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GLOBAL COMMUNITY 2016 – 2026

FOR RACIAL EQUITY

FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY

FOR EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH

FOR SOCIAL EQUITY

FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

FOR HEALTH EQUITY GLOBAL

A global community of Fellows working for a fairer, healthier, more inclusive world Atlantic Fellows belong to a global community of dynamic leaders from nearly 100 countries, united in their shared commitment to advancing equity. They are courageous, compassionate and collaborative thinkers and doers working together to bring lasting improvements to their communities and around the world. The Fellows come from diverse backgrounds and contexts. Among them are advocates, lawyers, artists, business professionals, health practitioners, government officials, academics and researchers, community organizers — and the list goes on. Together, they are building fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

The Atlantic Institute supports and amplifies the impact of the Atlantic Fellows and their programs. As a partnership program of the Rhodes Trust at Rhodes House in Oxford, the Institute serves as a convening and knowledge hub for the Fellows community, while connecting it to a wider global network of equityfocused leadership initiatives.

Emerging equity leaders are selected by one of the seven Atlantic Fellows programs, each designed to foster catalytic communities of changemakers addressing systemic inequities. Fellows are tackling some of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, including systemic inequality, racial injustice, barriers to democratic participation, global health issues such as dementia, and unequal access to health and social care. Each program has its own distinct topical focus and is grounded in its local context.

The Institute will become a leading resource for global thinking on values-based leadership and on tackling inequality. The problems that the Atlantic Fellows seek to address are complex, systemic and larger than any one person, community or nation can solve on its own.

In 2016, The Atlantic Philanthropies established the global Atlantic Fellows community to facilitate opportunities for connecting, learning and action across borders and disciplines. Atlantic’s final and largest investment, made alongside other partner organizations and governments, supports a lifelong global community of thousands of Fellows through to 2055 and beyond.

2026 marks our 10th anniversary — a milestone year for the Institute and the Atlantic Fellows programs. With a world facing global instability and increasing levels of human suffering and conflict, the Fellows’ work is more urgent than ever in advancing equity and building a fairer, more inclusive future.

“As we mark a decade of the Atlantic Fellows community, we are reminded that meaningful change is built through connection, courage and collective leadership. In a world facing deepening inequality, conflict and uncertainty, Atlantic Fellows continue to demonstrate what is possible when values-driven leaders come together across borders, disciplines and experiences. Our strength lies not only in the impact of individual Fellows but also in our shared commitment to advancing equity, fostering belonging and creating lasting change for future generations. ” Nicolette Naylor, Chair of the Atlantic Institute Governing Board GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 16–2026

1,251 leaders, representing 102 countries, spanning 6 continents, all united by 7 unique programs but bound by 1 lifelong community.

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7 Northern Ireland 57 England 2 Den 8 Netherl 24 Ireland 4 Belgium 2 Wales 1 Luxembourg 3 Sw 1 5 8 France Germany 1 Italy 1 Portugal

11 Canada

16 Spain

206 United States

4 Greece

1 Bermuda 1

17 Mexico

1 Senegal

1 Cuba

1 Dominican Republic 1 Haiti 15 Nig 2 Guatemala 2 Sierra Leone 2 Jamaica 1 Honduras 1 Togo 1 El Salvador 2 Liberia 1 Barbados 4 Cam 1 Nicaragua 13 Ghana 1 Panama 1 Costa Rica 6 Trinidad & Tobago 12 Colombia 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Ecuador

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223 South Africa

14 Chile

13 Argentina

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13 Cambodia 15 Singapore

3 South Korea

39 Philippines

2 Brunei 16 Malaysia

8 Uganda 15 Kenya 1 Tanzania

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27 Indonesia

3 Malawi 2 Mauritius

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2 Papua New Guinea 5 Timor-Leste 1 Samoa

1 Madagascar 1 Vanuatu 102 Australia

39 New Zealand

3 Fiji 1 Cook Islands

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ATLANTIC FELLOWS FOR HEALTH EQUITY 2017 Fellows

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2021 Fellows

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2024 Fellows

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ATLANTIC FELLOWS FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY 2017 Fellows

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2023 Fellows

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GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

Improving brain health and reducing the scale and impact of dementia worldwide. BASED AT THE GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE

2016 FELLOWS

JALAYNE ARIAS

MIRCEA BALASA

NICOLE BATSCH

ELEONORE BAYEN

Associate professor, Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University

Neurologist, Hospital Clínic Barcelona

Gerontologist and global consultant

Barcelona, Spain

Chicago, United States

Professor of medicine, Sorbonne University; director, NeuroRehabilitation Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Atlanta, United States

Paris, France

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.

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.

Designing, testing and validating new prototypes for monitoring cognitive disorders; studying patterns of disability, clinical evolution and unmet care needs; analyzing socioeconomic datasets.

ALISSA BERNSTEIN SIDEMAN

DOMINIC CAMPBELL

MARÍA CARMONA-IRAGUI

Director, Creative Aging International; producer, Creative Brain Week; arts manager, Irish Hospice Foundation; founder, ArtsandBrain.com

Faculty neurologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

LAURENT CLERET DE LANGAVANT

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.

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Barcelona, Spain

Assistant professor in neurology, Université Paris-Est Créteil Paris, France

Dublin, Ireland

Developing evidence-backed, art-infused prototypes that respond to local needs, reduce fear of age-related illness and celebrate aging.

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 predictive algorithms for dementia.

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BÁRBARA COSTA BEBER

CHRISTINE FITZGERALD

ELAINE HOWARD

HANY IBRAHIM

Assistant professor of speech and language pathology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Postdoctoral researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway

Independent consultant, Dementia Focus

Galway, Ireland

Myshall, Ireland

Consultant geriatrician and assistant professor, Ain Shams University Hospital Cairo, Egypt

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.

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.

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.

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.

ELISSAIOS KARAGEORGIOU

SILVIA KOCHEN

JOSH KORNBLUTH

HEIDI CLARE LAMBERT

Monologuist, filmmaker and video host

Music educator and performer

Scientific director, Neurological Institute of Athens; division chief, NIA Sleep and Memory Center

Director, Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit, CONICET, Univ UNAJ, Hospital El Cruce; documentary filmmaker

Athens, Greece

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Elucidating brain rhythm patterns of dementia syndromes across the sleepwake cycle, with the goal of improving diagnosis, prognosis and treatment response, and promoting brain health.

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.

Cotopaxi, Colo., United States

Berkeley, Calif., United States

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.

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JORGE LLIBRE GUERRA

CLAIRE MCEVOY

ROGERIO PANIZZUTTI

GEESKE PEETERS

Assistant professor, Department of Neurology, and assistant director, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, Trials Unit, Washington University School of Medicine

Senior lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast

Associate professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Senior researcher, Department of Geriatric Medicine, and scientific coordinator, Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Belfast, Northern Ireland

St. Louis, United States

Utrecht, Netherlands

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.

Investigating the role of diet in brain aging and dementia by analyzing population data and testing scalable dietary interventions for brain health.

Understanding how computerized tools can be integrated into scalable, multidisciplinary interventions for the longterm care of brain health.

Measuring, modeling, understanding and improving physical and cognitive resilience in older adults.

ELISA DE PAULA FRANÇA RESENDE

ADRIÀ ROFES

FIONNUALA SWEENEY

JAMIE TALAN

Assistant professor, University of Groningen

Broadcast journalist and moderator

Science writer, Neurology Today

Oxford, England

Boise, Idaho, United States

Developing and hosting podcasts as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, raising global awareness and reducing stigma about dementia while promoting brain health as a way to live well longer.

Developing and implementing an online monthly lecture series and a U.S. support group for patients with posterior cortical atrophy and their caregivers.

Deputy coordinator, Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging, Brazilian Academy of Neurology

Groningen, Netherlands

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Studying the effects of latelife literacy acquisition as a dementia prevention tool through improving memory and increasing connections between brain areas.

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Enhancing our understanding of brain behavior relations and applying this knowledge to improve assessment and treatment protocols for neurological conditions leading to aphasia.

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IOANNIS TARNANAS

LINA VELILLA

ADAM WASKOW

STELIOS ZYGOURIS

Co-founder, Altoida, Inc.

Research associate, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia

Entrepreneur focused on brain health and equity; owner, Three Home Village Assisted Living

Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Democritus University of Thrace

Fairfax, Calif., United States

Thessaloniki, Greece

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.

Washington, D.C., United States

Medellín, Colombia

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.

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program celebrate a decade of global brain health leadership.

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2017 FELLOWS

TALA AL-ROUSAN

PHAEDRA BELL

KRYSTAL L. CULLER

EMMA CUNNINGHAM

Founder and director, Displacement and Health Research Center

Director of education outreach, University of California, San Francisco, Dyslexia Center

Founder and creative director, Virtual Brain Health Center

Clinical lecturer in aging, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast

San Diego, United States

San Francisco, United States

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.

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.

Caring and innovating for people with dementia and their families; researching aging, frailty, delirium, dementia perioperative medicine and relevant biomarkers.

ELIZABETH DZENG

DERYA DURUSU EMEK-SAVAS

CORRINA GRIMES

ALEJANDRA GUERRERO BARRAGÁN

Associate professor of medicine and sociology, University of California, San Francisco London, England

Associate professor, Departments of Psychology and Neurosciences, Dokuz Eylül University

Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Belfast, Northern Ireland

National deputy director, NHS England Dungannon, Northern Ireland

Specialist neurologist, Neuro Spinal Hospital Dubai, United Arab Emirates

İzmir, Turkey

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.

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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.

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.

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KRISTA HARRISON

SANDRA HIGUET

CATHERINE JORDAN

YUE LENG

Associate professor, Division of Geriatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco

Head, Geriatric Department, Centre Hospitalier de Tubize-Nivelles

Experimental psychologist and research fellow, University College Dublin

Assistant professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco

Nivelles, Belgium

Dublin, Ireland

San Francisco, 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.

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.

MARIANA LONGORIA IBARROLA

DAVID LOUGHREY

JERÓNIMO MARTIN

Assistant professor in community health, Trinity College Dublin

Clinical fellow in stroke and emergency care, NHS Scotland

LUIS ARNOLDO MUÑOZ NEVÁREZ

Dublin, Ireland

Edinburgh, Scotland

San Francisco, United States

Faculty, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Geriatric and internal medicine specialist

Mexico City, Mexico

Carrying out research into dementia in low- and middleincome countries.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Working to understand how social factors and disabilities, such as sensory impairment, may impact brain health and increase the risk of dementia.

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.

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BRENDA PÉREZ CERPA Geriatric medicine specialist Zapopan, Mexico

CLAUDIA PATRICIA RAMOS-PEREZ

ANA MARGARITA RODRIGUEZ SALGADO

TALITA ROSA

Psychiatrist and sub-investigator, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia

Neuropsychologist

Neurology resident, University of Louisville

Havana, Cuba

Louisville, Ky., United States

Studying the economic and psychological burden of informal caregiving for dementia in Brazil.

Medellín, Colombia

Establishing innovative ways of bringing palliative and supportive care to people with dementia, and developing tangible policies or strategies that raise awareness of advance directives.

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 their functionality.

Introducing technologybased cognitive assessments and support to the Cuban population.

CLAIRE SEXTON

KONSTANTINA SYKARA

BOON LEAD TEE

National Executive Programs Lead, Brain Health, American Heart Association

Head psychologist, Neurological Institute of Athens

Neurologist and assistant professor, University of California, San Francisco

Athens, Greece

Washington, D.C., United States

Leading research programs and initiatives to advance brain health, foster collaboration and support integrated approaches to research, prevention and care.

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San Francisco, United States

Evaluating whether cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an effective treatment intervention in patients with mild cognitive impairment and their caregivers.

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.

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2018 FELLOWS

RUFUS AKINYEMI

JANE BENTLEY

KIRSTY BOBROW

LAURA BOOI

Deputy director, Centre for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine; senior research fellow, Neuroscience and Ageing Research Unit

Music specialist

Public health physician and epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control

Senior research fellow, Centre for Dementia Research, Leeds Beckett University

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Glasgow, Scotland

Ibadan, Nigeria

Nurturing leaders in Africa for collaborative work to improve brain health; focusing on vascular and degenerative brain disorders through clinical, research and advocacy work.

Developing participatory music as a resource for human social flourishing.

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.

Advancing brain health equity through research, advocacy and public health education, focusing on dementia risk reduction and cognitive well-being across the lifespan.

LENISA BRANDÃO

SIOBHAN CASEY

GABRI CHRISTA

WALTER DAWSON

Associate professor, Department of Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland

Associate professor of professional practice and director of Movement Lab, Barnard College, Columbia University; founding director, Moving Body-Moving Image

Director, Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging; assistant professor, Oregon Health and Science University– Portland State University

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Santa Maria, Brazil

New York, United States

Portland, Oreg., United States

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.

Driving change in the aging agenda to improve the wellbeing of older people.

Facilitating art initiatives focused on understanding one another’s humanity; curating dance, education and film events aimed at removing stigma around age and race.

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.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

MYRIAM DE LA CRUZ PUEBLA 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.

LAÍS FAJERSZTAJN

MIRIAM GALVIN

SANA-E-ZEHRA HAIDRY

Associate researcher, Laboratory of Environmental and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine

Associate professor in intersectional research methodology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin

Cognitive scientist; research and capacity-building consultant, University of Groningen

Dublin, Ireland

Castricum, Netherlands

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.

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.

São Paulo, Brazil

Investigating urban and environmental health to understand the effects of air pollution on neurodegenerative diseases.

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Maritza Pintado-Caipa, surveys communities in Pomacanchi for research into overcoming health barriers in Peru. Credit: Alex Kornhuber.

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AGUSTÍN IBAÑEZ

STEFANIA ILINCA

OPHIR KERET

EMI KIYOTA

Director, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Univ. Adolfo Ibáñez; team leader, Predictive Brain Health Modelling Group, Trinity College Dublin

Technical officer for longterm care, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Senior neurologist, Clalit Health Services, Rabin Medical Center

Associate professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Petah Tikva, Israel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Singapore, Singapore

Dublin, Ireland, and Santiago, Chile

Empowering Latin American networks and researchers to fight dementia collaboratively.

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.

ALEX KORNHUBER

LINGANI MBAKILEMAHLANZA

SHAMIEL MCFARLANE

EIMEAR MCGLINCHEY

General practitioner and chief executive officer, Medtech Mobil Investments Inc.

Assistant professor in intellectual disability, Trinity College Dublin

Photographer Salobreña, Spain

Assistant professor and neuropsychologist, University of Botswana

Dublin, Ireland

United States

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.

Leading efforts to improve dementia diagnosis by translating, culturally adapting and validating tablet- and paper-based cognitive and functional assessments for the Botswana population.

Developing a home-based primary care program for cognitively impaired, isolated older adults in rural Jamaica; leading Medtech Mobil, a health care advisory and investment firm focused on health care startups.

Including people with Down syndrome in all aspects of dementia research.

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MAIRA OKADA DE OLIVEIRA Neuropsychologist, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil

STEFANIE PIÑA-ESCUDERO

MARITZA PINTADO-CAIPA

KIRTI RANCHOD

Doctoral researcher, genetics of aging and neurodegenerative diseases, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco

Neurologist and researcher, Instituto Peruano de Neurosciencias

Neurologist Johannesburg, South Africa

Lima, Peru

San Francisco, United States

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.

Establishing best practices for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dementia, supported by the development of an international, multidisciplinary network.

Specializing in dementia prevention, timely diagnosis and proper management; seeking to make fundamental changes contributing to the reduction of health inequities among vulnerable populations.

Making brain health practical and relevant; promoting an understanding of traditional and cultural practices which promote brain health.

ROWENA RICHIE

LORNA ROE

MOHAMED SALAMA

JORGE MARIO LEON SALAS

Dance theater artist and movement educator

Research assistant professor, Trinity College Dublin

Neuro-psychiatrist, Hospital Clínica Bíblica

San Francisco, United States

Dublin, Ireland

Professor and director of the MPH program, Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo

San José, Costa Rica

Cairo, Egypt

Promoting positive aging through movement-based, creative engagement with elders in various settings.

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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.

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.

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DANA WALRATH

FIONA WALSH

GREG WALSH

CINDY WEINSTEIN

Writer, artist and anthropologist

Principal architect, DDS Architects Ltd.

Brain health specialist and co-founder/chief executive officer, DDS Architects Ltd.

Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English, California Institute of Technology

Great Shefford, England

Pasadena, Calif., United States

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.

Promoting “Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain,” co-authored with Dr. Bruce Miller, drawing on personal experience of her father’s early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

South Burlington, Vt., 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.

Great Shefford, England

Translating research and inclusive building design principles into everyday use to ensure they are accessible to people living with cognitive and/or sensory impairments.

WILBY WILLIAMSON Physician and clinical academic in cardiovascular prevention and brain health Dublin, Ireland

Working to treat patients presenting for management of hypertension and primary prevention of heart disease and stroke.

The 10-year milestone highlights a decade of training over 300 Atlantic Fellows working to address threats to brain health and better understand brain health as a pathway to human flourishing.

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2019 FELLOWS

MERON SISAY ABEY

KUNLE ADEWALE

EMILY ADRION

Arts in health practitioner; founder of arts, culture and health collaborative; theater producer, director and writer

Founder and executive director, Arts in Medicine Projects

Senior lecturer (associate professor) in global health policy, University of Edinburgh

Lagos, Nigeria

Edinburgh, Scotland

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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

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.

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.

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.

Exploring positive ways to communicate dementia with empathy and compassion in different settings, from books to social networks, to connect different generations.

ARIANNA ALMIRALL SÁNCHEZ

AYA ASHOUR

ANNE BROWNING

ANNA BRUGULAT-SERRAT

Lecturer and consultant, Ain Shams University

Chief well-being officer, UW Medicine; associate dean for well-being, School of Medicine, The University of Washington

Neuropsychologist and postdoctoral researcher, BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center

Seattle, United States

Vic, Spain

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.

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.

Sphere Scholar, School of Public Health, Trinity College Dublin

Cairo, Egypt

Dublin, Ireland

Researching cognitive reserve and decline across high-, middle- and low-income countries to identify midlife dementia risk factors; developing a caregiver training program.

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Improving the lives of people living with cognitive impairment by providing the best clinical settings and maximizing research outcomes for patients with dementia in Egypt.

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SHEILA CASTRO-SUAREZ

YAOHUA CHEN

SARAH D’ALESSIO

NAIARA DEMNITZ

Neurologist, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas

Associate professor in neurogeriatrics, CHU LilleUniversity of Lille

Policy analyst, Ministry of Health, Government of Bermuda

Postdoctoral researcher, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance

Lima, Peru

Hamilton, Bermuda

Lille, France

Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

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.

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.

KARIN DIAMOND

CLARA DOMÍNGUEZ VIVERO

NEUS FALGÀS MARTINEZ

ADIT FRIEDBERG

Neurologist, Servicio Galego de Saúde

Behavioral neurologist and researcher, Alzheimer’s Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona

Research fellow, University of California, San Francisco

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Barcelona, 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.

Developing strategies to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic framework in Alzheimer’s disease, especially considering the atypical presentations. Currently working with sleep-related biomarkers.

Artistic director, Re-Live Cardiff, Wales

Exploring the health and well-being benefits of participating in arts in health practice for people living with dementia and their families.

San Francisco, United States

Unraveling the neural mechanisms that underlie the emergence of visual artistic creativity in frontotemporal dementia.

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JONI GILISSEN

JENNIE GUBNER

MAËLENN GUERCHET

LAUREN HUNT

Head, Care in Connection research center, Karel de Grote Hogeschool

Assistant professor of ethnomusicology and chair of a graduate interdisciplinary program in applied intercultural arts research, University of Arizona

Senior researcher, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development

Assistant professor of nursing, Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco

Mechelen, Belgium

Prinquiau, France

San Francisco, United States

Tucson, Ariz., United States

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.

Promoting models of dementia education through music, filmmaking and service-learning; building bridges between ethnomusicology and the health sciences.

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.

IGNACIO ILLÁN GALA

WAMBUI KARANJA

IRINA KINCHIN

Neurologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Consultant, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi

Health economist, Trinity College Dublin

BEATRIZ MARCELA MAR MEZA

Barcelona, Spain

Dublin, Ireland

Nairobi, Kenya

Coordinator, MMENTE program, and head of clinical intervention, LatAmFINGERS-Perú, Hospital Central Fuerza Aérea del Perú Lima, Peru

Researching and leading a multidisciplinary clinic to improve the diagnosis and clinical care of people living with frontotemporal dementia and their families.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Leading efforts to increase understanding of brain health among health care workers, caregivers and the general population in Kenya, focusing on age-related neurodegenerative disorders.

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.

Working to develop a comprehensive care program for the management of patients with cognitive disorders and caregiver support, and developing geriatric services to optimize care of chronic diseases, such as dementia, affecting the older adults in Peru.

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CHEYENNE MIZE

SEBASTIAN MOGUILNER

DIDEM ÖZ

IEVA PETKUTĖ

Board-certified music therapist; host/producer, “Can You Hear Me?” audio program

Instructor in investigation, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

Associate professor and neurologist, Dokuz Eylül University

Woburn, Mass., United States

Boston, United States

Balçova, Turkey

Independent researcher and educator; director, Socialiniai meno projektai (NGO); founder and president, Dementia Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania

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.

Building sleep and EEG biomarkers for the early diagnosis of dementia, combining computational neuroscience with multicountry cohorts spanning Latin America, the U.S. and Europe.

Developing an electroencephalography model to monitor the electrical activity of the brain for a diagnosis and differentiation of dementia, and investigating clinicopathological correlation.

Leading local and international initiatives focused on accessibility, inclusivity and innovation in the field of arts, museums, dementia and brain health.

SILVIA RODRIGO-HERRERO

NICOLE ROGERS CASTILLO

SANJIB SAHA

DVERA SAXTON

Consultant neurologist and neuropsychologist, Juan Ramón Jiménez University Hospital

Neurologist, Universidad de Chile

Researcher, Lund University

Santiago, Chile

Malmö, Sweden

Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, California State University

Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain

Researching early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in patients around the region of Andalusia, Spain, especially in patients with a low educational level.

Fresno, Calif., United States

Developing nonpharmacological interventions and introducing technology-based tools that may be integrated into current health programs for older adults and patients with dementia.

Conducting research into the health care use of people living with dementia and their caregivers, primarily in Sweden; estimating the cost-effectiveness of different interventions in clinical settings.

Developing communitydriven approaches to research, and creative teaching and learning around aging, brain health and disability justice in rural and immigrant communities in California.

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2020 FELLOWS

FUNMI AKINDEJOYE

FAHEEM ARSHAD

PETRONILLA BATTISTA

CARLOS CHECHETTI

Public health researcher/Ph.D. candidate, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania

Assistant professor, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Neuropsychologist and researcher, IRCCS Maugeri Bari

Social entrepreneur, filmmaker and storyteller

Bari, Italy

São Paulo, Brazil

Bengaluru, India

Lagos, Nigeria

Conducting research on nature connection and environmental risk factors to health; designing nature- and art-based interventions for psychosocial support to brain health.

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.

Founding the Reliving Memories social program that uses passions (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.

MARIUS ČIURLIONIS

FRANCESCA FARINA

SARAH FOX

ADOLFO GARCÍA

Adviser, Ministry of Health, The Republic of Lithuania

Research assistant professor, University of Chicago; visiting researcher, Trinity College Dublin

NIHR-Alzheimer’s Society Applied Research Fellow, University of Manchester

Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés

Dublin, Ireland

Bury, England

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.

Working to understand the impact of meaningful everyday experiences for people living with dementia and their care partners, and how these experiences support connection, identity and independence.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Advising on long-term care coordination and implementation at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Combining neuroscience, language science and artificial intelligence to capture early markers of neurodegenerative disorders.

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GRÁINNE HOPE

MAGDA KACZMARSKA

DEARBHLA KELLY

HANAN KHALIL

Professional cellist; founder and director, Music & Health Ireland

NGO executive, communitybased dance artist, arts and health practitioner, and advocate, DanceStream Projects

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

Associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology

Dunboyne, Ireland

New York, United States

Irbid, Jordan

Oxford, England

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.

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.

Researching the overlap between renal and neurological diseases.

Working to increase awareness, improve patient care and improve understanding of mental health through epidemiological and intervention research.

TOMÁS LEÓN

MILTON LÓPEZ NORORI

NAHUEL MAGRATH GUIMET

LUCIANO MARIANO

Psychiatrist, teaching course coordinator and speaker, Hospital del Salvador, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Universidad de Chile

Geriatrician and gerontologist, Alzheimer’s Foundation of Nicaragua

Managing director and clinical neuropsychiatrist, Ageing and Memory Centre, Neurological Research Institute Raúl Carrea (FLENI)

Clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive and behavioural neurology group, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Managua, Nicaragua

Santiago, Chile

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Researching dementia care, implementation of memory units, dementia teaching and psychopharmacology in older adults.

Practicing geriatric medicine and gerontology, with a strong passion for providing primary care and clinical care to older adults in nursing homes, in rural and urban communities.

Researching frontotemporal dementia diagnosis and education.

Using research to improve diagnosis and to make cognitive-behavioral evaluation simpler and more accurate.

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INBAL MAYAN

KAREN MEENAN

PRIMROSE NYAMAYARO

OBIORA OKOYE

Head of clinical partnerships, Epilog; head of geriatrics, Sabar Health

Sonas Programme tutor for persons living with dementia, Engaging Dementia

Research manager, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe

Co-founder, Sub-Saharan Africa Brain Health Initiative

San Francisco, United States

Dublin, Ireland

Harare, Zimbabwe

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.

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.

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.

