.
Implementing training for Syrian activists in Amman, Beirut and Istanbul in conflict resolution, negotiation, civil-society building and transitional justice.
SASHA JATTANSINGH
JIHYE JEONG
NOUSHA KABAWAT
Atlantic Fellows Enamul Mazid Khad Siddique and Kevin Liverpool at the London School of Economics and Political Science in May 2024. Credit: Maria Moore.
LUCIA MAKAMURE
Operations and program quality lead, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) Johannesburg, South Africa
FÁTIMA PACAS
Director, education program, Cristosal San Salvador, El Salvador
VICENTE SILVA DIDIER
Program officer, economic justice, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) London, England
Independent researcher London, England
Providing expertise on gender and fiscal justice, spanning national, regional and global civil society organizations.
Defending human rights and democracy in Central America through human rights education and the promotion of social organizing.
KUNSANG TSEPHEL
Director, Empowering the Vision Project
London, England
MONTOYA
Transitional justice researcher and practitioner
London, England
Strengthening the Tibetan community through youth empowerment.
Fostering a capacity building program with women, poor peasants, and LGBTQ+ and Indigenous communities to bolster the civilian agency in conflict-prone and high-risk areas.
Working to enhance the protection of socioeconomic and environmental rights and contributing to sustainable economic policy reforms globally.
Improving the social and economic conditions of the communities in Tamil Nadu through teaching, research and leadership.
VARDINI M. SUKUMAR
JUAN DAVID VELASCO
Harnessing Indigenous knowledge and ingenuity for social impact.
BASED
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
MARCUS AKUHATA-BROWN
Pou Whakatere, Deputy Secretary
Māori, Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Government
Te Araroa, New Zealand
DURKHANAI AYUBI
Writer and restaurateur
Waterfall Gully, S.A., Australia
ROXANNE BAINBRIDGE
Director, Center for Indigenous Health Equity Research
Smithfield, Qld., Australia
JODY BARNEY
Leading consultant, Deaf
Indigenous Community Consultancy
Shepparton, Vic., Australia
Working with others to lead and contribute to multigenerational Indigenous societal reformation that promotes the use and recognition of ancient knowledge to generate creative modern solutions.
NICK EAKIN
Director, Bespoke Advantage
Wamberal, N.S.W., Australia
Decoding what power could look like, based on a reconstructed sense of identity, and communicating this through speaking and writing, as well as making and sharing traditional Afghan food to shift boundaries.
SEAN GORDON
Managing director, Gidgee
Group Consulting and Partnerships Pty. Ltd.
Charlestown, N.S.W., Australia
Developing and evaluating the social and emotional learning strategies implemented in Queensland boarding schools, to help remote Indigenous students better engage in life and learning.
ARIADNE GORRING
Co-chief executive officer, Pollination Foundation
Broome, W.A., Australia
Working with First Nations people with disabilities; providing access and direct service delivery, training and advocacy for those with disabilities and, importantly, Deaf First Nations peoples.
NICOLE JENKINS
Executive director, Social Heuristics
The Channon, N.S.W., Australia
Focusing on crossdisciplinary humanto-human interactions; neuroscience-based coaching and well-being; partnerships, strategy and implementation for nonprofits; and remote area logistics.
Working on the social and economic disparity of Indigenous Australians, ensuring that legislation, policy and programs have a positive impact, leading to opportunities for Indigenous economic empowerment and independence.
Elevating community-based climate solutions, unlocking incentives to sustain nature, and weaving local and global communities of practice to accelerate a just transition to a climate-resilient future.
Practicing ways of working guided by community development principles to ensure the voices of community are elevated.
MAGGIE KAVANAGH
Independent consultant
Alice Springs, N.T., Australia
FAYE MCMILLAN
Professor of Indigenous health, University of Technology
Sydney; deputy national rural health commissioner, Allied Health and First Nations
Coolamon, N.S.W., Australia
DAMIEN MILLER
Executive director, Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity
Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
LEANNE MILLER
Executive director, Koorie Women Mean Business
Preston, Vic., Australia
Supporting Aboriginal people’s aspirations of greater agency in the governance and control of their desert communities and organizations by championing Anangu women’s law and the continuation of their culture.
EVIE O’BRIEN
Chief executive, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Auckland, New Zealand
Enabling rural and remote health care professionals to work collegially within multidisciplinary teams that place the patient at the center of care, ensuring better health outcomes.
Leading Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, overseeing the program's strategic direction and management — as a Gangulu man and an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity (2018 cohort).
Establishing a First Nation farmers collective to achieve their goals of generating intergenerational wealth on traditional or private lands, creating change in four states with up to 28 entities.
DEAN PARKIN
Director, From the Heart St. Kilda, Vic., Australia
MICHELLE STEELE
Chief First Nations officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation
McKellar, A.C.T., Australia
Leading one of New Zealand’s largest higher education institutions, an Indigenous organization with more than 30,000 students; drawing on previous experience as executive director for the Atlantic Institute.
Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations and communities to craft their own narratives and lead their own change and development.
Leading the foundation’s commitment to contribute toward the selfdetermination of First Nations peoples, families and communities, to collaborate for meaningful change, for a future where every person and community has what they need to thrive.
PETER ANDERSON
Executive director and professor of education, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove, Qld., Australia
Developing dynamic approaches to embedding First Nation perspectives into western educational systems through professional development capacity building, using digital pedagogies and curriculum frameworks.
Chief executive officer, Lowitia Institute
Melbourne, Australia
ALISON BENTICK
Senior adviser, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Dubbo, N.S.W., Australia
PENELOPE JONES
Assistant secretary, Digital ID Communication, Inclusion and Governance, Australian Department of Finance
Ainslie, A.C.T., Australia
Co-designing strategies with Indigenous regional governance bodies to achieve equity. Seeking to close the gap in disadvantage through policies aimed at decision-making rights and empowerment.
Director and owner, Shared Ventures Pty. Ltd.
Fremantle, W.A., Australia
Reducing the digital divide by working in partnership with groups at risk of missing out, so that everyone who would like a Digital ID can get one; leading national communications on Australia’s Digital ID System and overseeing system governance.
Director, Original Power Melbourne, Australia
Director, policy and engagement, First Nations Clean Energy Network Melbourne, Australia
Developing The International Alliance of First Nations Nurses, connecting and fostering their sense of resilience and mutual commitment to increase recognition, value and voice of First Nations nurses at an international level.
Building Indigenous business capability through the implementation of Indigenous procurement targets and strategies; opening doors of opportunity to Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Building the power of Indigenous peoples through organizing and campaigning; working in partnership with existing campaigns, allies, networks and initiatives to power people, campaigns and solutions.
Ensuring First Nations participate in and benefit from Australia’s clean energy transition by establishing and enabling collaborations, disrupting entrenched and extractive systems, and advocating for an inclusive and regenerative economy.
Director, Aboriginal culture and healing, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Victoria Tarneit, Vic., Australia
Delivering an evidencedbased, Indigenous Australian strategy and outcomes, supported by the ability to develop trusting and ethical relationships with the Indigenous community and colleagues from across the sector.
JONATHAN KNEEBONE
JANINE MOHAMED
HEATH NELSON
KARRINA NOLAN
CHARLES O’LEARY
RAYMOND ORR
Director, Native American and Global Indigenous Studies Program, and Elizabeth B. White Endowed Chair in Politics, The University of Miami Oklahoma City, Okla., United States
Engaging in treaty-making debates in Australia, considering how testimonials about treaties and selfdetermination from Indigenous and nonIndigenous peoples in the U.S. and Aotearoa/New Zealand would positively affect discussions in Australia.
Manging director, Bundyi Girri Consulting West Footscray, Vic., Australia
Pou Kahukura, Mana Ātea Auckland, New Zealand
Disrupting the extractive economy by demonstrating an economy of mana, economic development which serves the well-being of our biosphere and selfdetermination of Indigenous peoples.
Executive director, Jureda Gisborne, New Zealand
Advancing social and economic outcomes of First Peoples, specializing in the co-design, development and implementation of strategic policy frameworks to facilitate the social and economic equity for First Peoples.
Developing an innovative, locally-driven health promotion program to strengthen and develop Indigenous communityled approaches to health improvement, and increase community engagement and ownership of wellness.
