Global Community Book 2016-2024

“Atlantic Fellows celebrate and pursue possibilities for social change collaboratively, through developing strong connections with values-based organizations and other Fellows in the global Atlantic community. They recognize the power and duty of privilege to respond intelligently, with empathy and a sense of urgency in this time of myriad human needs. Change for the better is not only possible, it is our shared human imperative. ”

CHRISTOPHER G. OECHSLI, BOARD CHAIR OF THE ATLANTIC INSTITUTE

Photo of the Atlantic Fellows at Kopanong, the staff and program staff residence in Oxford. Credit: Lee Atherton.

Welcome to the Atlantic Fellows community

Our vision is to harness the power, leadership and creativity of the Atlantic Fellows community to build a flourishing ecosystem of global changemakers who connect and collaborate across borders, developing (k)new perspectives, knowledge and skills, resulting in more equitable organizations, communities and nations.

We live in volatile times in a world that is complex and uncertain. Although there has been some progress, racial, social and economic inequities persist, with already marginalized groups of people affected disproportionately.

The impacts of climate change are particularly acute for the least developed countries, and in the last ten years, authoritarianism and war has been on the rise, with conflicts exacerbating longstanding inequities. In this context of war, a climate emergency, demographic and social change, rapid urbanization and shifts in economic power and technology, collection action is urgently needed.

The Atlantic Philanthropies established the Atlantic Fellows in 2015 to culminate the vision of the foundation and its founder, Chuck Feeney, to invest in people, giving them the opportunity to realize a better world. Atlantic Fellows are exceptional leaders in their own fields of work, each with a deep resolve and commitment for a more equal and just world. They are agents of change in the communities they serve. There are now nearly 1,000 Atlantic Fellows globally, and the number of Fellows will grow to 2,700 in the next two decades.

Atlantic Fellows are from all walks of life: medical professionals, social activists, advocates, lawyers, artists, business leaders, government officials, academics and researchers, and the list goes on. After completing one of seven Atlantic Fellows programs, Fellows belong to their local program community and a cross-program community of Fellows supported by the Atlantic Institute.

Though working collectively across diverse settings and contexts, they seek to bring (k)new solutions to advance equity. (K)new means solutions that recognize and legitimize our longer histories, knowledge and ways of being. Fellows in this diverse global community work together to build a more inclusive and just future in which all communities can thrive.

The teams of staff who run the Atlantic Fellows programs and the Atlantic Institute are in the global community too. Around 100 staff have built connections across the programs, to share ongoing knowledge exchange, learning and to align on activities that strategically benefit the global community of Fellows.

Together, we are reimagining and realizing a fairer future and creating a better world.

“ If each of these programs figures out a way to make a difference to dismantling inequities in their part of the world, that’s good. But the bigger agenda is the collective work of making a difference all over the world in a collaborative, mutually informative, mutually inspiring way. That’s the highest hope. ”

Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot, former deputy chair of The Atlantic Philanthropies Board

Improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia worldwide.

BASED

AT THE GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE

JALAYNE ARIAS

Associate professor, department of health policy and behavioral sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University Atlanta, United States

Investigating the legal and ethical challenges associated with the individual and social burden linked with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through public policy initiatives.

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, with attention to the social determinants that cause and perpetuate ill health and disease.

Neurologist, Hospital Clinic Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Gerontologist and global consultant Chicago, United States

ELEONORE BAYEN

Professor of medicine, Sorbonne University; and director of the neuro-rehabilitation, department of Pitié-Salpêtrière Paris, France

Promoting an early diagnosis of neurodegenerative dementias through the use of novel biomarkers and new modalities of patient engagement.

Understanding how people with dementia can lead more meaningful lives under human rights’ objectives.

DOMINIC CAMPBELL

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

Originating then sustaining prototypes infused with art and creativity and backed by solid evidence which respond to need and local circumstance to reduce the fear of age-related illnesses and celebrate aging.

Faculty neurologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain

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

Music educator and performer Cotopaxi, Colo., United States

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.

Producing a radio program about aging and the creative process, showing how brains benefit from musical engagement. Also developing a musical curriculum for adult day health.

MIRCEA BALASA

NICOLE BATSCH

ALISSA BERNSTEIN

SIDEMAN

MARÍA CARMONA-IRAGUI

HEIDI CLARE LAMBERT

LAURENT CLERET DE LANGAVANT

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

BÁRBARA COSTA BEBER

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

Postdoctoral researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland

ELAINE HOWARD

Independent consultant, Dementia Focus

Myshall, Ireland

Analyzing large populationbased studies from different continents to offer a global perspective on dementia risk factors, to discover new dementia risk factors and to generate predicting algorithms of dementia.

HANY IBRAHIM

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

Raising awareness of dementia in 40,000 speech and language therapists in Brazil and studying methods for improving communication among people with neurological diseases.

ELISSAIOS KARAGEORGIOU

Division chief, sleep and memory center; scientific director, Neurological Institute of Athens Athens, Greece

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.

SILVIA KOCHEN

Director, neurosciences and complex systems unit, CONICET, Univ UNAJ, Hospital El Cruce; and documentary filmmaker Buenos Aires, Argentina

Delivering bespoke consultancy in service reform and training solutions to dementia service providers and innovators who seek to provide personalized care and support for people living with dementia.

Monologuist, filmmaker and video host

Berkeley, Calif., United States

Working to use modern technology and software platforms for the early detection of dementia and cognitive training; cofounded the Ain Shams Cognitive Training Lab.

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

Researching cognitive impairment and biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and care of people living with dementia, and creating effective interventions tailored to the sociocultural context of patients. Using documentary films to create social awareness.

Connecting brain science with social justice by hosting, writing and producing the video series “Citizen Brain” (citizenbrain.org) and by creating a theatrical monologue about empathy and democracy, also titled “Citizen Brain.”

CHRISTINE FITZGERALD

JOSH KORNBLUTH

Assistant professor, department of neurology, Washington University School of Medicine; assistant director, dominantly inherited Alzheimer network trials unit St. Louis, Miss., United States

Researching admixture, ethnicity and health-social disparities in dementia. Developing a program in Cuba to train health care providers and educate the community about aging, mental health and dementia.

ELISA DE PAULA

FRANÇA RESENDE

Deputy coordinator, department of cognitive neurology and aging, Brazilian Academy of Neurology Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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

CLAIRE

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

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

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

GEESKE

Senior researcher, Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Geriatric Medicine; scientific coordinator, Radboudumc Alzheimer Center Utrecht, Netherlands

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

ADRIÀ ROFES

Assistant professor, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands

Multimedia editor, Atlantic Institute Oxford, England

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

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

Hearing from a wide range of people working in the dementia space; her podcast series, “Dementia is Global,” aims to raise global awareness about brain health to change attitudes and policies.

Science writer, Neurology Today Boise, Idaho, United States

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

FIONNUALA SWEENEY

JAMIE TALAN

JORGE LLIBRE GUERRA

MCEVOY

ROGERIO PANIZZUTTI

PEETERS

IOANNIS TARNANAS

Chief science officer, Altoida Inc.

Thessaloniki, Greece

LINA VELILLA

Research associate, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia Medellin, Colombia

Entrepreneur focused on brain health and equity; owner, Three Home Village Assisted Living Facility Fairfax, Calif., United States

STELIOS ZYGOURIS

Postdoctoral researcher,The Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas/Information Technologies Institute Thessaloniki, Greece

Improving computational biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and developing a responsible strategy to implement this technology and utilize machine intelligence for disease prevention.

Developing strategies to address the stress and burden-related stigma among caregivers of patients with early onset dementia, caused by the e280a mutation in Antioquia.

Researching how animalassisted therapies and interventions could affect care and improve outcomes in a variety of environments and applications; in particular, the use of therapy dogs with dementia patients.

Developing computerized memory tests for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, including the first serious game that older adults can use on their own to screen for signs of subtle cognitive decline.

ADAM WASKOW

The 2023 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health poses in front of a community mural in Accra, Ghana, in November 2023. Credit: Selom Attikpo.

TALA AL-ROUSAN

Associate director, Center for Life Course and Vulnerable Population Research, University of California, San Diego (UCSD); assistant professor, UCSD Solana Beach, Calif., 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.

ELIZABETH DZENG

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

Examining the influence of structural racism, culture and ethics of neoliberalism on the provision of quality end-of-life care in older adults with and without dementia in the U.S. and U.K.

Director of school and community engagement, University of California, San Francisco Dyslexia Center San Anselmo, Calif., United States

Translating brain health science into mechanisms for cultivating justice and equity in health and education.

Founder and creative director, Virtual Brain Health Center Poland, Ohio, United States

Clinical lecturer, centre for public health, Queen’s University Belfast; consultant geriatrician, Queen’s University Belfast, and The Belfast Trust Belfast, Northern Ireland

Developing innovative brain health and memory programs and services. Implementing population health approaches for individuals and carers, aimed at dementia risk prevention.

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

EMEK-SAVAS

Associate professor, departments of psychology and neurosciences, Dokuz Eylul University Izmir, Turkey

Developing and using computerized cognitive training programs as an intervention for people with cognitive impairment and for the prevention of cognitive decline in the aging population.

CORRINA GRIMES

National deputy director, NHS England Belfast, Northern Ireland

ALEJANDRA GUERRERO BARRAGÁN

Specialist neurologist, Neuro Spinal Hospital, Dubai Dubai, UAE

Engaging in health care policy development and implementation; and 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 and the impact of socioeconomic factors on brain health and dementia.

DERYA DURUSU

PHAEDRA BELL

KRYSTAL L. CULLER

EMMA CUNNINGHAM

KRISTA HARRISON

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

Using qualitative and mixed methods research to mitigate suffering by improving models of care and policies for older adults living with, dying from and grieving dementia, prion disease and other serious illnesses.

MARIANA LONGORIA IBARROLA

Faculty, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Mexico City, Mexico

SANDRA HIGUET

Head, geriatric department, Centre Hospitalier de Tubize-Nivelles Nivelles, Belgium

Experimental psychologist and research fellow, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

Assistant professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States

Part of 10/66 Dementia Research Group carrying out population-based research into dementia in low- and middle-income countries.

Working to create an integrated care facility for the management of patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Pursuing the relationship between musical expertise and the development of dementia, and exploring the mechanisms underpinning this association and music as therapy.

Developing interventional studies targeting improved sleep and cognition, which have the potential to help prevent the onset and progression of dementia in high-risk populations.

DAVID LOUGHREY

Postdoctoral fellow, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

JERÓNIMO MARTIN

Clinical fellow in stroke and emergency care, NHS Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland

Geriatric and internal medicine specialist

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Researching the relationship between hearing loss and the development of dementia through neurocognitive assessment of older adults with hearing loss.

Improving the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of stroke. Developing multicenter studies and programs to diminish stroke risk factors and work to identify populations at high risk of stroke.

Improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment strategies for older adults living with HIV and HIVassociated neurocognitive disorder. Promoting dementia awareness and early diagnosis in Mexico.

LUIS ARNOLDO MUÑOZ NEVÁREZ

CATHERINE JORDAN

YUE LENG

BRENDA PÉREZ CERPA

Geriatric medicine specialist

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

CLAUDIA PATRICIA RAMOS-PEREZ

Psychiatrist and sub-investigator, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia Medellin, Colombia

RODRIGUEZ SALGADO

Neuropsychologist Havana, Cuba

TALITA

Neurology resident, University of Louisville Louisville, Ky., United States

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

Director, scientific programs and outreach, Alzheimer’s Association Chicago, United States

Working to determine factors related to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Co-designing a nonpharmacological intervention for patients with Alzheimer’s disease at a mild stage to improve functionality in patients and decrease the caregivers’ burden.

Head psychologist, Neurological Institute of Athens; staff psychologist, Athens Medical Center Athens, Greece

Leading research programs and initiatives to accelerate the Alzheimer’s Association’s scientific agenda.

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

Introducing technologybased cognitive assessments and support to the Cuban population.

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

Neurologist and assistant professor, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States

Developing an anatomicalspecific and linguistically adapted Chinese Language Assessment in PPA battery for the Chinese-speaking population. Studying impacts of cultural characteristics on social cognitive functions.

Senior neurologist and sleep physician, neurology department, movement disorders and sleep division, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Aventura, Fla., United States

Investigating nonmotor manifestations of synucleinopathies, including cognitive, sleep and autonomic disturbances to be used as biomarkers for this specific group of diseases.

ANA MARGARITA

ROSA

CLAIRE SEXTON

KONSTANTINA SYKARA

BOON LEAD TEE

JENNY ZITSER

RUFUS AKINYEMI

Deputy director, Centre for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan; senior research fellow, neuroscience and aging research unit Ibadan, Nigeria

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

JANE BENTLEY

Music specialist Glasgow, Scotland

KIRSTY BOBROW

Public health physician and epidemiologist Cape Town, South Africa

LAURA BOOI

Senior research fellow, Centre for Dementia Research, Leeds Beckett University Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Developing engagement in accessible participative music as a resource for social inclusion, communicative partnerships and community integration across the lifespan. Training musicians and health professionals in communicative musical interaction.

Working to make epidemiological data on brain health in Africa more accessible by wrangling routine data into interactive data visualizations to inform policy and research, with expertise in digital health, clinical trials and health systems research.

Focusing on brain health equity and the promotion of inclusive policies to support and improve quality of life across the lifespan, from early adulthood to older age; pursuing interests in research and advocacy for brain health to increase the quality of life of people living with dementia and reduce the population’s risk of dementia in the future.

Atlantic Fellow, Armagan Uysal, paints a mural during Leadership Week in Accra, Ghana, in November 2023. Credit: Selorm Attikpo.

Associate professor, department of speech therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Promoting the social inclusion of older adults and raising awareness of health professionals to the power of art in improving communication and the quality of life.

MYRIAM DE LA CRUZ PUEBLA

Neurologist/researcher, cognition and brain plasticity unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute; Ph.D. student, Autonomous University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Analysing neuroimaging data from patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy due to hippocampal sclerosis and its relationship with dysfunction in the reward system; conducting clinical evaluations of a music-based rehabilitation program for stroke patients. Improving treatments through evidence-based interventions.

SIOBHAN

Director of marketing and business development, Age NI (Northern Ireland) Holywood, Northern Ireland

Associate professor of professional practice; director of Movement Lab, Barnard College, Colombia University New York, United States

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.

SANA-E-ZEHRA HAIDRY

Scientific researcher and research consultant, University of Groningen; research consultant, Hashmanis Hospital Castricum, Netherlands

Employing a model to destigmatize, prevent and manage dementia. Addressing the lack of awareness about dementia in low- and middle-income countries.

LAIS FAJERSZTAJN

Associate researcher, laboratory of environmental and experimental pathology, department of pathology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine São Paulo, Brazil

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

Director, Oregon Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health & Aging; assistant professor, Oregon Health & Science University–Portland State University Portland, Ore., United States

Developing strategies to reduce the economic burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia through public policy interventions that better support individuals, care partners and the public programs that fund care.

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

Working on research tracking patient and caregiver journeys, interaction with health services, as well as the conceptualization and assessment of quality of life and caregiver experiences.

MIRIAM GALVIN

LENISA BRANDAO

CASEY

GABRI CHRISTA

WALTER DAWSON

AGUSTÍN IBAÑEZ

Full professor and director, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; associate research professor and team leader, predictive brain health modelling group, Trinity College Dublin Santiago, Chile

Empowering Latin American networks and researchers to fight dementia collaboratively.

STEFANIA ILINCA

Technical officer for longterm care, WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark

OPHIR KERET

Senior neurologist, Clalit Health Services, Rabin Medical Center Petah Tikva, Israel

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

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 needed over the life course.

ALEX KORNHUBER Photographer Salobreña, Spain

JORGE MARIO LEÓN SALAS

Neuro-psychiatrist, Hospital Clinica Biblica San José, Costa Rica

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.

Developing mental health strategies for successful aging, and leading efforts to understand and optimize treatments for people living with dementia.

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.

LINGANI MBAKILE MAHLANZA

Assistant professor and neuropsychologist, University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana

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

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

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

SHAMIEL MCFARLANE

EMI KIYOTA

EIMEAR MCGLINCHEY

Assistant professor in intellectual disability, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

MAIRA OKADA DE OLIVEIRA

Neuropsychologist, University of São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

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

Neurologist and researcher, Instituto Peruano de Neurosciencias

Lima, Peru

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

Focusing on advancing dementia research, prevention and treatment with multicultural populations and on developing strategies to evaluate cognition in populations with low levels of education. Working on developing screening tools to identify cognitive decline.

KIRTI RANCHOD

Neurologist

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dance theater artist and movement educator

San Francisco, United States

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

Research assistant professor, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

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

Professor and associate director, Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt

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

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

Investigating trajectories of frailty and cognitive decline among older adults in Ireland and how these trajectories impact on 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.

ROWENA RICHIE

LORNA ROE

MOHAMED SALAMA

STEFANIE PIÑA-ESCUDERO

MARITZA PINTADO-CAIPA

DANA WALRATH

Writer, artist, and anthropologist

South Burlington, Vt., United States

Principal architect, DDS

Architects Ltd.

Great Shefford, England

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

Great Shefford, England

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

Pasadena, Calif., United States

Practicing a blend of creative writing, comics, art and anthropology, and believing in the power of the arts for social change. Offering ways to heal from and end global challenges of dehumanization, dementia, racism and genocide.