MIGUEL E. RENTERÍA

SUSANNE RÖHR

MOLLIE ROSE

NICKY TAYLOR

Associate professor, QIMR Berghofer

Associate professor of epidemiology, UNSW Sydney

Owner and teacher, Pilates in Common

Brisbane, Australia

Palmerston North, New Zealand

San Francisco, United States

Research fellow, Leeds Beckett University; theater and dementia research associate, Leeds Playhouse

Chapel Hill, N.C., United States

Leeds, England

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.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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.

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.

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KURIPACHA TITUAÑA VEGA Geriatric physician, teacher (integral care for the elderly), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

MARÍA MARTHA UNAUCHO PILALUMBO Neurologist, Hospital Santa Inés Loja and Laboratorio de Neurofisiología

Cotacachi, Ecuador

Loja, Ecuador

Developing programs that serve older people living with dementia, especially Indigenous people living in poverty.

Improving the lives of people living with dementia through neurological diagnosis and management.

BERENICE WERLE

LINA ZAPATA

Director, Moriguchi Institute; vice president, Brazilian Geriatrics Society

Psychiatrist and researcher, Fundación Valle del Lili Cali, Colombia

Porto Alegre, Brazil

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.

JONATHAN ADRIÁN ZEGARRA VALDIVIA Postdoctoral researcher, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience Bilbao, Spain

Working to identify biomarkers for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia through the study of neurobiology, metabolism and brain health physiology.

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health and director at the Walking the Talk for Dementia Institute, Fernando AguzzoliPeres, is interviewed about the walk, an immersive initiative that empowers people with dementia. Credit: João Barbosa.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2021 FELLOWS

CRISTIANO SCHAFFER AGUZZOLI

YAVUZ AYHAN

MELISSA CHAN

Faculty member and associate professor of psychiatry, Hacettepe University

Consultant, University of Luxembourg; director, Care Thinkers

Ankara, Turkey

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

São Carlos, 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.

Working to improve diagnoses of neurodegenerative dementias to identify cognitive disorders and increase the future quality of this area of research and clinical care.

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.

TSELMEN DARIA

GILLIAN FALLON

DOMINIC GATELY

MUTHONI GICHU

Postdoctoral researcher, Gladstone Institutes

Arts administrator, curator and creative producer

Actor, writer and theater-maker

San Francisco, United States

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Program officer, Division of Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons, Ministry of Health, Kenya

Neurologist and associate researcher, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul

MARCIA REGINA COMINETTI Full professor, Federal University of São Carlos

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Leeds, England

Embu, Kenya

Spreading awareness of dementia through clinical research; promoting the idea of embracing aging, younger generations connecting with and learning from previous generations.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Working with artists and scientists to build intergenerational connections between 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.

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SANDRA GIMÉNEZ Faculty sleep medicine specialist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain

RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ ZÚÑIGA Neurologist Madrid, Spain

RAFI HADAD

TANISHA HILL-JARRETT

Attending physician, Stroke and Cognition Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus

Neuropsychologist and assistant professor, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco

Eilabun, Israel

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.

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.

FASIHAH IRFANI FITRI

CARMEN LAGE

LUIS MARTINEZ

PAUL MODJADJI

Neurologist, Universitas Sumatera Utara

Neurologist and postdoctoral researcher, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital

Clinical neurologist, researcher and creative aging teaching artist; research coordinator, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco

Founder and chairperson, Leaders Who Dare To Dream Foundation

Medan, Indonesia

Santander, Spain

Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

San Francisco, United States

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.

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TATYANA MOLLAYEVA Scientist, KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network; professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada

KHANYO NTOKOZO NGCOBO Specialist psychiatrist and honorary lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal

RAFAL NOWAK

CHUKWUANUGO OGBUAGU

Applied neuroscience research manager, Teknon Medical Center

Chief medical officer and specialist public health physician/ senior lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital

Barcelona, Spain

Nnewi, Nigeria

Durban, South Africa

Investigating sex- and gender-specific risk factors at the population level to support dementia prevention and progression.

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.

Developing new neuroimaging techniques to identify the network implicated in Alzheimer’s disease as an optimal target for non-invasive brain stimulation.

Creating global awareness of brain health and evidencebased research; deploying a validated cognitive assessment tool in primary health care facilities for screening and diagnosis, while working to demystify dementia.

MICK O’KELLY

MOÏSE ROCHE Doctoral researcher, University College London

HERNANDO SANTAMARÍA-GARCÍA

SO YOUNG SHIN

Artist

Director, Ph.D. program of neuroscience, Universidad Javeriana

Busan, South Korea

Dublin, Ireland

London, England

Associate professor, Inje University

Bogotá, Colombia

Producing spaces that are transformative and stimulate the senses for well-being; developing an art practice that is more inclusive, with the approach that all people are complex, forming identities marked by difference.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Exploring the psychosocial dimensions and cultural factors that shape how people of Black ethnicity experience and respond to dementia.

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.

Aiming to provide an interdisciplinary, clientcentered approach to dementia, based on a comprehensive assessment of cognitive function and preferences of dementia patients.

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ERIN SMITH

SELAM YOSEPH

YARED ZEWDE

Student and researcher, Stanford University

Assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Psychiatry Training Program, Addis Ababa University

Assistant professor of neurology, Addis Ababa University; founding director, Alzheimer’s Ethiopia

Stanford, Calif., United States

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.

Treating patients with psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia, and psychoeducating caregivers on how they can help relatives without compromising their own psychological stability.

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.

The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health bring together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives and approaches to develop new science-based solutions.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2022 FELLOWS

MAISON ABU RAYA

MOHAMMED ANBESSIE

THIAGO J. AVELINO-SILVA

BINIYAM AYELE

Fellow in cognitive and behavioral neurology, cognitive neurology unit, Rambam Medical Centre

Research and training director, Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital

T32 research fellow, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco

Assistant professor of neurology, Addis Ababa University

San Francisco, United States

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

San Francisco, United States

Specializing in cognitive and behavioral neurology to understand genetic, lingual and psychosocial differences in dementia.

Advocating for people living with dementia through research, training, care and raising awareness.

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.

Improving dementia prevention, diagnosis and care, as well as public awareness of dementia in Ethiopia.

ZACH BANDLER

JAKE BRODER

ALISON CANTY

HANNA CHO

Film director and screenwriter

Playwright/screenwriter, represented by Echo Lake/Paradigm

Associate director, Learning and Teaching, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania

Associate professor, Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Hobart, Australia

Seoul, South Korea

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.

Providing clinical care and conducting research on dementia and cognitive impairment to improve global brain health.

Long Beach, Calif., United States

Beverly Hills, Calif., United States

Creating informed and empathetic narratives of dementia through film and television direction and screenwriting.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Harnessing creativity and empathy to help on the journey to brain health.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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CATHERINE CORREALOPERA Founder, teacher and administrator, Artelírica Arts and Music Academy

JAYASHREE DASGUPTA Co-founder and director, SocioScript Gurugram, India

VANESSA DE LA CRUZ GÓNGORA

SHAIMAA EL-JAAFARY

Scientific researcher, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

Professor, Department of Neurology, Cairo University Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Morelos, Mexico

Greeley, Colo., United States

Directing music and movement programs to improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their families.

Promoting brain health and well-being through creativity and community collaboration; focused on strengthening systems that support healthy aging and family caregivers of dementia and chronic illness.

Undertaking public health research related to nutrition, aging and cognitive function in older adults, with the aim of developing effective nutritional interventions.

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.

EMMANUEL EPENGE

MACARENA ESPINA DÍAZ

SOL FITTIPALDI

JOYLA FURLANO

Assistant professor, Protestant University of Congo

Industrial designer and entrepreneur; director, Viviendo con Demencia R+D Design Studio

Research fellow, Trinity College Dublin

Research assistant/project lead, Western University, Health Equity Action Research Lab

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Researching cognitive and biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease and caring for patients with cognitive disorders.

Dublin, Ireland

El Ranco Province, Chile

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.

Ontario, 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.

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MIKE HANRAHAN Author, musician, songwriter and performer Dublin, Ireland

MARYENELA ILLANESMANRIQUE Psychiatrist, Neurogenetics, Working Group, Universidad Científica del Sur; head, Centro de Investigación Básica en Neurogenética, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas

RABIA KHALAILA

GRÁINNE MCGETTRICK

Professor in nursing and gerontology; vice president for academic affairs, Zefat Academic College

Policy and research manager, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland County Wicklow, Ireland

Northern District, Israel

Lima, Peru

Exploring and promoting the connection between the arts and brain health through music, writing and performance.

Establishing research collaborations to improve access and care for individuals with dementia across diverse populations.

Using expertise in gerontology and nursing to improve and promote the cognitive reserve by increasing social and cognitive activities, education and more.

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

KIM-HUONG NGUYEN

ALINE NOGUEIRA HAAS

DOYIN OGUNYEMI

Research fellow, The University of Queensland

Full professor, Department of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Associate professor, Department of Community Health and Primary Care, University of Lagos

Behavioral health integration researcher and fellowship program administrator, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute

Greater Brisbane area, Australia

Lagos, Nigeria

Porto Alegre, Brazil

New York, United States

Improving the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers through innovation across arts programs, grants, communications and policy.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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.

Teaching and researching healthy aging, vulnerable populations, older people’s health, health systems and science to improve global brain health.

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VERONICA ROJAS CARSTENSEN

PRABHA SHRESTHA

LUCY STIRLAND

NATALIA TRUJILLO

Mixed media instructor, Creative Growth Art Center

Assistant professor of adult nursing, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Berkeley, Calif., United States

Bagmati, Nepal

Consultant in old age psychiatry and honorary clinical senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research

Neuroscientist and psychologist, Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, and University of Antioquia

Edinburgh, Scotland

Antioquia, Colombia

Evaluating biocognitive markers to improve preventive actions against dementia; focusing on global mental health and healthy aging from a populational perspective.

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 for dementia and mental illnesses in older people; conducting research on brain health in those with multiple chronic conditions.

VALENTINE UCHEAGWU

CHI UDEH-MOMOH

ANUSHA YASODA-MOHAN

Deputy director, Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health; associate professor, Psychology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Postdoctoral researcher, Imperial College London

Postdoctoral research associate, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

Surrey, England

Dublin, Ireland

Anambra, Nigeria

Identifying affordable diagnostic markers for predicting the early onset of dementia in resource-poor settings.

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.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2023 FELLOWS

HASAN ARMAĞAN UYSAL

SANDRA BÁEZ

SWATI BAJPAI

UMESH BOGATI

Assistant professor, actor and director, School of Medicine, İzmir University of Economics

Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Universidad de los Andes

Research officer, Department of Geriatric Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Assistant professor and consultant geriatrician, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital

İzmir, Turkey

Bogotá, Colombia

New Delhi, India

Lalitpur District, Nepal

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.

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.

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.

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.

LAURA MARÍA CALDERÓN CUEVAS

CARLOS CORONEL

BENIAM DARGE

GEETA DEVI DORKHY

Postdoctoral researcher, Adolfo Ibáñez University

Lecturer and researcher, Arba Minch University

Viña del Mar, Chile

Arba Minch, Ethiopia

GP, Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness; president, Indian Ocean Brain Health Association

Health education specialist, University of California, San Francisco

Port Louis, Mauritius

San Francisco, United States

Leading, as a Colombian multidisciplinary professional, human rights and arts programs for migrant communities for 15+ years; working at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center to integrate music and brain health education; founding the NeuroMusic series.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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 dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness, prevention and research for a healthy Mauritius; co-leading the Mauritius National Mental Health Action Plan.

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LAZARUS EZE

MIKEL GAINZA

Managing director and chief executive officer, TalkHealth9ja

Founder and manager, GuitarApp (trading name of Legato Labs Ltd.)

Abuja, Nigeria

ANÍBAL GUTIÉRREZ TORRES

ELUL LAKEW

Geriatrician

Psychotherapist, Biruh Psychotherapy Service

Dublin, Ireland

Mexico City, Mexico

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.

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.

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.

DANI MACRI

MATAA MATAA

DJIBRIL MOUSSA

ERIC MYRICKS

Social entrepreneur, creative producer, composer, actor, industrial engineer and lecturer, Buenos Aires University

Adult neurologist and chair, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Zambia; medical superintendent, Chipata General Hospital

Visiting adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry, Amoud University

Singer, actor and national recording artist; president, The Elijah Rock Foundation; cofounder, Mind-Sync Inc.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hargeisa, Somalia

Nampa, Idaho, United States

Lusaka, Zambia

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.

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.

Advocating creative dementia care, prioritizing geriatric medicine and mental health; championing holistic aging, integrating prevention and therapy; promoting sustainable public health for dementia care.

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 people living with dementia.

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TEMESGEN NURYE

IDIL ÖZKAN

REGINA PARADELA

LUCÍA PERTIERRA

Assistant professor of neurology, Wollo University

Music composer, psychologist and creative speaker

Dessie, Ethiopia

İstanbul, Turkey

Postdoctoral fellow, Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School

Staff neurologist, Department of Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry, FLENI

São Paulo, Brazil

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Increasing public awareness, improving management, conducting dementia research; strengthening screening for cognitive impairment, involving families; collaborating with humanitarian organizations for support.

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.

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.

Advancing dementia research, prevention and care for aging adults with Down syndrome, a population at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

NATALIA POZO CASTRO

PAULINA RUÍZ

URSZULA SKROBAS

SARA SOLIS

Neurologist, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán

Geriatrician, Mexican Institute of Social Security

Geriatrician, Universidad Autónoma de México

Santiago, Chile

Torreón, Mexico

Clinical neurologist and assistant professor, Department of Neurology, Independent Public Teaching Hospital No. 4, Medical University of Lublin

Mexico City, Mexico

Lublin, Poland

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.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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.

Collaborating for dementia solutions, improving diagnosis, extending global brain health; conducting clinical trials for innovative treatments; sharing findings to enhance initiatives.

Fostering an understanding of the needs of environments to become age-friendly and dementia-friendly, and adapting accordingly.

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AYDA TEFERA

PREKSHYA THAPA

Psychiatrist, Eka Kotebe General Hospital; mental health advocate; consultant, National Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Technical Working Group

Senior instructor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal

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 for cognitive impairment; prioritizing data-driven resource allocation.

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.

AGATHE VRILLON

SALLY YALLEY

Neurologist, Centre de Neurologie Cognitive, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris

Medical doctor, University of Ghana Medical Center Accra, Ghana

Paris, France

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.

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. The Global Brain Health Institute was founded in 2015 with founding sites based at University of California, San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin. GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2024 FELLOWS

MADHUR BASNET

CAROLINA BIDÓ

DAVID BRODIE-MENDS

EMILIE BROTHERHOOD

Psychiatrist, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Physician

Neurologist, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana and Neurology Society of Ghana

Academic researcher (cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology), University College London

Accra, Ghana

London, England

Dharan, Nepal

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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.

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.

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.

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.

OLGA CASTAÑER

AARON COLVERSON

SARAH CULLUM

Physician and researcher

Musician, University of California, San Francisco

Academic old-age psychiatrist, University of Auckland

DAVID DE JONGBAMBAGIONI

San Francisco, United States

Auckland, New Zealand

Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands

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.

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.

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.

Barcelona, Spain

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.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Social entrepreneur

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DAFNE ESTEFANIA DURÓN REYES

KIGGUNDU RODNEY ERISMAS

Geriatrician, geriatric neurologist, Fundación Familiares Alzheimer Aguascalientes, A.C.

Visual artist, muralist and cultural practitioner

TAVIA EVANS

TEMITOPE FAROMBI

Neuroscientist, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen

Neurologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Ibadan, Nigeria

Kampala, Uganda

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.

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.

KATE HAYDEN

BRIAN KENNEDY

MAWULI LAWSON

SUSANA LAY

Psychiatric epidemiologist

Art consultant

Writer and researcher

Dublin, Ireland

Salem, Mass., United States

Clinical neuropsychologist, University of California, San Francisco

Lima, Peru

Lomé, Togo

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; 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.

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IGNACIO LÓPEZ BARRENECHEA

JOSÉ DAVID LÓPEZ HINCAPIÉ

SONATA MAČIULSKYTĖ

KWAKU SARFO MANU

Electronic engineer, University of Antioquia

Academic political scientist, gerontologist and social worker, Klaipeda University

Neurologist, Hospital Clínico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente and Servicio de Salud de Concepción

General medical practitioner and public health expert, Lister Hospital and Fertility Centre

Medellín, Colombia

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Accra, Ghana

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.

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.

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.

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.

MICHELLE MEMRAN

JOAQUÍN MIGEOT

DAMAS ANDREA MLAKI

IXIM MORALES

Filmmaker, artist and advocate

Neuroscientist; researcher, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)

Neuropsychiatrist

Dodoma, Tanzania

Guatemala City, Guatemala

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.

Chiguayante, Chile

San Francisco, United States

Santiago, Chile

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.

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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.

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WEPNYU YEMBE NJAMNSHI

CARLOS FELIPE ANDRÉS ORELLANA DÍAZ

PONGPAT PUTTHINUN

Physician, researcher and musician, Brain Research Africa Initiative

Psychiatrist

Health economist, University of California, San Francisco

PABLO ALEXANDER REYES GAVILÁN

Talcahuano, Chile

San Francisco, United States

Bogotá, Colombia

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.

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.

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.

Neuropsychologist

Yaoundé, Cameroon

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.

Artwork at Creative Brain Week, an annual event hosted by the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin.

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EDUARDO DANILO SCHMITZ Director, Sesc Centro Histórico Porto Alegre, Brazil

RALUCA SFETCU

FAITH SIMUSHI

Psychologist; researcher, Romanian Alzheimer Society; associate professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University Spiru Haret

Neurologist, Mazabuka General Hospital

SONIA LEONOR SÁNCHEZ MENDOZA Geriatrician

Mazabuka, Zambia

Durango, Mexico

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.

Bucharest, Romania

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.

PAULINA VERGARA

MULUKEN AZAGE YENESEW

Geriatrician, Hospital Clínico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente and Servicio de Salud de Concepción Chiguayante, Chile

Public health academician and researcher, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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.

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Meron Abey, joins Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, James Nazareth for a break in the Rhodes House gardens during the July 2026 Emerging Technologies Residency in Oxford.

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2025 FELLOWS

AGBOR EPSE EBOT CONSTANCE AYUK

ABERA BEGENA

KIMBERLEY BENJAMIN

Neurologist, Hawassa University

Attorney-at-law

Neurologist, Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN)

Awasa, Ethiopia

Christchurch, Barbados

YUEN KHUAN “PENY” CHAN Social entrepreneur, vocal coach and performer, ArtsProud, Tsui Collective and PenPlay Productions

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Penang, Malaysia

Advancing dementia prevention and care through vascular risk reduction, control, strengthening research and clinical capacity in Cameroon and Frenchspeaking Africa.

Leading efforts to advance dementia care in Ethiopia through education, clinical practice and health system strengthening.

Promoting human rights literacy and advocating for equitable dementia policies by elevating the voices of care partners and people living with dementia in Barbados and the Caribbean.

Creating communitycentered, arts-based and AI-supported creative engagement programs that advance creative care, dementia literacy and intergenerational connection, while fostering inclusion and well-being through creative practice.

JOSEFINA CRUZAT

WILL DEAN Advocate and producer, independent advocacy practice

ROHITH KHANNA DEIVASIGAMANI

DAMIÁN DELLAVALE

Neuroscientist, BrainLat Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Argentina

Santiago, Chile

Conwy, Wales

Psychiatrist, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India)

Scientific Researcher, CONICET

India

Applying computational and neuroimaging approaches to promote brain health, reduce disparities and support dementia prevention across the life course.

Mobilizing youth-led advocacy and storytelling to reshape public understanding of dementia and drive social change.

Providing community-based dementia care and building local capacity to deliver equitable mental health services in India.

Investigating early biomarkers and interdisciplinary neuromodulation approaches to reduce dementia burden and address health inequities in the Global South.

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MARIANO NICOLÁS DIAZ RIVERA Psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas Argentina

CLAUDIA DURAN-ANIOTZ

MARIA EUGENIA GODOY

VIRGILIO HERNÁNDEZ RUIZ

Neurobiologist, associate professor and co-director of BrainLat, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Program manager, BrainLat Institute and ReDLat Consortium

Geriatrician and clinical researcher, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mexico City, Mexico

Santiago, Chile

Investigating intracranial and scalp EEG markers of cognitive and emotional processes to better understand brain health and disease.

Leading biomarker research to reduce the dementia burden and promote equitable diagnosis across Latin America and the Global South, while empowering regional leaders in dementia and brain health.

Coordinating international projects to strengthen brain health research capacity, train local teams and foster inclusive collaboration.

Caring for older adults and people aging with HIV who experience cognitive problems, and translating their needs into research to promote better aging trajectories.

MARIA LINA KAMBONGI

AGUSTINA LEGAZ

GRANT LONGWE

RACHEL MAINA

Neurophysiologist, NeuroSync Diagnostic Centre

Neuroscientist, Universidad de San Andrés

Namibia

Argentina

Physiotherapist, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Zambia (ADDIZ)

Clinical psychologist and psychometrician, Aga Khan University

Lusaka, Zambia

Nairobi, Kenya

Delivering community‑based physiotherapy and dementia care while leading awareness efforts to promote early diagnosis, reduce stigma and improve brain health equity.

Adapting culturally aligned neurocognitive testing tools for African communities including Down syndrome populations, and leading research to reduce cognitive disparities and support healthy brain aging.

Building neurophysiology services and mobile diagnostics, and developing research‑informed awareness programs to improve early diagnosis, care and brain health equity across Namibia.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Exploring how social and environmental inequities shape brain health; integrating neuroscience and public health to develop region-specific strategies that reduce disparities in aging and neurodegeneration.

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LEO MARKS

HÉCTOR MENDIZÁBAL

GREG MOHL

CYPRIAN MOSTERT

Actor and communications consultant, Stand & Deliver

Psychiatrist and neuropsychiatrist

Biologist, University of California, San Francisco

Economist, Aga Khan University

Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Glendale, Calif., United States

Kenya

San Francisco, United States

Developing practical tools and storytelling approaches to support families navigating psychosis, drawing on experience in the arts, policy and communication to improve care and understanding.

Promoting early detection of cognitive impairment by training health care professionals, raising awareness and expanding culturally relevant education to improve mental health outcomes.

Designing high-throughput tools to advance gene-editing therapies for neurological diseases; aiming to accelerate precision medicine and expand equitable access to innovative treatments.

Researching the economics of brain health to inform life‑course policy strategies that improve brain health and reduce dementia risk across African countries.

WITSARUT “JAMES” NANTHASI

PAUL ANIMBOM NGONG

TUAN ANH NGUYEN

LORETTA NORTON

Arts-based health communication educator and researcher, University of Bamenda and CeFoRPAT

Research professor and senior principal research fellow, National Ageing Research Institute and Swinburne University of Technology

Neuroscientist, King’s University College, University of Western Ontario

Behavioral neurologist Bangkok, Thailand

Bamenda, Cameroon

Ontario, Canada

Melbourne, Australia

Improving dementia diagnosis and care in Thailand by raising awareness and strengthening clinical systems, with particular emphasis on earlyonset and atypical dementia — often challenging to diagnose.

Integrating arts-based therapy and research to improve and advance well-being, mental health and promote brain health awareness, and inclusive public engagement through teaching, research and practice.

Leading research on culturally tailored dementia prevention, care and support to advance health equity through policy, practice and international collaboration.

Studying cognition, disorders of consciousness and end‑of‑life care to improve ethical, diagnostic and clinical approaches to late‑stage dementia.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

GODWIN OGBOLE

CHUKWUDI OKOYE

JOHN-PAUL OMUOJINE

COLIN REGAN

Radiologist, University of Ibadan

Applied theater practitioner and senior lecturer, Theatre Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Psychiatrist, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Health promotion manager and journalist, Gaelic Athletic Association

Nigeria

Ghana

Awka, Nigeria

Dublin, Ireland

Developing low-cost, intelligent MRI solutions to enable early dementia detection and strengthen neuroimaging research capacity across resourcelimited settings in Africa.

Applying creative and applied theater interventions to strengthen psychosocial practices within and beyond health care settings.

Researching delirium diagnosis, management and its contribution to dementia in resourcelimited hospital settings. Practicing psychiatry and neurocognitive medicine in a teaching hospital.

Harnessing the power of sport and community connection to advance brain health and well-being at individual, community and societal level in Ireland.

ABEL RUBEGA

ANGIE SEAH

DAVID LARBI SIMPONG

RASHED SUHRAWARDY

Psychiatrist, Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Multidisciplinary artist

Neuroscientist, University of Cape Coast

Entrepreneur, Dementia Care Foundation Bangladesh

Cape Coast, Ghana

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Leading research on early dementia detection, developing culturally appropriate diagnostic tools and building Ghana’s first dementia biobank to improve access and outcomes.

Strengthening dementia care systems through advocacy, training and service delivery to build dementia-friendly communities in Bangladesh.

Singapore, Singapore

Uganda

Building multidisciplinary approaches to dementia care through clinical practice, teaching and research, aiming to improve diagnosis, treatment and awareness in Uganda.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

Exploring well‑being, aging and emotion through sound, performance and visual art as a multidisciplinary artist; using relational art methodologies to investigate olfactory memories.

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POOSANU THANAPORNSANGSUTH

MARÍA MARCELA VELÁSQUEZ

Neurologist, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University

Biologist, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia

Bangkok, Thailand

Expanding access to advanced diagnostic tools and educating providers and communities to improve early detection and management of dementia in Thailand.

Investigating genetic and epigenetic factors in neuropsychiatric disorders to inform prevention, diagnosis and equitable brain health strategies in Latin America.