Professor and director, Indigenous Nations and Collaborative Futures Research hub, Jumbunna Institute, University of Technology Sydney Adelaide, Australia
Leading applied research, collaboration and practices for transformative Indigenous nation-building and governance.
PEKERI RUSKA
Research fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures, The University of Queensland; co-founder and director, Goompi Projects and Goompi Give and Grow Dunwich, Qld., Australia
Ensuring all First Nations peoples of today and tomorrow are strong and proud of their identity, and have access to land, culture and Goenpul knowledge systems.
Chief executive officer, Jawun Adelaide, Australia
JUANITA WHEELER
Founder and CEO, Full & Frank; CEO and head of speaker coaching, TEDxBrisbane Brisbane, Australia
Supporting First Nations to become digitally empowered, enabling them to prosper from the new digital economy.
Training thought leaders to champion their ideas on vital stages, including TEDx, to advance reforms, attract funding, and change hearts and minds.
TANIA POUWHARE
DARYLE RIGNEY
ALEX SPLITT
JUDITH “HUTI” WATSON
SHANE WEBSTER
Councillor, Ku-ring-gai Council; strategy, Great Barrier Reef Foundation; board member, Community Resources and Western Sydney University; musician Killara, N.S.W., Australia
Enacting local community building as an elected representative; shaping new economies through social enterprises and environmental enterprises; enjoying South AsianAustralian-ness; playing the veena.
TEGAN BURNS
Co-founder and director, Goompi Give and Grow Ltd. and Goompi Projects
Dunwich, Qld., Australia
MARC BENNIE
Freelance consultant in social equity, corporate diversity programs, community partnerships and fundraising Sydney, Australia
Building capacity for deeper collaboration between business environments and minority groups; enabling greater visibility and improved access to authentic cultural education and engagement to create more equitable futures for all.
KAYE-MAREE DUNN
Director, Making Everything Achievable Wainuiomata, New Zealand
BOYD BROUGHTON
Chief executive officer, Te Taumata Hauora o Te Kahu o Taonui IMPB; director of health, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Auckland, New Zealand
Revitalizing the Māori language, with his children raised as native speakers; contributing to transformation of the health system with a focus on equity of access, resourcing and outcomes for Māori, while sharing love, laughter and amazing dad jokes.
ADAM FLETCHER
Associate director, N.S.W./A.C.T. Indigenous Business and Community, National Australia Bank East Maitland, N.S.W., Australia
RAYMOND BRUNKER
Director, human services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane, Australia
Exploring how to redesign family services to work alongside families in building their restoration.
RACHAEL GALWAY
Manager, housing and wellbeing support, Kāinga OraLower South Region Dunedin, New Zealand
Developing a strengthbased approach to identify opportunities and ways to empower the Quandamooka community that ensures members are spiritually and mentally strong, immersed in and proud of their culture, and creating positive outcomes.
Working to lift the capability of whānau, hapū and iwi to grow their collective prosperity through Indigenous-centered capital flow, design and technology.
Exploring how First Nations communities can build economic sovereignty through coordinated action to support the Nations’ other sovereign objectives.
Exploring the experience of whānau involved in statutory child protection processes to develop resources and supports to improve their participation and equity.
INDU BALACHANDRAN
ELLA HAVELKA
Dancer, choreographer, managing director and founder, The ELLA Foundation Sydney, Australia
DEAN HETA
Managing director, Girramaa Geelong, Vic., Australia
SAMMY HUGHES
Founder and independent board director, Nōna Te Ao Charitable Trust Gisborne, New Zealand
HAROLD LUDWICK
Cultural awareness and cultural heritage protection facilitator Hope Vale, Qld., Australia
Creating new pathways for First Nations storytelling through dance, Wiradjuri language revitalization and traditional weaving.
Leading Girramaa, an Aboriginal-owned business proudly servicing Australia. Making a difference in the world by continuing to share his cultural knowledge with his people, knowledge that has been shared with him and passed down for thousands of years.
Learning and program development manager, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation Sydney, Australia
TE TAIAWATEA
MOKO-PAINTING
Pou Whakahaere Kaupapahere (Policy Manager), Te Tira Whakamātaki Auckland, New Zealand
Overseeing Nōna Te Ao’s role as a transformative social cohesion engine, regenerating whānau futures through education, employment and community well-being.
Designing a project to reveal Indigenous narratives of historical events in Australia by co-authoring a book in which they strongly push for acceptance in the Australian curriculum.
Director of First Nations, Foundation of Young Australians Melbourne, Australia
ANGELA RUTTER
Systems leadership lead, Collaboration for Impact Melbourne, Australia
Supporting self-determining community development through Indigenous-led nature repair and climate solutions.
Working to ensure that policy, research and legislation enable and empower Māori leadership and recognize Māori relational connection to the natural world in Aotearoa/New Zealand’s environmental system.
Using experience in media and storytelling to share their matriarchal story and the lesson within.
Building allyship and collaborations between Indigenous and nonIndigenous people in Victoria.
LISA MCMURRAY
MERIKI ONUS
KATRINA SMIT
Director, customer and collaboration, Te Ara Tahi Programme, Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs Wellington, New Zealand
Centering joy, abundance and whanaungatanga, being relationally connected, as the foundation for mana motuhake, Māori sovereignty and agency.
JAKI ADAMS
Self-employed
Alawa, N.T., Australia
Senior policy officer, First Languages Australia Battery Hill, Qld., Australia
BELL
Former chief executive officer, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Heywood, Vic., Australia
Drawing on experiences across government and nongovernmental/ international development sectors to define allyship accountability from an Indigenous perspective, unpacking the nonnegotiables and developing a tool to assess allyship accountability.
TRACY WILLIAMS
Consultant Winchelsea, Vic., Australia
DAMEYON BONSON
Social impact strategist and suicidologist, Shadow Black Darwin, N.T., Australia
Overseeing national collaborations, community research, and the design of tools to amplify the voices of language custodians and ensure that collaborating communities can participate in national projects.
Chief executive officer, Hymba Yumba Independent School Springfield Lakes, Qld., Australia
Working on native title, cultural strengthening and heritage, as well as community development; exploring ways to recognize and respect cultural landscapes.
JONATHON CAPTAIN-WEBB
Director, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, Land and Economy, Aboriginal Affairs New South Wales Mangrove Mountain, N.S.W., Australia
Working in philanthropy, social investment and Indigenous affairs to develop approaches for improving collaboration, engagement and knowledge in the sector.
Leading precisiondriven innovation, blending AI, strategy and cultural intelligence for transformative impact and execution.
Championing the self-determination of Queensland’s Aboriginal community-controlled sector in exercising sovereignty, supporting communities and negotiating with state agencies.
Leading several Aboriginal land justice initiatives within the New South Wales Government premised on Aboriginal people and communities exercising greater decision-making over their cultural heritage and Country.
CAROLYN BARKER
DAMEIN
KARLA BRADY
MICHAEL COLEMAN
Project manager, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation
Black Rock, Vic., Australia
TUI CRUMPEN
Director, Kaiela Institute; Aboriginal academic, Kaiela Institute Shepparton, Vic., Australia
MICHELLE JOHANSSON
Chief executive officer, Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ; creative director, Black Friars Theatre Company Clover Park, New Zealand
Deputy chief executive officer, Children’s Ground Ltd.
Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., Australia
Using carbon funds to provide opportunities for restoration of Country, as well as cultural and social co-benefits.
SIMBA MAREKERA
Head, investment management, Brightlight Group
Sydney, Australia
Using Indigenous-informed investment principles as a tool for investors to influence company and business behavior toward genuine Indigenous and community empowerment.
Building systems to navigate and bridge the cultural interface in First Nation and Australian institutional and organizational contexts, so that Indigenous people can thrive.
Using storytelling to work with agents of change in South Auckland to activate Indigenous knowledges and to grow future leaders to serve, lead and rise with their communities.
Offering a different perspective as a First Nations management accountant professional by bringing his ancestors, language and culture into a First Nationsled organization.
TARA MOALA
Managing director, Rākau Tautoko, a social enterprise; general manager of outcomes, Tamaki Regeneration Company Auckland, New Zealand
Activating communityled regeneration through Indigenous and place-based practices; creating a new way forward to empower local community and government representatives to collaborate on a location-specific regenerative future.