WILBY WILLIAMSON

Physician and clinical academic in cardiovascular prevention and brain health

Nottingham, England

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

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

Specialising in neuroscience and architecture that improves cognitive, medical and care outcomes through evidence-based design of hospitals, housing, towns and cities and care settings. Advocating for policies on the importance of design to support people living with cognitive and sensory impairments.

Co-authored “Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain,” with Dr. Bruce Miller, based on her experience of coming to terms with her father’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

FIONA WALSH

GREG WALSH

CINDY WEINSTEIN

L-R: Atlantic Fellows Laz Eze and Dani Macri engage in a visit to Accra, Ghana, in November 2023. Credit: Selorm Attikpo.

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

Designing and promoting art-based interventions, as well as culturally oriented prototypes, to enhance the health care system for mental health, dementia, Down syndrome and postconflict trauma. Promoting and strengthening study, application and training in arts in health.

ARIANNA ALMIRALL

SÁNCHEZ

SPHeRE Scholar, School of Public Health, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

Founder and executive director, Arts in Medicine Projects Manchester, England

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

Advancing arts in health innovation and collaboration through interdisciplinary practice in the global south and north to support institutions and individuals working with different populations.

AYA ASHOUR

Lecturer and consultant, Ain Shams University

Fifth Settlement, Cairo, Egypt

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.

ANNE BROWNING

Assistant dean for well-being, School of Medicine, The University of Washington Seattle, United States

AGUZZOLI-PERES

Coordinator, age-friendly cities’ protocols, International Longevity Center-Brazil; director in successful aging and dementias, Crônicos do Dia a Dia

Porto Alegre, Brazil

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

ANNA

Neuropsychologist and postdoctoral researcher, Barcelona Beta Brain Research Center Vic, Spain

Researching the relationship between cognitive reserve and cognitive decline by analyzing population data from high-, middle- and low-income countries to identify mid-life risk factors for dementias. Developing a training program for caregivers.

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

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.

BRUGULAT-SERRAT

MERON SISAY ABEY

KUNLE ADEWALE

EMILY ADRION

FERNANDO

SHEILA CASTRO-SUAREZ

Neurologist, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas Lima, Peru

YAOHUA CHEN

Associate professor in neurogeriatrics, CHU LilleUniversity of Lille Lille, France

Policy analyst, Ministry of Health, Government of Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda

NAIARA DEMNITZ

Postdoctoral researcher, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance 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.

KARIN DIAMOND

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.

Developing collaboration between pre-clinical and clinical work, and between neurology and geriatrics. Leading a translational work of a murine model and a cohort of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Neurologist, Servicio Galego de Saúde Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Developing and strengthening long-term care and social care systems and practices, so they become more equitable through inclusion and by enhancing the quality of life for people with cognitive impairment.

NEUS

Neurologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Alzheimer’s unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Examining the role of lifestyle factors on the aging brain, with the aim of developing targeted lifestyle interventions that promote healthy brain aging.

ADIT FRIEDBERG

Research fellow, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States

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 therapeutic framework in Alzheimer’s disease, especially considering the atypical presentations. Currently working with sleep-related biomarkers.

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

CLARA DOMINGUEZ VIVERO

FALGÀS MARTINEZ

SARAH D’ALESSIO

JONI

Postdoctoral researcher, department of family medicine and chronic care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium

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.

IGNACIO ILLÁN GALA

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

Assistant professor of ethnomusicology; chair of a graduate interdisciplinary program in applied intercultural arts research, University of Arizona Tucson, Ariz., United States

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

Researcher, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development Cotonou, Benin

Assistant professor of nursing, department of physiological nursing, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, United States

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.

Consultant Nairobi, Kenya

Health economist, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

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

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

Strengthening local health and social care planning (in the face of limited resources) through the use of economic evaluation toward outcomeorientated provision by commissioners and providers of health and care services.

Evaluating existing and developing new models of hospice and palliative care for older adults with dementia and their caregivers.

MAR MEZA

Coordinator, MMENTE Program; head of clinical intervention, LatAmFINGER-Perú, Hospital Central Fuerza Aérea del Perú Lima, Peru

Working to develop a comprehensive care program for the management of patients with cognitive disorders and caregiver support. Developing geriatric services to optimize care of chronic diseases, such as dementia, affecting the Peruvian elderly.

WAMBUI KARANJA

IRINA KINCHIN

BEATRIZ MARCELA

GILISSEN

JENNIE GUBNER

MAËLENN GUERCHET

LAUREN HUNT

CHEYENNE MIZE

Board-certified music therapist; host/producer of “Can You Hear Me?” audio program Woburn, Mass., United States

SEBASTIAN MOGUILNER

Neuroscientist, FUESMEN (Fundación Escuela Medicina Nuclear) Mendoza, Argentina

DIDEM ÖZ

Associate professor and neurologist, Dokuz Eylul University Izmir, 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.

SILVIA RODRIGO-HERRERO

Consultant neurologist and neuropsychologist, Juan Ramon Jimenez University Hospital Huelva, Spain

Researching new neuroimaging biomarkers of neurodegeneration and the artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis of dementia.

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

NICOLE ROGERS CASTILLO

Neurologist, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile

SANJIB SAHA

Researcher, Lund University Malmo, Sweden

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

DVERA SAXTON

Associate professor, department of anthropology, California State University; affiliated researcher, California Institute of Rural Studies Fresno, Calif., United States

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

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

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

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

IEVA PETKUTĖ

FUNMI AKINDEJOYE

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

Carrying out environmental and brain/mental health research and looking at dementia/mental health, with arts and health interventions. Supporting existing dementia care.

FAHEEM ARSHAD

Assistant professor, department of neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

PETRONILLA BATTISTA

Neuropsychologist and researcher, Clinical and Scientific Institutes Maugeri Bari Bari, Puglia, Italy

CARLOS CHECHETTI

Social entrepreneur, filmmaker and storyteller São Paulo, Brazil

MARIUS ČIURLIONIS

Adviser, Ministry of Health, The Republic of Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania

Unravelling 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.

Founder of the Reliving Memories social program that uses passion (football, music, cinema, literature etc.) as cognitive and social activities for older adults and people with dementia. Working as a filmmaker and storyteller for social impact projects.

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

Creative Brain Week 2024, hosted by the Global Brain Health Institute. Credit: Paul Sharp, Sharppix.

FRANCESCA FARINA

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

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.

MAGDA KACZMARSKA

Dancer, researcher and creative aging teaching artist

New York City, United States

SARAH FOX

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

Building creative communities with 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.

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

DEARBHLA KELLY

Critical care fellow, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; postdoctoral research fellow, Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences Oxford, England

Researching the overlap between renal and neurological diseases.

ADOLFO GARCÍA

Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andres; associate researcher, Universidad de Santiago de Chile; coordinator, Include Network; founder, TELL company Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

HANAN KHALIL

Associate professor, department of rehabilitation, faculty of applied medical sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan

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

GRÁINNE HOPE

Professional cellist; founder and director, Music & Health Ireland Meath, Ireland

Working to improve the experience and quality of life for those living with dementia through the delivery of a live music program in hospitals and nursing homes, training for musicians and health care staff and involvement in cross-sector research and evaluation.

TOMÁS LEÓN

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

Researching dementia care, implementation of memory units, dementia teaching and psychopharmacology in the elderly.

MILTON LÓPEZ NORORI

Geriatrician and gerontologist; member of Alzheimer´s Foundation of Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua

NAHUEL MAGRATH GUIMET

Mananging director and clinical neuropsychiatrist, Ageing and Memory Centre, Neurological Research Institute

Raúl Carrea (FLENI)

Lincoln, Argentina

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

KAREN MEENAN

Account manager, Limelight Communications

Dublin, Ireland

Researching frontotemporal dementia diagnosis and education.

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

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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

PRIMROSE NYAMAYARO

Research manager, faculty of medicine and health sciences, University of Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe

OBIORA OKOYE

Co-founder, Sub-Saharan Africa Brain Health Initiative Abuja, Nigeria

INBAL MAYAN

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

Durham, N.C., United States

Working with people living with dementia and their carers, developing 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.

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.

Associate professor and principal investigator, Computational Neurogenomics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Brisbane, Australia

Using big data, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence to investigate the genetic and neuroanatomical basis of neurodegenerative diseases in diverse global populations, with a focus on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

MIGUEL RENTERÍA

LUCIANO MARIANO

SUSANNE ROEHR

Associate professor of psychology, Massey University

Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand

MOLLIE ROSE

Owner and teacher, Pilates in Common

San Francisco, United States

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

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.

MARÍA MARTHA

UNAUCHO PILALUMBO

Neurologist, Hospital Santa Inés Loja; and Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Loja, Ecuador

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

Working to increase equity in the health care system by exposing a wider population to preventive movement practices.

Working toward more hopeful narratives of dementia by creating opportunities for people living with dementia to be at the heart of research and the stories we tell.

BERENICE WERLE

Director, Moriguchi Institute; vice president, Brazilian Geriatrics Society

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Creating friendly and accessible environments for people with dementia, caregivers and family members of people with dementia.

LINA ZAPATA

Psychiatrist and researcher, Fundación Valle del Lili Cali, Colombia

Working to improve brain health care, focusing on dementia prevention, dementia diagnosis, individualized treatments and genetics research of neurodegenerative diseases in diverse populations.

Geriatric physician; part-time teacher in the technological career of integral care for the elderly, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Cotacachi, Imbabura, Ecuador

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

JONATHAN ADRIÁN

ZEGARRA VALDIVIA

Postdoctoral researcher, Achucarro Basque Center for Neurocience; Cajal Institute, CSIC; and School of Medicine, UAM, Madrid 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.

NICKY TAYLOR

KURIPACHA TITUAÑA VEGA

YAVUZ AYHAN

Faculty member and associate professor of psychiatry, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey

MELISSA CHAN

Project lead, Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality, University of Luxembourg; founder, Project We Forgot Singapore, Singapore

Associate professor, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos, Brazil

TSELMEN DARIA

Postdoctoral researcher, Gladstone Institute San Francisco, United States

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.

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

MARCIA COMINETTI

L-R: Atlantic Fellows Sarah D’Alessio and Fernando Aguzzoli-Peres and faculty member Lea Grinberg at a gathering in Amsterdam in July 2023. Credit: Jelle Draper.

GILLIAN FALLON

Arts administrator, curator and creative producer

Brooklyn, N. Y., United States

Neurologist, Universitas Sumatera Utara

Medan, Indonesia

Actor, writer and theater-maker

Leeds, England

Head, division of palliative and aged care, Ministry of Health, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya

Working with artists and scientists to help build intergenerational connections between people living with dementia, caregivers and the broader community.

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.

SANDRA GIMÉNEZ

Faculty sleep medicine specialist, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ ZÚÑIGA

Neurologist

Madrid, Spain

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.

Bridging biography, brain health and neuroscience through the creation of multidisciplinary performance and written works.

RAFI HADAD

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

Eilabun, Israel

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.

Strengthening health systems to support healthy aging, and developing policies and strategies that support the strengthening of the health system in response to an aging population and dementia.

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

Examining the effects of structural racism and gendered racism on the cognitive functioning of Black older adults; using Afrofuturism as a tool for brain health and reenvisioning Black futures.

TANISHA HILL-JARRETT

FASIHAH IRFANI FITRI

DOMINIC GATELY

MUTHONI GICHU

Neurologist and postdoctoral researcher, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander Santander, Spain

LUIS MARTINEZ

Clinical neurologist, researcher and creative aging teaching artist; research coordinator, Memory and Aging Center, USCF San Francisco, United States

Founder and chairperson, Leaders Who Dare To Dream Foundation Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

TATYANA MOLLAYEVA

Scientist, KITE, Toronto Rehabiliation Institute, University Health Network; assistant professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada

Working to achieve earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

KHANYO NTOKOZO NGCOBO

Specialist psychiatrist and honorary lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa

Undertaking dementia clinical care and research aimed at improving service provision in a local context. Exploring and promoting locally-appropriate and person-centered dementia care.

Fostering education for Latino seniors in the Bay Area about healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease and dementias through community outreach and creative minds programs. Using the arts in conversations about preventing neurocognitive disorders and also to enhance their quality of life.

RAFAL NOWAK

Applied neuroscience research manager, Teknon Medical Center Barcelona, Spain

Using arts activism and advocacy work to push for robust programs that cater to at-risk members of communities.

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

CHUKWUANUGO OGBUAGU

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

MICK O’KELLY Artist Dublin, Ireland

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 in screening and diagnosis, as well as to demystify dementia.

Producing spaces that are transformative and stimulate the senses for one’s milieu and well-being. Developing an art practice that is more inclusive, with the approach that we are all complex and form identities marked out by difference and express ourselves with different capacities and abilities.

CARMEN LAGE

PAUL MODJADJI

MOÏSE ROCHE

Doctoral researcher, University College London London, England

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

HERNANDO SANTAMARÍA-GARCÍA

Associate research professor, Institute of Translational and Cognitive Neuroscience (CONICET), Favaloro University and INECO Foundation Bogotá, Colombia

Promoting public policies for brain health in Colombia and other Latin American countries, based on the interactions between epigenetics, environmental factors and social determinants of health.

Student and researcher, Stanford University Stanford, Calif., United States

SELAM

Assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the psychiatry training program, Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Developing technology to build an objective, personalized and preemptive brain health future, as well as developing neuroscienceinspired policy to put brain health at the center of socioeconomic recovery and resilience.

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

CRISTIANO SCHAFFER AGUZZOLI

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

Researching the impact of imaging and bloodbased biomarkers in characterizing and predicting neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Associate professor, Inje University Busan, South Korea

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

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

Creating awareness in school students and the wider public about brain health and dementia. Also, developing cultural and languageappropriate cognitive screening tools to improve the quality of clinical care and support for dementia patients and their caregivers.

SO YOUNG SHIN

ERIN SMITH

YOSEPH

YARED ZEWDE

MAISON ABU RAYA

Fellow in cognitive and behavioral neurology, cognitive neurology unit, Rambam Medical Center Sakhnin, Israel

MOHAMMED ANBESSIE

Research and training director, St. Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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

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

THIAGO AVELINO DA SILVA

T32 research fellow; clinical researcher, division of geriatrics, University of California San Francisco; and University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil

Investigating the intersection of dementia and delirium: implications for long-term cognitive function, activities of daily living abilities and prognosis. Advancing equitable strategies in dementia research and delirium management across local and international contexts.

BINIYAM AYELE

Assistant professor of neurology, Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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

Atlantic Fellows, Luis Martinez (left) and Stefanie Piña Escudero (right), dance alongside community participants at SOMArts in San Francisco, California, in August 2023. Credit: Elisabeth Fall.

Atlantic Fellow, Magda Kaczmarska (right), and a community participant dance at SOMArts in San Francisco, California, in August 2023. Credit: Elisabeth Fall.

ZACHARY BANDLER

Filmmaking and screenwriting instructor, Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop

Long Beach, Calif., United States

JAKE BRODER

Playwright, North Coast Repertory Theater

Beverly Hills, Calif., United States

ALISON CANTY

Associate director, learning and teaching, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

HANNA CHO

Associate professor, department of neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea

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

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

Driving accessible, open access 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.

CATHY CORREA-LOPERA

Founder, teacher and administrator, Artelírica Arts and Music Academy Medellin, Colombia

JAYASHREE DASGUPTA

Co-founder and project director, Samvedna Senior Care Gurugram, India

VANESSA DE LA CRUZ

Researcher and medical scientific researcher, National Institute of Public Health Cuernavaca, Mexico

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

Associate professor, department of neurology, Cairo University Cairo, Egypt

Using music and movement to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia.

Specializing in neuropsychology and providing services for people living with dementia and mental health conditions.

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.

SHAIMAA EL-JAAFARY

EMMANUEL

Assistant professor, Protestant University of Congo

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Industrial designer and entrepeneur; director, Viviendo con Demencia R+D Design Studio La Unión, Los Ríos, Chile

Research fellow, Trinity College Dublin and Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Chile Dublin, Ireland

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

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

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.

MIKE HANRAHAN

Author, musician, songwriter and performer

Dublin, Ireland

MARYENELA

Psychiatrist and head of neurogenetics research center, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas 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 digital tools to investigate sociocognitive processes in brain health and disease, with the ultimate goal of developing scalable assessments that can detect risk early in underserved populations.

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

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

Identifying culturally safe lifestyle strategies to reduce dementia risk and promote brain health and healthy aging in Indigenous populations.

Policy and research manager, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Striving to achieve systemic and policy change to address health inequalities and promote the human rights of individuals who are experiencing exclusion and inequities.

ILLANESMANRIQUE

RABIA KHALAILA

GRÁINNE MCGETTRICK

EPENGE

MACARENA ESPINA

SOL FITTIPALDI

JOYLA FURLANO

MICHELLE MOSESEISENSTEIN

Public health analyst, health resources and service administration Rockville, Md., United States

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

KIM-HUONG NGUYEN

Research fellow, The University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia

Associate professor, department of physical education, physiotherapy and dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil

Senior lecturer, department of community health and primary care, University of Lagos Lagos, Nigeria

Using economic theories to study the social and economic values of health and social care to develop policies that improve value and achieve more equitable service distribution.

Researching and advocating for the potential use of dance as a non-pharmacological therapy to enhance brain health in older adults with and without neurological disorders.

VERONICA ROJAS CARSTENSEN

Mixed media instructor, Creative Growth Art Center Berkeley, Calif., United States

PRABHA SHRESTHA

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

LUCY STIRLAND

Consultant old age psychiatrist and honorary clinical senior lecturer, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland

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

NATALIA TRUJILLO

Neuroscientist and psychologist, Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University; and University of Antioquia Miami, United States

Using the arts to serve adults with developmental disabilities or older adults, many of whom are living with dementia.