BENJAMIN WEBER

NUOLE ZHU

Historian, writer and associate professor of African American & African studies and human rights, University of California

Neurologist, Memory Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain

Davis, Calif., United States

Researching and writing about systemic inequality, health equity and human rights. Exploring artsbased and communitycentered approaches to care, storytelling and social justice.

Bridging clinical care and research to advance understanding and management of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Creative Brain Week has rapidly achieved local and international significance in its examination of how brain science and creativity collide. GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

Combating health disparities and promoting equity. BASED AT THE FITZHUGH MULLAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE EQUITY

2017 FELLOWS

MARY AJWANG

CARLA A. ARENA VENTURA

SARAH BATTISTICH

Program officer, UNAIDS

Full professor, University of São Paulo

Associate professor of emergency medicine, Bellevue New York University Medical Center

Kampala, Uganda

São Paulo, Brazil

New York, United States

JOEDRECKA S. BROWN SPEIGHTS Professor and chair of family medicine and rural health, College of Medicine, Florida State University Talahassee, Fla., 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.

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.

BRIGIT M. CARTER

KENNETH T. JONES

THOMAS MERRILL

SCOTT NASS

Chief access and engagement officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Health equity leader and data strategist

Ph.D. student in nursing, Duke University

Regional medical director, Aledade

Washington, D.C., United States

Portland, Maine, United States

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.

Integrating data from clinical, socioeconomic and environmental sources to advance evidence-based practices that optimize outcomes and address inequities.

Palm Springs, Calif., United States

Leland, N.C., 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.

AT L A N T I C F E L LO W S

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.

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TOYESE OYEYEMI Executive director, Social Mission Alliance Washington, D.C., United States

MARIA PORTELA MARTÍNEZ Chief of the family medicine section, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates

CAROLINE MAE RAMIREZ

NEHA RAYKAR

Physician and mental health advocate, National Center for Mental Health

Senior director, IDinsight New Delhi, India

Taguig City, United States

Bethesda, 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 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.

Enhancing mental health service delivery by providing equitable policies grounded in human rights.

ZULAYKA SANTIAGO

SARA SELIG

YVONNE YIU

Founder and creative director, Libélula Consulting

Associate physician

Health systems specialist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Boston, United States

Durham, N.C., United States

Providing inspiration, instigation and support for projects, organizations and foundations focused on equity, social justice and authentic community engagement.

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.

Washington, D.C., United States

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.

Providing subject matter expertise to support clinical growth among Veterans Affairs hospitals in California, Arizona and New Mexico.

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2018 FELLOWS

AMANDA BROSNAN

LESFORD H. DUNCAN

ANGELA T. ECHIVERRI

SARAH HOOPER

Assistant professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center

Executive director, Outdoor Foundation

Family and community medicine physician

Euless, Texas, United States

Atlanta, United States

Los Angeles, United States

Executive director and professor of practice, UCSFUC Law Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy Menlo Park, Calif., United States

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.

Introducing at-risk, underrepresented and system-involved youth to the transformative and healing power of the outdoors.

Bringing a radical love, a 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.

Developing medical-legal collaborations in education, research and clinical service that advance equity in the care of older adults.

JAMES HUANG

KAI KENNEDY

JONATAN KONFINO

DEBORRAH G. LIAO

Director of student health services, Gallaudet University

Associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Under Secretary of Health, Ministry of Health, Buenos Aires Province

Municipal health officer, Gamay Rural Health Unit

Washington, D.C., United States

Richmond, Va., United States

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines

Providing patientcentered primary care to multicultural, urban underserved patients, including deaf adults and children; implementing “food as medicine” programs.

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.

Leading the primary health care program that will ensure provision of quality, accessible, affordable and equitable health care to rural communities in the Philippines.

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JORDI LUKE

EMILY MACDONALD

CHRISTINA T. ROSENTHAL

ZEINA SALIBA

Chief executive officer, Haus of Transcendent

Director, business operations, Erie Family Health Centers

Founder, Determined to be a Doctor Someday

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Chicago, United States

Collierville, Tenn., United States

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.

STEPHEN SEVALIE

ANJALI SINGH KULKARNI

TYLER SPENCER

Commanding officer of the Joint Medical Unit, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Public health specialist and adjunct associate professor, Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India

Director, Spring Impact

Freetown, Sierra Leone

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.

Mexico City, Mexico

New Delhi, India

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.

Supporting philanthropists and nonprofit leaders to scale social impact.

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2019 FELLOWS

ADEKEMI ADENIYAN

ALAQ AL-MUWALI

ADRIAN BILLINGS

Founder and executive director, Dentalcare Foundation, Smile Superheroes

Junior clinical fellow in pediatrics, King’s College Hospital

Associate academic dean of rural and community engagement, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin

London, England

Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

ESPERANZA FELICIDAD CANTÚ Director of health initiatives, United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Alpine, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Leading oral health advocacy and breaking down barriers to oral health for underserved communities to ensure equitable access for all in Nigeria.

Managing pediatric NHS patients while championing the health of Indigenous communities in Iraq and the South West Asia and North Africa region; thinking at the intersection of body, land, language and creative expression.

Researching health workforce programs to enable more health-career students to choose caring for patients who otherwise might not receive health care.

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.

ESNATT GONDWEMATEKESA

RAZEL NIKKA M. HAO

ARTANESHA L. JACKSON

ANNE LAUX

Regional director, Negros Island Region Center for Health Development, Department of Health, Philippines

FINDconnect program manager, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Peace officer training compliance officer, Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, Office of the Ohio Attorney General

Malawi program manager, Give Directly Zomba, Malawi

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.

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Oakland, Calif., United States

Quezon, Philippines

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.

Brecksville, Ohio, United States

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.

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JESSICA MILBERG-HAYDU

SHUBHA NAGESH

Director, National Office Emergency Preparedness, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Medical doctor and independent global health consultant Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Los Angeles, United States

IFEANYI MCWILLIAMS NSOFOR

MONALISA PADHEE

Physician and health policy advocate, Upswell LLC

Program head, Education and Wellness Initiative, Emp Bindi International Association

Silver Spring, Md., United States

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.

BRANDI M. PAYTON

LINDSEY POLLACZEK

HOPE ELIZABETH RHODES

ELIZA SQUIBB

Clinic administrator and registered nurse

Chief program officer, Fistula Foundation

Owasso, Okla., United States

El Cerrito, Calif., United States

Medical director, Children’s Health Center-THEARC, Children’s National Hospital

Artist, designer, educator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The Rhode Island School of Design

Washington, D.C., United States

Providence, R.I., United States

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.

Collaborating with artists and artisans worldwide to create culturally contextualized patient education tools for improving information equity and health literacy among lowresource populations.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

ELLIOT KORANTENG TANNOR

DANIELLE WOODHOUSE JOHNSON

Senior lecturer and consultant nephrologist, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Founder, The Oasis Alliance Washington, D.C., United States

Kumasi, Ghana

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.

Improving the lives of trauma survivors by co-creating personal spaces that promote mental health and well-being.

At the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity 2025 cohort graduation in Iloilo, Philippines. Credit: Louis Reyes.

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2020 FELLOWS

BILAL ASIM

MONIQUE E. BROWN

SHUBHAM CHOUDHARY

ABRAHAM L. B. FREEMAN

Senior manager, University Advancement, Aga Khan University

Program manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Founder and chief executive officer, Safe Access

Founder, Environmental Rescue Initiative

Lahore, Pakistan

Missouri City, Texas, United States

New Delhi, India

Monrovia, Liberia

Designing and implementing plans to raise funds to ensure access to health care and health education for those who cannot afford to pay.

Managing a multi-sector collaborative at MD Anderson, leading efforts to reduce breast cancer disparities among Black women in Harris County, Texas, to create healthy spaces for all.

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.

PETER GAN KIM SOON

HYELADZIRA GARNVWA

SYED MUSTAFA H. NADIR

KEVIN HECKMAN

Public health medicine specialist, Health Transformation Office, Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Senior adviser, ThinkWell Global

Founder, GrantAssistant

Abuja, Nigeria

Reston, Va., United States

Director, Product Development, American Medical Association Geneva, Ill., United States

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Working at the intersection of health practice, research and policy to create an accessible, equitable, inclusive, sustainable health system through innovative, integrated approaches that align with the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Promoting high-quality and equitable access, and the delivery of primary health care, through developing strategic actions and using evidence to shape national policy.

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.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

LIAM C. HEIN

GABRIELLE JACKSON

GILBERTO LOPEZ

Associate professor and faculty senate chair, University of South Carolina

Owner and clinical social worker, Diasporic Healing LLC

Assistant professor, Arizona State University

Fort Washington, Md., United States

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Columbia, S.C., United States

MEDHA DEVANAGONDI MAKHLOUF Elsie de R. and Samuel P. Orlando Distinguished Professor and director, Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, Pa., United States

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.

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.

MAUREEN MILANGA

BERTRAND MOSES

ROSE MARY NAKAME

MILDRED OMINO

Director of international policy and advocacy, Health Global Access Project (GAP)

Mental health and psychosocial support specialist, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean

Executive director and founder, REMI East Africa

Administrator, University of Nairobi

Kampala, Uganda

Nairobi, Kenya

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Advocating for increased access to high-quality HIV treatment, policies and science in collaboration with communities of people living with HIV and key populations.

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.

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.

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NKEM OSIAN

ELENA RIVERA

MEGAN L. SRINIVAS

Public health analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S.)

Public health consultant; birth doula

Infectious disease physician, clinical instructor and translational health policy research fellow, University of North Carolina, and Iowa state legislator

Portland, Ore., United States

Rockville, Md., United States

Leading efforts to strengthen care coordination strategies to improve access, delivery, and quality of treatment and care in rural communities.

Bridging policy impact and frontline care as a public health consultant with experience in participatory evaluation and systems change; also serving as a birth doula to support women and families through the perinatal journey.

LINDSLEY JEREMIAH D. VILLARANTE Division chief, Performance Monitoring and Strategy Management Division, Department of Health Central Office

Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States

Muntinlupa, Philipinnes

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.

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.

BRAM WISPELWEY 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.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Global, Adekemi Adeniyan, launches the VR film "The Girl Who Found Her Smile" at the Emerging Tech Lab at Rhodes House, Oxford.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2021 FELLOWS

ZAHRAA AL-SARRAF

SARA LAVINIA BRAIR

KATE DAUGHERTY

PEDRO DELGADO

Civic engagement supervisor, War Child UK

Director general, White Nile State

Project coordinator, Trauma Informed Education Network, Jefferson College of Nursing

Vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Khartoum, Sudan

Baghdad, Iraq

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Philadelphia, United States

Designing projects that promote health and wellbeing 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.

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.

PRATIKSHA DHUNGANA

REGINA DUPERVAL

QUSAI HAMMOURI

SCOTT HOWELL

Dental surgeon, Nyaya Health Nepal

Fellow in metabolism and pediatric endocrinology, Montreal Children’s Hospital

Clinical assistant professor, NYU Langone

Associate professor and director of public health dentistry and teledentistry, A.T. Still University

Achham, Nepal

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Montreal, Canada

Promoting oral health and nutrition, and supporting programs that work with underserved and marginalized populations.

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Targeting individual needs so all patients can reach their best health, whatever their socioeconomic status.

Phoenix, United States

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.

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BRENDA HUGHES

SHANNON JORDAN

PAIGE KNOWLSON

NAGLAA FATHY LITHY

Community engagement manager, South Carolina Department of Health

Public health and social impact entrepreneur

Occupational therapist

Senior health specialist, grant writing and project design, Egyptian Red Crescent

Denver, United States

Washington, D.C., United States

Walterboro, S.C., United States

Giza, Egypt

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 champion health awareness and equity through innovative approaches including art, recycling and gamification.

MARX LWABANYA

ANA ORTEGA

OSCAR RAMÍREZ

HAYDEÉ RUMALDO

Medical doctor and executive director, Nundu Deaconess Hospital and Jali Afya

Mental health coordinator, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud

Industrial engineer, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud

Strategic coordination officer, Medipeace Perú

Chiapas, Mexico

Lima, Peru

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.

Nundu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Improving neonatal, maternal and newborn health in settings with limited resources and poor communities.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

MUHAMMAD SADDIQ AHMAD

AKSHITA SIDDULA

CLAIRE THOMAS

Community organizer

Founder and chief executive officer, Rural Health Mission Nigeria

Baltimore, United States

Project manager, Early Childhood Educational Facilities Program, New Orleans Redevelopment Authority

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.

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.

The 2025 Senior Fellow Convening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: Hareg Multimedia.

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2023 FELLOWS

GLORIA ANNETTE AGUIRRE

RANA AL QAWASMI

SAGAL ALI

Program manager for community outreach, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco

Program manager, Jinnovate

Product manager, UnitedHealth Group

Jerusalem, Palestine

GEMINN LOUIS C. APOSTOL Program head, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, Center for Research and Innovation, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

Greater Minneapolis, Minn., United States

San Francisco, United States

Metro Manila, Philippines

Advocating for long-term investments to improve health literacy and access to care in often-marginalized communities.

Strengthening and developing health care status and services for Palestinians through policies, despite political and social barriers.

Identifying and advancing health equity initiatives across products and services at UnitedHealth Group.

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.

CHRISTY ADEOLA BRAHAM

SARAH CHAMBERS Integrated medicine-licensed clinical social worker, Northwestern Medicine

RIDWAN KARIM DINI-OSMAN

BELAYNEW ENDESHAW

Workers’ health coordinator, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing Brussels, Belgium

Chicago, United States

Leading research, movement building and advocacy on health justice, economic justice and informal economy 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.

Lecturer, Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Broadcast journalist Accra, Ghana

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Covering global health, social justice and environmental sustainability across Africa.

Researching and leading projects to target life-limiting disparities and inequity of rehabilitation services in Ethiopia; addressing the community’s health needs by integrating Indigenous knowledge and local wisdom with scientific bases.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

GULNAR FEERASTA

ZULEMA GARCÍA ULLOA

NICK GRANT

SHATYAM ISSUR

Director of programs, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

Pediatric palliative care doctor, Hospital del Niño "Dr. Federico Gómez Santos"

Clinical psychologist, U.S. Navy

Director, Collectif Urgence Toxida

Honolulu, United States

Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Saltillo, Mexico

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.

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, LGBTQIA+ community and people living with HIV) in Mauritius.

NONSIKELELO MATHE

IN MEMORY FELICIA MBURU

DANIEL MISTAK

MELIKTE PAULOS WELDETENSAYE

Scientific director of Health Equity and Systems Transformation, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Director, Article 48 Initiative Nairobi, Kenya

Alberta, Canada

Acting president and director of health care initiatives for justice-involved populations, Community-Oriented Correctional Health Services

Founder and executive director, ZuZu for Health and Education Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Akron, Ohio, United States

Focusing on understanding the relationships between lifestyle and risk for chronic diseases, such as diabetes.

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Felicia pursued the rights of persons with disabilities to live and be included in the community on an equal basis with others.

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.

Designing projects and teaching manuals that promote mental health for women and youth, as well as audio educational materials for blind and visually impaired students.

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KUHIKA SETH

ANTHONIKA TITUS

MAYMUNAH YUSUF KADIRI

Public health and tax justice coordinator, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing

Medical director, NOVA Health for Haiti

Psychiatrist-in-chief, advocate, storyteller and entrepreneur, Pinnacle Medical Services

Petion-Ville, Haiti

Lagos, Nigeria

Delhi, India

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.

Redefining, as a psychiatrist and global mental health strategist, how Africa and the world understand the mind; building systems, shaping policy and telling stories that move people from survival to purpose, power and generational impact.

The 2025 mid-year convening in Rwanda. Credit: Serrah Galos.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

2024 FELLOWS

ZAKI ABATE

SAMUEL AKUFFO

ODUR ANTHONY

GLADYS ARIAS

Physician and technical adviser, USAID-Digital Health Activity

Global fulfillment operations lead, Zipline Ghana

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Greater Accra, Ghana

Lawyer and team leader, Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI)

Principal for health equity policy analysis and legislative support, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)

Lira, Uganda

Los Angeles, United States

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 drones.

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.

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.

EMILY BARTLETT

NYABONY GAT

HINA GHOLE

MARIO JIMENEZ

Emergency medicine physician, Gallup Indian Medical Center

Program director, Alaska Literacy Program

Chief global medical officer, Milvik BIMA

Senior country manager, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gallup, N.M., United States

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Queensland, Australia

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 health equity, particularly for underprivileged women, and generating innovative solutions to enhance health care access and quality.

Leading Gavi investments in immunization and health systems strengthening in Kenya and Tanzania, protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases.

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SALIMA KHOWAJA Nursing lecturer practitioner, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Lahore Lahore, Pakistan

JAN AURA LAURELLE LLEVADO Chief of the cancer control and mental health divisions, Department of Health

JASMINE MARINGMEI

AOIFE MOLLOY

Policy analyst, International Aids Vaccine Initiative

Senior clinical adviser for health care inequalities improvement and doctor in infectious diseases, NHS England and Royal Free Hospital London

New Delhi, India

Metro Manila, Philippines

London, England

Developing communitybased 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.

Developing national policies and programs to improve Filipinos’ access to cancer prevention and control and mental health care services.

Leading the in-depth policy analysis of three specific disease domains: stunting in children under five, COVID-19 vaccine access and anemia across cycles.

JOSE A. PLASCENCIA JIMENEZ

RACHEL WATKINS

AZUA WILFRED

Nursing director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Regional program coordinator, International Medical Corps

Upper Marlboro, Md., United States

Bamenda, Cameroon

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.

Ensuring the delivery of quality patient care by overseeing the operational and clinical performance of inpatient units at a hospital that serves the community of Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas.

Focusing on reducing health inequities by providing health care services to vulnerable communities in Cameroon.

Ph.D. student/researcher, NYU Langone Health

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.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

2025 FELLOWS

ALI ALSHALAH

LAUREN ARRINGTON

JOANNE CHIWAULA

National program manager, CDC Iraq

Nurse-midwife and assistant professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing

Nurse-midwife and nonprofit founder, Joyful Motherhood

Baghdad, Iraq

Lilongwe, Malawi

Baltimore, United States

ZELALEM DESSALEGN DEMEKE Occupational therapist, founder and executive director, Grand Assistive Technology (GAT) Center Gondar, Ethiopia

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.

Centering liberation by facilitating a bi-directional partnership with group care providers focused on advancing health equity for Black birthing people across the globe.

Designing programs to demonstrate that highquality equitable maternal and infant health care is both possible and necessary in low-resource settings.

Advancing access to appropriate assistive technology to empower people with disabilities in Ethiopia.

NEO HUTIRI

MADALITSO JUWAYEYI

DOM KELLY

Engineer turned social entrepreneur, Technovera/Pelebox

Co-founder and programs manager, Forum for AIDS Counselling and Training (FACT-Malawi)

Co-founder, president & CEO, New Disabled South

SHANNON LADNERBEASLEY

Johannesburg, South Africa

Atlanta, United States

Blantyre, Malawi

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 quickly instead of waiting hours.

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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services and information for vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Malawi.

Equity manager, Contra Costa Health Antioch, Calif., United States

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.

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RUWA MAHDI

ALINA POTTS

ANOOP RAMAN

AASTHA SETHI

Participation officer, The Wellcome Trust

Research scientist, The Global Women’s Institute, The George Washington University

Chief medical officer of complex care, AbsoluteCare

Senior officer, policy and advocacy (rights), United for Global Mental Health

Oxford, England

Philadelphia, United States

Washington, D.C., United States

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.

Leading applied research and capacity sharing to address gender-based violence, including sexual exploitation and abuse, in humanitarian settings, using participatory and feminist methods.

Leading interdisciplinary clinical teams to care for the most medically complex and socially vulnerable patients in cities across the U.S.

NANDITA THATTE

GAFIDYN RAE WESONGA

YIH SEONG WONG

Technical officer, World Health Organization

Hematologist-oncologist, Malaysia Ministry of Health

Geneva, Switzerland

Medical doctor, team leader and executive director, Initiative of Trans with a Mission-Uganda

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.

Working toward global suicide decriminalization and deinstitutionalization of mental health care.

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2026 FELLOWS

AZARA SALAMATU AGIDANI

ROMUALDO GIANCARLO BIAGGI ORTEGA

Senior technical adviser to director general/CEO, National Health Insurance Authority, Nigeria

Co-founder and president, Peruvian Society of Intercultural and Entheogenic Medicine (SOPEMEI)

Abuja, Nigeria

MUHAMMAD FATHUN

SOPHIE GENIGEORGIS

Technical consultant, World Health Organization Indonesia; co-founder, The Leader

Program manager, WORLD (Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases), an AIDS Healthcare Foundation affiliate

Jakarta, Indonesia

San Francisco, United States

Lima, Peru

Leading the design and rollout of equity-focused health financing programs to advance universal health coverage and protect vulnerable groups.

Integrating science, art and ancestral wisdom to advance transformative mental health.

Advancing global public health and health equity through grassroots leadership, community-led solutions, health capacitybuilding and health systems strengthening to ensure no one is left behind in access to care and opportunity.

Developing mobile health units within domestic violence shelters to expand HIV/STI testing, followup care and sexual health education while integrating financial literacy resources.

JOSE GONZALEZ

SADAF ISHAQUE

LEAH LEWIS-GARBER

SHAUN LIVERPOOL

Senior program officer, Results for Development (R4D)

Assistant professor, breast surgery, and head of Breast Center, Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences

Health equity program leader, LifeBridge Health

Lecturer, Edge Hill University

Washington, D.C., United States

Ormskirk, England

Baltimore, United States

Lahore, Pakistan

Leading global health financing and health systems strengthening initiatives to advance sustainability, equity and local ownership of health programs.

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Leading equitable breast cancer care at Shalamar Institute in Lahore, Punjab, by integrating survivorship, mental health and community empowerment to ensure dignity and access for every woman.

Leading system-wide initiatives to reduce disparities, embed equity into clinical practice, and transform fragmented data into actionable insights that drive meaningful change for patients and communities in Baltimore.

Leading research on youth mental health, championing digital innovation and equity, giving voice to marginalized children and young people, and shaping global change through co-created solutions.

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LUCAS MCKINNON

GISELLE RAMOSE

ROBERT ROCK

SARA SUKUDOM

Managing director, Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance

Social work officer, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service; CEO, Ramose Therapeutic Consultancy

Clinical director, Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, New York City Health Department; director, Health Justice Fellowship, Social Mission Alliance

Medical doctor and researcher, South Metropolitan Health Service

Honolulu, United States

Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago

Perth, Australia

New York, United States

Leading culturally relevant “food is medicine” design in Hawaiʻi by advancing sustainable Medicaid funding pathways and creating accessible markets for local farmers.

Supporting individuals and organizations in Trinidad and Tobago — and the wider Caribbean — through evidence-based, holistic, compassionate care that promotes long-term wellness, rooted in proactive, sustainable approaches.

WUBSHET JOTE TOLOSSA

TSHERING YANGDON

Adult nephrologist, internist, Menelik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College

Project technical officer, Ministry of Health

Leading collaborations with local health systems to leverage community assets to address health-related social needs in the South Bronx.

Building frameworks for equitable health innovation and responsible artificial intelligence to enable agency and advance human-centered care.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Improving access to the dialysis service in Ethiopia, researching peritoneal dialysis and mentoring future physicians.

Focusing on uncovering systemic barriers, from occupational health risks for hospital staff to gaps in rural health care access, and turning research into policy.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, Ifeanyi Nsofor, watching Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, Ana P. Santos’ virtual reality film “Living in Water” in Oxford during Skoll Week in April 2026.

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Creating a community for health equity in Southeast Asia. BASED AT THE EQUITY INITIATIVE AT CMB FOUNDATION

2016 FELLOWS

TIM AYE-HARDY

CHHORVANN CHHEA

HOANG VAN MINH

PHAM KIEU OANH

Co-founder and executive director, myME: Myanmar Mobile Education Project

Director, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Cambodia

Vice rector and director of the Center for Population, Hanoi University of Public Health

Founder and chief executive officer, Center for Social Initiatives Promotion

Yangon, Myanmar

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Hanoi, Vietnam

Dong Da, Vietnam

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.

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.

Publishing widely in scientific journals; undertaking research studies on health and health care in Vietnam on topics including the social determinants of health, noncommunicable diseases and universal health coverage.

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.

CHALERMSAK KITTITRAKUL

JEREMY LIM

LIU CHENHUI

NGUYEN THU HA

Partner, Oliver Wyman; co-founder and chief executive officer, AMiLi

Chief executive officer, FamilyDoc Medical Technology Co. Ltd.

Singapore, Singapore

Beijing, China

Executive director and morning news producer, Vietnam National Television

Coordinator, Access to Medicines Campaign, AIDS Access Foundation

Hanoi, Vietnam

Bangkok, Thailand

Championing effective, systematic policy development and implementation for HIV and HCV treatment access.

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Working on increasing the use of technology to improve health equity and access to care.

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.

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NATALIE PHAHOLYOTHIN

PHAN THI THUY TRAM

SOULIVANH PHOLSENA

NICOLA POCOCK

Chief executive officer, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Thailand

Deputy director general, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

Chief physician, Lao Medical Care Center

Research consultant and honorary assistant professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Bangkok, Thailand

Ban Phonxay, Laos

Hanoi, Vietnam

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.

Practicing social justice through ideas and the implementation of the Community Development Program and the White Cane Initiative for the Blind in Vietnam.

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.

SI ZHANJIE

JIRUTH SRIRATANABAN

NILA TANZIL

Director, Aizhen

Director, Thailand Research Center for Health Service Systems

Founder, Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Yunnan, China

Working on the prevalence and measurement of child labor, especially hazardous work; evaluating complex social interventions with working children.

Terban, Indonesia

Bangkok, Thailand

Addressing the psychological, physical, social and economic problems of people affected by leprosy in China.