SARAH MORRIS
Freelance social and systems change consultant; co-chair, HuiE community, Aotearoa Hutt Central, New Zealand
PANIA NEWTON
Lawyer and activist for Māori land rights; co-founder of the campaign and battle to protect ancestral land at Ihumātao Auckland, New Zealand
Channeling her energy into fulfilling the vision of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, helping Pākehā be better treaty partners and dismantling neoliberal systems rooted in white supremacy in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Campaigning as an activist for Māori rights, environmental protection and constitutional transformation; co-leading the #ProtectIhumatāo campaign to protect ancestral land in Auckland from corporate desecration.
CHRISTIAN LUGNAN
RAYLENE NIXON
Aboriginal academic; lecturer in rural Aboriginal health, Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne Shepparton, Vic., Australia
Working to address the lack of inclusion and afforded value of Indigenous peoples in their own country; advocating for the elimination of deaths in custody of Aborginal people.
JEWELZ PETLEY
Freelance social changemaker; Kaiarahi Hapori - Te Kawerau a Maki Iwi Tiaki Trust Hobsonville, New Zealand
First Nations art curator; cultural dancer and educator; consultant Kallista, Vic., Australia
TE AWA PUKETAPU
Manager, Protected Objects Act and Matariki national public holiday, Ministry of Culture and Heritage Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Working alongside Māori and Pasifika communities to create, enable and facilitate equitable change opportunities for whānau, hapori and rangatahi.
Aboriginal cultural coordinator, Bush Heritage Australia
Nhulunbuy, N.T., Australia
Assistant secretary, First Nations aged care, Department of Health and Aged Care Watson, A.C.T., Australia
Facilitating community voices, connecting past and present and highlighting the continuity and importance of cultural values; empowering community to care for Country and heal trauma.
Looking at the next 40 years of te reo Māori revitalization, prioritizing language concepts, sovereignty and access, and decolonizing how reo Māori is used in bilingual settings.
Project manager, TIPU MAHI, South Island Māori Health Workforce Development Project Nelson, New Zealand
Identifying key cultural protocols to support selfdetermination as a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman; unpacking intergenerational trauma and using her people’s cultural resilience to empower.
Investigating how the interactions of data and First Nations’ narratives can contribute to more equitable systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Revitalizing knowledge and use of taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) to re-Indigenize approaches to mental and physical health and wellbeing.
STACIE PIPER
STEPHANIE SALEE
SHONELLA TATIPATA
HOLLY WEIR-TIKAO
MARINA ALEFOSIO
Spoken-word poet
Melbourne, Australia
TONI BOYNTON
Program coordinator, Te Tohu o Te Ora O Ngāti Awa Whakatāne, New Zealand
National reconciliation lead; possum skin cloakmaker; cultural educator Dunscreek, N.S.W., Australia
DAVID FOLLENT
Senior project officer, Aboriginal chronic care team, New South Wales Agency of Clinical Innovation Mascot, N.S.W., Australia
Developing an international residency for Pasifika and Indigenous spoken word artists and practitioners to strengthen their voice, leadership capability and connection to culture.
Acting national commisioner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Lake Haven, N.S.W., Australia
Continuing to show up as a strong First Nations woman, leading with purpose and authenticity, willing to connect and collaborate to influence change grounded in culture and Country.
Leading change by reclaiming spaces of Māori wahine (women) leadership and participation in decisionmaking that benefits people, environment, culture, economy, social factors and the long-term sustainability of our communities.
JADE HADFIELD
Curator and conservator, State Library Victoria Altona, Vic., Australia
Strengthening elders’ connections to family, community and culture through collective storytelling and participation in cultural practices by placing Aboriginal culture at the forefront of dismantling colonial systems.
HAMPTON
Regional director, Yuendumu, Northern Territory Government. Alice Springs, N.T., Australia
Developing a collaborative decision-making process in health care to create change that rebalances power dynamics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing the health care system.
MELISSA KENNEDY
Research fellow in water policy and social science, University of Melbourne Mildura, Vic., Australia
Seeking Indigenous unity, reawakening Indigenous ancestral connections, uniting against colonialism and challenging the hierarchy of knowledge within cultural institutions.
Rebuilding his nation and community after decades of government interventions, empowering them to reclaim self-determination and maintain strong culture.
Developing sustainable and equitable policy change in water management to heal Country and facilitate power transfers back to First Nations.
KERRI CLARKE
LIL GORDON
KARL JAPALJARRI
Social change advocate and consultant
Hamilton, New Zealand
HAYLEY MCQUIRE
Chief executive officer, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition; co-chair, Learning Creates Australia Reservoir, Vic., Australia
Victorian Aboriginal inclusion officer, Victorian Electoral Commission Frankston, Vic., Australia
Director, management and consulting team, KPMG New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Growing the capacity of wahine Māori leaders, focusing on creating opportunities for them to collaboratively represent their cultural perspective, rights and existence at the economic table.
Senior resident medical officer, New South Wales Health Sydney, Australia
Creating spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to have critical discussions about their future and the types of systems we need to self-determine our own futures.
Obstetrician and gynecologist; founder and director, Sovereign Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Collective Bogangar, N.S.W., Australia
Specializing, as a community and cultural leader, in creating collaborative spaces for Māori living on Aboriginal lands and First Nations traditional owners to share, strengthen and work together for cultural and language revitalization.
Manager, Whanganui Women’s Refuge Whanganui, New Zealand
Specializing in partnering with Māori, public- and private-sector organizations, and communities to support major social reforms and investments that reduce inequities, increase inclusion and improve lives.
Property valuer, founder and director, Indigenuity Ltd. Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Focusing passionately on the social determinants of health and advocating for young First Nations voices in crafting foreign policy.
Building a collective that demands a shift in the criteria of knowledge, experience, power and expertise in health care, and that envisions and builds capacity for Indigenous health futurities.
Working collaboratively with the whānau caregiver community in her region to improve their well-being on terms defined by them, and hoping to take this work to other communities.
Focusing on homeownership as a pathway to reconnecting Māori families to our sense of belonging in Aotearoa; integrating professional property knowledge in to a family-friendly format of communication through storytelling, social media and podcasting.
KETI MARSH-SOLOMON
JEREMY NIKORA
TIARE “DEIDRE” OTENE
JOSHUA PREECE
ALICIA VEASEY
JO VOICE
INEZ WHITE FAITALA
BRIAN WYBORN
Chief investment officer, Aboriginal Investment NT
Camp Hill, Qld., Australia
MAVAE AHIO
Service manager, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, Ministry of Education
Auckland, New Zealand
Country coordinator, Melanesian Women Today
Nadi, Fiji
Solicitor advocate, Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid N.S.W. Mangrove Mountain, N.S.W., Australia
Empowering Indigenous people and communities to build economic resilience and create wealth that is culturally reflective of their values, while taking economic control of their futures.
Owning and playing his role as a descendent of traditional navigators with a legacy that transcends values and morals, and inspires common heritage that motivates change on a journey forward as one.
Executive director, Indigenous students, University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Recording traditional Fijian practices and culture through research; working in the legal sector to build on legislation and policies that protect indigenous-owned land and extend qoliqoli (Indigenous fishing areas) to traditionally recognized boundaries.
Director, Poche SA+NT, Flinders University
Darwin, N.T., Australia
Working to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are thriving, leading and shaping the future of the university on their terms. Agitating for self-determination and social equity in Indigenous higher education and health research.
Addressing health disparities, promoting Indigenous data rights and contributing to positive change globally through advocacy, research and policy influence work.
Challenging the status quo of the justice system through governance and advocacy in order to achieve systemic change, justice and equilibrium for First Nations people and communities across New South Wales.
Zealand
Contributing to community social cohesion through proactive leadership and community coordination, and using Māori knowledge systems to inform and educate.
TALEI ALOESI CAUCAU
DANIELLE CAPTAIN-WEBB
CARA CROSS
KALINDA GRIFFITHS
GEOFFREY HIPANGO Guardian of Marae Whanganui, New
RACHAEL HOCKING
Freelance trainer and journalist Sydney, Australia
ROB HUDSON
Cultural business coordinator, Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative Bairnsdale, Vic., Australia
Service coordinator, Orange Sky Australia Halekulani, N.S.W., Australia
Founder and director, Kennell&Co Impact Consulting + Strategy Melbourne, Australia
Working collaboratively with communities to build capacity within the Black media sector and agitating for better reporting of Indigenous affairs that upholds First Nations values.