Providing geriatric nursing care and training, assessing cognitive health and researching challenges of older adults. Running training courses for trainers in geriatric nursing. Collaborating with local government in promoting healthy aging.

Providing care of dementia and mental illnesses in older people and conducting research on the brain health and mental health of people with multiple chronic conditions.

Evaluating bio-cognitive markers to improve preventive actions against dementia. Focusing on global mental health and healthy aging from a populational perspective.

ALINE NOGUEIRA HAAS

DOYIN OGUNYEMI

VALENTINE UCHEAGWU

Deputy director, The Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health; and associate professor, psychology department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Onitsha, Nigeria

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

Postdoctoral researcher, Imperial College London Worcester Park, England

Associate professor, department of psychology, Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia

Research officer, department of geriatric medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India

Developing a multidisciplinary dementia prevention strategy to improve health outcomes.

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.

ANUSHA

Postdoctoral research associate, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

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.

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.

Geriatrician/COVID coordinator, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital; vice-chairperson, ShangriLa Orphanage Home Kathmandu, Nepal

Developing curricula, training and policies; promoting an integrated approach to cost-effective diagnosis, treatment and dementia research; engaging experts and networks in advocacy for health equity, dementia care access and caregiver support.

Project manager, music-centered workshop; senior leader, Musicians For Human Rights Thessaloniki, Greece

Conducting and implementing diverse artistic interventions, using music, composition and dance for community integration and cognitive well-being; addressing refugee trauma with culturally sensitive interventions; fostering creativity in shared spaces to mitigate cognitive threats.

CHI UDEH-MOMOH

SANDRA BAEZ

SWATI BAJPAI

UMESH BOGATI

LAURA MARÍA CALDERÓN CUEVAS

YASODA-MOHAN

CARLOS CORONEL

Postdoctoral researcher, Adolfo Ibáñez University

Viña del Mar, Chile

BENIAM DARGE

Lecturer and researcher, Arba Minch University

Arba Minch, Ethiopia

GEETA DORKHY

Medical and health officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius

Port Louis, Mauritius

LAZARUS EZE

Managing director and chief executive officer, TalkHealth9ja Abuja, Nigeria

Using mathematical models and electroencephalography to identify possible biomarkers of dementia that can help in the development of novel therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases.

MIKEL GAINZA

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

Dublin, Ireland

Boosting dementia prevention in society by making music learning and teaching as accessible as possible.

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.

ELUL LAKEW

Psychotherapist, Biruh Psychotherapy Service

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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.

Contributing to research, development and training, and engaging with dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness and prevention strategies for a healthy Mauritius.

Championing health systems strengthening in Nigeria; leading public education on brain health through the Sub-Sahara Africa Brain Health Initiative, which he co-founded with the aim of promoting quality care and eliminating stigma.

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

Finding creative ways to bring people together and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. Creating a network for artistic interventions supporting vulnerable populations, advocating equality regardless of sexual orientation.

MATAA MATAA

Adult neurologist, chairperson, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Zambia (ADDIZ); medical superintendent, Chipata General Hospital, Ministry of Health Lusaka, Zambia

Increasing dementia awareness, combating stigma, improving health care access in Zambia; challenging misconceptions, promoting early diagnosis to reduce delays; enhancing community support for caregivers and individuals with dementia.

DANI MACRI

DJIBRIL MOUSSA

Lecturer, Amoud University, department of mental health, Ministry of Health

Hargeisa, Somalia

ERIC MYRICKS

Singer, thespian, national recording artist; president, The Elijah Rock Foundation; co-founder, Mind-Sync Nampa, Idaho, United States

TEMESGEN NURYE

Assistant professor of neurology, Wollo University Dessie, Ethiopia

IDIL ÖZKAN

Music composer, psychologist and creative speaker

Istanbul, Turkey

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

Postdoctoral fellow, division of geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School

São Paulo, Brazil

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.

Driving music and artsrelated dementia research, advancing public awareness and equity in care; developing innovative prevention strategies through technology; providing financial aid for affected families; and raising awareness as a dementia advocate.

Staff neurologist at cognitive neurology, neuropsycology and neuropsychiatry department, FLENI Buenos Aires, Argentina

Contributing to the area of dementia research, prevention and care in aging adults with Down syndrome, a highly at-risk population for Alzheimer´s disease.

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

Neurologist, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán

Santiago de Chile, Chile

Integrating art and science; exploring the synergy between music, psychology, emotions and creativity. Crafting talks promoting brain health and healthy aging through multidisciplinary speeches involving music, art and storytelling.

Geriatrician, Mexican Institute of Social Security Torreón, Mexico

Providing multidisciplinary dementia care, aiming to diminish the impact of the disease in Chile; implementing integrated interventions for patients and their families, enhancing support networks; collaborating on research and policy advocacy for improved care.

Training physicians, improving dementia care, advocating for global cognitive health equity; developing programs to enhance dementia care skills; advocating for equitable access to diagnosis and treatment; and promoting inclusive policies.

REGINA PARADELA

LUCÍA PERTIERRA

NATALIA POZO CASTRO

PAULINA RUIZ

URSZULA SKROBAS

Clinical neurologist/assistant professor, department of neurology, Independent Public Teaching Hospital No 4/ Medical University of Lublin Lublin, Poland

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

ANÍBAL GUTIÉRREZ

TORRES

Geriatrician

Mexico City, Mexico

SARA SOLIS

Geriatrician, The National

Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Caring for older patients with multiple co-morbidities, including different dementias, and striving to implement change to end inequities in public health care systems.

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

Assistant professor, School of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics; and actor and director

Izmir, Turkey

Merging art and medicine, conveying dementia care through theater and cinema, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI); using creative mediums to raise awareness and promote understanding; developing innovative dementia care with AI and technology.

Psychiatrist, former director of mental health services, Eka Kotebe General Hospital; mental health advocate; consultant, mental and psychosocial support national technical working group Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Influencing brain health policy through research and evidence; advocating for quality of care for patients with psychiatric illnesses; developing culturally sensitive screening and diagnostic tools for cognitive impairment; prioritizing resource allocation with data-driven approaches.

AGATHE VRILLON

Neurologist, Centre de Neurologie

Cognitive, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris; researcher in therapeutic optimization in neuropsychopharmacology Paris, France

Generalizing early diagnosis, validating novel biomarkers and improving dementia care access; developing tools to enhance early dementia detection; multimodal biomarker approach; collaborating on research to improve dementia care access for all communities.

Senior instructor, department of psychiatric nursing, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Dharan, Nepal

Researching the development of culturally tailored interventions to enhance the mental well-being of informal caregivers of dementia patients in Nepal; leading dementia-situational analysis and researching community prevalence studies in Nepal.

Medical doctor, University of Ghana Medical Centre

Accra, Ghana

Promoting dementiafriendly communities in Ghana through community awareness and advocacy, training of health workers in dementia diagnosis and care, and supporting informal caregivers with education on providing dignified care.

AYDA TEFERA

PREKSHYA THAPA

HASAN ARMAĞAN UYSAL

SALLY YALLEY

Combating health disparities and promoting equity.

BASED AT THE FITZHUGH MULLAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE EQUITY

Program officer, UNAIDS Kampala, Uganda

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

Chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Hillsborough, N.C., United States

Supervisory program

analyst and data lead, VHA Office of Health Equity Washington, D.C., United States

Engaging in advocacy, technical assistance and program coordination to improve public health in Uganda.

Supporting survivors of torture and refugees, advocating and researching the medical and mental health effects of immigration, and looking for new collaborations and vistas.

Leading efforts that increase understanding and dismantle the historical and current system structures that are barriers to higher education and inclusive practices within those institutions.

Nursing student, Duke University Durham, N.C., United States

SCOTT NASS

Regional medical director, Aledade Palm Springs, Calif., United States

Executive director, Social Mission Alliance Capitol Heights, Md., United States

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

Partnering through telehealth with individuals living medically and socially complex lives to help them navigate the challenges of their health and the health care system.

Leading strategies and community to advance social mission across the training programs and institutions educating and deploying the U.S. health workforce.

Advising on quantitative data and other measures to better understand and address health equity issues for veterans.

Chief of the family medicine section, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates Bethesda, Md., United States

Leading efforts to re-envision primary care training focused on transforming health care delivery systems aimed at improving access, quality of care and cost effectiveness for vulnerable populations.

THOMAS MERRILL

TOYESE OYEYEMI

MARÍA PORTELA MARTÍNEZ

MARY AJWANG

SARAH BATTISTICH

BRIGIT M. CARTER

KENNETH T. JONES

CAROLINE MAE

“GINGER” RAMIREZ

Physician and mental health advocate

Taguig City, Philippines

Associate director, IDinsight

New Delhi, India

Founder and creative director, Libélula Consulting

Durham, N.C., United States

Associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, United States

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

Leading research and monitoring and evaluation of maternal and child health interventions in India to assess whether rural public health interventions are delivered effectively and equitably.

JOEDRECKA S. BROWN SPEIGHTS

Professor and chair of family medicine and rural health, College of Medicine, Florida State University

Tallahassee, Fla., United States

Leading in family medicine and rural health to promote health equity for underrepresented communities and champion well-being globally via partnership, engagement, primary care, research and education.

Full professor, College of Nursing, University of São Paulo

Ribeirão Preto / São Paulo, Brazil

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

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

Irvine, Calif., 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.

Teaching on global health and human rights, the right to health, mental health and the social determinants of health; and coordinating interdisciplinary and international research on these themes.

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

CARLA A. ARENA VENTURA

YVONNE YIU

NEHA RAYKAR

ZULAYKA SANTIAGO

SARA SELIG

AMANDA BROSNAN

Assistant professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center

Saginaw, Texas, United States

Executive director, Outdoor Foundation Atlanta, 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.

Family and community medicine physician, Contra Costa Health Services; core faculty, Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency Program San Francisco, United States

Bringing a radical love, tender heart and strident values to reimagine and cultivate spaces of belonging where we can collectively heal, dismantle racism and oppression, and manifest equity and justice.

Executive director and professor of practice, UCSF/ UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy, UC Hastings College of Law San Francisco, United States

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

LESFORD H. DUNCAN

ANGELA T. ECHIVERRI

SARAH M. HOOPER

The 2024 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity cohort participate in a site visit at Children’s National THEARC during the 2024 Initial Convening in Washington, D.C. Credit: Abby Greenawalt.

JAMES HUANG

Director of student health services, Gallaudet University

Washington, D.C., United States

V. KAI KENNEDY

Vice chair of equity and associate professor, University of California, San Francisco Oakland, Calif., United States

JONATAN KONFINO

Secretary of health, Municipality of Quilmes Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

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

DEBORRAH G. LIAO

Municipal health officer, Gamay Rural Health Unit

Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines

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

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.

Working with a keen interest in reproductive and child health, adolescent health, health communications, health equity, and advocacy and policy.

JORDI LUKE

Chief executive officer, Haus of Transcendent Cleveland, Ohio, United States

EMILY MACDONALD

Director, business operations, Erie Family Health Centers Chicago, United States

Founder, Determined to be a Doctor Someday Collierville, Tenn., 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.

ANJALI SINGH KULKARNI

CHRISTINA T. ROSENTHAL

Inpatient medical director, psychiatric and behavioral health services, George Washington University Hospital Washington, D.C., United States

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.

STEPHEN SEVALIE

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

Founder, Grassroots Health Mexico City, Mexico

Leading medical services for the Sierra Leone army and clinical services to protect against COVID-19.

Developing a strategy for reforming school-based health and physical activity in U.S. schools.

ZEINA SALIBA

TYLER SPENCER

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity from across cohorts visit Finca Marta as part of a program convening in Havana, Cuba. Credit: Caroline Mae “Ginger” Ramirez.

ADEKEMI KIKELOMO

ADENIYAN

Founder and executive director, Dentalcare Foundation

Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

ALAQ AL-MUWALI

Policy and campaigns officer, Health Poverty Action

London, England

ADRIAN N. BILLINGS

Associate academic dean of rural health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Permian Basin Alpine, Texas, United States

ESPERANZA FELICIDAD CANTÚ

Director of health initiatives, United Way for Southeastern Michigan Detroit, United States

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

ESNATT GONDWEMATEKESA

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.

Working toward health systems strengthening and inclusivity in Iraq and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

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

NIKKA M. HAO

Regional director, Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development (Region 2), Department of Health, Philippines Quezon City, Philippines

Leading policy and planning for COVID-19 and vaccination program policies, and health systems integration standards for disease prevention and control for universal health care.

L. JACKSON

FINDconnect program manager, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Calif., United States

Partnering across community and health to develop a network and infrastructure to share data, collaborate on care management, and build a proactive and equitable care system that meets people’s needs.

WOODHOUSE JOHNSON

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

Improving access to resources addressing social determinants of health to eliminate health disparities among adolescents with complex trauma in Oakland.

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

RAZEL

ARTANESHA

DANIELLE

Peace officer training compliance officer, Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, Ohio Attorney General’s Office Brecksville, Ohio, United States

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.

MONALISA PADHEE

Program head, Women Wellness Initiative, Barefoot College

Harmara, Rajasthan, India

JESSICA MILBERG-HAYDU

Director, national office emergency preparedness, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Los Angeles, United States

Chapter development manager

- Asia-Pacific & Middle-East, Women in Global Health Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

IFEANYI MCWILLIAMS

NSOFOR

Physician and health policy advocate, Upswell LLC Silver Spring, Md., United States

Planning and building relationships at the intersection of public health and emergency management to nurture more equitable, prepared and resilient organizations and communities.

BRANDI M. PAYTON

Clinic administrator, Cherokee Nation Cooweescoowee Health Center

Owasso, Okla., United States

Leading gender equality and developing women in leadership, as the chapter development manager, AsiaPacific & Middle East at Women in Global Health.

Developing policies and strategies, researching, writing opinion pieces, advocating for universal health care, decolonizing global health, mentoring and connecting social issues to health care.

LINDSEY POLLACZEK

Vice president of programs, Fistula Foundation

El Cerrito, Calif., United States

HOPE ELIZABETH RHODES

Medical director, Children’s Health Center-THEARC, Children’s National Hospital Washington, D.C., United States

Enabling grassroots leaders to disseminate health information and services by creating inclusive and interactive tools, alongside implementing community codesigned and co-led health initiatives.

Leading efforts to re-envision primary care training that focuses on the integration of behavioral health into primary care.

Leading comprehensive programming and teams to improve capacity for obstetric fistula treatment and eradication, in collaboration with partners in more than 20 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.

ANNE LAUX

SHUBHA NAGESH

Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Head of business planning & development, Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan

Founder and principal consultant, Well Placed LLC

New Orleans, United States

Founder and chief executive officer, Safe Access Project

New Delhi, India

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

ELLIOT KORANTENG TANNOR

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

Leading image building, communication, community health awareness, fundraising and donor relations and corporate services functions of a notfor-profit academic-medical institution.

Founder, Environmental Rescue Initiative Monrovia, Liberia

Creating healthy places and supporting equitable community development that ensure the health and wellbeing of all.

Building an ecosystem to advance equitable health care for the LGBTQ community in India through education, advocacy and community organizing.

Senior adviser, ThinkWell Global Abuja, Nigeria

KEVIN HECKMAN

Director of product development, American Medical Association Geneva, Ill., United States

Engaging underserved communities to recognize environmental determinants of health and health equity. Adopting innovations that lead to improvement in plastic waste management in Liberia.

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

Identifying and disseminating innovative approaches to U.S. medical schools, including new approaches to recruitment, admissions and retention to build a more representative physician workforce.

ABRAHAM L. B. FREEMAN

HYELADZIRA D. GARNVWA

ELIZA SQUIBB

BILAL ASIM

MONIQUE E. BROWN

SHUBHAM CHOUDHARY

Associate professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina

Columbia, S.C., United States

GABRIELLE JACKSON

Founder & psychotherapist, Diasporic Healing LLC

National Harbor, Md., United States

Assistant professor, University of Arizona Union City, Ariz., United States

MEDHA D. MAKHLOUF

Elsie de R. and Samuel P. Orlando

Distinguished Professor; 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.

Increasing accessibility to mental health support through the creation of community spaces and recruitment, training and development of Black immigrants to be community wellness facilitators.

MAUREEN MILANGA

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

Nairobi, Kenya

BERTRAND MOSES

Mental health and psychosocial support specialist, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Researching and developing interventions to reduce 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.

Co-founder and chief executive officer, Creative Frontiers Cookeville, Tenn., United States

Executive director and founder, REMI East Africa Kampala, Uganda

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. Promoting mental health/gender equity.

Leading a creative company focused on behavior change to reach underserved communities with effective health messaging that is entertaining, culturally relevant and informative.

Using diverse tailored approaches ranging from research, innovation, grant advising, advocacy and policy toward attainment of health equity, gender equality and sustainable development.

SYED MUSTAFA H. NADIR

ROSE MARY NAKAME

LIAM C. HEIN

GILBERTO LOPEZ

Administrator, University of Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya

Public health analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S.) Rockville, Md., United States

Senior consultant, Rede Group Portland, Ore., United States

Epidemiology and medical officer of health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Advocating for the sexual and reproductive health rights of girls and women with disabilities in Kenya.