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.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2017 FELLOWS

BENJAMIN LAWRENCE PATRICK E. ARITAO Director of prosecution and aftercare, Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children, International Justice Mission

LYNNA CHANDRA

RUI DENG

DO THUY DUONG

Ashoka Fellow; founder and trustee, Rachel House Children’s Hospice

Professor, School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University

Chief executive officer and founder, TalentPool

Kunming, China

Hanoi, Vietnam

Singapore, Singapore

Calamba, Philippines

Rescuing victims of trafficking from places of exploitation and using lessons from casework to find system remedies.

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.

Designing and implementing leadership development programs to enhance the quality of women’s lives.

WAI WAI HAN

ARIEL CARINGAL HERNANDEZ

BEVERLY LORRAINE HO

SANTI LAPBENJAKUL Director, Lamsonthi Hospital

School director, Global Mindanaw Polytechnic

Acting president and CEO, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)

Yangon, Myanmar

Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Parañaque, Philippines

Networking and developing grassroots civil society organizations and local groups; bringing a medical background and 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.

Senior research, evaluation and learning manager, Save the Children International, Myanmar

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Lopburi, Thailand

Working with the government to train caregivers and redirect health care resources toward home care.

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THARANI LOGANATHAN

LUONG THE-HUY

PAN MYAT MON

NGUYEN THI LAN ANH

Public health medicine specialist and associate professor of global health, Faculty of medicine, University of Malaya

Director, iSEE Institute

Country director, Christian Aid

Hanoi, Vietnam

Yangon, Myanmar

Founder and director, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC); vice president, Vietnamese Federation on Disabilities

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hanoi, Vietnam

Researching health care access and social protection for marginalized populations, including migrant, refugee, stateless and Indigenous populations.

Advocating for LGBTI in Vietnam, focusing on raising public awareness; legal advocacy for lawmakers, media and youth; and the public and private sectors.

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.

Empowering communities of people with disabilities; actively monitoring the implementation of Vietnam’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, having championed its ratification, and other Vietnamese policies on PWD.

SOMPORN PENGKAM

ALAY PHONVISAY

Founder and director, Community Health Impact Assessment Platform in Southeast Asia

Associate professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos

KANAPON PHUMRATPRAPIN

SATIRIANTINAH RASUANTO

Chief executive officer and co-founder, Health at Home

Co-founder and president, VIDA Digital Identity

Bangkok, Thailand

Singapore, Singapore

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.

Bangkok, Thailand

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.

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SHI NAN

CHANNÉ SUY LAN

Lecturer, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University

Co-founder, Kawsang Tel Aviv, Israel

Beijing, China

Focusing on health, food and drug safety across China.

Working with local communities to co-create innovative solutions focusing on public health and economic development.

The 2025 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia reflect on how communities use art to catalyze change. Credit: The Equity Initiative/ Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia.

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2018 FELLOWS

BUI THI THUY Head of nursing department, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital Hanoi, Vietnam

ABELARDO APOLLO DAVID JR.

ABDEL JAMAL RAMOS DISANGCOPAN

CARMENEZA DOS SANTOS MONTEIRO

Founder & CEO, REACH Foundation; founder & executive director, Independent Living Learning Centre; executive director, Academia Progresiva de Manila

Director II, Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament

Technical lead for gender equality, disability and social inclusion and government system strengthening, Abt Global, Partnership for Human Development, Timor-Leste

Cotabato City, Philippines

Manila, Philippines

Dili, Timor-Leste

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.

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.

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.

Serving as a bridge and an amplifier for just development.

NUR KHAULAH FADZIL

SOPHIA BENEDICTA HAGE

HAN WIN HTAT

HOANG TU ANH

Health field officer, International Committee of the Red Cross

Clinic director and sports medicine doctor, Royal Sports Performance Centre, Medifit Clinic

Executive director, Sun Community Health

Founding member and director, Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Yangon, Myanmar

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.

Hanoi, Vietnam

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.

Empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and enhancing state accountability.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

JIANG FAN Vice chancellor, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China

NORAIDA ABDULLAH KARIM Director, Mindanao Program, Community and Family Services International

KOUNG LO

BORWORNSOM LEERAPAN

Director, Preah Vihear Provincial Health Department

Associate professor, Ramathibodi Medical School, Mahidol University

Preah Vihear, Cambodia

Bangkok, Thailand

Cotabato City, Philippines

Researching social, environmental change and child health; leading a national large-scale early child development intervention program in Shanghai and rural western China.

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.

Working to improve access to health information and services for remote patient populations; spearheaded an initiative supporting highrisk pregnant women.

Applying systems thinking to address complex issues of health systems, such as the governance of universal health care, communitybased health interventions, strategic health workforce planning and decision support tools.

Li Wang, an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, trains Fellows to use storytelling effectively as a tool for driving change. Credit: Kim Cruz.

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BAWI MANG LIAN

ELISABETH LISTYANI

SHARON LOW

TIARA MARTHIAS

Programs director, Burmese American Community Institute

Researcher, Center for Health and Policy Management, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Co-founder and managing partner, The Knowledge House

Senior lecturer in global health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne

Waltham, Mass., United States

Singapore, Singapore

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Melbourne, Australia

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 organization co-founded after 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.

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.

NGUYEN TRAN NGUYEN

NGUYEN THI THAI LAN

ANA P. SANTOS

PAIROJ SAONUAM

Official, Office of People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province

Vice dean, Faculty of Sociology; lecturer in social work, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

Journalist, storyteller and VR filmmaker

Deputy chief executive officer, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)

Cao Lãnh, Vietnam

Manila, Philippines

Bangkok, Thailand

Hanoi, Vietnam

Working to expand health insurance coverage and health service provision, with a focus on the growing elderly population.

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.

Crafting stories that illuminate hidden lives, focusing on sexual and reproductive rights and climate change’s slow violence; the 360/VR film “Living in Water” immerses audiences in these realities.

Seeking to empower individuals and organizations for a healthy society and environment.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

MAY SRIPATANASKUL Founder and chief executive officer, LUKKID/Asian Leadership Academy

KOTCHAKORN VORAAKHOM

XU JIN

Founder and chief executive officer, Porous City Network

Lecturer, Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University

Bangkok, Thailand

Beijing, China

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.

Working to bring greater recognition to the importance and feasibility of reducing health inequities and facilitating China’s contribution to global health equity.

Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh, a Fellow from Vietnam, preparing to share her "River of Life" work with other Fellows. Credit: Kim Cruz.

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2019 FELLOWS

BLANDINA ROSALINA BAIT

GIDEON CAUTON

RENNTA CHRISDIANA

Nutrition specialist, UNICEF Indonesia

Specialist in law enforcement development, Forced Labor Programs in APAC, International Justice Mission

Chairwoman, Indonesian Family Advocacy Institute

Kupang, Indonesia

ALFREDO MATUGAS CORO II Five-time municipal mayor, Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Philippines

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Siargao Island, Philippines

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.

Building the capacity of public law enforcement to rescue and protect workers from domestic or crossborder forced labor and labor trafficking.

Improving the provision of access and quality health care to individuals and families through collaborative work with providers, health practitioners, government and society.

Innovating local governance in areas of public health, focusing on social determinants such as education, climate change, environmental management, income and social protection.

LETCHIMI DEVI DORAISAMY

GIDEON LASCO

LE THI NHAT

Professorial lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Department of Development Studies, Ateneo de Manila University

Project manager, International Committee of the Red Cross

PHETDAVANH LEUANGVILAY

Project manager, The Centre for Child Rights and Business Kajang, Malaysia

Hanoi, Vietnam

National professional officer, WHO Health Emergency Program Vientiane, Laos

Manila, Philippines

Coordinating and implementing project activities on the ground, including communication with all project partners and stakeholders; providing training on responsible recruitment, including training of trainers.

Applying medical anthropology, the social sciences and qualitative research to analyze health, social and environmental issues relevant to the Philippines and the region.

Aiming to ensure access to quality and affordable physical rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in Vietnam.

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.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

XIAO LONG

GORIS MUSTAQIM

NGUYEN QUÓC THANH

SAM OEUN SAM

Professor and deputy director, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Founder and chief executive officer, Semur Nusantara Consulting; founder, Asgar Muda Foundation

Artist, curator and founding director, Queer Forever!

Managing director, Buddhism for Health

Hanoi, Vietnam

Takeo Province, Cambodia

Beijing, China

Jakarta, Indonesia

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.

Exploring issues of queer aesthetics and activism, working through art and film projects, and exhibitions that are usually collaborative and participatory.

Improving access to quality health care for the poor and vulnerable; strengthening local government officials’ capacity to develop responsive investment plans and accountability.

RATAWIT OUAPRACHANON

PHAN THI NGOC LINH Chief executive officer, Center for Health Care Improvement Research

PANUSART POONKASETWATTANA

NATARAJAN RAJARAMAN

Project manager, Peace Resource Collaborative Foundation Bangkok, Thailand

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Executive director, APCOM Foundation

Managing director, Equitech Collective Singapore, Singapore

Bangkok, Thailand

Promoting peace, human rights, reconciliation and conflict transformation in Thailand and neighboring countries.

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Bringing together all available resources, domestically and internationally, to support the improvement of health care services in Vietnam.

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.

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SEAN SOK PHAY

KRITAYA SREESUNPAGIT

Executive director, Child Helpline Cambodia

Facilitator and coordinator, Inner Journey and Transformation Game

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Bangkok, Thailand

RAPEEPONG SUPHANCHAIMAT

RAUDAH MOHD YUNUS

Senior researcher, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Researcher, writer and social activist; post-doctoral fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin, U.S. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nonthaburi, Thailand

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.

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.

Focusing on universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries; researching migrant and vulnerable population health through epidemiology and econometrics.

VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH

ZHANG YUNTING

ZHANG KUN

Media consultant, film producer, journalist and co-founder, Lao New Wave Cinema Production

Associate professor, Child Health Advocacy Institute, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center

Expert associate partner, McKinsey & Company

Vientiane, Laos

Shanghai, China

Producing socially responsible documentaries of life in Laos and Southeast Asia, with a focus on social, health and environmental issues.

Establishing an early child development monitoring system, identifying a target population with equity analysis, and carrying out interventions to improve child health and development.

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.

Beijing, China

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 former chief executive officer of a large hospital group.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

2021 FELLOWS

CELYN CELYN Senior operations manager, Civil Health and Development Network (Karenni State)

SORNCHAI “SONNY” CHATWIRIYACHAI Founder and artistic director, Malongdu Theatre

PIANPORN DEETES

JASON JOHN JOYCE

Director, Thailand and Myanmar Campaigns, International Rivers

Lawyer and municipal mayor, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Davao City, Philippines

Loikaw, Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand

Promoting innovative and participatory approaches to improve health access and health equity in hard-toreach communities, with a special focus on women and children.

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.

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.

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.

SHERJAN PANGATO KALIM

LE KHAC BAO

LESLIE ANN LUCES

ANGGA DWI MARTHA

Head, SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Blood Center; sustainability committee chair, Cotabato Regional and Medical Center; lecturer, Mindanao State University

Director, Medical Education Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Provincial health officer, Aklan Province Department of Health

Intergovernmental lead, UNICEF Headquarters

Kalibo, Philippines

New York, United States

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 UN General Assembly, High-level Political Forum, G20, and with LLDCs, LDCs, and SIDS.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cotabato City, Philippines

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.

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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.

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JOANNE YUEN YIE NGEOW

ALFRISON PALOGA

SARA MARIA PEREIRA

THORN PITIDOL

Associate professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, National Technological University Singapore

Epidemiologist and health quarantine officer, Port Health Office of Jayapura

Grant, compliance and partnerships manager, Association of Maluk Timor

Lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University

Singapore, Singapore

Jayapura, Indonesia

Dili, Timor-Leste

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.

Supporting the Government of Timor-Leste to strengthen primary health care, building partnerships with the Ministry of Health and civil society for health, gender and public policy and education in Timor-Leste.

Teaching economics and conducting research on social development challenges; working to apply social and political economy analysis to promote a more equitable society.

NOOR AFFIZAN RAHMAN

RENARD SIEW

PHETDAVANH SIPASEUTH

Lead for Climate, Health, and Sustainability Taskforce and consultant ophthalmologist, Ministry of Health, Brunei

Climate adviser; adjunct professor, Taylor’s University & UNITAR; supervisor, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership

Specialist in land tenure rights and natural resources management, Self-employed

FRANSISKA FALENTINA SUGI

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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.

Combating climate change and transforming society toward sustainability; striving to find innovative ways to promote more sustainable and equitable opportunities for marginalized communities.

Bangkok, Thailand

Researcher and founder, Yayasan Sejuta Harapan (Hands of Hope), Lopo Belajar Anak Timor

Vientiane, Laos

Kupang, Indonesia

Providing interactive coaching and capacity building for civil society groups on land rights, natural resources and land governance topics.

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.

GLOBAL COMMU N IT Y 2 0 1 6 –2026

AMINA EVANGELISTA SWANEPOEL

SOK TENG TAN

TRINH MAI TRANG

VIENGNAKHONE VONGXAY

Executive director, Roots of Health

Lecturer, National University of Singapore

Pianist and executive director, Chapel Sound Art Foundation

Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Singapore, Singapore

Hanoi, Vietnam

Public health lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Public Health, University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Laos

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.

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.

Teaching and researching adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and the relationship between health literacy and health-seeking behaviors in adolescents.

Apple Charm Agulto (center) prepares for the Empathy Box activity, a structured conversation tool to create space for storytelling, deep listening and vulnerability. Credit: Kim Cruz.

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2022 FELLOWS

MARIA SHAIRRA ALYSSA BELLO Co-founder and behavioral insights and innovation head, AHA! Behavioral Design

NOEL BERNARDO

ANAN BOUAPHA

BAMPEN CHAIYARAK

Medical director for global health and consulting, International SOS

Founder/president, Proud To Be Us Laos

Basco, Philippines

Vientiane, Laos

Co-founder and coordinator, Building Restorative Culture Coalition Thailand (RCCT) Sakonnakhon, Thailand

Makati, Philippines

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.

Transforming global health delivery in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas; advancing equitable, resilient systems through humanitarian action, private sector mobilization and cross-sector leadership.

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.

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.

CHAN CHI LING

ADA CHIRAPAISARNKUL

DONG DONG

ALISA HASAMOH

Deputy director, Open Government Products, Govtech Singapore

Chief executive officer, TaejaiDotcom; lecturer, Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University

Assistant professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lecturer, Department of Social Development, Prince of Songkla University; secretary, Deep South Relief and Reconciliation Foundation

Singapore, Singapore

Hong Kong, China

Bangkok, Thailand

Working at the intersection of health care and technology as a public servant from Singapore, with an interest in advancing equity in Southeast Asia.

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.

Pattani City, Thailand

Researching public health and well-being through interdisciplinary action; passionate about justice, equity and intersectionality, with a focus on global health and the role of social sciences in this field.

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 a disaster situation.

GLOBAL COMMUN IT Y 2 0 1 6–2026

TINH LE QUANG TRAM

NAW PUE PUE MHOTE

Senior program manager, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Deputy director, Burma Medical Association; coordinator, Health Information System Working Group

Da Nang, Vietnam

NGUYỄN HOÀNG CHIÊU ANH Co-founder, PiSEL Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mae Sot, Thailand

ROSADALIMA PANDA Program and core team member, WISE-WASH in Southeast Asia Foundation; founder, Bidara Community Nagekeo, Indonesia

Fostering the engagement of community and decisionmakers in planning and initiating solutions to narrow the gap between vision care services and underserved communities.

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.

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.

PHAM THI NGOC BICH

CHANDAVIENG PHIMMAVONG

BENNY PRAWIRA

COLLINS SANTHANASAMY

Suicide prevention advocate, livedexperience expert consultant and mindfulness trainer, Self-employed

Project manager (primary care), Cancer Research Malaysia

Founder, Slow Food Community in Hanoi; founder and chief executive officer, MuaVe Collective Hanoi, Vietnam

Academic staff, Faculty of Public Health, University of Health Sciences

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Vientiane, Laos

Promoting and advocating good, clean and fair food for all, a food culture exchange, and green and open public spaces.

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Focusing on her main goal of promoting comprehensive sexuality education and youth-friendly services for young people in Laos.

Meeting the needs of equity-deserving groups by involving lived-experience experts; founding the first youth-based suicide prevention community in 2013.

Building innovative solutions for health, education and economic empowerment; specialized in disaster operations, youth engagement, and health communication, serving urban poor, refugee and rural communities across ASEAN.

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PUTRI WIDI SARASWATI

ITTINAT SEEBOONRUANG

SAY SIVUTHA

CLIVE TAN

Co-founder, RAISE Global Health; project consultant, AMPC International Health Consultants; independent researcher

National consultant, Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation

Social protection specialist

Senior consultant in public health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Singapore, Singapore

Heidelberg, Germany

Bandung, Indonesia

Working as a global sexual reproductive health rights and public health professional in advisory and consultancy roles, research, advocacy/activism and global health decolonization.

Providing a consultancy in workshop design and delivery, strategic planning and leadership training; combining music therapy approaches into group process work as a process facilitator specializing in mental health.

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.

EAINT THIRI THU

QUYNH TRANG TRAN

NAY LIN TUN

SREYPEOV TUN

Freelance researcher and documentary producer

Disability inclusion specialist, Inclusive Development Action (IDEA)

Grants officer, British Red Cross

Head, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Puthisastra

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Yangon, Myanmar

Hanoi, Vietnam

Advocating for human rights and democracy as a conflict and human rights researcher, fixer and documentary producer; engaging as a social entrepreneur from Myanmar.

Building a better understanding of the importance of a disabilityinclusive health system and policies.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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.

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JOSE AUGUSTUS VILLANO

EGI ABDUL WAHID

HAIBIN ZHOU

YVES MIEL ZÚÑIGA

Chief, promotions and advocacy, Commission on Human Rights-VII

Government relations executive, Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives

CEO, Easy Inclusion Consulting; secretary general, China Chapter, Global Business and Disability Network, International Labor Organization

Policy and advocacy advisor, United for Global Mental Health; chair of board of trustees, MentalHealthPH, Inc.

Zamboanga, Philippines

Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Pasig, Philippines

Beijing, China

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.

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.

Leading consultancy services that advance employment and vocational training; advocating rights to employment for persons with disabilities; leading collaboration and policy dialogue among businesses, universities and other partners.

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.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, Ana P. Santos, created a virtual reality film, "Living in Water," with support from the Atlantic Institute and the Equity Initiative.

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2023 FELLOWS

SI THU HTIN AUNG

NADIRAH BABJI

SOULIYA CHANNAVONG

Program officer, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Myanmar

Senior humanitarian program officer, International Planned Parenthood Federation; vice president, EMPOWER Malaysia

Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization officer, Lao Country Office, World Health Organization

Yangon, Myanmar

Vientiane, Laos

SUEBPONG “PAUL” CHAROENMECHAIKUL Board member, ArokaLiving Bangkok, Thailand

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Managing grant portfolio; supporting partner organizations on policy and strategy; working on aid localization with grassroot civil society organizations and local groups; contributing to political and economic analysis.

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.

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.

Making health and wellbeing a basic human right: accessible, affordable, acceptable to all; helping people sleep, eat, move and connect with self and others better; exploring climate justice, mental health, AI and feminist leadership.

YIWEI CHEN

SABRINA LAYA GACAD

ADISORN JUNTRASOOK

KEO KANEKA

Founder and executive director, Wonder Sir

Founder and co-executive director, Lunas Collective; assistant professor, Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines

Dean, Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education, Thammasat University

Phase II manager, Inclusion Mekong Regional Water Governance Project

Bangkok, Thailand

Mekong Region, Cambodia

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.

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.

Shanghai, China

Quezon City, Philippines

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.

Inspiring community-based action to destigmatize pleasure, promote collective care and encourage people to live freely in their own bodies.

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ANOND KULTHANMANUSORN

LI WANG

WAI LWIN

NAW MAY LYAR SOE

Health system researcher, Social and Health Research Unit, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Lead of disability innovation incubator, Impact Hub Shanghai; technical consultant, Inclusion China

Health adviser, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, British Embassy, Myanmar

Program officer, Myanmar Trust UK

Bangkok, Thailand

Suzhou, China

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.

Advancing the right 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.

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.

Grantmaking and advocating; advancing community-led initiatives and nonviolent change in Myanmar through partnerships with civil society actors, drawing on a background in public health and experience in complex settings.

MAI QUANG ANH

ALBERTO TEODORO MALVAR

FARIDA TIBORON MANGCAAN

NUR FAJRINI MATJALINA

Founder, Forest Bathing MNL; Co-Founder, Pilgrim Health

Head of office, Sub-Office Iligan, Community and Family Services International

Founder and director, WeCare Hanoi, Vietnam

Antipolo City, Philippines

Iligan City, Philippines

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.

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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.

Mae Sot, Thailand

Yangon, Myanmar

Pursuing interests in peacebuilding and development, mental health and psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health rights, child protection, nutrition and food security, and disaster risk reduction.

Scientific officer, Department of Scientific Services, Ministry of Health, Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

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.

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CHRISTIAN JAMES NAZARETH Artist-surfer Burgos, Philippines

YUSTINA YUDHA NITA

MANILA PRAK

Primary health care specialist, USAID Momentum Country and Global Leadership

Deputy chief of party, USAID-EQHA/FHI360

GUNENTHIRA RAO SUBBARAO Public health medicine specialist and senior principal assistant director, Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Kupang, Indonesia

Kajang, Malaysia

Drawing together culture, arts and nature.

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.

Serving as primary liaison between Joint Commission International and Cambodia’s Ministry of Health, implementing JCI patient safety initiative across three demonstration hospitals; coordinating national capacity-building and patient safety policies.

Driving initiatives to shape health policy, including care of vulnerable populations and epidemiology; realizing commitments to shaping policy in global health and community collaboration in delivering health care.

AGHNIA DIMA ROCHMAWATI

GIGIH SEPTIANTO

PATIPAT SUSUMPAO

LONG TIANWEI

Executive director, Amartha Empower

Co-founder and managing director, Opendream

Ph.D. student, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University Hong Kong

Jakarta, Indonesia

Bangkok, Thailand

Hong Kong, China

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.

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.

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.

Master of Public Administration candidate, Columbia SIPA New York, United States

Pursuing Master of Public Administration focused on climate finance and sustainable investing at Columbia SIPA; codeveloped a climate-resilient food systems project in Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia with The Equity Initiative/Atlantic Fellows.

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MADIYARASI VENGIDASAN

MADE WIKANDANA

EI MON ZAW

Dentist, Ministry of Health Malaysia

Disability inclusion officer, UNICEF Indonesia

Ipoh, Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Program manager, sexual and reproductive health and rights, Suwannimit Foundation, Thailand Mae Sot, Thailand

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 commitment to making oral health accessible to all.

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.

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.

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, also known as the Equity Initiative, a program of the CMB Foundation, marks its 10th anniversary.

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2024 FELLOWS

HELENA MARIE ALVIOR

PAMELA GLORIA CAJILIG

KEN CHUA Founder and CEO, (these)abilities

CEO, Klongdinsor Co., Ltd.; president of the board of directors, Together Foundation for People with Disabilities and Society

Founding president and partner, Curiosity Design Research; design/ architectural anthropologist, University of the Philippines College of Architecture

Iloilo City, Philippines

Bangkok, Thailand

Manila, Philippines

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.

Singing, dancing, playing, running, innovating for people with disabilities.

Fostering equitable disaster resilience and climate adaptation through participatory, designbased and future-oriented approaches.

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.

ANTHONY CU

EMMANUEL RAMOS DE O.S. MARTINS

SONG GAO

VONEMANY HEUANGPHIDA

Disability-inclusive business consultant, United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia Pacific

Deputy director, International Relation Division, Cabinet Office, Lao Women’s Union

Public health consultant, health professions educator, Department of Health; Philippine Foundation for Equity in Health; Ateneo School of Government

City health officer, Valenzuela City, Local Government Unit Manila, Philippines

CHATCHAI APHIBANPOONPON

Evidence-to-action manager, Marie Stopes Timor-Leste Dili, Timor-Leste

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 M&E for sexual and reproductive health; developing reports, managing adolescent projects, engaging stakeholders, and enhancing marketing and non-clinical capacity to optimize program impact.

Singapore, Singapore

Vientiane, Laos

Hubei, 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.

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.

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RAKHMAT HIDAYAT

BINH HO

HSU HSU

IM CHHAIYA

Researcher and Indigenous activist, State University of Jakarta

Director, Survival Skills Vietnam Co., Ltd.; deputy director, SiGen Co., Ltd.

Senior program manager, Civil Health and Development Network

Founder and headmaster, ODC Organization (Opening Doors Cambodia)

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pekon, Myanmar

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Siem Reap, Cambodia

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.

Reducing preventable deaths and injuries in Vietnam via first aid education to international standards; solving environmental and health problems of urban drainage systems via innovations that work in a regional context.

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.

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.

DANYANG LUO

MOH LWIN

ZARNI LYNN KYAW

Ph.D. student, Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Emory University; director of research, Zhitong Guangzhou LGBT Center

National director, Sun Community Health

Deputy director, Community Partners International

BERTI SOLI DIMA MALINGARA

Yangon, Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand

Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

Guizhou, China

Supporting the LGBT community in China as a research advocate and consultant; pursuing a Ph.D. at Emory University, having worked with a grassroots LGBT organization in Guangzhou and multiple LGBT health research projects in China.

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Vice director, Gerakan Advokasi Transformasi Disabilitas untuk Inklusi (GARAMIN) NTT

Leading 250 staff members across six offices to deliver health services through the private sector and community; advancing equitable access for vulnerable populations and strengthening local leadership.

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.

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 inclusive education.