Artist and filmmaker Melbourne, Australia
Focusing on the implications of Indigenous skin-marking resurgence for health, wellbeing and health promotion settings.
Helping to heal, protect and empower First Nations people through truth-telling, freedom of speech, cultural practices and preservation.
Contributing to social change work related to homelessness, young parents and young women.
Empowering her clients to do business their own way, breaking down barriers and building back stronger, because everyone deserves to be seen, heard and respected.
ROB LUISI
Co-founder and youth work team leader, Ranui 135 Youth Trust Auckland, New Zealand
KATHERINE MAHONEY
Senior adviser, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Melbourne, Australia
First Peoples engagement lead, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy Melbourne, Australia
Championing youth leadership and selfdetermined futures, in Rānui and West Auckland.
Informing lasting and meaningful change by raising and amplifying the voices of Aboriginal children and young people to decisionmakers in government.
Creating positive change through building mutually beneficial partnerships with Victoria’s First Peoples and the energy industry, and ultimately a more reconciled and equitable future for First Peoples.
TAMIKA JARVIS
KERRY KENNELL
YASBELLE KERKOW
TEGAN MILLER
PAUL
Annandale, N.S.W., Australia
Uplifting Black, Brown and queer voices, whether in the newsroom or the community, through reporting on climate change, racial justice and gender equality.
Principal policy analyst, Government of Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
HEKE Adviser, Department of Internal Affairs
Whangārei, New Zealand
Planning to create a change whereby government projects are more sustainable, with local ownership working in partnership with local, traditional governance leadership.
Actively advocating for the fair and equitable access to holistic well-being for Māori as Indigenous people.
Creating spaces for learning potential, and more recently, focusing on the potential of Peruperu — Kai Tūpuna — the food of our Māori ancestors!
LAURA MURPHY-OATES
Freelance journalist
NALAU
CHEYENNE
MOANA TIMOKO Director, Āteanui Ltd. Kaikohe, New Zealand
Left to right: Atlantic Fellows Kerri Clarke, Keti March-Solomon and Alice Veasey. Credit: T.J. Garvie.
LOUISA CASTLEDINE
Managing director, Ocean
Toa Cook Islands
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
JAYDE FULLER
National director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Redland City, Qld., Australia
Senior First Nations engagement officer, Queensland Health Sunshine Coast, Qld., Australia
Youth justice coordinator, Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka Christchurch, New Zealand
Enhancing resilience of remote communities by elevating Indigenous skills and knowledge as viable career paths through the promotion of ocean conservation and ocean protection advocacy.
TE KAHURATAI
MOKO-PAINTING
Co-director, Centre for Pūtaiao; Te Ao Māori curriculum development manager and course coordinator, University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
Revitalizing the Maramataka (Māori stellar-lunarenvironmental calendar) of Te Tai Tokerau, empowering communities to enhance climate resilience and advance the decolonization of science.
Leveraging regulatory powers to deliver health care free of racism for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Harnessing social prescriptions to address loneliness and lift the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples.
GULWANYANG MORAN
Manager, First Nations community access to archives, Museums of History N.S.W. Crescent Head, N.S.W., Australia
International attorney, Blue Ocean Law
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Cultivating a culturally sustainable pathway addressing the overrepresentation of Māori in the criminal justice system, inspiring others toward a common goal of creating an equitable world.
KALEESHA MORRIS
Senior policy adviser, First Languages Australia
Grafton, N.S.W., Australia
Facilitating greater discoverability and accessibility to First Nations archival material across cultural institutions to support language and cultural knowledge rematriation.
Working to protect the intrinsic relationships between Melanesian people and their places by using kastom to reimagine the imposed Western legal systems across the region.
Increasing understanding of the importance of Indigenous languages in shaping and enriching our connections to, understandings of, and collaborations with Country and each other.
TERESA LEON
JUDAH MATENGA
WATNA MORI
CAINE MUIR
Senior curator, South Eastern Australian First Peoples Collections, Museums Victoria Melbourne, Australia
DANNY POA
Principal adviser, Crown Response Unit (Abuse in Care)
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
JACOB PREHN
Director of research, evaluation and data governance, Treaty Authority (Victoria)
Melbourne, Australia
CEO, Accountable Futures Collective
Melbourne, Australia
Sharing knowledge of caring for material culture collections held in keeping places to ensure local Indigenous communities can effectively manage their own collections.
Contributing to several justice and well-being initiatives premised on Māori people and communities as they navigate difficult conversations around harm, trauma and moving forward.
LJ PHOENIX SINGH
Project lead: Aboriginal-led, kinship care model redesign, The Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance Melbourne, Australia
Creating trauma-informed, culturally safe spaces and services that center traditional healing practices to promote collective care, connection, relationality and resilience.
Editor, weaver, writer, festival director and cultural producer
Sydney, Australia
Developing a program of research, evaluation, and data governance to enhance the Victorian Treaty Authority’s work.
Supporting an intergenerational collective to redefine and embed accountability to children and young people, reducing the harm caused by systems they rely on.
KALESI VOLATABU
Founder, Volatabu Group Trust-Drug Free World Fiji
Suva, Fiji
Strategic lead, Ngati Kuri Trust Board
Awanui, New Zealand
Weaving Indigenous storytelling communities together from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and around the world to ensure Indigenous stories are always remembered and continue to thrive.
Developing a holistic framework for addressing transnational organized crime that is inclusive, rights-based and culturally informed, particularly in Fiji and the Pacific Region.
Leading the uplift of Ngāti Kuri tikanga and knowledge bases, empowering future generations to be knowledgeable, deeply grounded in practice and confident when working in the environment.
TASHA RITCHIE
ANNE-MARIE TE WHIU
SHERIDAN WAITAI
Governing Board
Nicolette is a senior philanthropy executive who has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of justice, human rights and philanthropy. She is the CEO and founder of Ubuntu Global Philanthropy & Gender Justice Consulting (Pty) Ltd., an organization providing support to philanthropy organizations, civil society organizations and academic institutions. Ubuntu’s work is rooted in the belief that social justice work and the philanthropy underpinning it must be grounded in principles of love, mutuality and connection.
She currently provides senior executive-level support and strategic development assistance to Fondation CHANEL in London, the Ford Foundation in New York, the Collaborative Future Fund in New York, the Open Society Justice Initiative in New York and Trust Africa in Dakar. She supports a range of civil society organizations in various capacities alongside her work with philanthropy.
Before 2023, Nicolette spent nearly 16 years at the Ford Foundation, where she led the Ford Foundation’s Southern Africa office and the International Program on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice. Nicolette trained as an international human rights lawyer and spent the early part of her career in the public interest law field, litigating human rights cases in South Africa at the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights and at the European Court of Human Rights. She holds an LLM in international human rights law from University College London and a B.Proc. LLB from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
Nicolette serves on several global boards, including Together for Girls (Washington, D.C.), the African Women’s Development Fund (Ghana), the Emerging Markets Foundation (U.K.) and the Social Change Initiative in Northern Ireland.
Kevin is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and also serves on the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board. He is a violence prevention practitioner dedicated to advancing gender equality, fostering men’s holistic well-being, and eradicating violence against women, girls and genderdiverse individuals. As a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project, he is focused on producing thought leadership on ending child sexual violence.
Based in Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin works closely with local and regional civil society organizations to advocate for legislative reforms that prioritize survivor safety and hold perpetrators accountable. He is the co-founder of the Caribbean Gender Alliance, a regional network of civil society partners committed to promoting healthy gender relations across the Caribbean. He also serves on the board of Boys Who Write, a nonprofit organization that nurtures positive masculinity through reading, writing, mentorship, and friendship.
In his current role as partnerships specialist at No Means No Worldwide, an international NGO working to end sexual and gender-based violence, Kevin helps expand the organization’s global impact by co-designing projects with local partners that center youth and community resilience.
NICOLETTE NAYLOR (CHAIR)
KEVIN LIVERPOOL (DEPUTY CHAIR)
PROFESSOR ELLEKE BOEHMER
Kofi is the president of the Greentree Foundation. Founded in 1982, Greentree Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, the former daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, stewarding 408 acres of land in its commitment to peace, philanthropy, and sustainability. It is also committed to causes such as international justice and human rights issues, hosting events for the United Nations by providing its facilities for U.N. use and accommodating visiting dignitaries. Among their programs for climate change mitigation and water protection, they also have staff dedicated to land management and grassland restoration, which includes managing invasive species with a unique canopy-gap strategy.