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

MEGAN L. SRINIVAS

Infectious disease physician, clinical instructor and translational health policy research fellow, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States

Using politics and policy to improve health care access in rural U.S. Researching social innovation for sexual and reproductive health in resource-limited settings globally.

Division chief, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau, Department of Health, Philippines Muntinlupa, Philippines

Improving the Philippine health system through the development and advocacy of legislation that enables a productive, resilient, equitable and peoplecentered health system for universal health care.

Advocating to improve child health by testing innovative community and state solutions, centering equity and anti-racism, and cocreating policy and systems change.

BRAM P. WISPELWEY

Associate physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, United States

Bridging health care, research and policy with public health by disrupting the system responsibly for a sustainable and equitable future. Providing essential primary care to vulnerable populations.

Developing solutions to tackle institutional racism in hospital access; leading a community health program in Palestinian refugee camps; and refining public health approaches to COVID-19.

LINDSLEY JEREMIAH VILLARANTE

MILDRED OMINO

NKEMAKOLEM OSIAN

ELENA RIVERA

PETER GAN KIM SOON

MUHAMMAD

SADDIQ AHMAD

Founder and chief executive officer, Rural Health Mission Nigeria Gombe, Nigeria

AL-SARRAF Civic engagement supervisor, War Child UK Baghdad, Iraq

Director general, White Nile State Khartoum, Sudan

KATE DAUGHERTY Director, community resource corps, Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service, City of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States

Focusing on eliminating barriers to quality health care access in hard-toreach and underserved communities in Nigeria.

Working to design projects that promote health and well-being as well as raise awareness of harmful practices against women’s and girls’ health.

Strengthening primary health care by addressing social inequalities affecting access to health care in rural areas and refugee camps.

Combining key tools from transitional justice and conflict resolution with trauma-informed practices to help communities reconnect and heal from violence.

ZAHRAA

SARA LAVINIA BRAIR

The 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity cohort visited community health workers as part of the Mid-Year Convening, hosted by the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Credit: Alain Patrick Irene Hirwa.

Vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Dental surgeon, Nyaya

Health Nepal

Achham, Nepal

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

Clinical assistant professor, NYU Langone

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Leading key senior relationships and the design and implementation of large-scale, health-system improvement efforts and networks globally.

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

SCOTT HOWELL

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

Phoenix, United States

BRENDA HUGHES

Community engagement manager, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Walterboro, S.C., United States

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

Improving access to care for minorities and developing systems to build surgical programs.

SHANNON JORDAN

Program analyst, U.S. Veterans Health Administration, VHA Office of Health Equity

Washington, D.C., United States

Executive director, Pattison’s Academy

Charleston, S.C., United States

Developing and implementing non-traditional health care delivery models to decrease and eliminate barriers to care.

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.

PAIGE KNOWLSON

PEDRO DELGADO

PRATIKSHA DHUNGANA

REGINA DUPERVAL

QUSAI HAMMOURI

OSRA program manager, Egyptian Red Crescent Giza, Egypt

Medical director

Nundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mental health coordinator, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud Angel Albino Corzo, Mexico

Industrial engineer, Partners in Health/Compañeros en Salud Lima, Peru

Building capacity for young health care stakeholders to be “champions of change” for health awareness and equity using “gamification.”

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

Child health program coordinator, Partners in Health/ Socios en Salud Lima, Peru

Executive director, The Sixth Branch Baltimore, Md., United States

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.

Senior program manager, Vizient New Orleans, United States

Developing strategies with a comprehensive approach to ensure health care for caregivers and children, promoting early childhood development in Peru.

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.

NAGLAA FATHY LITHY

MARX ITABELO LWABANYA

ANA ORTEGA

OSCAR RAMÍREZ

HAYDEÉ RUMALDO

AKSHITA SIDDULA

CLAIRE THOMAS

GLORIA ANNETTE AGUIRRE

Program manager for community outreach, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Memory and Aging Center San Francisco, United States

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

Health systems strengthening consultant, Stability, Services and Reform Program Jerusalem, Palestine

SAGAL ALI

Capability manager, UnitedHealth Group Greater Minneapolis, Minn., United States

Chief environmental health specialist, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Center for Research and Innovation Metro Manila, Philippines

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

CHRISTY ADEOLA BRAHAM

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

SARAH CHAMBERS

Integrated medicine-licensed clinical social worker, Northwestern Medicine Chicago, United States

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

Leading research, movement building and advocacy on health justice for informal and migrant workers at the global level.

Integrating health care for the co-management of disease through multidisciplinary education and the development of shared clinical pathways to target complex factors contributing to health disparities.

RIDWAN KARIM DINI-OSMAN

Broadcast journalist and news anchor, GHOne TV, Excellence in Broadcasting Network Accra, Ghana

Reporting on science, global health inequities, racism and sustainable development.

Generating evidence and translating it to policy, programs and innovations that protect the health of our planet and its people. Bringing environmental health science and technology to the hands of Filipinos, where it should be.

Lecturer, Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Sciences Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Researching and leading projects to target lifelimiting disparities and inequity of rehabilitation services in Ethiopia. Addressing the health needs of his community through integrating Indigenous knowledge and local wisdom with scientific bases.

BELAYNEW ADUGNA ENDESHAW

RANA AL QAWASMI

GEMINN LOUIS APOSTOL

GULNAR FEERASTA

Director of programs, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Cleveland, United States

NICHOLAS GRANT

Group psychologist/ lieutenant, U.S. Navy Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

SHATYAM ISSUR

Director, Collectif Urgence Toxida Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius

Psychiatrist-in-chief, Pinnacle Medical Services Lagos, Nigeria

Building strong support systems while improving the quality of life through long-term policy and social change.

Leading a national U.S.based LGBTQ+ health nonprofit organization, and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the U.S. Navy health care system focused on improving access to gender-affirming care for active-duty service members.

NONSIKELELO MATHE

Senior projects officer, Physician Learning Program, faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Alberta Alberta, Canada

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

FELICIA MBURU

Director, Article 48 Initiative Nairobi, Kenya

Focusing on harm reduction, social and mental wellbeing, and HIV prevention and treatment for priority populations (i.e., people who use/inject drugs, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ community and people living with HIV) in Mauritius.

DANIEL MISTAK

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

A leading voice in Nigeria on mental health and wellness.

Pursuing 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.

KUHIKA SETH

Manager, health systems research, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Delhi, India

Working on improving the sexual and reproductive health of young girls and women.

MAYMUNAH YUSUF KADIRI

ANTHONIKA TITUS

General manager and medical director, God’s Littlest Angels

Petion-Ville, Haiti

ZULEMA GARCÍA ULLOA

Pediatrician and clinical coordinator of a pediatric palliative care program Guadalajara , Mexico

MELIKTE PAULOS WELDETENSAYE

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

Building systems to achieve great results while empowering her compatriots for the good of the community.

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.

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

Caroline Mae “Ginger” Ramirez speaking at the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Group gathering at Rhodes House, Oxford, in February 2024. Credit: Lee Atherton.

ZAKI ABATE

Physician and technical adviser, USAID-Digital Health Activity

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

SAMUEL

Global fulfillment operations lead, Zipline Ghana Accra, Ghana

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

Leveraging expertise in medicine and health technology to enhance patient access to quality care through optimal use of digital solutions.

Emergency medicine physician, Gallup Indian Medical Center Gallup, New Mexico, United States

Bridging the commodity access gaps by leading the on-demand distribution and supply optimization of vital health care commodities to hard-to-reach communities within Africa using aerial logistics (drones).

Program director, Peer Leader Navigators Program at Alaska Literacy Program Anchorage, Ala., United States

Seeing persons who have been living in the margins of life access health goods and services in public health facilities with dignity and without discrimination.

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

Making cancer care equity a top priority for lawmakers across all levels of government through advocacy and the implementation of evidencebased public policy change nationwide.

Chief global medical officer, Milvik BIMA Lahore, Pakistan

Senior country manager, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Geneva, Switzerland

Leading improvements in systems for the delivery of emergency care for underserved communities, with a focus on addressing social determinants of health and providing equitable care for vulnerable populations.

Building stronger partnerships and inclusive entry points to service providers for those experiencing social barriers and career limitations through education, training and centralized platforms.

Driving forward health equity, particularly for underprivileged women, and innovating solutions to enhance health care access and quality.

Leading the management of Gavi investments in immunization and health systems strengthening in Mozambique toward protecting children against vaccine preventable diseases.

AKUFFO

ODUR ANTHONY

GLADYS ARIAS

EMILY BARTLETT

NYABONY GAT

HINA GHOLE

MARIO ALBERTO JIMENEZ RAMIREZ

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

Chief of the cancer control and mental health divisions, Department of Health Taguig City, Philippines

Working on developing community-based health education interventions while engaging and empowering the community’s local capacity and researching the effectiveness of nurseled interventions in the management of cancer patients.

AOIFE MOLLOY

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

Bringing national policy aspirations to patient care in a busy urban hospital to develop a blueprint for improving equality and equity in health care, making every contact count to achieve zero health gaps.

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

Monitoring and evaluation manager, Grassroot Soccer Zambia Lusaka, Zambia

Policy analyst, International Aids Vaccine Initiative New Delhi, India

Breaking down barriers around health equity for adolescents and young people in Zambia.

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

PLASCENCIA JIMENEZ

Policy data and epidemiological analyst, Consejo Estatal Para la Prevencion del VIH/SIDA New York, United States

Building evidence-based health care policies that put people at the center, prioritizing cultural sensitivity and epistemic justice, with the goal of creating more equal health systems for all.

Nursing director, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Upper Marlboro, Md., United States

Medical doctor, Reachout NGO Bamenda, Cameroon

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

Working with Reachout NGO, focused on reducing health inequities by providing health care services to vulnerable communities in Cameroon.

JOSE ALBERTO

RACHEL WATKINS

AZUA WILFRED

SALIMA KHOWAJA

JAN AURA LAURELLE LLEVADO

CAROL MANYELE

JASMINE MARINGMEI

Creating a community for health equity in Southeast Asia.

BASED AT THE EQUITY INITIATIVE AT CMB FOUNDATION

TIM AYE-HARDY

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

LIU CHENHUI

Chief executive officer, FamilyDoc Medical Technology Co. Ltd.

Beijing, China

Director, National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Executive director and morning news producer, Vietnam National Television Hanoi, Viet Nam

Providing education via mobile classrooms to children in Myanmar who are in indentured servitude at tea-shop restaurants. Working to develop policies and strategies to address inclusivity and equity in education.

CHALERMSAK

KITTITRAKUL

Coordinator for the Access to Medicines Campaign, AIDS Access Foundation Bangkok, Thailand

Working to ensure that policies on the promotion of access to treatment for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are developed and implemented effectively and systematically.

Advancing the use of mobile technology to help 1.5 million doctors deliver high-quality primary care for everyone, anytime, anywhere across China.

Leading research into maternal and child health, and the health system in Cambodia. Leading in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Working to develop a national health management and leadership training curriculum.

JEREMY LIM

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

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

Overseeing content development for national television on social issues, including gender and domestic violence, women’s health and HIV/AIDS.

Founder and chief executive officer, Center for Social Initiatives Promotion Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

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

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.

HOANG VAN MINH

PHAM KIEU OANH

CHHORVANN CHHEA

NGUYEN THU HA

NATALIE PHAHOLYOTHIN

Chief executive officer, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Thailand Bangkok, Thailand

Chief physician, Lao Medical Care Center Ban Phonxay, Xaysetha District, Laos

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

Director, Thailand Research Center for Health Service Systems, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand

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.

NILA TANZIL

Founder and chief executive officer, Travel Sparks; founder and chief executive officer of Taman Bacaan Pelangi Jakarta, Indonesia

Nurturing children’s habit of reading and improving their literacy skills in remote areas of eastern Indonesia. Set up over 200 school libraries, trained thousands of local teachers and provide scholarship for underprivileged girls.

Strengthening primary health care by focusing on the community-based health service through private sector involvement. Running two community medical centers providing over 100,000 outpatient visits a year.

Deputy director general, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

Focusing on health service systems in Thailand, including universal coverage, quality management, health sector financing and health security schemes. Also working to promote equity and quality in education.

SI

Director, Aizhen Yunnan, China

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

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

PHAN THI THUY TRAM

ZHANJIE

SOULIVANH PHOLSENA

NICOLA POCOCK

JIRUTH SRIRATANABAN

NGUYEN THI LAN ANH

Founder and director,

Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC); board member, Vietnamese Federation on Disabilities

Hanoi, Viet Nam

Empowering communities of people with disabilities (PWD). Having advocated the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Vietnamese policies on PWD, she is actively monitoring its implementation.

WAI WAI HAN

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

BENJAMIN LAWRENCE

PATRICK E. ARITAO

Director of prosecution and aftercare, Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children, International Justice Mission Calamba, Philippines

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

Ashoka Fellow; founder and trustee, Rachel House children’s hospice Singapore, Singapore

Chief executive officer and founder, TalentPool

Hanoi, Viet Nam

Networking and developing grassroots civil society organizations and local groups. Wai has a medical background with particular expertise in social justice issues especially relating to drugs policy.

ARIEL CARINGAL HERNANDEZ

School director, Global Mindanaw Polytechnic Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Bringing humanity to medicine with compassionate and excellent care for all, having founded the first pediatric palliative care service in Indonesia.

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

BEVERLY LORRAINE HO

Adjunct faculty, University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health Manila, Philippines

Co-founder, Kawsang Tel Aviv, Israel

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.

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

CHANNÉ SUY LAN

LYNNA CHANDRA

DO THUY DUONG

SANTI LAPBENJAKUL

Director, Lamsonthi Hospital Lopburi, Thailand

Public health medicine specialist and associate professor of global health, faculty of medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PAN

Country program manager, Australian Volunteers (Myanmar) Yangon, Myanmar

Lecturer, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Beijing, China

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

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

SOMPORN “NUI” PENGKAM

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

ALAY PHONVISAY

Associate professor, faculty of economic and business management Vientiane, Laos

Helping bring a sustainable social and development change in Myanmar.

Focusing on health, food and drug safety across China.

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.

KANAPON “TUM” PHUMRATPRAPIN

Chief executive officer and co-founder, Health at Home Bangkok, Thailand

BUR RASUANTO

Co-founder and president, VIDA Digital Identity Jakarta, Indonesia

Combining expertise in geriatric medicine with a passion for home health care technology to serve Thailand’s growing elderly population.

Enabling digital trust and catalyzing financial inclusion through VIDA, a digital identity network that makes it easy and safe for anyone to prove they are who they say they are when transacting and interacting online

SATIRIANTINAH “SATI”

THARANI LOGANATHAN

MYAT MON

SHI NAN

DENG RUI “RITA”

Associate professor, School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University

Kunming, Yunnan, China

LUONG THE-HUY Director, iSEE Institute Hanoi, Viet Nam

Teaching students and conducting research that contributes to the improvement of health for ethnic minorities, especially women and young girls.

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

The 2023 Annual Forum at which Atlantic Fellows mark the completion of their program. Credit: Kim Cruz.

HOANG TU ANH

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

Hanoi, Viet Nam

ABELARDO APOLLO

DAVID JR.

Founder/CEO, REACH Foundation Inc., Independent Living Learning Centre Inc. and Academia Progresiva de Manila Inc.

Manila, Philippines

Empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and enhancing state accountability.

Facilitating multisectoral collaboration in advancing community and schoolbased access to quality and inclusive health and education resources, and therapy that equip families and children of all abilities and needs for life.

JIANG FAN

Vice chancellor, School of Medicine, Shanghai

Jiao Tong University

Shanghai, China

BENEDICTA HAGE

Clinic director and sports medicine doctor, Royal Sports Performance Center

Jakarta, Indonesia

ABDEL JAMAL DISANGCOPAN

Director II, Bangsamoro

Transition Authority Parliament Cotabato City, Philippines

Health field officer, International Committee of the Red Cross Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

Focusing on health care for athletes and sports enthusiasts, as well as increasing the quality of life through exercise for people of all ages.

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.

HAN WIN HTAT

Executive director, Sun Community Health Yangon, Myanmar

Focusing on health care in detention and health policy for refugees.

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 non-public health sector.

Lecturer, Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University Beijing, China

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

SOPHIA

XU JIN

NUR KHAULAH FADZIL

NORAIDA ABDULLAH

KARIM

Director, Mindanao Program, Community and Family Services International Cotabato City, Philippines

Working to improve the resilience of internally displaced persons; training para-social workers to serve as a social service catalyst in Bangsamoro communities; and facilitating training in mental health and psychosocial support.

ELISABETH LISTYANI

Researcher, Center for Policy and Health Management, faculty of medicine, public health and nursing, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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.

NGUYEN THI THAI LAN

Vice dean, faculty of sociology; lecturer in social work, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Hanoi, Viet Nam

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, LGBIQI and other marginalized groups.

KOUNG LO

Director, Preah Vihear Provincial Health Department

Preah Vihear, Cambodia

BORWORNSOM

“ACK” LEERAPAN

Associate professor, Ramathibodi Medical School, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand

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

SHARON LOW

Co-founder and managing partner, The Knowledge House Singapore, Singapore

BAWI MANG LIAN

Medical officer, national health plan implementation monitoring unit, Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Focusing on monitoring Myanmar’s national health plan toward improving the allocation of health resources in Myanmar, especially the distribution of health facilities.

Senior technical adviser, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Jakarta, Indonesia

Working to improve access to health information and health services, especially for remote patient populations. Spearheaded an initiative to support high-risk pregnant women.

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.