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JANU MUHAMMAD

YUSRIDAR MUSTAFA

SOKHON NUOM

ELEANOR J. ONG

Founder and CEO, PT Sayur Sleman Indonesia

MEAL coordinator, Arbeiter Samariter Bund South and Southeast Asia

Under-secretary of state, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY)

Daerah Istimewa, Indonesia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Director, The Greenhouse Community Services; Ph.D. candidate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

Sleman Regency, Indonesia

Singapore, Singapore

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.”

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.

Leading social protection, child protection, disabilities, social inclusion and physical rehabilitation, informal economy for low-income workers, digital transformation and partnership engagement.

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.

SUAN EE ONG

ONG THE DUE

ANDRE PEREIRA BELO

SONESAVANH PHIMMASINE

Independent research consultant, Self-employed

Head of health financing and HTA department, Health Strategy and Policy Institute, MOH

Family physician, Saude Ba Ema (Healthcare For All) NGO

National technical officer, World Health Organization

Dili, Timor-Leste

Vientiane, Laos

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.

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.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hanoi, Vietnam

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.

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 Vietnam.

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NITIPAT ONG PHOLCHAI

PHAIRIN SOHSAI

MERIAM TEDDING

DUONG VU

Independent embodiment facilitator, dance artist and creative coach, Conscious Movement Collective BKK

Campaign coordinator, International Rivers, SEA Program

Head of sub-office/project coordinator, Community and Family Services International (CFSI)

Deputy country representative/ East Asia Pacific technical advisor, FHI 360

Mueang Chaiyaphum, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand

Providing creative facilitation and holistic well-being practices for communities, organizations and individuals; using art, culture and collective experiential learning methods to advocate for diversity and inclusion; engaging leadership in disability rights, queer rights and youth and women empowerment.

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.

TRUONG VU

RUI WANG

Vietnam country representative, Peacework

Chief China representative and program advisor Asia, GlobalGiving

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines

Leading the birth registration initiative for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and supervising operations of 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.

Shanghai, China

Driving equity and justice by bridging educational gaps; empowering 700+ young leaders across Southeast Asia through YSEALI Mekong; hosting “Thought Show” podcast exploring insights informed by a passion for education, mental health and sustainability.

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Identifying nonprofit partners in China and the region; managing corporate partnership in China and the region; leading China Representative Office; managing government relationship in China. Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, Angga Dwi Martha and Keo Kaneka attending a workshop for the July 2026 Emerging Technologies Residency in Oxford.

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2025 FELLOWS

APPLE CHARM AGULTO

HARIS APRIYANTO

ZULKHAIRUL NAIM

PHURICHA CHAIVIRACH

Founder, SynapTech Innovations

Co-founder and business development, Articura Tech Indonesia

Associate professor of global and planetary health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Rehab doctor, Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute, Thailand

Manila, Philippines

South Tangerang, Indonesia

Mueang Nan, Thailand

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Driving signals into realworld impact through field epidemiology, surveillance and data-driven systems; building people-centered information platforms and strengthening workforce capacity for equitable, responsive and resilient health systems.

Driving primary health care transformation in Indonesia, building Articura to integrate AI into clinical decisionmaking and health care services delivery, drawing on experience in integrated care, budgeting, digitalization and partnerships.

Leading global and planetary health initiatives; advancing health equity and resilience through community-centered education, research and sustainable interventions for vulnerable populations.

Promoting disability inclusion, universal design and appropriate health services.

ANA LEAH CUIZON

FERENA DEBINEVA

AYU KARTIKA DEWI

PONGPISIT HUYAKORN

Associate professor of public administration and project leader of Local Health Leadership and Governance Program, University of the Philippines Cebu

Lead researcher, Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia

Executive and leadership coach, Ayu Kartika Dewi Coaching

Executive director, Urban Studies Institute

Jakarta, Indonesia

Denpasar, Indonesia

Bangkok, Thailand

Leading research and initiatives at the intersection of gender, sexuality and health equity; integrating social intervention, advocacy and strategic communication across academic, government and NGO sectors; translating research into community impact.

Coaching executives and leaders to help them help gain clarity in thinking, compassion in perspective and courage to act.

Advancing healthier and more inclusive cities by connecting research, data, policy and community action on health equity, housing stability and clean air in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Talisay, Cebu, Philippines

Reframing governance—as an academic, researcher and community organizer—to advocate for collaboration and co-creation in addressing inequities with focus on poverty alleviation and community empowerment.

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KHONEMANY INNOUKHAM Country program coordinator, Fastenaktion Oudomxay, Laos

KANANG KANTAMATURAPOJ Associate professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University

EI THANT KHING

NAM NGO THANH

Director of awards, partnerships and localization, Save the Children International (Myanmar)

Principal, Elite School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Yangon, Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand

Promoting agroecology, sustainable resource management and locallyled initiatives that build on communities’ own strengths and traditional knowledge; empowering marginalized communities—particularly women and children—to drive their own change.

Promoting public participation in Environmental Impact Assessment.

Supporting the delivery of lifesaving assistance to marginalized populations including women, children, internally displaced people, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities while championing Safeguarding principles.

Leading education innovation to support student well-being and safety, integrating health, social-emotional learning, sustainable development goals and child protection while mentoring educators and building compassionate school communities.

QUYNH ANH NGUYEN

THI HOANG ANH NGUYEN

Co-founder, Vietnam Community of Health Policy Research

CEO, Center for Consultancy on Family Health & Community Development (CFC Vietnam)

CHRISTIAN EDWARD NUEVO

JONIA LOURENCA NUNES BRITES DA CRUZ

Head of Health Innovation and Impact, Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc.

Senior pharmacist (health system and supply chain consultant)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

Dili, Timor-Leste

Parañaque, Philippines

Creating a health policy conversation to ensure equitable access and sustainable financing; championing policy codesign to foster inclusive participation and ensure all stakeholders have a voice in shaping high-quality health care systems in Vietnam.

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Working to empower women, protect children’s rights, expand educational opportunities, and enhance technological access for children and youth in underserved areas; advocating for equitable mental health resources, digital empowerment for educators.

Advancing national equity and quality in health services, focusing on financing, systems reform, policy development and analysis, and public health research; collaborating on strategy and implementation with local governments and NGOs.

Leading national reforms to improve availability of essential medicines, including reproductive health commodities; strengthening LMIS systems; coordinating multi-stakeholder partnerships across government, UN agencies and other development partners.

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NYEIN CHAN OO

WEE SENG PHUA

ALFRED JUN HAW

NUR SYARIF RAMADHAN

Researcher, Thailand National Health Foundation

Executive director and chief rare advocate, Rare Disorders Society (Singapore)

Engineer and digital transformation strategist

Executive director, Yayasan PerDIK

Bangkok, Thailand

Gowa, Indonesia

Singapore, Singapore

Advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in low- and middle-income countries, and leading initiatives on border health.

Leading a nonprofit organization in transforming care for persons living with rare diseases and their families.

Architecting collective indexes to reimagine flourishing that empower diverse stakeholders to intentionally cultivate equitable growth through data-driven collaborative action.

Leading disability inclusion through policy advocacy, research and cross-sector collaboration in Indonesia, with a focus on inclusive governance, social justice and amplifying the voices of persons with disabilities.

KATHERINE ANN REYES

SOCHEATA SIM

PHEANA SOPHEAK

POLWISH SUBSRISUNJAI

Research assistant professor and program lead, Health Promotion Program, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila

Mekong regional manager, Oxfam

Director of Chinese research and mass communications, Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

Program director, Human Rights and Development Foundation, Thailand

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Bangkok, Thailand

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Quezon City, Philippines

Advancing the science and practice of evidence-informed policy; leading a thriving research program supporting the Philippines’ health promotion strategy; working to expand promotive care to create a healthier, more equitable society for all.

Centering leadership on water governance, climate justice, women’s rights and feminist advocacy in the Mekong sub-region; empowering riverine and Indigenous communities, youth, women, and marginalized social groups to have voice and agency.

Championing programs and communication strategies that leverage historical, datadriven research and digital storytelling to empower marginalized communities across Cambodia and post-conflict countries and promote social equity and reconciliation.

Driving equity for marginalized communities by strengthening grassroots initiatives and leading a nonprofit organization advancing migrant rights, legal empowerment, and inclusive, systemic approaches to social justice.

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GABRIELLA SURYADANA

PHATSALINE VONGSALY

YE NAING

JOMKWAN YOTHASAMUT

Managing director, Doctors Without Stigma

Co-founder, Gamlangchai

Consultant, World Bank Myanmar

Vientiane, Laos

Yangon, Myanmar

Senior researcher, Thailand National Health Foundation

Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia

Bangkok, Thailand

Leading a network of health care professionals to eliminate stigma and discrimination and transform Indonesia’s health care culture to be stigma-free and patient-centered.

Leading a grassroots initiative for accessible, culturally appropriate and community-led mental health support; working together with individuals with lived experience, families, public and private sectors to advance mental health landscape in Laos.

CHENG ZHANG

SIJI ZHU

Idea facilitator (coach, trainer, stand-up comedian), Cheng Inc

Associate chief of surgical oncology, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Beijing, China

Improving health care access for vulnerable communities in Myanmar; addressing barriers to affordability and access with financing, service delivery and research; building resilient, equitable systems through collaboration, policy and innovation.

Building bridges between health policy, equity, and practice; advancing more favorable, usable evaluation systems and generating evidence to strengthen wellbeing and inclusive systems.

Shanghai, China

Creating joyful and meaningful experiences for individuals and organizations to see possibilities, spark connections and shift narrative—for good.

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Specializing in precision breast cancer treatment; constructing digital tools and AI systems to make breast cancer treatment more accessible and efficient; organizing physician training in impoverished areas and fundraising for rural hospitals.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, Bich Pham talks with other participants at an event in Oxford during Skoll Week in April 2026.

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A gathering of 120 Fellows from 12 countries spanning nine cohorts of the Equity Initiative Fellowship in Thailand, for the much-anticipated 9th Annual Forum in 2025.

Fellow Meriam Abba Tedding 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.

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Building a healthier, more equal South Africa. BASED AT TEKANO

2017 FELLOWS

MICHELLE BROTHERTON

DUDUZILE DLAMINI

Advocate of the High Court and a postdoctoral fellow, University of Fort Hare

Advocacy manager, Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force

Makana, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

Belville, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Specializing as an advocate in international human rights, health rights and health care systems.

Fighting for the decriminalization of sex work, and serving as an international ambassador for the Coalition of Children Affected by AIDS.

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.

AMY GREEN

NIKKI GREEN (NEE VERMEULEN)

THAMSANQA HAMILTON HUKWE

KHULULWA JAMPO

Coordinator for communitycentered programs, The Centre for Social Development, Rhodes University

Chairperson, Abahlali Base Freedom Park

Editor, Health-e News Service Johannesburg, South Africa

NTOMBIZANELE “ZANELE” FIGLAN Head of environmental health, City of Cape Town

Johannesburg, South Africa

THANIA GOPAL Communications officer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Site manager, Mother Mentor, Enable Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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.

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Reimagining the ways in which corporate and NGO spaces can be connected and developed to enhance access to resources and opportunities for social change.

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.

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LANCE LOUSKIETER

TRACEY MALAWANA

Program director, Tekano

Founder and executive director, I_Menstruate Movement

Cape Town, South Africa

Tembisa, South Africa

NOMATHAMSANQA MNGXEKEZA

SHANNON MORGAN

Operations manager, Kozi Foundation

Community occupational therapist, NHS England, community mental health hub

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

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.

Providing mental health occupational therapy services, including assessment and interventions.

KODWA MPEPHO

SIBONGILE MTUNGWA

SHEHNAZ MUNSHI

BERNARD MUTSAGO

Director, Women and Girls Leadership Foundation

Director, Women’s Leadership and Training Program

Research project manager, Percept, University of the Witwatersrand

Pretoria, South Africa

Underberg, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nutritionist, public health researcher and activist, University of Cape Town

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.

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.

Johannesburg, 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.

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LINDI MZANKOMO

NOLUTHANDO NDLOVU

TINASHE T. NJANJI

MAFOKO PHOMANE

Senior budget analyst, public finance, National Treasury, South Africa

Researcher, Health Systems Trust

Coordinator, People’s Health Movement South Africa

Environmental health campaign manager, GroundWork, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Pretoria, 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.

Promoting socioeconomic justice for all, including addressing social determinants for health.

Advocating for environmental justice, working with the health sector and communities.

KENTSE RADEBE

WENDY SOMLAVI

LENA STOFILE

CARINA TRUYTS

Deputy chief executive officer, The DG Murray Trust

Founder, Wheely in a Wheelie

Environmental health manager, City of Cape Town

Lecturer in social anthropology, Sol Plaatje University

Cape Town, South Africa

Kimberley, 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.

Cape Town, South Africa

Working in public innovation to advance social and economic equity.

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Promoting recycling in townships in South Africa.

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BULELA VAVA

LUQMAN YESUFU

President, Public Oral Health Forum

Public health inspector, Alberta Health Services

Johannesburg, South Africa

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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.

Assisting in the identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental public health activities.

Fellows at their graduation in November 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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2019 FELLOWS

CHALEEN ARENDSE

CYAN BROWN

LUNGILE QUINY DUBE

SIBUSISO FIHLANI

Fundraising and project coordinator, Children of South Africa (CHOSA)

Health equity lead, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign

Program support, South African Youth Council and National Business Initiative (NBI)

Drama therapist, Drama for Life; chair, Art That Matters; director, Ezempilo Mental Health Art Festival

Palo Alto, Calif., United States

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

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.

Driving forward youth economic inclusion, and engaging in research for education and health integration.

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.

AMANDA FONONDA

ATHOLL VALDON KLEINHANS

HASEENA MAJID

PATRICK MDLETSHE Field researcher, SECTION27

Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Founder and public health programs director, USAWA Learning and Healing

Pretoria, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Using education as a vehicle to drive social change in health care; advocating for equal access to health care for marganalized communities, including gender and sexual minorities, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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 to achieve universal health coverage.

Program director, Mandela Institute for Development Studies Johannesburg, South Africa

Driving inclusive development across the continent as a Pan-African collaborator.

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Khayelitsha, 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 system strengthening.

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NTEBALENG MORAKE

ERIC MOTAU

SIPAMANDLA MPIKELELI

ANDILE MTHOMBENI

Curriculum and education coordinator, Social Justice Coalition

Country director, The Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI)

Development and CSI manager, South African Sugar Association

Project manager, Plus 94 Research

Cape Town, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Building a South Africa that addresses the injustices of the past while seeking alternatives for a just and equal society.

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.

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.

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.

BAYANDA NDUMISO

IN MEMORY NOSIPHELELE MSESIWE

SAMSON PHAKATHI

VINKEY SIBUYI

Senior field officer, The Endangered Wildlife Trust

Social worker, Epilepsy South Africa

Head of province/department, Equal Education

Activist, Social Justice Coalition

Johannesburg, South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Khayelitsha, South Africa

Mpophomeni, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa

Acornhoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Advancing the civil, political and electoral participation of LGBTQI+ people in local and national decision-making processes.

Nosiphelele mobilized and educated communities to gain access to their rights.

Mobilizing communities in rural South Africa to engage with conservation projects that provide environmentally friendly alternative livelihoods.

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.

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ANELE “NTOMBIKAYISE” SIGCAU Public health specialist and pharmacist, Department of Health, South Africa

SYLVIA SIYO

HARSHA SOMAROO

RENÉ LIEZEL SPARKS

Business case development manager, Transnet National Ports Authority

Public health medicine specialist, National Health Insurance (NHI), South African National Department of Health

Public health practitioner and consultant, founding director, podcaster and lecturer, Self-employed

Johannesburg, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

Durban, South Africa

Xhora, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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.

Training, mentoring and inspiring women and girls from underprivileged communities to succeed in industry.

Advancing universal health coverage through health systems strengthening, finance and policy reform; empowering the next generation of public health changemakers.

RAZIA VALLIE

ERNA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

GANZAMUNGU ZIHINDULA

Program manager, Western Cape Health Department Cape Town, South Africa

Impact and learning manager, Shonaquip Social Enterprise Wynberg, South Africa

Developing and supporting equitable TB and HIV protection programs.

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Leading efforts to build ecosystems for inclusion for people with disabilities, their families and service providers.

Founder and executive director, ATRASID-DRC, Healthy Rural Societies and URASA; public health research consultant Dublin, Ireland

Consulting at the Irish Immigration Council and teaching public health epidemiology at Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural (ISDR), Democratic Republic of Congo.

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2021 FELLOWS

KANYISA BOOI

BERTHA CHIGUVARE

NWABISA DLOVA

ZIMBINI MADIKIZA

Health communicator and editor, Eve’s Apple the Mag

Program officer, Lawyers for Human Rights; board member, Vumbanani for Peacebuilding

Social worker, Masimanyane Women’s Rights International

Project assistant and community mobilizer, Rural Health Advocacy Project

Pretoria, South Africa

KuGompo, South Africa

Makhado, Limpopo, South Africa

Mthatha, South Africa

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.

Working as a researcher, child protection specialist and program manager to promote community development and human rights activism.

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.

THATO MATHABATHE

NONKULULEKO MBULI

IVANA MERCKEL

Senior manager, pharmacy procurement, Mediclinic Southern Africa

Advocacy and communications strategist, Embrace Movement for Mothers

Digital communications consultant

INNOCENTIA MGIJIMA-KONOPI

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Human rights lawyer, Africa Albinism Network; Ph.D. candidate, University of Witswatersrand

Pretoria, South Africa

Focusing on NHI (for universal health coverage) policy, governance and 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.

Shaping compelling public stories as a narrative and communications practitioner, helping civil society organizations translate complex social justice issues into content that inspires collective action.

Advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa.

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NOMFUNDO MKHABA

MPHO MOGAPI

Freelance Consultant, Self-employed

Cluster manager, Soul City Institute for Social Justice

Durban, South Africa

Krugersdorp, South Africa

TSHEPO PATRICK MOKHADI

LEBO MOLETE

Environmental health practitioner, Free State Department of Health

Founding member, Public Health Education, Liaison and Advocacy (PHELA) Foundation

Welkom, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Consulting on a freelance basis related to leadership, gender equity, environmental sustainability, community resilience and climate change.

Championing social justice for young women and girls, focusing on sexual reproductive health access in youth-friendly, intersectional feminist environments.

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.

Facilitating the inclusion of patients as a prominent stakeholder group in the development and implementation of health services and strategic health policies.

TLAMELO MMAMOHLAKOANA MOTHUDI

NTOMBOHLANGA MQUSHULU

ALDRIDGE MUNYORO

JUDIAC RANAPE

Program manager, Next Up

Ph.D. candidate, University of the Witwatersrand

Master’s law graduate, Self-employed

Roodepoort, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Comprehensive care nurse and nurse trainer, Department of Health, 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.

Cape Town, South Africa

Makhanda, Eastern Cape, 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.

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Advocating within civil society organizations for the improved health of marginalized communities.

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AZEEZA RANGUNWALA

KUVASHNA SINGH

BIBI-AISHA WADVALLA

Africa regional coordinator, groundWork

Quality assurance pharmacist, Marara Pharmacy

Managing editor, Health-e News Service

Pretoria, South Africa

KwaZulu, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Working with health systems, health organizations and health facilities at the intersection of climate and health.

Working toward improving health care in the public sector.

Bridging the health information divide through journalism that helps individuals make informed health choices and Advancing health equity.

Fellows tour the Langa Bicycle Hub in Cape Town, South Africa, during a January 2025 visit.

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2022 FELLOWS

YVETTE ANDREWS

PINKIE SAIDY BROWN

Nurse, Department of Health

Social media and key populations coordinator, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Itsoseng, North West, South Africa

TENDAI CHISIRIMUNHU KATHEMBA African feminist mental health practitioner, movement well-being facilitator and researcher, AbantuLives

ABONGILE DAVANI Co-director, Echoes of Hope Foundation KuGompo, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

Supporting collective healing as an African feminist mental health practitioner, movement well-being specialist and founder of AbantuLives, an initiative advancing culturally grounded well-being practices.

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.

NANGAMSO KA NOMAHLUBI KOZA

MMABATHO LANGA

YOLISA LAWRENCE

CINCINANTIA LEBJANE

Physiotherapist, Van Velden Hospital

Programs coordinator, SGS Consulting

Founder and director, Resoketswe Lebjane Foundation

Polokwane, South Africa

Gqeberha, South Africa

Mbombela, South Africa

Ensuring health promotion in and provision of physical rehabilitation services to the rural communities.

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.

Development strategist; food producer; project, systems and change manager; writer Komani, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Driving systemic change at the intersection of education, food justice and land rights, with a focus on rural development and the leadership of Black rural and Indigenous women.

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NONZALISEKO MAGIDIWANE

NQOBIZWE MAHLANGU

PRECIOUS MAZIBUKO

ZANDILE MQWATHI

Medical student, Self-employed

Community activist, health promoter and support group facilitator for communities, Self-employed

Durban, South Africa

Community scholar, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Centre for Civil Society

Community programs director, Life Choices Cape Town, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Gqeberha, South Africa

Organizing to eradicate gender-based violence in communities and supporting LGBTQI+ communities.

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.

Using innovative learning tools to bridge the gap between the law, people and the state around matters relating to environmental ecology.

Blending arts, healing and African-led approaches as a drama therapist and social justice leader; championing youth well-being, resilience and rest as resistance through Tekano and WomenLift Health fellowships.

LINDILE NONTOBEKO NGWENYA

MABHELANDILE “BELLS” TWANI

NWABISA ZANTSI

VUSIMUZI ZWANE

Social worker and master’s candidate, University of the Witwatersrand

Member, Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni Movement

Co-founder, Fulfill the Dream Academy

Program manager, Southern Africa Movement of Mining-Affected Communities (SAMMAC)

Cape Town, South Africa

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Advocating for sexual reproductive health rights for vulnerable individuals through community development and advocacy.

Fostering a movement for the development of youth in communities; mobilizing community and youth to address policy around land and land occupation.

Working to improve access to information about genderbased violence, health care and the prevention of injustices relating to sexual and gender-based violence.

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.

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2023 FELLOWS

NTSIKA DAPO

MICHEL’LE DONNELLY

LUNGILE GAMEDE

SHAYNI GEFFEN

Program practitioner, Fix Our Municipalities Initiative, Pathways Institute

Communications and awareness lead, The South African Federation for Mental Health

Professional nursemidwife, Self-employed

Senior officer, policy and advocacy (rights), United for Global Mental Health

Gqeberha, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Advocating for an improved and functioning health care system in South Africa.

Advocating for improved mental health and health outcomes globally.

KAREN HENDRICKS

CONSTANCE NOTHANDO MATHE

KENNETH MATLAWE

PAMELA MDLANDLA Nobalisa mentor, Axium Education

Coordinator, Asijiki Coalition

Secretary general, The Housing Assembly

Johannesburg, South Africa

Cape Town, 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.

Lobbying organizations, members of parliament and individuals to protect, respect and promote the rights of sex workers; advocating for the decriminalization of sex work.

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.

Leader and activist, Reclaim the City

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Willowvale, Eastern Cape, 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.

CONTENTS→

MZIKHONA MGEDLE

ITUMELENG MOEKETSI

SEOKETSI MOOKETSI

WISEMAN MPEPO

Founder and managing director, Langa Bicycle Hub (LTD) PTY

Performer, facilitator, curator and community arts counselor; executive, The TX Theatre

Founder, See Your Power Foundation

Secretary general, Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni

North West Province, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Advocating for safer public spaces and promoting cycling in Langa.

Directing applied drama and theater methods and community art counseling as transformative tools to engage communities in critical dialogue around gender-based violence, mental health and social inequality.

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.

ZANELE TRYPHINAH MSIBI

FUNZANI MTEMBU

AZOLA MZEKANDABA

MONALISA NGQISHA PULE

Environmental activist, Her Initiative Study Circle (HISC)

Development economist, Self-employed

Co-founder and director, Masikhule Gender Aids Alliance

Johannesburg, South Africa

Socio-economic development manager, Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme

KuGompo, South Africa

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.

Leading strategic advisory work in South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme; ensuring renewable energy projects drive socio-economic impact, transformation and inclusive growth.

Tackling issues of HIV/AIDS, TB, gender-based violence and advocating for the rights of sex workers.

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HOMBAKAZI MERCY NQANDEKA

SOPHUMLA NTOYABO

Ph.D. candidate, Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, South Africa

Farmer, Ubuhle Bendalo Food

KuGompo, South Africa

SIYABONGA HLONGWA NZIMANDE Mental health professional and founder, Hope2Educate Public Health and Innovation

KEALEBOGA RAMARU Black feminist organizer, Self-employed Cape Town, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Addressing social determinants of health through research, literature, entrepreneurship and farming.

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.

Empowering young African leaders to combat poverty and address the impacts of HIV and AIDS by establishing resilient systems and fostering innovation.

Advocating for improved education, public health, social justice and protection of LGBTQ+ rights.

BERNADETTE ROSSOUW

NOMASWAZI TSHABALALA

ANTHONY VAN WYK

LEONI WAINWRIGHT

Member, Housing Assembly Southern District

Director, Ficksburg Community Advice Office

Health4Life program manager, Life Choices

Cape Town, South Africa

Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa

Specialized environmental officer, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Cape Town, South Africa

Advocating for access to safe, affordable and dignified housing.

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Educating society and youth about their right to basic health care, ensuring that every person can access treatment without discrimination.

Seeking innovative strategies to tackle pollution in underprivileged communities, emphasizing gender-sensitive economic opportunities and promoting community health awareness.

Tackling inequality and social injustices through empowering the youth.