Previously, Kofi served as president of the Africa-America Institute (AAI). Founded in 1953, AAI is a premier U.S.-based organization dedicated to bridging Africa and America to catalyze a more sustainable and equitable world.
Born in Ghana, Kofi began his education in England before moving to the United States. Throughout his career, he has been active with numerous civil society organizations. He serves on the Atlantic Institute Governing Board, the International Advisory Board of IE University, the board of the Greentree Foundation, the board of Poets and Writers, Inc., the board of Harlem Village Academies, and the honorary council of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). He previously served as board chair of the Ford Foundation, the Community Service Society of New York and ICTJ. In recognition of his work in business and philanthropy, he was named a “Great American Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation in 2013.
Elleke is a writer, scholar and lifelong activist for justice and greater inclusion. She is a professor of world literature in English and executive director of the Oxford Centre for LifeWriting at the University of Oxford, U.K. She is a Fellow of the English Academy, of the Royal Society of Literature, and of the Royal Historical Society. She is a professorial governing body fellow at Wolfson College and an honorary fellow of St John’s College, Oxford.
She has been a Rhodes Trustee since 2016 and became the Rhodes Trust’s representative on the Atlantic Institute Governing Board in October 2024.
She believes passionately in giving back and in the power of storytelling toward reparation and repair. She is the awardwinning author of many books, both academic and fictional. “Indian Arrivals 1870–1915: Networks of British Empire” (2015) was the winner of the biennial ESSE prize. Elleke’s fiction includes “To the Volcano, and Other Stories” (2019), her second collection of short stories, commended for the Elizabeth Jolley Prize, and “The Shouting in the Dark” (2015), winner of the triennial Olive Schreiner Prize. Her novel “Ice Shock” was published in 2025.
Her work has been translated into many languages, including German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Thai and Mandarin. In 2024, she was an International Fellow at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and in 2025, she was a STIAS Fellow in South Africa.
KOFI APPENTENG
Georgia is the deputy warden and chief finance and operations officer at the Rhodes Trust, and serves as a member of the Strategy and Development Committee at City St. George’s, University of London. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate business courses focused on nonprofit accounting at the National University. Georgia has two decades of experience in finance and operations leadership roles, a deep understanding of higher education, and a passion for global learning and educational opportunity.
Most recently, Georgia was chief operating officer at the Science and Technology Facilities Council of U.K. Research & Innovation, the U.K.’s national funding agency. Her previous roles include vice provost for resource planning at Carnegie Mellon University, senior assistant dean for finance and administration at UC Berkeley School of Law, and director of business planning and finance at Stanford University School of Medicine. She also spent two years in Berlin as chief operating officer at Climate Analytics, a global climate science and policy institute.
Georgia grew up in the United States and is the proud daughter of Greek immigrants. She volunteers her time working with adults learning English as a second language. Georgia is a graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and holds an MBA in accounting, finance and management from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Roger became president of the China Medical Board in January 2023. His distinguished career in global health spans five decades and includes leadership roles in public service, research, capacity building and international collaboration. Most recently, he served as the director of the Fogarty International Center and associate director for international research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). As the longest-serving director of the Fogarty International Center (2006-2023), Roger led efforts to support and facilitate global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. During his tenure, NIH helped launch the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, partnered with PEPFAR to support the Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Africa, joined the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), and launched the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative, followed by Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa), to build research capacity on the African continent by African scientists.
Roger spent much of his career at the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), starting as a medical officer assigned to the Environmental Hazards Branch in 1977. On secondment from the CDC, he worked as a scientist at the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (1979-1983). In 1984, he joined the National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, where he worked on the molecular biology of rotavirus. In 1986, Roger returned to the CDC to become chief of the Viral Gastroenteritis Unit at the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
GEORGIA GIATRAS
DR. ROGER GLASS
PROFESSOR ARMINE ISHKANIAN
Armine is executive director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) program and a professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She also co-convenes the Politics of Inequality research program at the LSE International Inequalities Institute. She provides institutional and strategic oversight of AFSEE to achieve its vision, mission and goals, supporting the team in building a powerful, effective program at the heart of the LSE International Inequalities Institute. She also curates the academic content and provides facilitation for the fellowship modules, ensuring a clear, cohesive learning arc within and across modules. Her work was recognized with LSE’s Excellence in Education Award 2019-2020.
Armine’s research examines the relationship between civil society, democracy, development and social transformation. She has examined how civil society organizations and social movements engage in policy processes and transformative politics in countries that include Armenia, Egypt, Greece, Russia, Turkey and the U.K. Journals publishing her research include Critical Social Policy, Democratization , Europe Asia Studies, Journal of Civil Society, Journal of International Development, Journal of Social Policy, Social Politics, Sociological Review and Voluntas. She has authored books: “Democracy Building and Civil Society in Armenia” (2008) and “The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?” (co-edited with Simon Szreter, 2012).
Amina is a committed advocate for gender, reproductive health and human rights in the Philippines. She is the founding executive director of Roots of Health/Ugat ng Kalusugan, a local reproductive health organization she set up in 2009. In this role, she leads a team of 40 advocates in their work to reduce unplanned pregnancies, maternal deaths and HIV incidence in the Philippines. Amina also acts as a bridge between the organization’s boards in the U.S. and the Philippines.
She contributes to the Provincial Family Health Council of Palawan and the Puerto Princesa City Local Health Board. She is a member of the board of directors for the Forum for Family Planning and Development and actively participates in the Reproductive Health Advocacy Network. Amina’s accomplishments include recognition as a Philippines Ashoka Fellow and as one of Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leaders. Her career encompasses human rights research in Asia, which includes a two-year stint with Human Rights Watch and positions at the Guttmacher Institute and UNHCR in India.
AMINA EVANGELISTA SWANEPOEL
DIRECTORY OF GLOBAL ATLANTIC FELLOWS PROGRAM STAFF
GLORIA AGUIRRE
Artistic director, Creative Minds, and manager, community engagement gloria.aguirre@ucsf.edu
RONAN BREATHNACH
Atlantic Fellow liaison manager, Trinity ronan.breathnach@tcd.ie
CIARAN
Program manager ciaran.conneely@tcd.ie
EOIN COTTER
Education, engagement and strategy lead eocotter@tcd.ie
Gloria works across San Francisco neighborhoods, with a focus on collaborative projects that leverage the arts to support healthy cognitive aging at the Memory and Aging Center of UCSF (the University of California, San Francisco).
Administrative officer amanda.delaney@tcd.ie
Ronan is the first point of contact for incoming and current Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health based at the GBHI (Global Brain Health Institute) at Trinity. He assists Fellows with relocation and any administrative challenges.
AURA DEMARE Program manager aura.demare@ucsf.edu
Ciaran leads the operations team at the Institute of Neuroscience and provides high-level management support to help develop strategic initiatives. He managed the Global Brain Health Institute program at Trinity during the start-up phase.
ELISABETTA
Global network manager faveroe@tcd.ie
Eoin primarily works with the learning experience team to lead coordination and oversight of the design, development and delivery of the learning experience.
ANNE-MARIE
Chief operating officer, Global Brain Health Institute Trinity a.glynn@tcd.ie
Amanda supports the Global Brain Health Institute site director and chief operating officer at Trinity College Dublin by coordinating local meetings and events, liaising with finance teams and supporting overall operations.
Aura leads the Pilot Awards program and supports other regional impact efforts, both during the fellowship year and beyond. She also works closely with the mentorship team and supports projects related to leadership development, with a particular focus on program integration.
Elisabetta is dedicated to empowering the global network of brain leaders. Elisabetta believes in maintaining brain health and reducing dementia through education, smart nutrition and community engagement.
Anne-Marie leads on the implementation of the Global Brain Health Institute’s strategy at the Trinity site.
CONNEELY
AMANDA DELANEY
FAVERO
GLYNN
CARMEN HART
Program and events manager
carmen.hart@ucsf.edu
BARBARA HEWITT
Finance and business planning manager bhewitt@tcd.ie
SHIREEN JAVANDEL
Assistant director for operations and impact
shireen.javandel@ucsf.edu
MATENYEH KABA
International program coordinator
matenyeh.kaba@ucsf.edu
Carmen works closely with the executive director and staff to coordinate, manage and plan key aspects and activities of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program.