TIARA MARTHIAS

CARMENEZA DOS

SANTOS MONTEIRO

Strategic policy adviser, Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Timor-Leste Dili, Timor-Leste

Working toward a just and equal society through fair, inclusive public policy formulation and implementation.

NGUYEN TRAN NGUYEN

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

PAIROJ SAONUAM

Manila, Philippines

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

MAY SRIPATANASKUL

Founder and chief executive officer, LUKKID/Asian Leadership Academy Bangkok, Thailand

BUI THI THUY

Head of nursing department, Viet Nam National Children’s Hospital Hanoi, Viet Nam

Writing about culturally taboo topics, such as sexual and reproductive health, to bridge the gap between vulnerable women in Philippine society and legislators who draft policies that affect their rights.

KOTCHAKORN VORAAKHOM

Founder and chief executive officer, Porous City Network Bangkok, Thailand

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

Bangkok, Thailand

Developing humancentered work processes that allow people to tackle social challenges through collaboration.

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.

Working to tackle climate change and increase urban resilience in Thailand and Southeast Asian cities through landscape architecture.

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

ANA P. SANTOS Journalist

GIDEON

Nutrition

Kupang, Indonesia

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.

LETCHIMI DEVI

DORAISAMY

Senior project officer, MY Voice with The Centre for Child Rights and Business Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Combating forced labor and child labor in the production of Malaysian palm oil and garments, and supporting those exploited by giving them access to remedies.

Specialist in law enforcement development, Forced Labor Programs in APAC, International Justice Mission Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

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

Co-founder, Rumpun Nurani Foundation; chairwoman, Indonesian Family Advocacy Institute Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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

ZHANG KUN

Expert associate partner, Mckinsey & Company

Beijing, China

Senior lecturer, department of anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman Manila, Philippines

Four-time municipal mayor, municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Philippines Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

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

Technical officer, WHO Health Emergency Program Vientiane, Laos

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.

Pursuing ethnographic and qualitative research on medical, social and environmental issues relevant to the Philippines and the region. Writing for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and other publications.

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.

PAUL GIDEON LASCO

PHETDAVANH LEUANGVILAY

BLANDINA ROSALINA BAIT

specialist, UNICEF Indonesia

CAUTON

RENNTA CHRISDIANA

ALFREDO MATUGAS CORO II

PHAN THI NGOC LINH

Chief executive officer, Center for Health Care Improvement Research

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

XIAO LONG

Professor and deputy director, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Beijing, China

GORIS MUSTAQIM

Founder and chief executive officer, Semut Nusantara Consulting; founder, Asgar Muda Foundation Jakarta, Indonesia

Project manager, International Committee of the Red Cross Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

Helping lead the plastic surgery department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital and supporting a nonprofit, Peking Union Medical Foundation, as a board member.

RATAWIT OUAPRACHANON

Project manager, Peace Resource Collaborative Foundation

Bangkok, Thailand

SEAN SOK PHAY

Executive director, Child Helpline Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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.

Executive director, APCOM Foundation

Bangkok, Thailand

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

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.

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.

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

Strengthening primary health care systems in low-resource settings; focusing on health workforce in education, health facility management, quality improvement and health informatics.

LE THI NHAT

PANUSART “MIDNIGHT” POONKASETWATTANA

NATARAJAN RAJARAMAN Executive director, Maluk Timor Dili, Timor-Leste

SAM OEUN SAM

Managing director, Buddhism for Health Takeo Province, Cambodia

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

Facilitator and coordinator, Inner Journey and Transformation Game Bangkok, Thailand

RAPEEPONG

SUPHANCHAIMAT

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

Improving access to quality health care services for the poor and vulnerable. Strengthening the capacity of local government officials in developing responsive local investment plans and accountability.

NGUYEN QUÓC THANH

Artist, curator and founding director, Queer Forever! Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

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

Facilitating selftransformation and well-being using the Transformation Game, brain-based therapy and energy healing. She is coordinating a network of well-being professionals and organizes the Sacred Mountain Festival.

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

Focusing on research into universal health coverage, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Researching the health of migrants and vulnerable populations by applying principles of epidemiology and econometrics.

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

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. Currently delving into the intersection between bioscience and theology, and studying end-of-life care among faith minorities in the U.S.

ZHANG YUNTING “EDWINA”

RAUDAH MOHD YUNUS

VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH

KRITAYA SREESUNPAGIT

SI THU HTIN AUNG

Coordinator

Yangon, Myanmar

LE KHAC BAO

Director, Medical Education Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

CELYN CELYN

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

SORNCHAI CHATWIRIYACHAI

Founder and artistic director, Malongdu Theatre

Bangkok, Thailand

Building networks and developing grassroots civil society organizations and local groups. He has a medical background with particular expertise of social justice issues, especially issues relating to underserved populations.

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.

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 the capacity of social changemakers and seekers to stand up for social justice.

L-R: Fellows Ei Mon Zaw, Patipat Susumpao, Sabrina Laya Gacad, Yiwei Chen and Adisorn Juntrasook prepare their proposals for their second-year project. Credit: Kim Cruz.

Director, Thailand and Myanmar

Campaigns, International Rivers

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Lawyer and municipal mayor, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental

Davao City, Philippines

Hospital coordinator and blood bank head, Cotabato Regional and Medical Center; lecturer, Islamic Perspective, Mindanao State University

Cotabato City, Philippines

Provincial health officer, Aklan Provincial Department of Health

Kalibo, Philippines

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.

Program management officer, United Nations Youth Office

New York, United States

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.

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

Advocating for Ibadahfriendly health facilities and reforming health education through including Islamic concepts. Mobilizing community leadership and bridging social divides to improve health equity. Advocating for a green and sustainable hospital.

Epidemiologist and health quarantine officer, Port Health Office of Jayapura Jayapura, Indonesia

Driving the implementation of the United Nations youth strategy (Youth2030) worldwide and cultivating a coalition of emerging Indonesian trailblazers committed to championing equity and justice

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.

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.

Grant, compliance and partnerships manager, Association Maluk Timor Dili, Timor-Leste

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

ANGGA DWI MARTHA

JOANNE YUEN YIE NGEOW

ALFRISON PALOGA

SARA MARIA PEREIRA

PIANPORN “PAI” DEETES

JASON JOHN JOYCE

SHERJAN PANGATO KALIM

LESLIE ANN LUCES

THORN PITADOL

Lecturer and researcher, faculty of economics, Thammasat University

Bangkok, Thailand

NOOR AFFIZAN RAHMAN

Medical superintendent and consultant ophthalmologist, Ministry of Health, Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

RENARD SIEW

Climate adviser, Center for Governance and Political Studies; adjunct professor, Taylor’s University & UNITAR; supervisor, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Specialist in land tenure rights and natural resources management

Vientiane, Laos

Supporting community participation to address social development challenges. Also working to apply social and political economy analysis to promote a more equitable society.

Advocating for equitable policies at the Ministry of Health and working to preserve and restore eyesight. She is involved in national development, with a focus on cultivating future leaders.

FRANSISKA

FALENTINA SUGI

Researcher and founder of Yayasan

Sejuta Harapan (Hands of Hope), Lopo Belajar Anak Timor Kupang, Indonesia

Conducting research into the impacts of climate change. Supporting the poor and marginalized people in East Nusa Tenggara province to enable them to gain better access to education and health services.

Executive director, Roots of Health Puerto Princesa City, Philippines

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

Lecturer, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore

Empowering women and girls to make informed decisions and 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.

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

Pianist and founder, wonder research, Practice and Arts Foundation

Hanoi, Viet Nam

Enabling others to see wonder in the arts and to experience its transformative power, especially through music. Working to promote empathy, and social and cultural understanding, through the power of music.

PHETDAVANH SIPASEUTH

AMINA EVANGELISTA SWANEPOEL

SOK TENG TAN

TRINH MAI TRANG

VIENGNAKHONE VONGXAY

Public health lecturer and researcher, faculty of public health, University of Health Sciences

Vientiane, Laos

MARIA SHAIRRA

ALYSSA P. BELLO

Co-founder and behavioral insights and innovation head, AHA! Behavioral Design Makati, Philippines

NOEL L. BERNARDO

Humanitarian physician and public health consultant; director for public health, International SOS Basco, Philippines

PHAM THI NGOC BICH

Founder, Slow Food Community in Hanoi; founder/ chief executive officer, MuaVe Collective Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

Facilitating communityfocused behavior change, as an applied behavioral scientist, by developing, testing and scaling behavioral interventions in four challenge areas: public health, happiness and kindness, financial inclusion and civic engagement.

ANAN BOUAPHA

Founder/president, Proud To Be Us Laos

Vientiane, Laos

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.

Enhancing community health resilience of diverse Indigenous groups in the Pacific region through the implementation of evidencebased, gender-sensitive and culturally responsive public health interventions.

BAMPEN CHAIYARAK

Research coordinator, ecoculture study group

Sakonnakhon, Thailand

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

ANH NGUYEN

HOANG CHIEU

Co-founder, PiSEL

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Implementing a socioecology system and health restoration planning processes and action in communities contaminated by mining pollution, and developing community participation and social engagement.

Working to improve mental health and social connections as a psychological counselor and pioneer educator. She co-founded initiatives for building healthy ecosystems to raise children by creating harmonious relationships between schools and families.

ADA CHIRAPAISARNKUL

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

Creating a civic technology platform and a community to democratize social changes of the citizens, by the citizens, for the citizens: moving capital toward impact.

DONG DONG

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

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

Deputy director, Burma Medical Association (BMA); coordinator, health information system working group Mae Sot, Thailand

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.

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

Developing community development programs in Southeast Asia and activities for children and youth for better access to informal education. Founder of the Bidara Community, which provides safe spaces for the youth.

ALISA HASAMOH

Lecturer, department of social development, Prince of Songkla University; secretary, Deep South Relief and Reconciliation Foundation Pattani City, Thailand

Believing that people should have equal access to medical care and that everyone should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to care for themselves and their families when struck by illness or a disaster situation.

Academic staff, faculty of public health, University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Laos

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

Deputy director, Open Government Products, Govtech Singapore Singapore, Singapore

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

Suicide prevention advocate, lived-experience expert consultant and mindfulness trainer Jakarta, Indonesia

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

CHAN CHI LING

NAW PUE PUE MHOTE

ROSADALIMA DEE PANDA

CHANDAVIENG PHIMMAVONG

BENNY PRAWIRA

Founder, Youth4DRR; specialist, public health in disasters

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Co-founder, director and consultant, RAISE Global Health; project consultant, AMPC International Health Consultants; independent researcher. Bandung, Indonesia

National consultant, Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation Heidelberg, Germany

Social protection specialist

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Building community resilience through tailored disaster risk reduction programs focused on health, education and economic empowerment.

CLIVE TAN

Assistant chief, group integrated care, National Healthcare Group

Singapore, Singapore

Building a population health system in Singapore, for better health equity and people-centered care.

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

EAINT

Freelance researcher specializing in conflicts, media and human rights; documentary producer; and restaurant owner Chiangmai, Thailand

Advocating for human rights and democracy as a conflict and human rights researcher, fixer and documentary producer. She is also engaging as a social entrerpreneur from Myanmar.

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

Senior program manager, The Fred Hollows Foundation Da Nang, Viet Nam

Working at the general secretariat for the National Social Protection Council in Cambodia on coordinating the relevant stakeholders for drafting a roadmap on moving toward universal health coverage in Cambodia.

Team lead, Healthcare System

Strengthening Program; advisory board member, Research and Inclusion Development Action Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

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

THIRI THU

LE QUANG TRAM TINH

TRAN QUYNH TRANG

COLLINS SANTHANASAMY

PUTRI WIDI SARASWATI

ITTINAT SEEBOONRUANG

SAY SIVUTHA

NAY-LIN TUN

Grants officer, British Red Cross Yangon, Myanmar

SREYPEOV TUN

Head, faculty of nursing and midwifery, University of Puthisastra Phnom Penh, Cambodia

JOSE AUGUSTUS

G. VILLANO

Chief, promotions and advocacy, Commission on Human Rights-VII Cebu City, Philippines

Goverment relations executive, Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initatives Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

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; and also interested in health care related to gerontology.

HAIBIN ZHOU

Chief executive officer, Easy Inclusion Consulting; secretary general, International Labor Organization Global Business and Disability Network-China Chapter Beijing, China

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

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

Leading work on the integration of mental health into HIV and TB programming across 30 countries; concurrently, serving as the chair of the board of trustees of MentalHealthPH Inc. in the Philippines.

Dedicated to advancing human rights and dignity, identifying populations atrisk and offering resource allocation guidance. Aiming to make a meaningful impact on the global community’s well-being by expanding his work on a global scale.

Strengthening primary health services for vulnerable groups. Having developed an innovation model in primary health care, currently working to improve the leadership capacity of local governments and authorities for fair and equitable services.

YVES MIEL H. ZÚÑIGA

EGI ABDUL WAHID

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia were among global Atlantic Fellows who took part in an Extended Realities residency in Oxford in 2024. Credit: Lee Atherton.

MAI QUANG ANH

Founder and director, WeCare

Hanoi, Viet Nam

NADIRAH BABJI

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

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization officer

Vientiane, Laos

SUEBPONG

CHAROENMECHAIKUL

Executive director, BridgeAsia; and founding board member, Aetria Health Bangkok, Thailand

Leading and implementing LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing initiatives, specializing in social work. Dedicated to bridging gaps in mental and sexual health services, and addiction treatment for marginalized communities.

YIWEI CHEN

Founder and executive director, Wonder Sir Shanghai, China

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.

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.

SABRINA LAYA GACAD

Founder and director, Lunas Collective; chair, department of women and development studies, University of the Philippines Quezon City, Philippines

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

Strengthening the health workforce’s capacity for immunization and primary health services and passionate about reaching the hard-to-reach populations in terms of geography and socioeconomic status.

ADISORN JUNTRASOOK

Dean of the faculty of learning sciences and education, Thammasat University Bangkok, Thailand

Passionate about making health and well-being a basic human right that is accessible, affordable and acceptable to all. Currently helping people sleep, eat, move and connect well.

KEO KANEKA

Phase II manager, Inclusion Mekong Regional Water Governance Project Cambodia/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 a 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.

SOULIYA CHANNAVONG

ANOND KULTHANMANUSORN

Health system researcher, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand

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.

NUR FAJRINI MATJALINA

Scientific officer, department of scientific services, Ministry of Health

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

Involved in equitydriven community work, spearheading initiatives focused on promoting mindful eating and active lifestyles as well as empowering youth, especially women, in STEM education to foster innovation and drive national progress.

WAI LWIN

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

ALBERTO TEODORO MALVAR

Program director, RGL Primary Health Care Hub, Ateneo de Manila University; founder, Forest Bathing Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines

A public health professional working on health policy, development strategies and health system governance, focusing on global health, maternal and child health, sexual health and disease control.

Chief collaborator, Lokal Lab Siargao Island, Philippines

A primary health care advocate and a forest bathing guide, currently exploring the role of nature connection in health equity and climate action.

FARIDA TIBORON MANGCAAN

Head of Office, Community and Family Services International Sub Office, Iligan Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Working to protect children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao project, supported by UNICEF. Also leading rebuilding efforts for vulnerable populations and communities affected and displaced by the 2017 Marawi Crisis.

YUSTINA YUDHA NITA

Primary health care specialist, USAID Momentum Country and Global Leadership; general practitioner Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

Team lead, health care accreditation and regulation, USAID

Cambodia

Co-creating mindful, innovative and nature-based solutions in public health

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.

Directing the technical aspect of the USAID-funded project, EQHA II, which focuses on health system strengthening in supporting the Ministry of Health to ensure the quality and the sustainability of the Cambodian health care system.

CHRISTIAN NAZARETH

MANILA PRAK

AGHNIA DIMA ROCHMAWATI

Environmental, social, governance specialist, East Ventures Advisory Pte. Ltd Jakarta, Indonesia

Leading the integration of ESG factors into investment strategies and establishing the first Climate Fund, the largest venture capital in Indonesia. Also building a climate and health platform for Indonesia.

Co-founder and managing director, OpenDream

Sathon, Bangkok, Thailand

Founder and executive director

Jakarta, Indonesia

Assistant manager of fundraising and grants

Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand

Leading participatory disease surveillance and open-source tech. As well as co-founding Opendream, he pioneered SMS surveillance, DoctorMe app and citizen networks to democratize problem-solving in Thailand.

Building WeCare.id, a crowdfunding platform that helps underserved patients to fundraise for medical needs and also develops initiatives in the area of public health, education, disaster response and the environment.

Ph.D. student, faculty of medicine, Chinese University Hong Kong Hong Kong, China

A humanitarian worker with a public health background fundraising and advocating for better health and protection access for migrants and displaced populations along the Thailand-Burma border.

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Driving innovative solutions developed by patients or caregivers to meet their own needs. With both corporate and investment experience, he is fostering a collaborative approach to achieve the best outcomes for health and well-being.

Beyond clinical work, leading an NGO and social enterprise, providing dental treatment and awareness initiatives for refugee and marginalized communities. Passionate about social impact and committed to making oral health accessible to all.

GUNENTHIRA RAO SUBBARAO

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

Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Driving initiatives to shape health policy, with expertise spanning care of vulnerable populations to epidemiology. Committed to shaping policy in global health and community collaboration in delivering health care.

LI WANG

Innovation program manager, Impact Hub Shanghai; consulant, Inclusion China

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Advancing the rights to work for adults with intellectual disabilities through employer engagement, accessible approaches, coaching and advocacy. Aiming to reduce the stigma and enhance rights for people with disabilities and their families.