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2024 FELLOWS

SEKWAILA BOPAPE

THOBEKA BUSWANA

BERNARD CHIGUVARE

Funding systems and AI strategist; founder, The Alignment Lab

Founder and principal, Thobeka Buswana School for Girls

Freelance journalist, GroundUp

Polokwane, South Africa

KuGompo, South Africa

Louis Trichardt, South Africa

NONKULULEKO HLONGWANE-MHLONGO Founder, Female President Academy Durban, South Africa

Advancing funding systems for grassroots organizations across Africa; leading The Alignment Lab and building partnerships that align capital, AI and social innovation for communityled impact.

Advocating for the restoration of Indigenous knowledge systems.

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.

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.

PINKY LANGA

BRAMLEY LEMINE

MAMOTINGOE LESUPI

ITUMELENG LETS’OALA

Environmental activist, Self-employed

Environmental scientist, University of the Western Cape

Advocate for accessibility in technology, Self-employed

Traditional health practitioner, Self-employed

Emalahleni, South Africa

Kuilsriver, Western Cape, South Africa

Welkom, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Advocating for inclusivity and accessibility in technology, and passionate about addressing the digital divide and ensuring that technological advancements cater to minority groups.

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.

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NTLOTLENG MABENA

THANDO MASANGO

THANDEKA MASILELA

BHEKI MATHABELA

Public health clinician, Self-employed

Chief executive officer, Kakaramba Foundation

Social worker

Public health professional, Self-employed

Johannesburg, South Africa

Emalahleni, 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 personal journey of recovery from drug addition.

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.

BAKHUSELE MATHUPHA

CHRISTINAH MDAU

ITUMELENG MOTHLABANE

Founder, Phawu AgriPak

Executive director, Defenders for Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa (DEHRVA)

Deputy general secretary, Equal Education

SEATILE PERTUNIA MOTSAMAI

Willowvale, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Alice, South Africa

Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

Advancing food security, land justice and agroecology by supporting smallholder farmers and promoting organic, climate-resilient agriculture; serving as chair of SAOSO and the Amathole District Extension Coordinating Forum, mentoring young farmers.

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Bringing over 10 years’ experience as a dedicated activist for environmental, human rights and land rights issues; winning recognition for courage, passion and dedication to justice.

Tekwane South, Kanyamazane, South Africa

Secretary, Itsoseng Empowerment Village; supervisor, Lima Rural Development Mahikeng, 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.

Advocating for food security and bringing down unemployment; partnering with leaders to empower the youth, leveraging her expertise in sustainable farming and education.

CONTENTS→

MKHALISENI MZIMELA

ANDILE NCUBE

ANGEL NTENTESA

JONGISIZWE NTSHUNTSHE

Treasurer general, Abahlali baseMjondolo

Human rights and advocacy officer, Self-employed

Chief dental technician, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital

Director, Africa Development Hub

Durban, South Africa

Kimberley, South Africa

Mthatha, 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.

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.

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.

Building communitydriven systems that turn complex social challenges into practical, measurable programs advancing economic opportunity, health equity and creative expression in township communities.

SITHEMBISO NTULI

MARY SELONA

BLANTINA SENWAMADI

AVELA SIPHUKUZA

Global health equity practitioner and systems leader

Managing director, Bloodriver Advice Office

Physiotherapist and public health advocate, Self-employed

Durban, South Africa

Polokwane, South Africa

Producer, songwriter, performing artist and event organizer, Soundz of the South

Cape Town, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Leading transformative public health and equity initiatives, strengthening systems, and advancing youth-centered services through data, innovation and community-driven approaches in 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.

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.

Promoting social awareness to amplify marginalized voices through music, poetry and education, to highlight issues such as racism, sexism, unemployment and inequality.

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THANDIWE TSHAKA

SINDISO TUTU

JAMES VAN DUUREN

WALDO VISAGIE

Health activist, Motheo Advancing Health Forum

Facility manager, Kraaifontein Community Health Centre

Chairperson, People’s Health Movement SA

Chief occupational therapist, Worcester Provincial Hospital

Mangaung, South Africa

Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

THEMBISA WITBOOI

NOMFUNDO ZAMA

Labour relations organizer, National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union

Intuitive healer and herbalist, Initiate Wellness Durban, South Africa

Gqeberha, South Africa

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.

Advancing holistic wellness and community empowerment through healing services, while promoting African spirituality and the connection between people and the land. Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa, Tendai Chisirimunhu Kathemba, takes part in the Public Health Association of South Africa.

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2025 FELLOWS

SAIRA ABDULLA

LORISHA APPEL

SIBONGILE BUDA

PHUMLA DLAMINI

Health systems researcher, Public Health Association of South Africa

Physiotherapist, Stellenbosch Sub-District

Post-doctoral researcher, Nelson Mandela University

Johannesburg, South Africa

Kuilsriver, Western Cape, South Africa

Founder/program director, Jazz Camp for Female Instrumentalists, Mamelodi; host and producer, Global JazzWomen Hang

Gqeberha, South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

Advancing mental health systems strengthening and advocacy through research, policy engagement and community-based practice to expand equitable, dignified and inclusive mental health services for underserved populations.

Advancing equitable, community-based rehabilitation and primary health care by strengthening systems and empowering people with disabilities to access inclusive care.

Driving cultural production and arts development through a feminist and social justice lens to expand access, equity and representation for women in music, while preserving heritage and strengthening communityrooted creative practice.

Driving inclusive innovation by applying advanced physics, Internet of Things and digital technologies to empower youth, strengthen underserved communities and advance socially just, sustainable development.

MINENHLE DLAMINI

ANTHEA HANSEN Lecturer in health professions education, Stellenbosch University

KHUMBULANI HLONGWANA

AMILCAR JUGGERNATH

Project coordinator, Cancer Association of South Africa Durban, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Public health medicine specialist (accreditation), National Department of Health

Principal Investigator & Co-Principal Investigator, Multinational Lung Cancer Control Program

Johannesburg, South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Advocating for tobacco control and health equity by driving policy reform, community engagement and public health campaigns to protect vulnerable populations from nicotinerelated harm.

Advocating for health professions education, disability studies and social justice.

Advancing equitable health care through research, implementation science and system innovations that improve access for underserved and uninsured populations.

Strengthening health systems and advancing policy reform to expand equitable access to quality health care and improve population health outcomes.

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OLWETHU KOTA

TULYCIA LETSHOKOTLA

THUMEKA MAGWANGQANA

TEBOGO MAKWATI

Lead organizer, Makhanda Children’s Rights Coalition

Physiotherapist, Limpopo Department of Health

Founder, Phakamisa Agriculture and Hand Crafts Co-Operative

Executive director, D’Gayle Diamonds

Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa

Marikana, North West, South Africa

Kimberley, South Africa

Mobilizing communities for children’s rights and health justice, advancing accountability and amplifying children’s voices in excluded communities.

Advancing physiotherapy and health equity through community-based rehabilitation, sport development, research and outreach to improve access to physical activity, prevent injury and promote lifelong well-being in underserved rural communities.

Advocating for social justice and community wellbeing through grassroots mobilization, trauma counseling and economic empowerment to address gender-based violence, strengthen livelihoods, and support healing and dignity in marginalized communities.

Advocating for LGBTIQA+ rights and social justice through policy engagement, community mobilization and systems reform to promote inclusive governance, equitable health care access, and dignity for queer and intersex communities.

SOBABINI MAPIPA

CAREL MASEMOLA

SIPHOKAZI MDOLO

TLOTLISANG MOKOENA

Pharmacist assistant manager, Buffalo City Metropolitan Department of Health

Lecturer and undergraduate program coordinator, University of the Free State

Community development practitioner, Mnceba Community Steering Committee

Co-founder and executive director, Organisation Glow Movement

KuGompo, South Africa

Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

Ntabankulu, Eatern Cape, South Africa

Driving health equity and patient safety through pharmaceutical practice and public health advocacy to strengthen health systems, improve access to essential medicines and advance just, community-centered health care for marginalized populations.

Advancing equitable eye health and strengthening health systems through research, education and community-based public health initiatives for underserved populations.

Mobilizing communities for social justice, health equity, and rural development through advocacy, grassroots organizing and capacity building to improve access to essential services, amplify marginalized voices and drive sustainable change.

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Eldorado Park, Gauteng, South Africa

Advancing maternal health equity and sexual/ reproductive health rights via education, community mobilization and social innovation to improve care access, strengthen support systems, and address systemic barriers for women in underserved communities.

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MOGALE MOLELE

ROSIE MOTENE

THATO MPHUTHI

BHEKUMZI MTAKATYE

Founder and chairperson, School Governing Body and School-Based Support Team, Rural Child Is Possible

Queer feminist writer, activist, speaker, and impact and documentary producer; 1in9 Campaign and The Other Foundation

Founder and director, Enabled Enlightenment NPC

Animal sciences coordinator, Tsolo Agriculture and Rural Development Institute

Nkangala District, South Africa

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Mthatha, South Africa

Rustenburg, South Africa

Advancing inclusive education and youth development by creating pathways to skills, employment and opportunities for learners with special needs in rural communities.

Advancing storytelling, activism and healingcentered practice through a queer feminist lens to address gender-based violence, center care and promote justice, dignity and bodily autonomy for womxn and queer communities.

Advocating for disability justice and health equity through community-based research and systems thinking to advance inclusive sexual and reproductive health services and dismantle systemic barriers for persons with disabilities.

Advancing community-led development by integrating regenerative agriculture, land justice and systems design to expand youth opportunities, food security and sustainable livelihoods.

XOLILE NDZOYI

LAVHELESANI NEGONDENI

NOLUYOLO NGOMANI

PONTSHO PILANE

Community development practitioner, iThemba Walkway

Lecturer, University of Venda

Station manager, RX Radio SA

Polokwane, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

External affairs director, Shout It Now

Gugulethu, Western Cape, South Africa

Pursuing environmental justice and community development through urban renewal, participatory design and grassroots mobilization to transform public spaces, strengthen social cohesion, and promote health and well-being in marginalized communities.

Mahikeng, South Africa

Advancing child nutrition and health equity through research, education, and community-driven interventions that strengthen food security and health systems.

Advancing ethical, inclusive storytelling that amplifies children’s voices and promotes public health and well-being.

Advancing feminist narratives and public health advocacy through research, media and communications to promote health equity, challenge stigma, and amplify community-driven knowledge and social justice.

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CHUMILE SAMSON

SABINA SEKAI-TADERERA

GLENDA SHUPINYANENG

SEBABATSO TSAOANE

Business consultant; part-time lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; founder, Youth Inspired Developmental Initiatives

Founder and director, Angels’ Nest Southern Africa

Executive director, South African Education Project

Pretoria, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Midwife, founder and executive director, Black Woman Arise Women’s Health Foundation Bloemfontein, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Advancing social justice by translating policy into community-driven initiatives that empower youth, strengthen governance and expand economic opportunities for marginalized communities.

Advancing migration justice and human rights advocacy through community development practice and grassroots organizing to protect the dignity, inclusion and rights of migrants, refugees and displaced communities.

ONTHATILE WESI

LUDUMO MNTUYEDWA

Public health and kidney health advocate; radio presenter and content creator, Kidney Health Talks with Onthatile Wesi

Advocate for child health and protection, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Bloemfontein, South Africa

KuGompo, South Africa

Advancing kidney health equity through public health communication and Kidney Health Talks; amplifying patient voices and improving awareness, dignity and access to care.

Advancing inclusive education on genderbased violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights; promoting disability rights, women’s empowerment and safe spaces for marginalized communities.

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Leading holistic early childhood development initiatives that strengthen systems, empower communities and advance equitable access to education, health and well-being.

Transforming women’s health and reproductive justice through midwifery, advocacy and communitybased care to expand access to dignified, equitable health care and empower marginalized women through holistic, patientcentered support.

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa, Mafoka Phomane and Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Amanda Segnini workshopping in the Atlantic Institute’s Emerging Technology Lab in Oxford.

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Fellows singing during a learning experience in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2025.

Fellows Itumeleng Moeketsi (front right) and Ntombohlanga Mqushulu (back right) engage with members of the public during the Human Rights Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 21, 2024.

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Connecting Changemakers. Advancing Equity.

2018 FELLOWS

OBENEWA AMPONSAH

ASANDA-JONAS BENYA

DEVON CARBADO

ALICIA GARZA

Executive Coach, Consultant, and facilitator, Alayned Coaching & Consulting

Senior lecturer, University of Cape Town

Professor of law, University of California, Los Angeles

Principal, Black Futures Lab

Cape Town,South Africa

Los Angeles,California,United States

Supporting mission-driven leaders through coaching, facilitation, and leadership development; equipping them to lead authentically, navigate complexity, and build impactful careers without sacrificing who they are.

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.

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.

MARY HOOKS

CHRISTOPHER JOHN

BRIAN KAMANZI

KELLY-EVE KOOPMAN

National field secretary, Movement for Black Lives

Social responsibility and funding officer, AFDA (The School of Creative Economies)

Energy policy research associate, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, City University of New York

Director and co-creator, Coloured Mentality

Washington, D.C.,United States

Atlanta,Georgia,United States

Durban,South Africa

Atlanta,California,United States

Cape Town,South Africa

New York,United States

Building the leadership capacity of the LGBTQ+ community in the American South through direct action efforts and dynamic campaigns.

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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.

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.

Driving social transformation through Coloured Mentality, a community media platform that has become a unique interactive storytelling space for South Africa’s Coloured communities.

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TALILA LEWIS

RUKIA LUMUMBA

NTOMBIKANINA MALINGA

JOEL MODIRI

Community lawyer and organizer, Self-employed

Executive director, People’s Advocacy Institute

Founder and director, UCU Consulting, Sastela

Washington, D.C.,District of Columbia,United States

Jackson,Mississippi,United States

Johannesburg,South Africa

Head, Department of Jurisprudence, and associate professor, University of Pretoria

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.

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.

Teaching critical race theory to deliver graduates who are historically and politically literate and engaged with inequality and injustice.

NEO MUYANGA

MARLON PETERSON

CHRISTOPHER PETRELLA

RASHEEDAH PHILLIPS

Composer and installation artist, Johannesburg International Mozart Festival

President and chief executive officer, The Precedential Group

Writer, researcher and strategist, Kaepernick Endeavors, Boston University

Director of housing futures and land justice, PolicyLink

Pretoria,South Africa

Brooklyn,New York,United States

Cape Town,South Africa

Using storytelling and music to transcend the barriers erected by apartheid between diverse communities.

Boston,Massachusetts,United States

Authoring Bird Uncaged and founding Precedential Group Social Enterprises, exploring how redemptive power reshapes leadership and institutions.

Exploring the histories of racialization and resistance, and the ways that race is constructed and contested.

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States

Addressing racial inequity in community redevelopment, preservation of affordable housing and disinvestment from neighborhoods.

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ALBERTO RETANA

RASHAD ROBINSON

SIYA SHANGE

HOLIDAY SIMMONS

President and chief executive officer, Community Coalition

President, Color of Change

Sales executive, NMI DSM

Founder, Southern Soul Wellness

New York,New York,United States

Durban,South Africa

Atlanta,Georgia,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.

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.

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.

MICHAEL SMITH

THENMOZHI SOUNDARARAJAN

SARAH SUMMERS

RICHARD WALLACE

Immersive Artist Doctoral Student and, null

Founding executive director, Equity And Transformation (EAT)

Los Angeles,California,United States

President and chief executive officer, Eckerd Connects

Executive director, Equality Labs

Alexandria,Virginia,United States

Weehawken,New Jersey,United States

Cape Town,South Africa

Westchester,Illinois,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.

Directing a 360-degree projection mapping installation at the Iziko National Natural History Museum as part of research creation; a doctoral fellow at the Center for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape.

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.

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SITHANDIWE “STHA” YENI Ph.D. candidate, University of Western Cape Cape Town,South Africa

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. Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, Refiloe Lepere and others filming a virtual reality piece in the garden of Rhodes House, Oxford in July 2026.

Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, Tshepiso Mokena (far right in picture), joins other Fellows for an Atlantic Institute convening in Chile to explore creative approaches in critical conversations.

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2019 FELLOWS

JITU BROWN

CEDRIC BROWN

ZAKIYA S. CARR

BUSISIWE DLAMINI

National director, Journey for Justice Alliance

Founder, Blue Skies Advising LLC

Principal, Odara Solutions, Black Women Disrupt

Dialogue practitioner, Self-employed

Washington, D.C.,District of Columbia,United States

Johannesburg,South Africa

Chicago,Illinois,United States

Winston-Salem,North Carolina,United States

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.

Leveraging over 20 years of public policy experience to create economic empowerment and investment opportunities for historically marginalized communities.

Creating sustainable models for social justice work and cross-sectoral collaboration, and facilitating dialogues focused on race, social justice and transformation.

BETSY HODGES

REGINA HOLLOWAY

MITCHELL LITTLE

BONGIWE LUSIZI

Adviser, Betsy Hodges LLC

Vice president, Global Strategic Community Impact, Axon

Executive director, Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, City of Philadelphia

Founding director, Creative Academy

Washington, D.C.,District of Columbia,United States

Chicago,Illinois,United States

Johannesburg,South Africa

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States

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.

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Leading community engagement efforts to transform relationships between safety officials and the communities they are meant to serve.

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.

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DORAH MAREMA

NHLANHLA MNISI

KOKETSO MOETI

Portfolio head for municipal sustainability, South African Local Government Association

Self-Employed, Earth Imperatives

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.

Driving environmental sustainability research with a focused commitment to translating research outcomes into practical solutions.

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.

ELANA NEEDLE

WILNEIDA NEGRON

LOVELYN NWADEYI

TESS NOLIZWE PEACOCK

Founder and Principal Consultant, Needle Strategies LLC

Director of Research and Policy, Coworker.org; Co-Founder, Startups & Society Initiative

Director and Social Justice Strategist, LN Advisors; Inclusion Strategy EMEA, Netflix

Founder and executive director, Equality Collective

New York,New York,United States

Amsterdam,South Africa

Working on the frontlines of fostering new multiissue and cross-disciplinary approaches and solutions to our increasingly complex, socio-technical world.

Working to see the principles of social justice, equity and belonging embedded in organizations across entertainment, education and professional services sectors.

New York,New York,United States

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.

Johannesburg,South Africa

Providing backbone support to increase collective participation and action to drive more responsive and accountable governance as a rural organizer.

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KELVIN SAULS

DEVON SIMMONS

DYLAN VALLEY

DELORIS “DELA” WILSON

Community organizer and former senior pastor, Holman United Methodist Church

Co-founder and associate director, Paralegal Pathways Initiative, Columbia Law School

Filmmaker and educator, University of Cape Town

Strategist, founder and executive director, Axle Impact Studio

Cape Town,South Africa

Atlanta,Georgia,United States

Los Angeles,California,United States

New York,New York,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.

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.

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2020 FELLOWS

KEVIN BECKFORD

TEMBINKOSI BONAKELE

AMBROSE CARROLL

STACEYANN CHIN

Co-founder, The Hustlers Guild; Senior Associate, Partnerships and Engagement, Pretrial Justice Institute

Former commissioner, South African Competition Commission

Founder and chief executive officer, Green the Church

Writer, activist and performance artist, Self-employed

Johannesburg,South Africa

Oakland,California,United States

Kingston,Jamaica

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.

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.

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.

JESSICA FEIERMAN

ALEXANDRA FITZGERALD

NYLE FORT

ARISSA HALL

Senior managing director, Juvenile Law Center

Chief legal officer, mothers2mothers (m2m)

Minister, activist and scholar, Self-employed

Leader and organizer, Blackseed

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States

Johannesburg,South Africa

Newark,New Jersey,United States

Co-leading a national effort to end the harmful and discriminatory practice of imposing fines and fees in the juvenile justice system.

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.

Brooklyn,New York,United States

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.

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MINHAJ JEENAH

KIRAN KAUR BAINS

SIBONELO MCHUNU

JESSICA MOFIELD

Director, Broad Street Radio

Nonprofit consultant, Kiran Kaur Bains Consulting

Public interest lawyer, Western Cape Department of Economic Development

Chief advancement officer, Tides Advocacy

Cape Town,South Africa

San Antonio,Texas,United States

Brooklyn,New York,United States

Cape Town,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 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.

KHWEZI MABASA

PINKY MASHIANE

DANAI MUPOTSA

AXOLILE NOTYWALA

Senior researcher, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection

Founder and president, UDWOSA

Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand

Co-founder, Movement for Collective Action and Racial Equity (Movement for CARE)

Pretoria,South Africa

Johannesburg,South Africa

Cape Town,South Africa

Serving as a senior researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and as a part-time lecturer at the University of Pretoria.

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Leading the United Domestic Workers of South Africa (UDWOSA), representing the interests of hundreds of domestic workers across 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.

Building Movement for CARE, a municipalist movement focused on meaningful local participatory governance and active citizenship, and cultivating solidarity among marginalized communities.

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ZAKIYAH SHAAKIR-ANSARI Co-executive director, Alliance for Quality Education Valley Stream,New York,United States

Serving as co-executive director at Alliance for Quality Education, the leading statewide organization fighting for educational justice in New York State.

KHAYELIHLE “KHAYA” SITHOLE Accountant, academic, activist and independent analyst, Self-employed

EDGAR VILLANUEVA

SYDELLE WILLOW SMITH

Founder and chief executive officer, Decolonizing Wealth Project

Co-founder, Sunshine Cinema; Partner, Makhulu Media

New York,New York,United States

Cape Town,South Africa

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.

Johannesburg,South Africa

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.

Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, Dela Wilson, joins other members of the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board (GFAB) at an event in Rhodes House, Oxford.

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2021 FELLOWS

KAREN ANN DANIELS

NASSER ELEDROOS

ARIA FLORANT

MUSA GWEBANI

Director of programming and artistic director, Folger Theatre

Public interest technologist, Color of Change

Co-founder, Liberation Ventures

Policy officer, European Union Delegation to South Africa

Washington, D.C.,District of Columbia,United States

Brooklyn,New York,United States

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.

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.

Elevating issues of migration, regional integration and the strengthening of a civil society that can add vibrancy to South Africa’s democracy.

MELISSA JONES

ONGEZWA MBELE

MONIQUE MILES

UKHONA NTSALI MLANDU

Executive director, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative

Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Vice president, Aspen Institute

Interdisciplinary artist, curator, writer and facilitator; healing justice advocate; Founder and Head Curator, makwande.republic

Oakland,California,United States

Durban,KwaZulu/ Natal,South Africa

Washington, D.C.,District of Columbia,United States

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Cape Town,Western Cape,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.

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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.

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TSHEPISO MOKOENA

BRANDON NICHOLSON

JENNIFER NJUGUNA

LINDIWE NKUTHA

Executive director, Tshepiso Mokoena Foundation

Executive director, The Hidden Genius Project

Co-chief executive officer, Common Future

Operations and finance manager, Institute for Economic Justice

Upper Marlboro,Maryland,United States

Oakland,California,United States

West Orange,New Jersey,United States

Johannesburg,Gauteng,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.

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.

Advancing racial and economic justice through executive leadership, equitable organizational design and use of a systems change lens to shift practices and power.

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.

DARANEE PETSOD

XENA SCULLARD

MAHORO SEMEGE

Senior adviser, null

Co-founder, Queer Feminist Film Festival

Associate research supervisor, postgraduate studies, African Film and Dramatic Arts Academy

REGINALD “REGGIE” SHUFORD

Takuapa,United States

Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

Catalyzing and incubating multisectoral initiatives to advance long-term solutions to urgent issues facing the United States and achieve equitable outcomes for Black, Brown and other historically underserved communities.

Amplifying the voices, stories, and creativity of people of color, African LGBTQIAP+ people and feminists.

President and CEO, Independence Foundation

Durban,KwaZulu/ Natal,South Africa

Raleigh,North Carolina,United States

Serving as a supervisor at a leading film school in South Africa; researching civic intervention documentary, postcolonial theory and African philosophy.

Transitioning into the philanthropic sector after three decades of social justice lawyering and leading civil rights, civil liberties and economic justice organizations.

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DANY SIGWALT

SIYANDA SIKO

NAZEER SONDAY

NOLWAZI TUSINI

Managing director, Green Leadership Trust

Head of sustainability programs, Sibanye-Stillwater

Chairperson, Philippi Horticultural Area, Food and Farming Campaign

Broadcast journalist and gender activist, Self-employed

WASHINGTON, DC,District of Columbia,United States

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

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.

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.

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, Siyanda Siko and Jennifer Njuguna, join Tracy Jooste, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, for activities in Oxford during Skoll Week in April 2026.

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KRYSTEN AGUILAR

AARON BUTLER

MUSAWENKOSI CABE

SIPHELELE CHIRWA

Executive director, Castanea Fellowship

Managing Attorney, CAIR Georgia

Freelance legal journalist and podcaster, Self-employed

Chief executive officer, Activate Leadership

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

Atlanta,Texas,United States

New Mexico,New Mexico,United States

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.

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.

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.

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.

MEKAELIA DAVIS

KEESHA GASKINS-NATHAN

LIZ GRES

ERIN HEANEY

Director, Asset Building, Ballmer Group

Director, Democratic Practice Program-U.S. and the Racial Justice Initiative, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Acting director, Racial Justice Center, Service Employees International Union

National director, Showing Up for Racial Justice

New York,New York,United States

Chicago,Illinois,United States

New York,New York,United States

Directing national efforts at Ballmer Group to remove barriers and expand pathways to asset ownership and economic inclusion for low- and moderate-income families in the US.

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.

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.

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EMILE JANSEN

BLU LEWIS

NTOKOZO MBULI

KHANYISA NOMOYI

Creative director, Heal the Hood Project

Director, North Carolina’s Black Leadership and Organizing Collective

Managing director, Sugar Bean Pictures

Founder and director, Zizi kaNojaholo Consulting

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Alpharetta,Georgia,United States

Charlotte,North Carolina,United States

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.