NIALL KAVANAGH
Communications officer niall.kavanagh@ucsf.edu
Barbara is responsible for financial planning at the Global Brain Health Institute.
Shireen oversees the growing Global Brain Health Institute impact portfolio and provides oversight for resource allocation, risk mitigation, budgeting and logistics for GBHI at University of California, San Francisco.
ALESSANDRA KHODAVERDI
Fellowship coordinator, University of California, San Francisco alessandra.khodaverdi@ucsf.edu
CAMELLIA LATTA
Program director for alumni relations and special initiatives camellia.latta@ucsf.edu
Matenyeh supports faculty and Fellows at Global Brain Health Institute to conduct research projects in East Africa, including HMCA-DP and BRIDGE Africa.
IRACEMA LEROI
Site director, Trinity iracema.leroi@tcd.ie
Niall is responsible for developing and sharing messaging, media and news for the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health community.
Alessandra serves as the primary point of contact for the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program. While monitoring the Fellows’ progress and providing programmatic support, she facilitates connections within the Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF community.
Camellia curates programs, facilitates connections and develops strategic opportunities for Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brian Health alumni. She also fosters collaborations across the Atlantic Fellows community and with outside partners.
Iracema leads the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity, advancing a lifecourse approach to brain health and its strategic vision. She champions Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health across the program, supporting alumni impact and fostering collaborations.
KAILEY MATEO
Monitoring and evaluation analyst
kailey.mateo@ucsf.edu
MELINDA “MINDY” MATICE
Curriculum manager mindy.matice@ucsf.edu
SARAH MCDONAGH
International program manager sarah.mcdonagh@ucsf.edu
HELEN MURRAY
Communications officer
helen.murray@tcd.ie
Kailey supports the monitoring, evaluation and learning efforts of program activities and measuring alumni impact. She also manages the Fellow selection process at UCSF.
ELAINE OLIVEIRA
Senior executive officer oliveiec@tcd.ie
Mindy helps faculty design more interactive learning experiences, both in the analog and digital environments. She appreciates working with each Fellow as they develop their capacities, in preparation for their reentries, after the program ends.
CAROLINE PRIOLEAU
Writer and designer caroline.prioleau@ucsf.edu
Sarah supports Fellows with the implementation of research projects, new grant applications and management of existing research projects with a focus on the ReD-Lat Project, a multi-partner consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America.
VICTOR VALCOUR
Site director, University of California, San Francisco victor.valcour@ucsf.edu
Helen is responsible for leading communications activities that promote the mission and work of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health.
MARY WARBELOW
Learning experience administrative officer mary.warbelow@tcd.ie
Elaine supports administration and operations.
Caroline helps communicate the mission and work of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program through stories and images. She also co-founded the hear/say storytelling project to collect personal narratives about dementia.
Victor positions the Global Brain Health Institute as a leader in global brain health. He works with the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health as they return to their home communities to leverage the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic community.
Mary works with Atlantic Fellows and the Global Brain Health Institute’s team to provide technical support and expertise to training. She supports projects related to mentorship, curriculum development, leadership and other experiential learning.
SARA WESSEN CHANG
Art and science specialist
sara.wessen.chang@ucsf.edu
STACEY YAMAMOTO
Assistant director for program and strategy
stacey.yamamoto@ucsf.edu
Sara serves as an artist and community liaison for arts initiatives at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and the Global Brain Health Institute.
Stacey oversees programmatic areas of education and training at the Global Brain Health Institute, including recruitment and selection, curriculum, and administration of an academic certificate program at UCSF.
Site Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College Dublin, Iracema Leroi, presents at their annual conference in Lima, Peru. Credit: Mario Colón Photography.
SELAM BEDADA
Program director
selam@gwu.edu
JANICE BLANCHARD
Global Atlantic Fellow faculty
jcblancha@gmail.com
GUENEVERE BURKE
Executive director
guenevere.burke@gmail.com
LEIGH ANNE BUTLER
Manager, Mullan Institute research operations
lbutler@gwu.edu
Selam manages the overall design and implementation of the fellowship program with many years’ experience in public health research and health systems strengthening.
Janice is a professor of emergency medicine at The George Washington University and a member of the team that supports Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity after they have completed their program.
KATE HILTON
Leadership learning lead k.hilton@atlanticfellows.org
OLIVIA JEFFERSON-SHIAU
Current Fellows lead olijeffev@gwmail.gwu.edu
Guenevere is the co-founder and executive director of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. She is a practicing emergency physician and continues to teach medicine and health policy.
BETH MECHUM
Communications lead bmechum@email.gwu.edu
Leigh Anne is responsible for the management of administration, finance and reporting functions for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program at The George Washington University.
LAUREN MUÑOZ
Equity scholar lauren.munoz@email.gwu.edu
Kate coaches Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in the use of leadership, organizing and changemanagement methods to advance and sustain health equity.
Olivia serves as the current Fellows lead for Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. Before joining the program, she worked in a variety of nonprofit communications settings that addressed economic inequity, community health and food security issues.
Beth works with Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity to implement a communications strategy that advances the recognition of the fellowship, the Fellows and the urgent need for health equity.
Lauren serves an integral part in evaluating the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program.
KHADIDIATOU NDIAYE
Health equity learning lead kndiaye@email.gwu.edu
MOIRA SECREST
Manager, sponsored projects moira@gwu.edu
TAMARA TUR
Global Atlantic Fellow lead ttur@email.gwu.edu
SHARON WHITE
Senior financial analyst sgwhite@gwu.edu
Khadidiatou is the health equity instructional lead, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health, and director of the Public Health Communication and Marketing program at The George Washington University.
SHADELLE YANCEY
Operations and logistics coordinator shadellegregory@email.gwu.edu
Moira brings her knowledge of research administration and an eagerness to implement systems to maximize support in the areas of graduate medical education, health workforce equity, behavioral and reproductive health, and fellowship in health equity.
AHMAD ZIA ZIAI
Finance assistant a.ziai@gwu.edu
Shadelle is responsible for handling the operations and logistics for the fellowship program. She manages the event planning for convenings and other team events.
Ahmad Zia supports the team by managing financial operations, processing payments, reconciling expenditures, managing contracts, monitoring budgets, coordinating with financial departments and ensuring compliance with university policies.
Tamara is responsible for developing a strongly connected lifelong community of Global Atlantic Fellows after they have completed their program. She coordinates their activities and serves as their primary point of contact.
Sharon is responsible for the finance functions of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. She manages the budget and collaborates with The George Washington University departments to complete financial tasks and contracts.
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at the global convening in Oxford, in July 2024. Credit: Lee Atherton.
BOONVADEE
ARIYASKULVONG
Program assistant boonvadee.ariyaskulvong@ atlanticfellows.org
PAUL CHEH
Program executive pcheh@cmbfound.org
Communications manager kcruz@cmbfound.org
Program executive
qduong@cmbfound.org
Boonvadee assists with administration and operations for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia program and supports the development of the online learning management system.
LE NHAN PHUONG
Executive director
ple@cmbfound.org
Phuong leads the strategic direction of the program and provides executive oversight for operations.
Paul leads the work of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia program related to regional projects and community building.
Kim is responsible for implementing the communication strategy to promote the work of the program and its Fellows for its internal and external audiences.
SIRAPRAPA MORRODKUTE
Program associate, fellowship siraprapa.morrodkute@ atlanticfellows.org
KANYARAT "NATT" PANITWONG
Admin and finance assistant kpanitwong@cmbfound.org
Quyen is based in Hanoi, Viet Nam, where she is responsible for the program’s strategic planning, as well as its recruitment and selection process.
THAVORNPINITTHAM
Fellows relations manager mthavornpinittham@ cmbfound.org
Siraprapa supports Fellows’ online learning and the overall operations of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia.
Kanyarat supports administrative and financial operations. With experience in human resources and coordination, she is expanding her expertise in accounting, finance and HR.
Maytiwa is in charge of the community of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, and equity communities beyond Fellows, as well as public communications and networking.