GIGIH SEPTIANTO

NAW MAY LYAR SOE

PATIPAT SUSUMPAO

LONG TIANWEI

MADIYARASI VENGIDASAN Dentist

Disability inclusion officer, UNICEF Indonesia

Indonesia

Leading UNICEF’s effort in mainstreaming disability inclusion throughout the work for children and young people in Indonesia. A thought leader and speaker on the issue of disability rights, digital accessibility and assistive technology.

Project manager, sexual and reproductive health and rights

Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand

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.

MADE WIKANDANA

EI MON ZAW

Atlantic Fellow, Yves Zuniga, takes part in a public narrative event. Credit: Kim Cruz.

Building a healthier, more equal South Africa.

BASED AT TEKANO

MICHELLE BROTHERTON

Advocate of the High Court and a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Fort Hare Makana, South Africa

DUDUZILE “DUDU” DLAMINI

Advocacy manager, Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force Pretoria, South Africa

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

AMY GREEN

Editor, Health-e News Service Johannesburg, South Africa

Fighting for the decriminalization of sex work. As well as advocating for sex workers, she is an international ambassador for the Coalition of Children Affected by AIDS.

NTOMBIZANELE “ZANELE” FIGLAN

Head of environmental health, City of Cape Town Belville, South Africa

Communications officer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town 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.

NIKKI GREEN (NÉE VERMEULEN)

Coordinator for communitycentered programs, the Centre for Social Development, Rhodes University Cape Town, South Africa

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

Advocating for environmental health as a determinant of health to be at the center of human health.

Exploring the role of the media in influencing and developing more equitable and socially just health systems.

THAMSANQA HAMILTON HUKWE

Chairperson, Abahlali Base Freedom Park Johannesburg, South Africa

KHULULWA JAMPO

Site manager, Mother Mentor, Enable

Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Organizing and mobilizing communities in the southern region of Johannesburg around land, housing and other socioeconomic issues.

Providing support, counseling and basic health education to pregnant women, with a focus on chronic treatment adherence mostly related to HIV and AIDS.

THANIA GOPAL

LANCE LOUSKIETER

Program director, Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

NOMATHAMSANQA “THAMI” MNGXEKEZA

Operations manager, Kozi Foundation

Cape Town, South Africa

SHANNON MORGAN

Community occupational therapist, NHS, community mental health hub

London, England

KODWA MPEPHO

Director, Women and Girls

Leadership Foundation

Pretoria, South Africa

Advocating for health systems’ responsiveness and championing sexual and reproductive justice for sex workers and queer persons through influencing policy and implementation.

TRACEY MALAWANA

Founder and executive director, I_Menstruate Movement

Tembisa, South Africa

Advocating for progressive food systems, quality education, menstrual equity and economic justice. She is an 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.

SIBONGILE MTUNGWA

Director, Women’s Leadership and Training Program

Underberg, South Africa

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.

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

Promoting access to sexual and reproductive health and justice for girls and women in rural and peri-urban areas through advocacy and leadership strengthening skills.

SHEHNAZ MUNSHI

Research project manager, Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity, University of the Witwatersrand Linden, South Africa

Advocating and mobilizing for policy reform to ensure affordable and accessible health for all. Using an intersectional feminist, decolonial research and praxis lens to advance health systems thinking and eradicate gender-based violence.

BERNARD MUTSAGO

Nutritionist, public health researcher and activist, South African Medical Association

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.

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

Pretoria, South Africa

Researcher, Health Systems Trust

Durban, South Africa

Coordinator, People’s Health Movement South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Environmental health campaign manager, groundWork, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Developing social assistance models, budgets and policy advancements for improved health and education outcomes for poor people.

Conducting evidence-based research that contributes to policy-strengthening health systems in South Africa, predominantly using quantitative data to address health equity.

KENTSE RADEBE

Project manager, Systems Innovation, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Cape Town, South Africa

Identifying the processes and levers that reduce social stratification and lead to social innovation and transformation.

Founder, Wheely in a Wheelie

Cape Town, South Africa

Promoting recycling in townships in South Africa.

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

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

Environmental health manager, City of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

Lecturer in social anthropology, Sol Plaatje University

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 drew on public health, developmental origins of health and disease, and epigenetic findings.

WENDY SOMLAVI

LENA STOFILE

CARINA TRUYTS

LINDI MZANKOMO

NOLUTHANDO NDLOVU

TINASHE T. NJANJI

MAFOKO PHOMANE

President, Public Oral Health Forum

Johannesburg, South Africa

Director, USAWA

Learning and Healing

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Biodesign health innovation and health equity postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University

Menlo Park, Calif., United States

Program support at South African Youth Council & National Business Initiative (NBI)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Building an activist oral health workforce, with a focus on grassroots community and peer-topeer engagement to realize, promote, preserve and protect society’s right to oral health and well-being.

LUQMAN YESUFU

Public health inspector, Alberta Health Services

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Advancing the rights and improving the lives of young people and women living on farms, through experiential knowledge after living on a farm herself. Addressing social injustices and inequalities through a human rights context.

SIBUSISO FIHLANI

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

Johanesburg, South Africa

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

Using theater and drama therapy with patients to help them overcome emotional trauma and addiction. Working with young men to help them deal with their emotions to become better fathers.

Working at the intersection of health, sustainablity and innovation to catalyze change. Developing health innovations for underserved population groups. Lecturing and developing curriculum on health equity in innovation.

AMANDA FONONDA

Program manager

Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Akasia, South Africa

As an aspiring futurist, working to understand and address barriers to integration on improving health outcomes that are inclusive, collaborative, shared and progressive.

Using education as a vehicle to drive social change in the health care professions through medical humanities. Advocating for equal access to health care for marginalized communities, including gender and sexual minorities.

ATHOLL KLEINHANS

BULELA VAVA

CHALEEN ARENDSE

CYAN BROWN

LUNGILE QUINY DUBE

Founder and public health programs director, USAWA Learning and Healing

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa

Health systems strengthening approaches through publicprivate partnerships, research and policy advocacy to improve primary health service access and for a more sustainable NHI to achieve universal health coverage.

SIPAMANDLA MPIKELELI

Development and CSI manager, South African Sugar Association

Pretoria, South Africa

PATRICK MDELETSHE

Field researcher, SECTION27

Khayelitsha, South Africa

NTEBALENG MORAKE

Curriculum and education coordinator, Social Justice Coalition

Cape Town, South Africa

Country director, REPSSI (The Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives)

Johannesburg, 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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MEMORY NOSIPHELELE MSESIWE -2022

An activist for the Social Justice Coalition, Khayelitsha, 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.

ANDILE MTHOMBENI

Project manager, Plus 94 Research Johannesburg, South Africa

BAYANDA

Political advocacy coordinator, Triangle Project; president, Impulse Cape Town Group

Cape Town, South Africa

Advancing rural development through job placement opportunities for young people in the sugar cane value chain; bursaries to rural communities studying agriculture, science and engineering; supporting enterprise initiatives for women and the youth.

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

Assisting the South African National Aids Council as a trustees member. Also represented students in the Ministerial Technical Task Team for Sexual & Gender-Based Violence in Institutions of Higher Learning.

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

NDUMISO

HASEENA MAJID

ERIC MOTAU

SAMSON PHAKATHI

Senior field officer, The Endangered Wildlife Trust

Mpophomeni, South Africa

Social worker, Epilepsy

South Africa

Acornhoek, South Africa

SIGCAU

Pharmacist, Department of Health, South Africa

Xhora, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Business case development manager, Transnet National Ports Authority

Durban, South Africa

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.

HARSHA SOMAROO

Public health medicine specialist

Johannesburg, South Africa

RENÉ SPARKS

Public health practitioner, founding director, podcaster and lecturer

Cape Town, South Africa

Addressing inequities in access to medication in a rural community by ensuring availability and ways of ensuring adherence to treatment as a way of eradicating the disease burden.

Program manager, Western Cape Health Department

Cape Town, South Africa

Advocating for enhanced public health training and practice, health systems strengthening and health equity, to improve health outcomes for all.

Working for sexual reproductive health rights, primary health care access, health systems strengthening and health equity for key and vulnerable populations. She has a keen interest in podcasting, social media and communication generally.

Developing and supporting equitable TB and HIV protection programs.

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

ERNA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

Impact and learning manager, Shonaquip Social Enterprise

Wynberg, South Africa

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

RAZIA VALLIE

VINKEY SIBUYI

ANELE NTOMBIKAYISE

SYLVIA SIYO

GANZAMUNGU ZIHINDULA

Research fellow in global health, Trinity College Dublin; and professor, Institut Supérieur pour le Développement Rural, DRC Dublin, Ireland

Working as a research fellow at the Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, leading the translational simulation for trauma-informed care intervention’s implementation in acute-setting hospitals in Ireland.

Health communicator; editor, Eve’s Apple The Mag Pretoria, South Africa

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

Social worker, Masimanyane Women’s Rights International East London, South Africa

Advocating for African practices to be mainstreamed and working as a pioneering health communicator and consulting copywriter. Founder of Eve’s Apple the Mag, a groundbreaking, Pan-Africanist, intersectional sexual health and pleasure magazine.

ZIMBINI MADIKIZA

Project assistant and community mobilizer, Rural Health Advocacy Project Mthatha, South Africa

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.

THATO MATHABATHE

Procurement and supply chain specialist, Guidehouse, USAID Johannesburg, South Africa

“NKULI” MBULI

Advocacy and communications strategist, Embrace Movement for Mothers Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Focusing on NHI (for universal health coverage), policy, governance, structure, and novel TB and HIV treatments.

Advocating for the advancement of maternal health rights and addressing the structural and social dynamics that shape the experiences of early motherhood in South Africa.

NONKULULEKO

KANYISA BOOI

BERTHA CHIGUVARE

NWABISA DLOVA

IVANA MERCKEL

Community coordinator

Pretoria, South Africa

INNOCENTIA MGIJIMA

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

Intern, groundWork

Durban, South Africa

Cluster manager, Soul City Institute for Social Justice

Krugersdorp, South Africa

Promoting the need for accessible, comprehensive and holistic health education with community participation.

Advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa.

Learning as an intern at a non-profit environmental justice organization that is working toward creating a sustainable and equitable environment in South Africa.

TSHEPO MOKHADI

Environmental health practitioner, Bongani Regional Hospital

Welkom, South Africa

Founding member, PHELA

(Public Health Education, Liaison and Advocacy) Foundation

Johannesburg, South Africa

MOTHUDI

Master’s law graduate Gaborone, Botswana

Advocating for social justice for young women and girls, and their rights in accessing sexual reproductive health services in a youthfriendly environment that is underpinned by intersectional feminism.

MQUSHULU

Program manager, Next Up Roodepoort, South Africa

Implementing sustainable, green initiatives in the hospital environment that aim to reduce the carbon footprint, as well as the use of harmful chemicals, especially pesticides, and waste minimization strategies in the health sector.

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

Working with rural communities, improving access to health care services, and educating them on sexual and reproductive health rights and mental health. She advocates for greater public participation and consultation with communities on issues such as democracy and governance, and policies advancing human rights.

Mentoring youth leaders across South Africa.

NOMFUNDO MKHABA

MPHO MOGAPI

LEBO MOLETE

TLAMELO MMAMOHLAKOANA

NTOMBOHLANGA

ALDRIDGE MUNYORO

Ph.D. candidate, University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa

Comprehensive care nurse and nurse trainer, Department of Health, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa

Africa regional coordinator, groundWork

Pretoria, South Africa

Nurse, Department of Health

Cape Town, South Africa

Building an inclusive society where people living at the far margins of society can equally participate and benefit from the social and economic pipeline.

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

Pharmacist, Department of Health; master’s candidate in public health, Rhodes University

KwaZulu, South Africa

Managing editor, Health-e News Service

Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Working with community health workers on the issue of health care access for marginalized communities.

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

Itsoseng, South Africa

Working toward improving health care in the public sector.

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

Advocating for the inclusion of queer women and people living with HIV; providing women and girls with the space to learn about their bodies and exercise their rights to sexual health.

JUDIAC RANAPE

AZEEZA RANGUNWALA

YVETTE ANDREWS

PINKIE SAIDY BROWN

KUVASHNA SINGH

BIBI-AISHA WADVALLA

Mental health practitioner, researcher and activist

Cape Town, South Africa

Co-director, Echoes of Hope foundation; youth support agent for entrepreneurship, Masifunde Learner Development

Gqeberha, South Africa

Addressing mental health for social change, through a decolonial approach that is holistic and communitybased, situating the lived experiences of the people of South Africa and wider Africa.

YOLISA LAWRENCE

Programs coordinator, SGS Consulting

Johannesburg, South Africa

Developing the agency of young women, children and the LGBTIQPA+ community. Developing literacy, and supporting and mentoring youth to improve local economies, as well as promoting entrepreneurship and business networks.

Founder and director, Resoketswe Lebjane Foundation

Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Developmental strategist, author and publisher

Komani, South Africa

Ph.D. candidate, University of Western Cape; physiotherapist Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

Strengthening literacy, youth leadership and the well-being of young women and girls in communities through engagement programs.

Advocating for gender equality and sexual reproductive health rights as a change driver, targeting rural areas in particular.

Advancing people-centered sustainable livelihoods systems and producing alternative developmental models with a special focus on food sovereignty.

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

Community activist, health promoter and support group facilitator for communities

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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

Medical student Durban, South Africa

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.

CINCINANTIA LEBJANE

NONZALISEKO MAGIDIWANE

NQOBIZWE MAHLANGU

TENDAI CHISIRIMUNHU

ABONGILE DAVANI

NANGAMSO KOZA

MMABATHO LANGA

PRECIOUS MAZIBUKO

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

Social behavior change communications manager, Pact South Africa Centurion, South Africa

Social worker; master’s candidate, University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa

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

Advocating for the use of drama therapy as a key component of the public health system; trying to tackle the issue of mental health in South Africa.

BELLS TWANI

Member, Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni

Cape Town, South Africa

NWABISA ZANTSI

Co-founder, Fulfill the Dream Academy

Cape Town, South Africa

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

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

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

Program practioner, Pathways Institute

Gqeberha, South Africa

Addressing structural issues, including land spatiality and fiscal policies, through activism.

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

Project leader, South African Federation for Mental Health Johannesburg, South Africa

Working with communities and civil society movements to address inequality and strive for social justice for all; mobilizing community and building community voice through capacity building.

Advocating for improved menstrual health, mental health and gender equality.

VUSIMUZI ZWANE

ZANDILE MQWATHI

LINDILE NONTOBEKO NGWENYA

NTSIKA DAPO

MICHEL’LE DONNELLY

LUNGILE GAMEDE

Professional nurse-midwife

Johannesburg, South Africa

SHAYNI GEFFEN

Project leader, South African Federation for Mental Health

Cape Town, South Africa

KAREN HENDRICKS

Leader and activist, Reclaim The City

Cape Town, South Africa

Secretary general, Housing Assembly

Cape Town, South Africa

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

Advocating for improved mental health and health outcomes in South Africa.

Advocating for an inclusive city marked by equality and gender balance, where poor and working-class women of color hold pivotal roles in decision-making.

PAMELA MDLANDLA

Nobalisa mentor, Axium Education

Willowvale, South Africa

MZIKHONA MGEDLE

Founder, Langa Bicycle Hub

Cape Town, South Africa

Professional facilitator, actress and curator

Johannesburg, South Africa

Advocating for access to safe, affordable and dignified housing. Through workshops, seminars and grassroots campaigns, empowering individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for their rights and effect meaningful change.

SEOKETSI MOOKETSI

Founder, See Your Power Foundation

Schweizer Reneke, 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.

Advocating for safer public spaces and promoting cycling in Langa.

Using drama therapy and art for social activism.

Providing political and personal education to equip activists with the necessary tools to resist inequality and create alternatives.

ITUMELENG MOEKETSI

KENNETH MATLAWE

WISEMAN MPEPO

General secretary, Intlungu Yasematyotyombeni

Cape Town, South Africa

ZANELE MSIBI

Activist, Emalahleni

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Development economist Johannesburg, South Africa

Program manager, NextUp Johannesburg, South Africa

Advocating for land access, ownership and seeking an improvement to the lives of people living in informal settlements.

NHLANHLA NGQAQU

Founder, iPhupho L’ka Biko 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.

Working with in-school youth, between 14-21 years, to expose them to the world of work and develop their skills to enhance their future employability.

CONSTANCE

NOTHANDO MATHE

Coordinator, Asijiki Coalition

Cape Town, South Africa

HOMBAKAZI NQANDEKA

Author, entrepreneur and Ph.D. candidate

Eastern Cape, South Africa

MONALISA NQISHA

Co-founder and director, Masikhule Gender Aids Alliance

East London , Eastern Cape, South Africa

Using the arts, particularly music, as a tool for social change and health equity in South Africa.

Lobbying organizations, Members of Parliament and individuals to protect, respect and promote the rights of sex workers. Advocating for the decriminalization of sex work.

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

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

FUNZANI MTEMBU

AZOLA MZEKANDABA

Farmer, Ubuhle Bendalo Food

Cape Town, South Africa

NZIMANDE

Mental health professional; founder, Hope2Educate Public Health and Innovation

Durban, South Africa

Farming to promote organic grown vegetables, which he sees as the solution to ending hunger, achieving food security and establishing food sovereignty in South Africa.