ITUMELENG QHALI

TANZEEM RAZAK

TISA RODRIGUEZ

SIMRAN SINGH

Writer, research and development director, Qhama SHI

Director and founding partner, Lemon Pebble Architects and Urban Designers

Leadership consultant and environmental planner, Self-employed

Executive director, Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Perris,California,United States

New York,New York,United States

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.

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.

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.

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

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. 150

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PUMLA VILAKAZI

RONALD WESSO

TSIONE WOLDE-MICHAEL

LWANDO XASO

Founder and chief executive officer, Sasopsbiz Foundation

Co-director, Beneficial Technologies

Durban,KwaZulu/ Natal,South Africa

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Executive director, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Founder and director, Including Society Pty. Ltd. and the Creativity for Social Change Hub

Washington,Washington,United States

Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Contributing to an entrepreneurial revolution in South Africa by offering business incubation services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

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.

Nasser Eledroos, from New York City, U.S., at an XR Residency hosted by the Atlantic Institute at Rhodes House, Oxford, U.K. Nasser’s work is focused on harnessing technology to address injustices. Credit: Lee Atherton.

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MATTHEW BATSON

WILL CORDERY

TA’MARA HILL

Clinical psychologist and founder, Amethyst

Founder and principal, Freedom Futures

Saint Joseph,Trinidad and Tobago

Brooklyn,United States

Commissioner, City of Saint Paul Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) Commission Eden Prairie,United States

PRISCILLIA KOUNKOUHOVEYDA 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.

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.

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.

LEENA KSAIFI

W. LAWRENCE YEALUE, II

REFILOE LEPERE

Migrant domestic worker activist, Self-employed

Country director, Accountability Lab, Liberia

Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand

MANDISA LUSANDA SHANDU

Beirut,Lebanon

Monrovia,Liberia

Centurion,South Africa

Lawyer and Ph.D candidate, University of Oxford Oxford,England

Advancing racial justice and gender rights of migrant workers in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region through advocacy and legal frameworks.

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Leading and facilitating in the realization of active citizenship, responsible leadership and accountable instutitions, with an additional commitment to advocating for peace and youth development.

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.

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CLARA PEREIRA

BEN MCBRIDE

LAURENCE MEYER

SHEENA MICHELE MASON

Planning and Budget Analyst, Ministry of Planning and Budget, Brazil; PhD Candidate, Fundação Getúlio Vargas

Executive director, Empower Initiative

Co-director, Weaving Liberation

Assistant professor and founder, Togetherness Wayfinder

Berlin,Germany

Hayward,United States

Oneonta,United States

São Paulo,Brazil

Contributing to national policy for the advancement of racial justice and gender equity in Brazil through planning and budget instruments.

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.

KAREN MARSHALL

MATHAPELO MOFOKENG

ABIGAIL MORIAH

OJEAKU NWABUZO

Executive director, Rethink New Orleans

Writer and abortion doula, Self-employed

Founder and executive director, Black Planning Project

Independent specialist, European Union

New Orleans,United States

Johannesburg,South Africa

Toronto,Canada

Brussels,Belgium

Organizing to strengthen Black working-class people’s power and collective agency against systems of hyperexploitation.

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.

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.

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ADEOTI OGUNTOYE

JESSICA RÉ PHILLIPS

ELEANOR THOMPSON

KEISHA WILLIAMS

Co-founder, The Imperative Fund

Multidisciplinary artist and co-founder, Root to Bloom

Founder, Citizens’ Barry

Executive director, The Women’s Resource Outreach Centre

Atlanta,United States

Freetown,Sierra Leone

London,England

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.

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity reconnecting at the Homecoming event in 2023.

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Portmore,Jamaica

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.

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Emile Jansen (pictured center), Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, participates in the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening 2024 in Oxford. Credit: Lee Atherton.

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2017 FELLOWS

FOLA ADELEKE

SAIDA ALI

SEBASTIAN BOCK

MELANIE R. BROWN

Executive director, Global Center on AI Governance

International policy analyst

Managing director, T&E (Transport and Environment) Deutschland

Deputy director, Global Policy and Advocacy

Nairobi, Kenya

Halifax, Canada

Washington, D.C., United States

Berlin, Germany

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.

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.

Leading the 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.

JOEY HASSON

TRACY JOOSTE

PRIYANKA KOTAMRAJU

ROSE LONGHURST

Senior program officer for human rights, Sigrid Rausing Trust

Associate director, Governance Action Hub, Results for Development

Ph.D. student, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge

Head, Democratic Renewal Team, Open Society FoundationsEurope and Central Asia

London, England

New Delhi, India

Washington, D.C., United States

Identifying, assessing and supporting grantee organizations at local and national levels to advance universal human rights and justice.

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Supporting fairer access to services — including housing, water, energy and health care — in South Africa and globally, within the framework of strengthening democractic systems.

Berlin, Germany

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.

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JOHNNY MILLER

JACK NISSAN

Photographer, Unequal Scenes; news fellow, Code for Africa; founder, africanDRONE

Director, Tinderbox Collective; board member, Music Education Partnership Group/ We Make Music Scotland

Mukilteo, Wash., United States

Edinburgh, Scotland

FREDERICK OUKO ALUCHELI

LOUIS OYARO

Co-chief executive and transformation officer, ADD (Action on Disability and Development) International

Heidelberg, Germany

Human rights consultant

Nairobi, Kenya

Working between photography, urbanism, inequality, health and the built environment; using visual tools to make large structural forces legible.

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.

Empowering disability activists in Africa and Asia, and campaigning for equality and disability inclusion.

Working on projects ranging from how international nongovernmental organizations work in the Global South to human and disability rights.

MASANA MULAUDZI

LOUISE RUSSELLPRYWATA

JANE SLOANE

APPU ESTHOSE SURESH

Deputy executive director, Open Ownership

Inaugural director of the Global Policy Initiative, University of New South Wales

Founder and chief executive officer, Pixstory

Johannesburg, South Africa

Gillingham, England

Australia

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.

Leading on quality assurance across Open Ownership’s operations to maximise the organization’s impact, and oversee its strategic advocacy and policy influencing work.

Leading global policy initiatives and partnerships with a focus on the policy dimensions of climate change, health and care, the future of work, human rights and regional cooperation.

Senior manager, Campaign Organizing (Movement Building), Wikimedia Foundation

New Delhi, India

Creating the space to build people’s narratives which are alternative, nonsingular, personal and political.

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RANIA TARAZI

HILLARY VIPOND

Regional gender advisor for the Arab states, International organization

Postdoctoral fellow, Complexity Science Hub Vienna London, England

Amman, Jordan

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.

Researching why improvements to technological efficiency have been primarily converted into increased consumption rather than leisure; focusing on climate change and inequality implications.

Fellows Ida Thien and Abicakra Mahardika at the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity 2026 Keynote Lecture reception. Credit: Catarina Heeckt.

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2018 FELLOWS

MILENA ABRAHAMYAN

KRIPA BASNYAT

NICOLA BROWNE

LAUREN BURKE

Feminist peace and justice activist

National project officer, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Founding coordinator, Act Now; fellow for peace and leadership, Social Change Initiative

Director of education and engagement, BlueGreen Alliance

Kathmandu, Nepal

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Supporting local and international organizations with capacity building, facilitation and research on feminist peace and gender justice.

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.

Building a people-powered campaigning community to take coordinated action for progressive change across Northern Ireland; supporting communities in their campaigning for socioeconomic rights.

Leading strategic education and engagement at BGA, a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups fighting the climate crisis and economic inequality through policy solutions.

TANYA CHARLES

ALLISON CORKERY

RENATA CUK

TAYLOR DOWNS

Independent global convening and community-building specialist

Director, law program, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)

Director of programs, Ariadne Network

CEO and founder, Open Function Group

London, England

Paris, France

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.

Yerevan, Armenia

Bicester, England

Washington, D.C., United States

Johannesburg, South Africa

Advancing gender equality, racial justice and human rights with expertise on convening and designing programs at the nexus of leadership, learning, wellness and radical inclusion.

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.

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CRAIG TINASHE DUBE

ELIMANE HABY KANE

MILANOI KOIYIET

JAMES MURAGURI

Lead trainer, No Means No Worldwide

Founder and chairman, LEGSAfrica (Leadership, Ethics, Governance, Strategies for Africa)

Human rights lawyer and co-founder, Center for Women’s Rights Advocacy

Founder and CEO, Institute of Public Finance

Dakar, Senegal

Nairobi, Kenya

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).

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.

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.

ROSELINE ORWA

ANITA PEÑA SAAVEDRA

GABRIELLA RAZZANO

ANJALI SARKER

Founder and CEO, Rona Foundation

Head, International Affairs Department, Ministry of Women and Gender Equality, Government of Chile

Executive director, OpenUp

Program director, The Oxford Character Project, University of Oxford

Leiden, Netherlands

Nairobi, Kenya

Cape Town, South Africa

Nairobi, Kenya

Oxford, England

Santiago, Chile

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.

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Leading the International Affairs Department and focusing on the intersectional factors that intervene in gender inequality.

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.

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MAUREEN SIGAUKE

PEDRO TELLES

Social justice, labor and community activist; consultant

Director, D-Hub São Paulo, Brazil

Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

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.

Fellows Barbara van Paassen and Salman Usmani attend a Module 4 learning session in July 2025. Credit: Catarina Heeckt.

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2019 FELLOWS

MADHUMITHA ARDHANARI

SOPHEA CHREK

DELLA DUNCAN

ALON-LEE GREEN

Climate justice activist and Ph.D. candidate, University of Exeter and University of Queensland

Coordinator, social action for community and development

Renegade economist; host, “Upstream” podcast; coach and facilitator, Right Livelihood

National co-director, Standing Together

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Singapore, Singapore

Tel Aviv, Israel

San Francisco, United States

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.

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.

JOAN JONES

ASHA KOWTAL Dalit rights activist and founder, DalitWomenFight.org

HOBETH MARTÍNEZ CARRILLO

ESTHER MWEMA

Executive director, Washington State Council, Service Employees International Union

New Delhi, India

Seattle, United States

Ph.D. candidate, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science

Founder and curator, Safety First for Girls Lusaka, Zambia

London, England

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.

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Leading a grassroots campaign addressing structural violence against the most marginalized women.

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.

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.

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LIZ NELSON

MICHAELA RAFFERTY

LEANNE SAJOR

Advocacy officer, UNICEF

Youth coordinator, Springboard Opportunities

New York City, United States

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Director, Funders for a Just Economy Program, Neighborhood Funders Group

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.

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.

CRYSTAL SIMEONI

AMANDA YOUNG

Director, Nawi: Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective

Founder, Amanda Young Consulting

Nairobi, Kenya

Melbourne, Australia

Working to influence macrolevel economic policies from a pan-African feminist analysis across regional and global spaces.

Working where Indigenous peoples, climate and capital meet.

Director, Tax Justice and Human Rights, Tax Justice Network Oxford, England

FOLUKE ADETOLA OJELABI

New York City, United States

Working on issues at the intersections of labor rights and economic justice, decolonizing development policies, women’s rights, gender justice and feminist philanthropy.

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Daniel Salazar-Murillo, during the "Walking the Talk for Dementia 2026" event in Spain, July 2026. Credit: João Barbosa.

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2020 FELLOWS

KITTI BARACSI

MARIA CARRASCO

CHRISTOPHER CHOONG

DANILO CURCIC

Critical educator, researcher and curator; co-founder and creative learning director, Criar Cidade Cooperative; founder, periferias dibujadas

Co-founder and executive director, Entramada

Deputy director of research, Khazanah Research Institute

Program coordinator, A11 Initiative for Economic and Social Rights

Santiago, Chile

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Belgrade, Serbia

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.

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.”

Researching raced-gendered capitalism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

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.

ANDREA ENCALADA GARCÍA

MAURO FERNÁNDEZ

CLAIRE GODFREY

Founder and president, Sociedad y Naturaleza

Public policy specialist and campaign strategist

MÁXIMO ERNESTO JARAMILLO-MOLINA

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Oxford, England

Lisbon, Portugal

Regional development undersecretary’s adviser, Government of Chile Santiago, Chile

Founder, Instituto de Estudios Sobre la Desigualdad (INDESIG); associate professor, University of Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico

Strengthening subnational governments and advancing Chile’s decentralization process.

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Building and communicating ecological and social transitions toward fairer, inclusive and sustainable livelihoods for all.

Providing expertise on campaigning on global poverty, social and economic justice issues, and sustainable development.

Working on a deconstruction of myths of meritocracy and other narratives that justify inequality, with academic research, activism and dissemination though social networks.

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GEORGIA HADDAD NICOLAU Director and co-founder, Instituto Procomum

VIVIANA OSORIO PEREZ FoRB Fellow and chair for Latin America, First Freedom Foundation Medellín, Colombia

São Paulo, Brazil

IMOGEN RICHMONDBISHOP

MOHAMMED-ANWAR SADAT ADAM

Researcher and adviser on ESCR and tech, Algorithmic Accountability Lab, Amnesty International

Country director, Oxfam Accra, Ghana

London, England

Working for the commons and facilitating collective construction processes at the Procomum Institute, an organization focused on culture, technology, politics and citizenship.

Advocating for freedom of religion or belief and women’s rights, and forging transgenerational, interreligious and crossmovement solidarity to advance intersectional equality.

Focusing on how technologies are being used to exacerbate inequality and create new forms of rights violations.

Strengthening accountable governance, promoting gender justice and social inclusion, and driving a just economy that expands rights, equity and opportunities for all through strategic leadership, partnerships and locally driven change.

TYEHIMBA SALANDY

OABONA SEPORA Executive director, Friends of Diversity

MIRILOVE TAY ACQUAH-HAGAN

BARBARA VAN PAASSEN

Sociologist, University of the West Indies; director, Institute of Indigenous Knowledge, Empowerment and Research

Tlokeng, Botswana

Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago

Working on decolonizing global and local spaces and self through dialogue, alternative media and Indigenous knowledge.

Strategic adviser, researcher and facilitator, For the Love of Changemaking; creator and host, “People vs. Inequality” podcast; feminist organizer

Consortium finance lead, Financial Inclusion for Last Mile Actors (FILMA) Accra, Ghana

Advancing the rights of key populations in Botswana within the areas of legal and policy reform, mental health and civic action.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Financing development and promoting financial and digital inclusion as well as youth and women empowerment as sustainable solutions for reducing inequalities and alleviating poverty.

Supporting changemakers in their work for social justice by drawing on her own experience in policymaking, research, advocacy and campaigning.

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IRENE WAKARINDI Program associate, U.K. Resettlement and Integration, International Organization for Migration, UN Migration London, England

Working in international development, focusing on socioeconomic equity, migrant integration and humanitarian programs; advancing inclusive policies, transparency and economic integration through crosssector collaboration. Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Fola Adeleke, speaks via telepresence at a “Being Human When Digital Event” hosted by the Atlantic Institute’s Emerging Technologies Lab in February 2026.

Fellows Leah Eryenyu and Andrea Encalada García at Module 1 in September 2025. Credit: Maria Moore.

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2021 FELLOWS

AISHA ABDULAZIZ

RAFAEL BARRIO DE MENDOZA ZEVALLOS

SERGIO CHAPARRO HERNANDEZ

Ph.D. candidate, University of Cambridge

International policy and advocacy lead, Tax Justice Network

London, England

Bogotá, Colombia

Providing expertise in projects that aim to increase access to sustainable energy services for households, public facilities and enterprises in eastern and southern Africa.

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.

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 and her research at LSE.

MYRIAM HERNÁNDEZ

KRUSKAYA HIDALGO CORDERO

ISHRAT JAHAN

MAKMID KAMARA

South Asia lead, Forest Future Alliance, World Economic Forum

Regional director for Africa and the Middle East, International Fund for Public Interest Media

Energy access specialist and Ph.D. candidate, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London

RUBY HEMBROM Founder, Adivaani; and Ph.D. candidate, LSE Kolkata, India

Nairobi, Kenya

LAC regional coordinator, Fight Inequality Alliance; independent VR producer Mexico City, Mexico

Field organizing specialist, Solidarity Center; founder, Observatorio de Plataformas

Maharashtra, India

Accra, Ghana

Mexico City, Mexico

Producing storytelling campaigns to address educational inequalities for Indigenous youth in Mexico.

Challenging the poor working conditions and human rights violations for workers in platform economies, and presenting alternatives for decent work and ethical consumption.

Leading cross-sector partnerships to advance climate action and nature restoration across Asia; working with corporations, governments and civil society to scale high-impact, equitydriven solutions.

Supporting public-interest media in Africa and the Middle East to become economically resilient and work for democracy.

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CAROLINE KIOKO

MADHURESH KUMAR

KEVIN LIVERPOOL

CLARE MACGILLIVRAY

Gender equity and social inclusion manager, Porticus Global

Climate justice activist and researcher; resistance studies fellow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Interim executive director Atlantic Institute

Director, Making Rights Real

Nairobi, Kenya

Tranent, Scotland

Oxford, England

Paris, France

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.

Providing overarching strategic and operational leadership to achieve the vision and mission of the Atlantic Institute; supporting Fellows and Atlantic Fellows programs to connect, learn and act to address systemic causes of inequities.

Working alongside marginalized groups to use the power of human rights for economic, social and cultural change.

JENNY MCENEANEY

JITE PHIDO

ZEPHANIE REPOLLO

DANIEL SALAZAR MURILLO

Senior improvement policy adviser on cyber, digital and technology, Local Government Association

Senior program manager for innovation, Results for Development

Southeast Asia co-director, Just Associates

Data analyst lead, Atlantic Institute

London, 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.

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Oxford, England

Siaton, Philippines

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.

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AMANDA SEGNINI Campaigner and project lead, Land Rights Now São Paulo, Brazil

Building movements and facilitating community engagement to promote systemic change and climate justice.

Fellow Abicakra Mahardika at the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity Module 1 2025. Credit: Maria Moore.

Fellows with the Somata Arts Collective in Edinburgh during a module in June 2025. Credit: Claudia Scandella.

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2022 FELLOWS

JAMES AUNG

CARLOS BROWN SOLÀ

LEAH ERYENYU

ROSARIO FASSINA

Operations manager, Organic Roots Myanmar

Program director, Oxfam México

Gender-just economy learning community lead, Trust Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative

Coordinator, Right to the City program, Civil Association for Equality and Justice

Mexico City, Mexico

Haywards Heath, England

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kampala, Uganda

Working as a community mobilizer to bring together different ethnic groups from Myanmar.

Working as a political economist for economic and fiscal justice in Mexico and Latin America.

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.

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.

PRIYANKA JAIN

LILY JAMALUDIN Campaign manager, Small Axe

ENAMUL MAZID KHAN SIDDIQUE

NALEDI MAITE

Founder member and technical support coordinator, Pathar Gadhai Mazdoor Suraksha Sangh

London, England

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Studying and practicing the science and art of building people’s power.

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Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Policy and Development, LSE

Feminist movement builder and civil society professional Johannesburg, South Africa

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Championing human rights with a specialty in digital strategy; working with a creative agency in the U.K., with prior experience at Amnesty International Malaysia.

Researching methods 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.

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T.O. MOLEFE

SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ PÉREZ

Coordinator, Collective Media Cooperative Ltd.

Co-founder, Laboratorio 9x18, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

STEPHANIE NWAORONI AKINWOYA

ROOS SAALBRINK

Ph.D. candidate, The Open University

Global lead on economic justice and public services, ActionAid International

Bristol, England

Milton Keynes, England

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.

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 its impact on financing genderresponsive public services, social protection and environmental policies.

SALMAN USMANI

GABRIELA VALENCIA Urban development and housing consultant, InterAmerican Development Bank

HAMIDREZA VASHEGHANIFARAHANI

RHOMIR YANQUILING

Communications and narrative leader

Geneva, Switzerland

The Hague, Netherlands

Panama City, Panama

Researcher (research officer), The London School of Economics and Political Science

Ph.D. researcher, University of Melbourne Lingayen, Philippines

London, England

Building tech that challenges disinformation and advances democratic participation; creating advocacy and shaping public narrative in democracy, information integrity and climate justice.

Specializing in territorial equity and inclusive urban development, as well as in integrating social, cultural and spatial dimensions into public policy and development programs.

Working on an AFSEEfunded project at LSE on connecting disability justice with wider inequality challenges; conducting independent policy analysis on inclusive education for disabled children; supporting progressive mobilization in Iran.

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.

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2023 FELLOWS

AHMAD ZEYAD ABU HUSSIEN

LYLA ADWAN-KAMARA

MANAR ALZRAIY

JOSEPHINE CHINAME

Urban sociologist, AZHJ

Disability and mental health specialist and activist

Social and environmental justice lawyer

Amman, Jordan

Accra, Ghana

Teacher, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Developing and implementing urban strategies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Fighting for justice through multidisciplinary research, participation and creative techniques that empower people to express themselves and lead.

Addressing inequality through youth empowerment and education and teaching at UNRWA’s Education Program and their Small & Medium Enterprise Business Training Institute.

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.

PASCALE FRAZERCARROLL

STEPHANIE GOMES REIS

MAVIS ANNA KOOGOTSITSE

DIANA MAGDY

Campaigner and social impact director

London, England

Kilbirnie, Scotland

Amman, Jordan

Social scientist

London, England

Executive secretary, Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC)

Feminist researcher and gender equality specialist Cairo, Egypt

Gaborone, Botswana

Leading teams that equip millions with digital mobilizing tools to amplify their voices against injustice and drive people-powered campaigns.

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Examining how governance structures, policy frameworks and emerging technologies shape societal outcomes, particularly in moments of crisis and transformation.

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.

Engaging with issues of gender-based violence, women’s economic empowerment and genderresponsive workplace policies.

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NAJMA MOHAMED

OMAR MOHAMMED

EKO OCTAVIANUS CHALIM

Head of nature-based solutions, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Chief executive officer, The Cropper Foundation

Co-founder, KOLEKTIF

HENINTSOA RAKOTOARISON

Cambridge, England

Founder and president, Hay Kanto

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Cambridge, England

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.

Advancing sustainable development in the Caribbean through data science, natural capital accounting and civil society governance to drive sustainability-focused interventions.

Bridging the gap between international sustainability frameworks and local realities in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region.

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.

KATY RUBIN

SABA SAEED

YARA SHAWKY SHAHIN

THOMAS SMITH

Legislative Theatre practitioner and creative civic strategist, The People Act: Legislative Theatre

Research analyst, Unbounded Associates

Researcher and civil society professional

Lahore, Pakistan

Cairo, Egypt

Senior director (organizing), Communications Workers of America

Manchester, England

Developing, implementing and amplifying Legislative Theatre across the U.K. and globally, in partnership with local and national governments, advocacy organizations and community groups.

Jupiter, Fla., United States

Coordinating research and advocacy projects to promote equal treatment for women and marginalized groups in Pakistan and East Africa.

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.

Organizing tens of thousands of workers in tech and video games, and pioneering organizing strategies that have informed trade union programs across the globe.

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2024 FELLOWS

JEN ANG

SOLOMON ATSUVIA

JUAN CARDOZA OQUENDO

NIK NASHA DAMIA

Founding director, Lawmanity

Programs manager, Rightify Ghana

Edinburgh, Scotland

Accra, Ghana

Programs director, Houston in Action

Adviser, Rohingya Women Development Network

Houston, United States

London, England

Tackling inequalities in the law by working with peopleled movements to secure positive change.

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.

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.

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.

DANY DÍAZ MEJÍA

JUDIT IGNÁCZ

BADRUL HISHAM ISMAIL

SASHA JATTANSINGH

Country representative for Honduras, United States Institute for Peace

Inclusion and equity adviser

Researcher and arts practitioner

Iregszemcse, Hungary

Kajang, Malaysia

Loss and damage expert, Climate Analytics Caribbean Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Consulting for organizations such as the American Red Cross and the United States Institute for Peace on international development and security in Central America.

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Promoting social justice, human rights and intersectional feminism; addressing socioeconomic inequalities, particularly those faced by Romani women.

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.

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JIHYE JEONG

NOUSHA KABAWAT

LUCIA MAKAMURE

FÁTIMA PACAS

Journalist and gender equality specialist, The Segye Times

Head of Syria program, The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)

Operations and program quality lead, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)

Director, education program, Cristosal

Montreal, Canada

Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

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.

VICENTE SILVA DIDIER

VARDINI M. SUKUMAR

KUNSANG TSEPHEL

Senior policy adviser, International Tax Observatory

Independent researcher

Director, Empowering the Vision Project

JUAN DAVID VELASCO MONTOYA

Seoul, South Korea

Chennai, India

Chile

San Salvador, El Salvador

Transitional justice researcher and practitioner

New Delhi, India

Bogotá, Colombia

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.

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.

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2025 FELLOWS

MASOUD AMINZAVVAR

ELENA ARCHIPOVAITE

GIORGI AROBELIDZE

Executive vice-president, BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)

Green recovery and reconstruction practitioner

Reporter and co-founder, Mautskebeli

London, England

Vancouver, Canada

HADIJA MOHAMED BONAYA Senior program officer in public outreach and engagement, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) London, England

Advocating for labor rights and educating workers about their rights and collective agreements.

Working on supporting humanitarian emergencies, stakeholder coordination, formal and informal education, and complex project management in crisis and stable development contexts.

Amplifying the voices of the oppressed and excluded and confronting dominant narratives that marginalize working-class communities through his independent media outlet.

Advocating for peace, conflict resolution and gender equity, particularly addressing the impact that conflicts have on marginalized communities.