MAYTIWA "MAY"
KIM CRUZ
DUONG HOANG QUYEN
KANOKRAT "NOK" THOMTHONG Office manager k.thomthong@atlanticfellows.org
WANROB WARARAS Program associate, community building wanrob.wararas@ atlanticfellows.org
Kanokrat oversees daily operations and logistics for the program.
Wanrob supports community-building activities and operations for the program.
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia learning about climate justice and land rights from a community in Sibonga, in the Philippines. Credit: Kim Cruz.
PHINDIWE DLULANE
Programs administrator
phindiwe@tekano.org.za
SIPHESIHLE DUBE
Partnerships and impact manager
siphesihle@tekano.org.za
SIBUSISO KHASA
Communications manager sibusiso@tekano.org.za
SIPHOKAZI "SIPHO" KONDILE
Executive assistant
siphokazi@tekano.org.za
Phindiwe provides overall administration and coordination for effective program implementation. She also provides support and liaises with Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa.
LANCE LOUSKIETER
Program director lance@tekano.org.za
Siphesihle develops and manages strategic partnerships, working closely with external partners, stakeholders and internal teams to create collaborative initiatives that deliver measurable impact.
THEMBISA LUGALO
Office assistant thembisa@tekano.org.za
Sibusiso leads the communications function in the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa, contributing to the achievement of organizational strategic objectives through amplifying Fellows’ work and influence building.
SARURAI MANGWANDA Finance director
sarurai.mangwanda@ atlanticfellows.org
Siphokazi supports the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa (AFHESA)/Tekano Board and the program's chief executive officer, contributing to effective executive leadership, internal integration and coordination, and sound stakeholder management.
TSWARELO MASHIGO IT manager tswarelo@tekano.org.za
Lance provides overall strategic leadership of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa/ Tekano program, ensuring alignment with the overall vision and mission.
Thembisa ensures the dayto-day functioning of the program office, looking after the facilities and supporting staff, Fellows and other stakeholders to further the program’s work.
Sarurai’s portfolio encompasses finance, procurement and IT. She provides overall strategic leadership of the finance department, ensuring Tekano has the tools, systems, resources and policies it needs to drive its strategic goals.
Tswarelo is responsible for overseeing the technology infrastructure, ensuring that systems, networks and software are functioning smoothly and securely.
LEMOGANG MONCHO
Human resources practitioner
lemogang@tekano.org.za
NTEBALENG MORAKE
Fellowship program manager
nmorake@tekano.org.za
SIPHOKAZI MTHATHI
Chief executive officer
sipho.mthathi@tekano.org.za
SISA NTWALANA
Finance officer
sisa.ntwalana@atlanticfellows.org
Lemogang is responsible for employee relations, performance management, payroll, benefits management, compliance, and learning and development.
Ntebaleng oversees the day-to-day operations of Tekano, ensuring they are aligned with the program's organizational goals and the aim of advancing health equity in South Africa.
LYNN PHILLIPS
Learning and innovation (MEL) manager lynn@tekano.org.za
Digital communications officer cindy@tekano.org.za
Sipho is responsible for the overall strategic effectiveness of the program, overseeing its institutional and operational effectiveness, providing internal coherence through cross-functional integration and strengthening the program’s external positioning.
Senior human resources manager marianna@tekano.org.za
Sisa is responsible for day-today financial management activities, helping the program deliver its objectives through the sound stewardship of its financial resources.
Lynn is responsible for monitoring, evaluation and learning. She supports the program in attaining strategic sharpness and effectiveness through embedding a culture of learning.
Cindy is responsible for social media, and developing engaging online campaigns that enhance brand visibility and foster audience engagement. She delivers clear, impactful messaging across platforms to support Fellows’ work.
Marianna leads the program’s human resources, ensuring that organizational culture is progressive and sustainable, creating an enabling workplace environment that allows staff to thrive.
CINDY SHABANGU
MARIANNA VAN NIEKERK
ASHIKA DAVECHAND
Chief of staff
a.davechand@atlanticfellows.org
BARRY KENDRICK
Manager, finance and operations
barry.kendrick@atlanticfellows.org
SEBABATSO MANOELI-LESAME
Executive director
s.manoeli@atlanticfellows.org
Ashika ensures strategy alignment by connecting strategic thinking, planning and implementation across the program. She facilitates the realization of the vision and priorities, in addition to providing problem-solving and strategic support.
T.O. MOLEFE
Director, publications t.o.molefe@atlanticfellows.org
Barry is responsible for managing the program’s financial transactions, contracts and payments. He also supports with strategic and tactical budget management, cost-benefit analysis, and managerial accounting and forecasting .
NIGEL RICHARD
Senior program director and facilitator
n.richard@atlanticfellows.org
Sebabatso provides institutional oversight, develops operational policies and supports the strategic direction of the program.
NOLWAZI LAETITIA MBULI
Senior program manager
l.mbuli@atlanticfellows.org
T. O. stewards the development of the program’s publications and is editorin-chief of “Moya,” the program’s magazine that explores Black life across time and space. He is a social researcher and an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity.
Nigel leads on leadership development support for Fellows, including coaching and project development. He also co-facilitates fellowship sessions, including both the virtual and immersive retreats.
YASMEEN RUBIDGE Facilitator
yasmeen@leadershippathways.co.za Yasmeen co-facilitates fellowship sessions, including both virtual and immersive retreats. She also is a founding director of Leadership Pathways, which focuses on the intersections of leadership development and systems transformation.
Nolwazi manages all aspects of the fellowship to support a successful experience for Fellows, including the implementation of the virtual and immersive retreats. She also supports the production of the program’s magazine and podcast.
AMANDA WEBB
Program coordinator a.webb@atlanticfellows.org
Amanda coordinates the selection process of Fellows and supports the implementation of Global Atlantic Fellow communitybuilding and funding opportunities.
GIL WINTERS
Director, finance and operations
g.winters@atlanticfellows.org
Gil leads the development of the financial and investment strategy of the program, creating the processes and infrastructure, and is also responsible for operations, organizational risk management and compliance.
Ashika Davechand, Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Chief of Staff,, at the All Staff gathering in Viet Nam, Feburary 2024. Credit: Vien Tang Photography.
ASMAA AKHTAR
Partnerships lead (maternity cover)
a.akhtar2@lse.ac.uk
EMMA
Communications manager
e.ceccato@lse.ac.uk
Assistant professorial research fellow in innovative pedagogy g.efthymiou@lse.ac.uk
GRACE
Partnerships lead (on maternity leave)
g.e.farrell-twiney@lse.ac.uk
Asmaa leads the Atlantic Fellows for Economic and Social Equity (AFSEE) program’s partnership strategy, which includes internal collaborations within LSE, and external partnerships with other Atlantic programs and organizations.
HALA HAIDAR
Communications and marketing officer
h.haidar@lse.ac.uk
Hala leads on the development and delivery of communications strategies and activities to promote the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity program.
Emma is the communications manager for the International Inequalities Institute, where the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity program is based. She oversees the program’s marketing and communications planning, strategy and activities.
SAARA HONKANEN
Program officer (Fellowship Experience)
s.honkanen@lse.ac.uk
Giannis conducts original research on innovative pedagogy, evaluates and strengthens AFSEE’s teaching approaches, and develops insights to inform education at LSE, the Atlantic community and the wider higher education sector.
ARMINE
Executive director
a.ishkanian@lse.ac.uk
Saara leads on the delivery, operations and implementation of the program Fellowship Experience (FE), including all aspects of program administration and delivery from recruitment, selection, admissions, onboarding and delivery of the FE up to completion.
Armine provides institutional and strategic oversight for the fellowship to achieve its vision, mission and goals, and supports the team to build a powerful and effective program.
Grace leads the program’s partnership strategy, including internal collaborations within LSE and external partnerships with other Atlantic Fellows programs and organizations.
GEORGE KUNNATH
Academic lead and associate professor, education
g.kunnath@lse.ac.uk
George works on strengthening the program’s academic content and vision, including overseeing the Atlantic Equity Challenge and the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity Incubation Labs.
ISHKANIAN
CECCATO
GIANNIS EFTHYMIOU
FARRELL-TWINEY
MAËL LAVENAIRE
Research fellow, racial inequality m.lavenaire@lse.ac.uk
SAAGA LEPPANEN
Program manager, global engagement and impact s.leppanen1@lse.ac.uk
ETHAN MOSS
Program administrator e.moss@lse.ac.uk
Projects manager
a.nazaryan@lse.ac.uk
Maël contributes to fellowship curriculum development, teaching and mentoring.