NOMASWAZI TSHABALALA

Director, Ficksburg Community Advice Office

Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa

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

Black feminist organizer

Cape Town, South Africa

Member, Housing Assembly Southern District

Cape Town, South Africa

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

Health4Life program manager, Life Choices

Cape Town, South Africa

Specialized environmental officer

Cape Town, South Africa

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

Tackling inequality and social injustices through empowering the youth.

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

Advocating for access to safe, affordable, and dignified housing.

LEONI WAINWRIGHT

ANTHONY VAN WYK

SOPHUMLA NTOYABO

SIYABONGA HLONGWA

KEALEBOGA RAMARU

BERNADETTE ROSSOUW

Connecting Changemakers. Advancing Equity.

BASED AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION

Executive coach and facilitator

Columbia, Md., United States

Senior lecturer, University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

Professor of law, University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States

Principal, Black Futures Lab Atlanta, United States

Supporting Black social impact leaders and their teams through the provision of executive coaching, transformative programming, and training and developmental opportunities.

National field secretary, Movement for Black Lives

Atlanta, United States

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

Teaching sociology and convening the Critical Labour stream at the University of Cape Town. Researching diverse ways in which women’s lives and livelihoods around sites of extraction across southern Africa are impacted by mines and mining.

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

Durban, South Africa

Developing community projects and funding to assist talented people from disadvantaged communities to access education in the creative industries, and helping in grassroots training and economic development in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Working to advance an intersectional approach to racial justice; and creating and sustaining inclusive, equitable learning environments.

Building the movement for Black lives by engaging in narrative change efforts and direct action organizing.

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

New York, United States

Providing policy support for sections of the international trade union movement around the just energy transition, with an emphasis on South Africa; and contributing to the debate on climate change, Pan-Africanism and free education, among other issues.

KELLY-EVE KOOPMAN

Director and co-creator, Coloured Mentality

Cape Town, South Africa

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

MARY HOOKS

CHRISTOPHER JOHN

BRIAN KAMANZI

OBENEWA AMPONSAH

ASANDA-JONAS BENYA

DEVON CARBADO

ALICIA GARZA

Community lawyer and organizer

Washington, D.C., United States

Executive director, People’s Advocacy Institute

Jackson, Miss., United States

Founder and director, UCU Consulting Johannesburg, South Africa

Head, department of jurisprudence; and associate professor, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa

Developing a framework to situate ableism as central to every form of systemic oppression while leading efforts to dismantle all carceral institutions.

Incubating initiatives that transform our response to violence; and challenging the need for prisons and centering community-led governance.

Composer and installation artist

Cape Town, South Africa

MARLON PETERSON

President and chief executive officer, The Precendential Group; host of “DEcarcerated” podcast series; and writer Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Creating new narratives to invoke soul consciousness as a tool for shaping private and public sector leadership in Africa. Imagining new political and economic paradigms to end racial injustice globally.

Writer, researcher and strategist, Kaepernick Endeavors Boston, United States

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

Director of housing, PolicyLink Philadelphia, United States

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

Improving services and leadership capacity of organizations working toward criminal justice reform. His books include “Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song.”

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

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

NEO MUYANGA

CHRISTOPHER PETRELLA

RASHEEDAH PHILLIPS

TALILA LEWIS

RUKIA LUMUMBA

NTOMBIKANINA MALINGA

JOEL MODIRI

President and chief executive officer, Community Coalition

Los Angeles, United States

President, Color of Change

New York, United States

Sales executive, NMI DSM

Durban, South Africa

Founder, Southern Soul Wellness

Atlanta, United States

Building a multiracial organizing model that increases the ability of Black and Brown residents in Los Angeles to win policy change, resource redistribution and neighborhood improvements.

MICHAEL

Chief executive officer, AmeriCorps

Alexandria, Va., United States

Developing an infrastructure of a strategic Black response to the needs of, and injustices facing the Black community; and campaigning for changes in employment, the economy, voting, criminal justice, news and entertainment.

Executive director, Equality Labs

Weehawken, N.J., United States

Mentoring, pastoring and hosting restorative conversations to empower and educate society’s most marginalized people to have equal opportunities and combat racism.

Facilitating mediation for group conflicts, and convening healers to support the wellness of frontline organizers and those most impacted by trauma and oppression.

Speculative narratist

Cape Town, South Africa

Founding executive director, Equity And Transformation (EAT)

Westchester, Ill., United States

Leading AmeriCorps, the U.S. federal agency that deploys more than $1 billion and 250,000 AmeriCorps members annually to address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic engagement.

Building the power of Black and Dalit movements to overcome white supremacy and caste apartheid.

Moving through and beyond atmospheres of colonialtimed-bodies and clearing pathways to hidden futures.

Organizing civil rights activism and leading Equity and Transformation, a nonprofit organization that won the first recreational cannabis policy to include reparations for the war on drugs.

SMITH

THENMOZHI SOUNDARARAJAN

SARAH SUMMERS

RICHARD WALLACE

ALBERTO RETANA

RASHAD ROBINSON

SIYABONGA SHANGE

HOLIDAY SIMMONS

Ph.D. candidate, University of Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa

CEDRIC

Founder, Blue Skies Advising LLC

Winston-Salem, N.C., United States

National director, Journey for Justice Alliance Chicago, United States

Researching the meanings of land and agrarian livelihoods of Black people who were dispossessed of their land and stripped of property rights by colonial and apartheid regimes. Exploring implications for agrarian change today.

Guiding and supporting foundation and nonprofit leaders to accomplish their social impact missions, with a particular interest in the African diaspora.

South Africa

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

Building power in Black communities for over 25 years; and using community organizing to win equity in public education.

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

BETSY HODGES

Adviser, Betsy Hodges LLC Washington, D.C., United States

Vice president, Global Strategic Community Impact, Axon Chicago, 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.

Leading community engagement efforts to transform relationships between safety officials and the communities they are meant to serve.

BROWN

JITU BROWN

ZAKIYA CARR JOHNSON Principal, Odara Solutions Washington, D.C., United States

BUSISIWE DLAMINI Dialogue practitioner Johannesburg,

REGINA HOLLOWAY

SITHANDIWE “STHA” YENI

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

Founding director, Creative Academy Johannesburg, South Africa

Portfolio head for municipal sustainability, South African Local Government Association Johannesburg, South Africa

Earth Imperatives

Johannesburg, South Africa

Spearheading initiatives to support low-income people and communities.

Promoting African bow music as well as arts, crafts, dance, poetry, creative writing and other creative activities to build a progressive heritage movement.

KOKETSO MOETI

Founding executive director, amandla.mobi

Johannesburg, South Africa

IN MEMORY CONSTANCE MOGALE

National coordinator, Rural Democracy Trust Johannesburg, South Africa

Leading sustainability efforts with a range of stakeholders in sectors that include small-scale agriculture, environment, climate change, renewable energy, gender and land rights at local, national and international levels.

Founder and principal consultant, Needle Strategies LLC; States Strategy co-lead, State of Equity New York, United States

Driving environmental sustainability research with a focused commitment on translating research outcomes into practical solutions.

WILNEIDA

Director of research and policy; co-worker and co-founder, Startups & Society Initiative New York, United States

Building power among low-income Black women for collective action through amandla.mobi, a mobile phone civic engagement tool.

Led organizational campaigns for land rights, mining-affected communities and livelihoods in South Africa.

Leading partnership development, including creating a community of state government racial equity practitioners, strategy, organizing and campaign support for racial justice organizations fighting for an equitable multiracial democracy.

Working on the frontlines of fostering new multiissue and cross-disciplinary approaches and solutions to our increasingly complex, socio-technical world.

ELANA NEEDLE

NEGRON

MITCHELL LITTLE

BONGIWE LUSIZI

DORAH MAREMA

NHLANHLA MNISI

LOVELYN NWADEYI

Director and social justice strategist, LN Advisors; Inclusion strategy manager EMEA, Netflix Johannesburg, South Africa

Founder and executive director, Equality Collective

Nqileni Village, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Community organizer and former senior pastor, Holman United Methodist Church Los Angeles, United States

Co-founder and program director, Paralegal Pathways Initiative, Columbia Law School

New York, United States

Working to see the principles of social justice, equity and belonging embedded in organizations across entertainment, education and professional services sectors.

Providing backbone support to increase collective participation and action to drive more responsive and accountable governance as a rural organizer.

DYLAN VALLEY

Filmmaker and educator, University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

Strategist, founder and executive director, Axle Impact Studio

Atlanta, United States

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.

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.

DELORIS “DELA” WILSON

TESS NOLIZWE PEACOCK

KELVIN SAULS

DEVON SIMMONS

L-R: Program board chair and Fellow, Cedric Brown, with other Fellows from the 2019 cohort, Devon Simmons, Wilneida Negron and Elana Needle. Credit: Between Productions.

KEVIN BECKFORD

Co-founder, The Hustlers Guild; senior associate, partnerships & engagement, Pretrial Justice Institute Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Supporting outreach at Pretrial Justice Institute, U.S. nonprofit, mobilizing pretrial changemakers working to end mass incarceration; also using hip hop to expand access to the innovation space for Black and Latinx youth at The Hustlers Guild.

TEMBINKOSI

Former commissioner, South African Competition Commission Johannesburg, South Africa

Founder and senior pastor, Renewal Worship Center; founder and chief executive officer, Green the Church Oakland, Calif., United States

Writer, activist and performance artist Kingston, Jamaica

Teaching as a visiting professor of law at Wits Law School and an adjunct professor in the Business School of Nelson Mandela University.

Leading the congregation at Renewal Worship Center; also leading Green the Church, an organization at the intersection of the U.S. Black faith community and environmental justice.

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.

BONAKELE

AMBROSE CARROLL

STACEYANN CHIN

L-R: Fellows Siyanda Siko, Lindiwe Nkutha, Ongezwa Mbele and Daranee Petsod at an immersion retreat held in New York City. Credit: AFRE Communications.

JESSICA FEIERMAN

Senior managing director, Juvenile Law Center

Philadelphia, United States

Director of legal affairs, Mothers 2 Mothers (m2m)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Minister, activist and scholar Newark, N.J., United States

Leader and organizer, Blackseed Brooklyn, N.Y., 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 legal director of Mothers 2 Mothers, 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.

MINHAJ JEENAH

Executive director, My Vote Counts Cape Town, South Africa

KIRAN KAUR BAINS

President and chief executive officer, SA2020

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Working with organizers, educators, creatives, faith leaders and local residents to build a global society rooted in the principles of love, freedom and justice.

Utilizing experiences as a leader and organizer in the movement for liberation to grow BlackSeed, a cannabis equity consultant company that supports equity and justice through a reparative framework.

KHWEZI MABASA

Senior researcher, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Pretoria, South Africa

Founder and president, United Domestic Workers of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa

Coordinating a democratic process to build a broadbased and sustainable alliance that represents community-based organizations, social movements, NGOs and trade unions across South Africa’s nine provinces.

Leading SA2020 as the organization driving progress toward a shared community vision in San Antonio.

Serving as a senior researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and a part-time lecturer at the University of Pretoria.

Leading the United Domestic Workers of South Africa (UDWOSA), representing the interests of hundreds of domestic workers across South Africa.

PINKY MASHIANE

ALEXANDRA FITZGERALD

NYLE FORT

ARISSA HALL

Public interest lawyer,

Western Cape Department of Economic Development

Cape Town, South Africa

Chief advancement officer, Tides Advocacy

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa

Co-founder, Movement for Collective Action and Racial Equity (Movement for CARE)

Cape Town, South Africa

Serving as a South African public interest lawyer with the department of economic development in the Western Cape, focused on public policy and regulatory reform.

Overseeing the 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.

ZAKIYAH SHAAKIR-ANSARI

Co-executive director, Alliance for Quality Education

Valley Stream, N.Y., United States

KHAYELIHLE

“KHAYA” SITHOLE

Accountant, academic, activist and independent analyst Johannesburg, South Africa

Serving as a senior lecturer in African literature at the University of the Witwatersrand. Also, a feminist teacher, researcher and published poet.

Founder and chief executive officer, Decolonizing Wealth Project New York, United States

Building Movement for CARE, a municipalist movement focused on meaningful local participatory governance and active citizenship, and cultivating solidarity among marginalized communities.

SYDELLE WILLOW SMITH

Co-founder, Sunshine Cinema; and partner, Makhulu Media

Cape Town, South Africa

Serving as co-executive director at Alliance for Quality Education (AQE), the leading statewide organization fighting for educational justice in New York State.

Working as a chartered accountant, writer and academician to promote civil society and advocacy organizations on matters relating to youth development, education, land reform and economic justice.

Leading the Decolonizing Wealth Project, which aims to collectively promote a world vision in which everyone can live their best lives, thrive in their cultures and bring about healing from generations of colonial trauma.

Co-leading Sunshine Cinema: working with rural youth in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, using solar-powered cinemas to spark conversation. Offering expertise in visual anthropology and media advocacy.

EDGAR VILLANUEVA

SIBONELO MCHUNU

JESSICA MOFIELD

DANAI MUPOTSA

AXOLILE NOTYWALA

KAREN ANN DANIELS

Director of programming and artistic director, Folger Theatre

Washington, D.C., United States

NASSER ELEDROOS

Policy counsel, Color of Change

Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

ARIA FLORANT

Co-founder, Liberation Ventures

Washington, D.C., United States

MUSA GWEBANI

Policy officer, European Union

Delegation to South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Widening access to the experiences of creating and seeing theater to communities that historically have not had access, including incarcerated communities; telling stories as an actor, director, playwright, vocalist and musician.

MELISSA JONES

Executive director, Bay Area Regional Health

Inequities Initiative

Oakland, Calif., United States

Exploring racially equitable approaches to the design, implementation and accountability of algorithms and information systems in U.S. law.

Leading Liberation Ventures, a U.S. nonprofit organization that is building the power to win federal, comprehensive reparations for Black Americans.

Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Durban, South Africa

Vice president, Aspen Institute

Washington, D.C., United States

Elevating issues of migration, regional integration and the strengthening of a civil society that can add vibrancy to South Africa’s democracy.

Founder and head curator, makwande.republic

Goshen Village,Cathcart, Eastern 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; sometimes working for municipal government or as an external partner.

Working with young people in townships and incarcerated people to tell Indigenous stories and facilitate theater workshops.

Building diverse, equitable and inclusive systems and economies for out-of-work adults, with an emphasis on marginalized populations.

Creating and facilitating interventions, festivals, programs, experiences, convenings and public art that embody traumainformed healing imperatives. Also working as an artist and facilitator.

ONGEZWA MBELE

MONIQUE MILES

UKHONA NTSALI MLANDU

Executive director, Tshepiso Mokoena Foundation

Upper Marlboro, Md., United States

Executive director, The Hidden Genius Project Oakland, Calif., United States

Co-chief executive officer, Common Future

West Orange, N.J., United States

Operations and finance manager, Institute for Economic Justice

Johannesburg, South Africa

Leading a foundation that focuses on programs for gender, racial and social equity; advocating for the equality and empowerment of Deaf people in South Africa.

DARANEE PETSOD

Senior adviser, Hyphen Takuapa, Thailand

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.

XENA SCULLARD

Co-founder, Queer Feminist Film Festival

Cape Town, 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.

Advancing racial and economic justice through executive leadership, equitable organizational design and use of a systems change lens to shift practices and power.

Associate research supervisor, postgraduate studies, African Film and Dramatic Arts Academy Durban, South Africa

Empowering Black women and youth to tell their stories as a founder and co-director at Osibakhulu Development Initiatives; also working as the operations and finance manager at the Institute for Economic Justice.

Executive director, North Carolina Justice Center

Raleigh, N.C., United States

Serving as a supervisor at a leading film school in South Africa; researching civic intervention documentary, post-colonial theory and African philosophy.

Leading a progressive research and advocacy organization to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.

MAHORO SEMEGE

REGGIE SHUFORD

TSHEPISO MOKOENA

BRANDON NICHOLSON

JENNIFER NJUGUNA

LINDIWE NKUTHA

DANY SIGWALT

Managing director, Green Leadership Trust

Washington, D.C., United States

SIYANDA SIKO

Head of sustainability programs, Sibanye-Stillwater

Johannesburg, South Africa

Executive director, Castanea Fellowship

New Mexico, United States

Assistant federal public defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas Texas, United States

Cultivating leadership of movements that foster effective, powerful coalitions and cross-issue solidarity; currently supporting youth power and building power across the climate and racial justice movements.

NAZEER SONDAY

Chairperson, Philippi Horticultural Area, Food and Farming Campaign

Cape Town, South Africa

Facilitating a just transition to a post-mining economy that is socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and economically diversified in the southern Africa region.

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.

NOLWAZI TUSINI

Broadcast journalist and gender activist

Johannesburg, South Africa

MUSAWENKOSI CABE

Freelance legal journalist and podcaster

Johannesburg, South Africa

Providing legal representation for inmates facing death sentences in Texas federal courts. Also serving as an International Legal Foundation Attorney Fellow, assisting lawyers in Myanmar on capital cases.

SIPHELELE CHIRWA

Chief executive officer, Activate Leadership

Cape Town, South Africa

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.

Working as a freelance legal journalist and podcaster, who is committed to telling stories of ordinary people through audio documentary and written articles. Previously worked 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.

KRYSTEN AGUILAR

AARON BUTLER

MEKAELIA DAVIS

Director, Black Family Economic Mobility, Ballmer Group

New York, United States

KEESHA GASKINS-NATHAN

Director, Democratic Practice Program - U.S. and the Racial Justice Initiative, Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, United States

Deputy director, Service Employees International Union, Racial Justice Center Chicago, United States

National director, Showing Up for Racial Justice

New York, United States

Building movements within institutions by developing and executing programs that bring capital and resources to advance racial equity and inclusion.