BRUNO BRANDÃO

FAITH CHITAWO

LAUREN DÍAZ ARIAS

MARIAMA JOBARTEH

Executive director, Transparência Internacional – Brasil

Education consultant

Founder, Fundación Nueva Oportunidad

Chief executive officer, Fantanka

London, England

São Paulo, Brazil

Leading anti-corruption and pro-democracy work during the largest anti-corruption operation in world history and the most serious crisis of Brazilian democracy since the military dictatorship in the 1960s.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

London, England

Building and managing programs that empower youth, enhance institutional collaboration and promote equitable access to global learning opportunities.

Working on transforming the Costa Rican prison system by designing processes for socio-labor insertion and rehabilitation for inmates.

Supporting survivors of sexual and genderbased violence (SGBV), marginalized youth, and underserved communities in The Gambia.

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DEV DATTA JOSHI

RAZA SHAH KHAN

TOMAS KVEDARAS

ABICAKRA MAHARDIKA

Executive director, Equip for Equality Nepal (EEN)

Chief executive officer, Sustainable Peace and Development Organization (SPADO)

Project manager, UNDP

Trans rights advocate

Bangkok, Thailand

London, England

Kathmandu, Nepal

Islamabad, Pakistan

Promoting disability rights in Nepal and internationally, including establishing and leading an organization devoted to the promotion of democracy and human rights in Nepal.

Leading a peace-oriented civil society organization that aims to build peace and protect the planet.

Working with communities, governments and civil society to strengthen institutions, improve access to justice and promote public accountability.

Working at the crossroads of economic empowerment and human rights to advocate for trans and gender-diverse people in Indonesia.

FREDRICK MUGIRA

MAX NICHOLS

PATRÍCIA NOGUEIRA

DINARA NURUSHEVA

Journalist and founder, Water Journalists Africa

Financial services activist and humanitarian

Mbarara, Uganda

London, England

Director of operations and organizational transformation, WINGS

Research and development manager, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA)

São Paulo, Brazil

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Leading operational and organizational transformation across local, national and international contexts, with a focus on addressing the persistent challenges and inequalities embedded in the philanthropic sector.

Working on policy analysis, project development and civil society strengthening across Central Asia.

Fostering and producing in-depth reporting on critical environmental issues, including water, climate change and wildlife.

Building alternative financial services that help communities build wealth and advocating for financial services to be considered a public good that everyone should have access to.

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LAURA ROTH

EDUARDO SVART

Feminist researcher and activist

Musician, psychologist and educator

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Investigating, teaching and advocating for radical organizing and feminist ways of doing activism, as well as citizen participation and care ethics.

MICHAEL DAVID DELA CRUZ TAN

IDA THIEN

Founder, Outrage Magazine

Co-founder, Closing The Gap Malaysia

London, England

Manila, Philippines

London, England

Working at the intersection of music, mental health and social transformation developing innovative methodologies for psychosocial intervention through music, freestyle rap and live performance.

Advancing LGBTQIA+ human rights and supporting people living with HIV through journalism and research.

Supporting students from underserved communities to pursue their higher education goals by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to navigate pathways that are often out of reach due to systemic barriers.

Fellows Jenny McEneaney and Michaela Rafferty at the launch of their AFSEE-funded podcast “Aunties in England” at the Irish Embassy in London in June 2025. Credit: Carl Goodwin.

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GAWI is a virtual reality film created by Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Myriam Hernández, in collaboration with the Rarámuri Indigenous community in Mexico.

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Georgia Nicolau, was a speaker on Designing Sustainable Environments at the Rhodes forum on Technology & Society in Tech and Society in 2024.

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Harnessing Indigenous knowledge and ingenuity for social impact. BASED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

2018 FELLOWS

MARCUS AKUHATA-BROWN

DURKHANAI AYUBI

ROXANNE BAINBRIDGE

JODY BARNEY

Pou Whakatere, Deputy Secretary Māori, Ministry of Justice, New Zealand

Writer and restaurateur, Self-employed

Director, Center for Indigenous Health Equity Research

Waterfall Gully, South Australia, Australia

Cairns, Australia

Leading consultant, Deaf Indigenous Community Consultancy

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.

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.

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.

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.

NICK EAKIN

SEAN GORDON

ARIADNE GORRING

NICOLE JENKINS

Director, Bespoke Advantage

Managing director, Gidgee Group Consulting and Partnerships Pty. Ltd.

Co-chief executive officer, Pollination Foundation

Executive director, Social Heuristics

Melbourne, Australia

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Wellington, New Zealand

Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia

Focusing on crossdisciplinary humanto-human interactions; neuroscience-based coaching and well-being; partnerships, strategy and implementation for nonprofits; and remote area logistics.

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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.

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MAGGIE KAVANAGH

FAYE MCMILLAN

DAMIEN MILLER

LEANNE MILLER

Independent consultant, Self-employed

Professor of Indigenous health, University of Technology Sydney; deputy national rural health commissioner, Allied Health and First Nations

Executive Director, Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity

Executive director, Koorie Women Mean Business

Melbourne, Australia

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.

Alice Springs, Australia

Coolamon, New South Wales, 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.

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).

EVIE O’BRIEN

DEAN PARKIN

MICHELLE STEELE

Chief executive, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Director, From the Heart

Chief First Nations officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation

Melbourne, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

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.

Camberra, Australia

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.

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2019 FELLOWS

PETER ANDERSON

ALISON BENTICK

PENELOPE JONES

JONATHAN KNEEBONE

Executive director and professor of education, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology

Senior adviser, National Indigenous Australians Agency

Assistant secretary, Digital ID Communication, Inclusion and Governance, Australian Department of Finance

Director, policy and engagement, First Nations Clean Energy Network

Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Canberra, Australia

Developing dynamic approaches to embedding First Nation perspectives into western educational systems through professional development capacity building, using digital pedagogies and curriculum frameworks.

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.

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.

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.

JANINE MOHAMED

HEATH NELSON

KARRINA NOLAN

CHARLES O’LEARY

Deputy CEO, First Nations NDIS

General manager, communities and heritage, Mineral Resources Ltd.

Director, Original Power

Melbourne, Australia

Fremantle, Australia

Director, Aboriginal culture and healing, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Victoria

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.

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Building Indigenous business capability through 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.

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.

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RAYMOND ORR

TANIA POUWHARE

DARYLE RIGNEY

PEKERI RUSKA

Director, Native American and Global Indigenous Studies Program, and Elizabeth B. White Endowed Chair in Politics, The University of Miami

Chief executive, Good Shepherd New Zealand

Professor and director, Indigenous Nations and Collaborative Futures Research hub, Jumbunna Institute, University of Technology Sydney

Research fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures, University of Queensland; co-founder and director, Goompi Projects and Goompi Give and Grow

Auckland, New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

Norman, Okla., United States

North Stradbroke Island, Australia

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.

Disrupting the extractive economy by demonstrating an economy of mana— economic development serving the biosphere, gender equity and the selfdetermination of Indigenous peoples.

Leading applied research, collaboration and practices for transformative Indigenous nation-building and governance.

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.

ALEX SPLITT

JUDITH “HUTI” WATSON

SHANE WEBSTER

JUANITA WHEELER

Manging director, Bundyi Girri Consulting

Executive director, Jureda

Chief executive officer, Jawun

Tairawhiti, New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

Founder and CEO, Full & Frank; CEO and head of speaker coaching, TEDxBrisbane

Melbourne, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

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.

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.

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2021 FELLOWS

INDU BALACHANDRAN

MARC BENNIE

BOYD BROUGHTON

RAYMOND BRUNKER

Councillor, Ku-ring-gai Council; strategy, Great Barrier Reef Foundation; board, Community Resources and Western Sydney University

Freelance consultant in social equity, corporate diversity programs, community partnerships and fundraising, Self-employed

Chief executive officer, Te Taumata Hauora o Te Kahu o Taonui IwiMāori Partnership Board (IMPB)

Director, human services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service

Auckland, New Zealand

Sydney, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Killara, New South Wales, 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.

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.

Revitalizing the Māori language, raising children as native speakers; contributing to health system transformation focused on equity of access and outcomes for Māori, and long-term systemic reforms to sustain equitable outcomes.

Exploring how to redesign family services to work alongside families in building their restoration.

TEGAN BURNS

KAYE-MAREE DUNN

ADAM FLETCHER

RACHAEL GALWAY

Co-founder and director, Goompi Give and Grow Ltd. and Goompi Projects

Director, Making Everything Achievable, Ahau NZ Ltd.; chief executive officer, Indigital Blockchain Ltd.

Associate director, N.S.W./A.C.T., Indigenous Business and Community, National Australia Bank

Manager, housing and wellbeing support, Kāinga OraLower South Region

Wainuiomata, New Zealand

East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Working to lift the capability of whanau, hapu 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.

North Stradbroke Island, Australia

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.

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Dunedin, New Zealand

Exploring the experience of whānau involved in statutory child protection processes to develop resources and supports to improve their participation and equity.

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ELLA HAVELKA

DEAN HETA

SAMMY HUGHES

HAROLD LUDWICK

Dancer, choreographer, managing director and founder, The ELLA Foundation

Managing director, Girramaa

Founder and independent board director, Nōna Te Ao Charitable Trust

Cultural awareness and cultural heritage protection facilitator, Self-employed

Gisborne, New Zealand

Hope Vale, Queensland, Australia

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sydney, 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.

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.

LISA MCMURRAY

TE TAIAWATEA MOKO-PAINTING

MERIKI ONUS

ANGELA RUTTER

Director, Kahu Awatea

Director of First Nations, Foundation of Young Australians

Systems leadership lead, Collaboration for Impact

Auckland, New Zealand

Melbourne, Australia

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.

Learning and program development manager, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation Sydney, Australia

Supporting self-determining community development through Indigenous-led nature repair and climate solutions.

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KATRINA SMIT Director, Customer and Collaboration, Te Ara Tahi Programme, Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs Maungaraki, New Zealand

Centering joy, abundance and whanaungatanga, being relationally connected, as the foundation for mana motuhake, Māori sovereignty and agency.

TRACY WILLIAMS Consultant, Self-employed Penola, South Australia, Australia

Working in philanthropy, social investment and Indigenous affairs to develop approaches for improving collaboration, engagement and knowledge in the sector.

A 2024 cohort group convening, Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia.

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JAKI ADAMS

CAROLYN BARKER

DAMEIN BELL

DAMEYON BONSON

Executive manager, research and knowledge translation, Lowitja Institute

Senior policy officer, First Languages Australia

Former chief executive officer, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

Social impact strategist and suicidologist,, Shadow Black

Alawa, Northern Territory, Australia

Battery Hill, Queensland, Australia

Darwin, Australia

Heywood, Victoria, Australia

Drawing on government and international development experience to define allyship accountability from an Indigenous perspective; exploring how communities show up in different spaces while asserting their nonnegotiables.

Overseeing national collaborations, community research and tool design to amplify Indigenous language custodians’ voices and ensure communities participate in national projects.

Working on native title, cultural strengthening and heritage, as well as community development; exploring ways to recognize and respect cultural landscapes.

Leading precisiondriven innovation, blending AI, strategy and cultural intelligence for transformative impact and execution.

KARLA BRADY

JONATHON CAPTAIN-WEBB

MICHAEL COLEMAN

TUI CRUMPEN

Project manager, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation

Director, Kaiela Institute; Aboriginal academic

Black Rock, Victoria, Australia

Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Using carbon funds to provide opportunities for restoration of Country, as well as cultural and social co-benefits.

Building systems to navigate and bridge the cultural interface in First Nation and Australian institutional and organizational contexts, so that Indigenous people can thrive.

Chief executive officer, Hymba Yumba Independent School Springfield Lakes, Queensland, Australia

Director, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, Land and Economy, Aboriginal Affairs New South Wales Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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MICHELLE JOHANSSON

CHRISTIAN LUGNAN

SIMBA MAREKERA

TARA MOALA

Chief executive officer, Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ

Deputy chief executive officer, Children’s Ground Ltd.

Head, investment management, Brightlight Group

Clover Park, New Zealand

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Marsden Park, New South Wales, Australia

Managing director, Rākau Tautoko; general manager of food security, Te Tāpui AtawhaiAuckland City Mission Auckland, New Zealand

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.

Using Indigenous-informed investment principles as a tool for investors to influence company and business behavior toward genuine Indigenous and community empowerment.

Leading teams that shift communities from dependence to sovereignty; supporting families to grow food, advocate for themselves and build lasting selfreliance.

SARAH MORRIS

PANIA NEWTON

RAYLENE NIXON

JEWELZ PETLEY

Freelance social and systems change consultant; co-chair, HuiE Community, Aotearoa

Lawyer and activist for Māori land rights; co-founder of the campaign and battle to protect ancestral land at Ihumātao

Lecturer in rural Aboriginal health, Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne

Freelance social changemaker; Kaiarahi Hapori, Te Kawerau ā Maki Iwi Tiaki Trust; associate, Innovation Unit

Hutt Central, New Zealand

Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Channeling 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.

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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.

Hobsonville, New Zealand

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.

Working alongside Māori and Pasifika communities to create, enable and facilitate equitable change opportunities for whānau, hapori and rangatahi.

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STACIE PIPER

TE AWA PUKETAPU

STEPHANIE SALEE

SHONELLA TATIPATA

First Nations art curator, cultural dancer, educator and consultant

Manager, Protected Objects Act and Matariki national public holiday, Ministry of Culture and Heritage

Aboriginal cultural coordinator, Bush Heritage Australia

Assistant secretary, First Nations aged care, Department of Health and Aged Care

Kallista, Victoria, Australia

Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

Watson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Wainuiomata, New Zealand

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.

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.

HOLLY WEIR-TIKAO Project manager, TIPU MAHI, South Island Māori Health Workforce Development Project Nelson, New Zealand

Revitalizing knowledge and use of taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) to re-Indigenize approaches to mental and physical health and wellbeing.

Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity and the Atlantic Institute co-host “Treaty and Truth: A New Chapter for Indigenous Governance” at the University of Melbourne in March 2026. Credit: Josh Deane.

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MARINA ALEFOSIO

TONI BOYNTON

KERRI CLARKE

DAVID FOLLENT

Spoken-word poet

Program coordinator, Te Tohu o Te Ora O Ngāti Awa

National reconciliation lead; possum skin cloakmaker; cultural educator

Senior project officer, Aboriginal Chronic Care Team, New South Wales Agency of Clinical Innovation

Melbourne, Australia

Whakatane, New Zealand

Duns Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Mascot, New South Wales, Australia

Developing an international residency for Pasifika and Indigenous spoken-word artists and practitioners to strengthen their voice, leadership capability and connection to culture.

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.

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.

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.

LIL GORDON

JADE HADFIELD Curator and conservator, State Library Victoria

KARL JAPALJARRI HAMPTON

MELISSA KENNEDY

Senior executive, First Nations Partnerships, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Lake Haven, New South Wales, 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.

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Seeking Indigenous unity, reawakening Indigenous ancestral connections, uniting against colonialism and challenging the hierarchy of knowledge within cultural institutions.

Regional director, Yuendumu, Northern Territory Government.

Research fellow in water policy and social science, University of Melbourne

Alice Springs, Australia

Mildura, Victoria, Australia

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.

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KETI MARSH-SOLOMON

HAYLEY MCQUIRE

JEREMY NIKORA

TIARE “DEIDRE” OTENE

Social change advocate and consultant, Self-employed

Chief executive officer, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition; co-chair, Learning Creates Australia

Victorian Aboriginal inclusion officer, Victorian Electoral Commission

Director, Management and Consulting Team, KPMG

Hamilton, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

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.

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.

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.

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.

JOSHUA PREECE

ALICIA VEASEY

JO VOICE

INEZ WHITE FAITALA

Senior resident medical officer, New South Wales Health

Obstetrician and gynecologist; founder and director, Sovereign Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Collective

Manager, Whanganui Women’s Refuge

Property valuer, founder and director, Indigenuity Ltd.

Whanganui, New Zealand

Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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.

Sydney, Australia

Bogangar, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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BRIAN WYBORN Chief investment officer, Aboriginal Investment NT Camp Hill, Queensland, 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. Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity, Te Taiawatea Moko-Painting experimenting with augmented reality during the July 2026 Emerging Technologies Residency in Oxford.

Welcome to Country performed by Thane Gannaway-Garvey, Wurundjeri Country Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.

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MAVAE AHIO

TALEI ALOESI CAUCAU

DANIELLE CAPTAIN-WEBB

CARA CROSS

Director, Algo-’Ola

Country coordinator, Melanesian Women Today

Solicitor advocate, Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid N.S.W.

Nadi, Fiji

Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia

Executive director, Indigenous students, University of New South Wales

Auckland, New Zealand

Woongarrah, New South Wales, Australia

Owning a legacy as a descendant of traditional navigators, carrying shared heritage that inspires unity, motivates change and guides communities forward on a collective journey.

Recording traditional Fijian practices and culture through research; working in the legal sector to build on legislation and policies that protect Indigneous-owned land and extend qoliqoli (Indigenous fishing areas) to traditionally recognized boundaries.

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.

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.

KALINDA GRIFFITHS

GEOFFREY HIPANGO

RACHAEL HOCKING

ROB HUDSON

Director, Poche SA+NT, Flinders University

Guardian of Marae, Self-employed

Freelance trainer and journalist, Self-employed

Cultural business coordinator, Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative

Whanganui, New Zealand

Alawa, Northern Territory, Australia

Addressing health disparities, promoting Indigenous data rights and contributing to positive change globally through advocacy, research and policy influence work.

New South Wales, Australia

Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia

Contributing to community social cohesion through proactive leadership and community coordination, and using Māori knowledge systems to inform and educate.

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.

Helping to heal, protect and empower First Nations people through truth-telling, freedom of speech, cultural practices and preservation.

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TAMIKA JARVIS

KERRY KENNELL

YASBELLE KERKOW

ROB LUISI

Service coordinator, Orange Sky Australia

Founder and director, Kennell&Co Impact Consulting + Strategy

Artist and filmmaker, Self-employed

Co-founder and youth work team leader, Ranui 135 Youth Trust

Halekulani, New South Wales, Australia

Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

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.

Focusing on the implications of Indigenous skin-marking resurgence for health, wellbeing and health promotion settings.

Championing youth leadership and selfdetermined futures, in Rānui and West Auckland.

KATHERINE MAHONEY

TEGAN MILLER

LAURA MURPHY-OATES

PAUL NALAU

Senior adviser, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

First Peoples engagement lead, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy

Freelance journalist, Self-employed

Principal policy analyst, Government of Vanuatu

Melbourne, Australia

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.

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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia

Uplifting Black, Brown and queer voices, whether in the newsroom or the community, through reporting on climate change, racial justice and gender equality.

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Planning to create a change whereby government projects are more sustainable, with local ownership working in partnership with local, traditional governance leadership.

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CHEYENNE HEKE

MOANA TIMOKO

Adviser, Department of Internal Affairs

Director, Āteanui Ltd. Kaikohe, New Zealand

Whangārei, New Zealand

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!

Cohort 2022 Graduation Ceremony

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2025 FELLOWS

LOUISA CASTLEDINE

JAYDE FULLER

TERESA LEON

JUDAH MATENGA

Managing director, Ocean Toa Cook Islands; co-founder, Ocean Tupuna Movement; spokesperson, Ocean Ancestors Collective

National director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Senior First Nations engagement officer, Queensland Health

Youth justice coordinator, Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka

Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Christchurch, New Zealand

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Victoria Point, Queensland, Australia

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.

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.

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.

TE KAHURATAI MOKO-PAINTING

GULWANYANG MORAN

WATNA MORI

KALEESHA MORRIS

Manager, First Nations community access to archives, Museums of History N.S.W.

International attorney, Blue Ocean Law

Senior policy advisor, First Languages Australia

Yagoona, Papua New Guinea

South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Co-director for the Centre for Pūtaiao, Te Ao Māori curriculum development manager and course coordinator, University of Auckland

Crescent Head, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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Facilitating greater discoverability and accessibility to First Nations archival material across cultural institutions to support language and cultural knowledge rematriation.

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CAINE MUIR

DANNY POA

JACOB PREHN

TASHA RITCHIE

Senior curator, South Eastern Australian First Peoples Collections, Museums Victoria

Principal advisor, Crown Response Unit Abuse in Care

Director of research, evaluation and data governance, Treaty Authority (Victoria)

CEO, Accountable Futures Collective

Thornbury, Victoria, Australia

Port Chalmers, South Island, New Zealand

Thornbury, Victoria, 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.

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.

LJ PHOENIX SINGH

ANNE-MARIE TE WHIU

KALESI VOLATABU

SHERIDAN WAITAI

Project lead: Aboriginal-led, kinship care model redesign, The Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance

Editor, weaver, writer, festival director and cultural producer

Founder, Volatabu Group Trust-Drug Free World Fiji

Strategic lead, Ngati Kuri Trust Board

Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia

Moree, Fiji

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.

Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Wyndham Vale, Victoria, Australia

Creating trauma-informed, culturally safe spaces and services that center traditional healing practices to promote collective care, connection, relationality and resilience.

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YOLARNIE AMEPOU

SEAN APPOO

ELLA BANCROFT

DONNA BEATSON

Conservation leader, Piku Biodiversity Network

Environmental markets strategist, NAILSMA

Founder and CEO, The Returning Indigenous Corporation

Papua New Guinea

Australia

Project manager, Infrastructure Pou, Te Hiku–Crown Joint Work Programme New Zealand

Directing the Piku Biodiversity Network in Papua New Guinea’s Kikori River Delta; supporting ten-plus language groups to strengthen biocultural governance and shape selfdetermined climate and biodiversity futures.

Driving national reforms to ensure Traditional Owners lead nature repair, climate action and investment on Country; co-founded a business incubator and social consultancy serving Indigenous communities across Australia.

Pioneering a women-led decolonization and cultural revival movement as a Bundjalung storyteller and CEO; building Indigenousled programs centering women, culture, food sovereignty and regenerative living.

Leading Indigenous-led water governance and infrastructure reform in Te Hiku, partnering with Iwi and Crown agencies to advance water security, self-determination and community resilience grounded in Te Tiriti and mātauranga Māori.

DAN BOURCHIER

THARA BROWN

NICOLE BROWN

General manager, National Indigenous Television (NITV)

Founder and creative leader, Wala Connections

Founder and principal consultant, Following In Their Footsteps

HINAMOEURA MORGANT-CROSS

Australia

Representative, Assembly of French Polynesia French Polynesia

Leading Australia’s national Indigenous broadcaster, NITV, as general manager; a multi-award winning journalist with 25+ years championing First Nations’ representation, truth-telling and media trust.

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Founding Wala Connections in 2019, empowering young Aboriginal women through dance, culture and storytelling; leading the Boonwurrung Ngargee Dance Program connecting youth to Country.

Founding and leading Following In Their Footsteps, a consultancy delivering a culturally informed strategy across Australia; serving as a councillor on the 24th City of Darwin Council and championing Indigenous economic participation in the NT.

Advocating for nuclear justice as a representative at the Assembly of French Polynesia; championing accountability, victim support and recognition of France’s 193 nuclear bombings’ legacy.

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APRYL DAY

CATHERINE DUNPHY

MORGAN GODFERY

ROSE HIHA-AGNEW

Founder and executive officer, Dhadjowa Foundation

Education leader and higher education indigenization advocate

Chief Executive, Kawerau District Council

Chief Executive (Tumu Whakarae), Community Governance Aotearoa

Australia

New Zealand

Leading family-led justice campaigns as founder of the Dhadjowa Foundation; championing truthtelling, systemic reform, and Aboriginal deaths in custody through advocacy, storytelling, and Australia’s first community-driven memorial library.

Leading efforts to indigenize university systems, governance and metrics in Aotearoa; affiliating to Taranaki iwi and the hapū of Ngāti Tamarongo, Ngāti Kahumate and Ngāti Tara.

Leading communitycentered change as CEO of Kawerau District Council; collecting oral histories to preserve Māori identity and whakapapa amid economic and social pressures displacing communities from traditional lands.

Leading national initiatives to strengthen nonprofit board capability and embed ethical, Indigenous-informed governance; co-designing a data governance code grounded in tikanga for Aotearoa’s community sector.

TEGAN HUNT

KEN MARKWELL

SHANON O’CONNOR

CORY PAULSON

Founder & Healing Practitioner, The Hunt 4 Healing

CEO, Treaty Authority

Founder and director, Tōnui Collab

Australia

New Zealand

Allied Health Professional and Cultural Advisor, Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (NSW)

Australia

Founding The Hunt 4 Healing as a proud Ngemba woman, integrating Indigenous knowledge with somatic science and the H.U.N.T. Method to transform systems by healing the humans inside them.

Leading Victoria’s landmark Treaty process, guided by law, lore, and cultural authority; a Mununjhali Goorie leader embedding First Peoples values in policy and governance.

Founding and directing Tōnui Collab in Te Tairāwhiti, designing bilingual, culturally grounded STEMM learning in robotics, AI and digital creativity; centering Mātauranga Māori to empower rangatahi as innovators and leaders.

Advancing culturally informed mental health and AOD models across remote NSW; co-chairing cultural advisory councils and leading systematic research on First Nations suicide prevention and shared decision-making in health care.

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TUILOMA LINA-JODI SAMU

Climate and human rights advocate

Pacific identities and cultural competency expert

Fiji

New Zealand

Advocating for climate justice and reparations for Banaban communities displaced by phosphate mining; working to restore ancestral lands and shift power back to affected Pacific Island peoples.

Leading national work in Pacific identities and cultural competency across Aotearoa; sharing critical knowledge on Te Tiriti o Waitangi injustices with Pacific communities and literacy educators for over 30 years.

MALAMA TAFUNA’I CEO, Samoa Cancer Society Samoa

Leading Pacific health research and education with 30+ years of clinical experience; advancing culturally responsive palliative care and integrating Indigenous knowledge into clinical practice. Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Colin Hunter, Jr., performs a Welcome to Country.

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Fellows visit the Christchurch Pou Pou Monument, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

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