Saaga oversees lifelong fellowship strategy and programming.
Ethan provides administrative and logistical support to the staff and Fellows of the AFSEE program, and the work of the program in delivering its activities.
ANNALENA OPPEL
Research fellow a.oppel@lse.ac.uk
Annalena contributes to fellowship curriculum development, teaching and mentoring.
Anastasia is responsible for managing the key stages of project cycles, from the setup through to the completion and closure of the program’s research projects.
ANASTASIA NAZARYAN
Cohort 8 Fellows (2024) at a module in September 2024. Credit: Maria Moore.
MARINA ALEFOSIO
Senior Fellowship experience coordinator m.alefosio@unimelb.edu.au
FI BELCHER
Research fellow, impact and evaluation fiona.belcher@unimelb.edu.au
TRINITY CRUMPENWINMAR
Administration officer trinity.crumpenwinmar@ unimelb.edu.au
RACHAEL GALWAY
Program manager, Aotearoa/ New Zealand rachael.galway@atlanticfellows.org
Marina supports the delivery of events, communications and programming for Global Atlantic Fellows. She is an Atlantic Fellow from the 2023 AFSE cohort.
Fi oversees the evaluation and impact activities of the program.
Trinity provides essential administrative and comprehensive support for the program. She is a proud Noongar and Torres Strait Islander woman with experience in the legal and community service sectors.
JULIE MCLEOD
Acting program director j.mcleod@unimelb.edu.au
SANGITA IYER
Fellowship experience lead sangita.iyer@unimelb.edu.au
DAMIEN MILLER
Executive director
damien.p.miller@unimelb.edu.au
Rachael manages program and fellowship activities in Aotearoa/New Zealand and supports program promotion efforts.
DAVID POLLOCK
Program course coordinator david.pollock@unimelb.edu.au
Julie leads academic program delivery and curriculum development for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity foundation year. She is a professor of curriculum, equity and social change at the University of Melbourne.
Sangita overseas various strategic projects, including the Fellow selection process, logistical delivery of the fellowship year and the engagement of Global Atlantic Fellows.
Damien leads Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity and oversees its strategic direction and management. He is a Gangulu man and an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity (2018 cohort).
Dave coordinates academic programming, curriculum design and delivery, and scholarly support for Fellows.
MAKAYLA PRESTON Administration officer
makayla.preston@unimelb.edu.au
ANNIE SOWTER Fellowship experience officer annie.sowter@unimelb.edu.au
GWYNNETH THOMAS Project officer, fellowship experience thomas.g@unimelb.edu.au
CRAIG WALLACE
Associate director, operations craig.wallace@unimelb.edu.au
Makayla provides essential administrative and comprehensive support for the program. She is a Boonwurrung woman with experience in administration and recruitment.
JO WILSON
Executive coordinator jo.wilson@unimelb.edu.au
Jo provides executive support to the leadership team and serves as the secretariat for the program’s advisory board. She has extensive experience, having worked in large government departments in both Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia.
Annie delivers essential administrative and operational support for the program, promoting smooth module delivery and fellowship experience. She is a proud Yorta Yorta woman with experience in First Nations community health and well-being.
Gwynneth supports the program’s annual recruitment and selection process. She has experience in university administration and is currently completing a Ph.D. on the history of postcolonial literary studies in Australia.
Craig leads the operational delivery and support mechanisms of the program. Committed to supporting social change, he has worked with teams to deliver high-impact practices in Australian and Canadian higher education settings.
From left to right: Damien Miller (2018 Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity) and Adam Fletcher (2021 Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity). Credit: T.J. Garvie.
VINCENT BATTAGLIA
Senior executive assistant executive.assistant@ atlanticfellows.org
KATHERINE BOND
Global partnerships lead katherine.bond@ atlanticfellows.org
TANYA CHARLES
Senior program and impact lead t.charles@atlanticfellows.org
ABI DIAMOND
Head of operations
abi.diamond@atlanticfellows.org
Vincent coordinates the executive director’s diary and supports the Atlantic Institute Governing Board, program directors and the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board (GFAB); and organizes Atlantic Institute property bookings.
HARPINDER COLLACOTT
Director of innovation and partnerships harpinder.collacott@ atlanticfellows.org
Katherine is responsible for establishing strategic relationships and multi-year programming with a broad community of equityfocused, values-aligned leadership networks to support the reach, impact and influence of the Atlantic Institute and the Atlantic Fellows community.
MARIA JEFFERY Communications lead m.jeffery@atlanticfellows.org
Tanya leads various inperson and online programs, including skills-building workshops and thematically focused engagements. She also provides strategic support to the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board.
JOHN Executive director lysa.john@atlanticfellows.org
Abi is responsible for the Institute's operations, procedures and financial management. She also oversees the Atlantic Fellows residence, Kopanong, and supports on governancerelated events and information needs.
DAVID MALLINSON Team coordinator d.mallinson@atlanticfellows.org
Harpinder drives highimpact collaborations to enhance the organization’s influence, sustainability and strategic direction. Reporting to the executive director as part of the senior leadership team, she expands networks, positions the Institute as a thought leader and develops innovative partnership models.
Maria overseas the creation and distribution of publications, newsletters, events and other emails, Hub content, social media, and branding across all communications channels and at events.
Lysa provides overarching strategic and operational leadership to the Institute and promotes the Institute’s values, vision and mission.
David provides logistical and coordination support for convenings and virtual and in-person programs supporting the work of Atlantic Fellows and program staff. He provides administrative support to the Atlantic Institute team and some IT support to the Atlantic community.
LYSA
MEL NASH Finance coordinator melanie.nash@atlanticfellows.org
PATRONELLA NQABA Program and impact lead p.nqaba@atlanticfellows.org
AMANDA ODUKA Program and impact lead amanda.oduka@ atlanticfellows.org
KIM OOI Team coordinator kim.ooi@atlanticfellows.org
Mel is the financial link between the Institute and the Rhodes Trust. She provides budget support to the Atlantic Institute team, assists in building the Institute’s annual budget and provides spend analysis.
Patronella leads on on supporting regional and continental efforts in Africa and is also working to build a strongly connected lifelong global community of Atlantic Fellows and program staff.
Amanda manages all activities and administrative tasks related to the winddown of Atlantic Institute grant-supported projects. She identifies opportunities for future resource generation and aligns ongoing projects with external funding sources and partners.
Kim provides support as a coordinator for convenings and programs, and is responsible for the dayto-day management of Kopanong, the Atlantic Fellows residence in Oxford.
XR Lead, Alice Wroe, leads the Climate-Mindful Program in the XR Lab as part of a global climate summit, with speakers Shari Frilot and Myriam Hernandez joining via two mobile robots. Credit: Lee Atherton.
SHANJITHA RAJASINGAM
Team coordinator
shanjitha.rajasingam@ atlanticfellows.org
Data insight lead
daniel.salazarmurillo@ atlanticfellows.org
XR specialist
richard.smith@atlanticfellows.org
Shanjitha provides support for convenings and virtual and in-person programs to support the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.
JEMMA
Program and impact lead, innovation and special projects
jemma.stringer@ atlanticfellows.org
Jemma designs and facilitates programs in support of the work of Atlantic Fellows and program staff, underpinned by critical and inclusive pedagogy.
Daniel compiles, analyzes and protects community data to support decisionmaking and efforts of the programs and the global Atlantic Fellows community. An Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, he is interested in journalism, digital rights and fiscal justice.
FIONNUALA SWEENEY
Multimedia editor f.sweeney@atlanticfellows.org
Richard is responsible for the running of the XR (Extended Reality) Lab in Rhodes House, Oxford, offering technical workshops, managing the equipment loan store, research and development projects, and supporting Fellows in using XR.
ALICE
XR lead
alice.wroe@atlanticfellows.org
Fionnuala provides editorial guidance to the Institute team, producing multimedia presentations and tools amplifying the work of the global Atlantic Fellows community. An Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, she is particularly interested in the care needs of people with dementia.
Alice explores how Extended Reality (XR) can further the equity missions of Fellows, developing and commissioning XR work that champions new solutions and interrogates what it means to be human when digital.
DANIEL SALAZAR MURILLO
RICHARD SMITH
STRINGER
WROE
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