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.

Creative director, Heal the Hood Project

Alpharetta, Ga., United States

BLU LEWIS

Director, North Carolina’s Black Leadership and Organizing Collective Charlotte, N.C., United States

Advancing an anti-racist agenda at the Service Employees International Union, which unites two million members across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Managing director, Sugar Bean Pictures Johannesburg, South Africa

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.

Founder and director, Zizi kaNojaholo Consulting Johannesburg, South Africa

Using education, the arts and sports to create a foundation that is Afrocentric, to support the decolonization or re-humanization of African minds.

Coordinating and developing local, state-wide and national Black-led movements and infrastructures centered on meeting the needs and shifting the conditions of Black, working-class and transgender, gender 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.

LIZ GRES

ERIN HEANEY

EMILE JANSEN

NTOKOZO MBULI

KHANYISA NOMOYI

ITUMELENG QHALI

Writer, research and development director, Qhama SHI

Johannesburg, South Africa

TANZEEM RAZAK

Director and founding partner, Lemon Pebble Architects and Urban Designers

Johannesburg, South Africa

TISA RODRIGUEZ

Leadership consultant and environmental planner

Perris, Calif., United States

SIMRAN SINGH

Executive director, Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program

New York, United States

Working for an urban renewal and heritage preservation NGO to build integrated communities and address historical displacement and socioeconomic inequalities for low-income families. Also authoring works focused on women and children’s lives and culture.

PUMLA VILAKAZI

Founder and chief executive officer, Sasopsbiz Foundation

Durban, South Africa

Contributing to an entrepreneurial revolution in South Africa by offering business incubation services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Advocating for spatial transformation in South African cities, with a focus on design in areas of limited resources, particularly townships. Also tackling gaps in Black female representation and wider racial equity in architecture and urban design.

RONALD WESSO Co-director, Beneficial Technologies

Johannesburg, South Africa

Pursuing a master’s degree with a dual concentration in conflict resolution and sustainability law — building on a career as an environmental planner with expertise in transportation infrastructure.

TSIONE WOLDE-MICHAEL

Executive director, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Washington, D.C., United States

Leading the Aspen Instiute’s Religion & Society Program, which ignites change through convening, catalyzing and researching the challenges and opportunities at the convergence of religion, culture and justice.

LWANDO XASO

Founder, Including Society

Johannesburg, South Africa

Supporting anti-racist, feminist, labor and community movements as a researcher, writer and popular educator. Focused on movement-building strategies in the face of extractivist, neoliberal capitalism. Currently 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.

Working toward real-world solutions to global inequalities.

BASED AT THE INTERNATIONAL INEQUALITIES INSTITUTE, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

FOLA ADELEKE

Data privacy lawyer

Halifax, Canada

SAIDA ALI

Global program manager, Hivos Foundation

Nairobi, Kenya

SEBASTIAN BOCK

Germany director, Transport & Environment

Berlin, Germany

Deputy director, global policy and advocacy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Washington, D.C., United States

Working on transparency and corporate accountability; with a current focus on the monetization of our personal data and its impact on the right to privacy and access to information.

Senior program officer for human rights, Sigrid Rausing Trust

London, England

Working on gender equality, diversity and inclusion issues, with particular attention to social and economic rights related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics.

Social impact consultant

Cape Town, South Africa

Identifying, assessing and supporting grantee organizations at local and national levels to advance universal human rights and justice.

Championing fairer access to housing, water, sanitation and health care for lowincome households in South Africa, with a focus on women and youth.

Working on the transformation of the transport and automotive sector in Germany at Europe’s leading clean transport campaign group.

Leading the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 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.

Ph.D. student, department of sociology, University of Cambridge

New Delhi, India

Head, democratic renewal team, Open Society FoundationsEurope and Central Asia

Berlin, Germany

Studying as a doctoral candidate in sociology and a Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge. Co-founded Chitrakoot Collective, a grassroots feminist organization working on all things genderrelated.

Supporting democratic innovation across Europe. Championing participatory decision-making as an approach to equity.

MELANIE R. BROWN

JOEY HASSON

TRACY JOOSTE

PRIYANKA K

ROSE LONGHURST

JOHNNY MILLER

Photographer, Unequal Scenes; News Fellow, Code for Africa; founder, africanDRONE

Mukilteo, Wash., United States

MASANA MULAUDZI

Senior manager, campaign organizing (movement building), Wikimedia Foundation

Johannesburg, South Africa

JACK NISSAN

Director, Tinderbox Collective; board member, Music Education Partnership Group/ We Make Music Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland

Co-chief executive and transformation officer, ADD (Action on Disability and Development) International Nairobi, Kenya

Working to creatively communicate systems and processes relating to economic, environmental and social justice issues. Managing a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a drone community “for good.”

LOUIS OYARO

Human rights consultant Heidelberg, Germany

Working on projects ranging from how international nongovernmental organizations work in the global south to those focused on human and disability rights.

Leading the implementation, management, supervision and evaluation of campaign organizing for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia.

LOUISE RUSSELLPRYWATA

Director of policy and advocacy, OpenOwnership Gillingham, England

Building a collective of young people, musicians, artists and youth workers. Finding creative and collaborative ways of bringing people together, building community and opening up opportunities for children and young people.

JANE SLOANE

Senior director, women’s empowerment and gender equality, The Asia Foundation Sausalito, Calif., United States

Empowering disability activists in Africa and Asia, and campaigning for equality and disability inclusion.

Working on public policy reform at the intersection of anti-corruption and tax justice to increase the accountability of elite individuals and corporations to citizens and societies.

Providing intellectual and programmatic leadership for The Asia Foundation’s programs to empower women and advance gender equality in Asia.

Founder and chief executive officer, Pixstory New Delhi, India

Creating the space to build people’s narratives which are alternative, non-singular, personal and political.

FREDRICK OUKO ALUCHELI

APPU ESTHOSE SURESH

Gender and development professional

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.

Ph.D. student, department of economic history, London School of Economics and Political Science London, England

Feminist justice and peace activist Yerevan, Armenia

National project coordinator, International Labour Organization (ILO) Kathmandu, Nepal

Founding coordinator, Act Now; a fellow for peace and leadership, Social Change Initiative Newtownabbey, England

Researching why improvements to technological efficiency have been primarily converted into increased consumption rather than leisure. Focusing on climate change and inequality implications.

Supporting local and international organizations with capacity building, facilitation and research on feminist peace and gender justice.

Promoting women’s decent employment and public investments in the care economy and coordinating a UN Women-ILO joint program in Nepal.

Building a people-powered campaigning community to take coordinated action for progressive change across Northern Ireland; supporting communities in their campaigning for socioeconomic rights.

RANIA M. TARAZI

HILLARY VIPOND

MILENA ABRAHAMYAN

KRIPA BASNYAT

NICOLA BROWNE

Fellows at the reception for the program’s Keynote Lecture in January 2024. Credit: Carl Goodwin.

Organizing Institute Assistant Director, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Takoma Park, Md., United States

Focusing on training organizers to have the skills needed to win campaigns that build workers’ power and improve wages and working conditions.

Senior program and impact lead (Fellow engagement), Atlantic Institute

Bicester, England

ALLISON CORKERY

Director, law program, WIEGOWomen in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing Johannesburg, South Africa

Director of programs, Ariadne Network

London, England

Leading on in-person and online programming, including the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening, the annual flagship event. Also providing strategic support to the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board (GFAB).

TAYLOR DOWNS

Founder and head of product, open function group; colead, information mediation group, GovStack initiative London, England

Supporting governments and non-governmental organizations in scaling health, humanitarian and child protection interventions via secure, responsible dataintegration, automation and interoperability initiatives.

Lead trainer, No Means No Worldwide

Leiden, Netherlands

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.

ELIMANE HABY KANE

Founder and chairman, LEGSAfrica (Leadership, Ethics, Governance, Strategies for Africa) Dakar, Senegal

Connecting European donors and foundation staff working to support social change, human dignity, human rights and justice.

Human rights lawyer; cofounder, Center for Women’s Rights Advocacy

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.

CRAIG TINASHE DUBE

MILANOI KOIYIET

LAUREN BURKE

TANYA CHARLES

RENATA CUK

JAMES MURAGURI

Founder and chief executive officer, Institute of Public Finance Kenya Nairobi, Kenya

ROSELINE ORWA

Founder and chief executive officer, Rona Foundation Nairobi, Kenya

Head, International Affairs Department, Ministry of Women and Gender Equality, Government of Chile Santiago, Chile

Executive director, OpenUp Cape Town, South Africa

Focusing as a public finance practitioner on how public finance management can address inequalities at both national and subnational government level.

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.

Program director, The Oxford Character Project, University of Oxford Oxford, England

Social justice, labor and community activist; consultant Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

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.

Co-founder and director, Quid; co-founder and board member, Advocacy Hub São Paulo, Brazil

Focusing on systems change and responsible leadership at the Oxford Character Project; previously at BRAC in Bangladesh, leading a project providing one million women with access to digital financial services.

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.

ANITA PEÑA SAAVEDRA

GABRIELLA RAZZANO

ANJALI SARKER

MAUREEN SIGAUKE

PEDRO TELLES

MADHUMITHA ARDHANARI

Climate justice activist and Ph.D. candidate, University of Exeter and University of Queensland England and Austraila

SOPHEA CHREK

Coordinator, social action for community and development

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

DELLA Z DUNCAN

Renegade economist; host of “Upstream” podcast; coach and facilitator, Right Livelihood

San Francisco, United States

ALON-LEE GREEN

National co-director, Standing Together

Tel Aviv, Israel

Inquiring into circularity in critical minerals and sediment extraction, and coaching businesses and organizations to awaken agency and systemic leadership in the face of climate breakdown and various other long-term realities.

Working toward a just economy, social justice, gender justice, people 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.

Cohort 6 Fellows at Module 3 in April 2023. Credit: Catarina Heeckt.

Executive director, Service Employees International Union, Washington State Council

Seattle, United States

Dalit rights activist and founder, DalitWomenFight.org

New Delhi, India

Leading progressive change in the United States Workers Rights Movement and building a more equitable world for all people, especially those who experience marginalization across various forms of intersectional identities.

LIZ NELSON

Director, tax justice and human rights, Tax Justice Network

Oxford, England

Leading a grassroots campaign addressing structural violence against the most marginalized women.

Ph.D. candidate, department of sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science London, England

Working on the transitional justice process in Colombia and researching how to link redress for human rights violations for the fulfilment of economic, social and cultural rights and the reduction of structural inequalities.

Advocacy officer, UNICEF

New York, United States

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.

Youth engagement and campaigns organizer, Just for Kids Law London, England

Founder and curator, Safety First for Girls

Lusaka, Zambia

Using art to build tools toward girls’ safety (via Safety First for Girls) and increase digital citizenship in local communities (via Digital Grassroots). An expert in internet governance, inequality and innovation.

Director, Funders for a Just Economy Program, Neighborhood Funders Group

New York, United States

Engaging with young people who have been excluded from mainstream education to enable them to become social action leaders in transforming the use of school exclusions and advocating for a more inclusive education system.

Working on issues at the intersections of labor rights and economic justice, decolonizing development policies, women’s rights, gender justice and feminist philanthropy.

FOLUKE ADETOLA OJELABI

MICHAELA RAFFERTY

LEANNE SAJOR

JOAN JONES

ASHA KOWTAL

HOBETH MARTÍNEZ CARRILLO

ESTHER MWEMA

CRYSTAL SIMEONI

Director, Nawi: Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective Nairobi, Kenya

Learning coordinator, TuTela Learning Network; learning and research consultant Lisbon, Portugal

Co-founder and executive director, Entramada Santiago, Chile

CHOONG WENG WAI

Ph.D. candidate, University of Warwick Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Working to influence macrolevel economic policies from a Pan-African feminist analysis across regional and global spaces.

Creating spaces of collective learning and creative action to fight urban inequalities, with children, young people and women. Connecting experiences of grassroots activism to spread existing but marginalized models of change.

AMANDA YOUNG

Executive director, Pollination Melbourne, Australia

DANILO CURCIC

Program coordinator, A11 Initiative for Economic and Social Rights Belgrade, Serbia

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.”

ANDREA ENCALADA GARCÍA

Regional Development

Undersecretary’s adviser, Government of Chile Santiago, Chile

Working as an Indigenous equity practitioner across political, social, economic and environmental spheres.

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.

Addressing the strengthening of subnational governments and Chile’s decentralization process.

Researching the everyday reproduction of poverty, inequality and exclusion, with a focus on the political economies of Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

MAURO FERNANDEZ

Founder and president, Sociedad y Naturaleza Buenos Aires, Argentina

Building and communicating ecological and social transitions toward fairer, inclusive and sustainable livelihoods for all.

KITTI BARACSI

MARIA CARRASCO

CHRISTOPHER

CLAIRE GODFREY

Public policy specialist and campaign strategist

Oxford, England

GEORGIA

Director and co-founder, Instituto Procomum; strategic dialogue facilitator for civil society organizations

São Paulo, Brazil

Providing expertise on campaigning on global poverty, social and economic justice issues, and sustainable development.

Researcher and adviser on ESCR and tech, Algorithmic Accountability Lab, Amnesty International London, England

Focusing on how technologies are being used to exacerbate inequality and create new forms of rights violations.

Working for the Commons; facilitator in collective construction processes; founder/project director of the Procomum Institute, an organization focused on culture, technology, politics and citizenship.

SADAT ADAM

Programs and policy influencing lead, Oxfam Accra, Ghana

MÁXIMO ERNESTO JARAMILLO-MOLINA

Founder, Instituto de Estudios Sobre la Desigualdad (INDESIG); associate professor, University of Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico

Working on a deconstruction of myths of meritocracy and other narratives that justify inequality, with academic research, activism and dissemination though social networks.

Equality and inclusion consultant, Solidarity Center

Medellín, Colombia

Working with civil society in designing national, regional and global influencing strategies, coalition- and network-building to influence governments, international institutions, private sector and other institutions.

Sociologist, University of the West Indies; director, Institute of Indigenous Knowledge, Empowerment and Research

Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago

Working on decolonizing global and local spaces and self through dialogue, alternative media and Indigenous knowledge.

Working on transforming the care economy, promoting the elimination of gender-based violence at work, advancing intersectionality in labor law, expanding women’s power in the union movement, and addressing deepened precariousness in value chains.

Executive director, Friends of Diversity

Tlokweng, Botswana

Advancing the rights of key populations in Botswana within the areas of legal and policy reform, mental health and civic action.

HADDAD NICOLAU

VIVIANA OSORIO PÉREZ

IMOGEN RICHMONDBISHOP

MOHAMMED-ANWAR

TYEHIMBA SALANDY

OABONA SEPORA

MIRILOVE TAY

ACQUAH-HAGAN

Finance and administration officer/ gender focal person, German Development Cooperation (GIZ, Ghana); management consultant; co-founder, WODIF Ghana Accra, Ghana

Promoting digital and financial literacy as a sustainable tool for addressing inequalities and alleviating poverty, and supporting development partners with gender mainstreaming initiatives in Ghana.

Feminist economics and climate justice advocate; creator and host of “People vs Inequality Podcast” Amsterdam, Netherlands

Program officer, resettlement and integration, International Organization for Migration London, England

Supporting changemakers in their work for social justice by drawing on her own experience in policymaking, research, advocacy and campaigning.

Working to make refugee policy and governance structures more transparent, accountable and inclusive, with the aim of providing an opportunity for economic integration in host countries/ countries of asylum.

BARBARA VAN PAASSEN

IRENE WAKARINDI

Fellows at the AFSEE Leadership Summit in January 2023. Credit: Catarina Heeckt.

AISHA

Energy access specialist; Ph.D.

candidate, department of science, technology, engineering & public policy, University College London London, England

Providing expertise in projects that aim to increase access to sustainable energy services for households, public facilities and enterprises in eastern and southern Africa.

MYRIAM HERNÁNDEZ

Education inequalities adviser and documentary film producer

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ph.D. candidate, University of Cambridge London, England

International policy and advocacy lead, Tax Justice Network London, England

Founder and director, Adivaani Kolkata, India

Producing storytelling campaigns to address educational inequalities for Indigenous youth in Mexico.

Focusing on the emergence of experimental evidentiary practices in the context of environmental deterioration and advancing a critical approach to the political economy of the energy transition, the digital possibilities for progressive politics and informational commons.

KRUSKAYA HIDALGO CORDERO

Field organizing specialist for the Solidarity Center, Mexico; founder, Observatorio de Plataformas (Platform Observatory) Mexico City, Mexico

Challenging the poor working conditions and human rights violations for workers in platform economies, and presenting alternatives for decent work and ethical consumption.

Working in international human rights organizations and forging alliances across movements and geographies to advance economic justice at a global level.

Amplifying the voices of the Adivasi (Indigenous people of India) and sharing their experiences through her nonprofit organization, Adivaani.

ISHRAT JAHAN

South Asia lead, 1t.org, World Economic Forum Maharashtra, India

Regional director for Africa & the Middle East, International Fund for Public Interest Media

Accra, Ghana

Working on forest conservation and restoration, keeping Indigenous communities at the center as part of the World Economic Forum’s efforts to accelerate nature-based solutions.

Enabling media markets in Africa and the Middle East to work for democracy.

MAKMID KAMARA

ABDULAZIZ

RAFAEL BARRIO DE MENDOZA ZEVALLOS

SERGIO CHAPARRO HERNANDEZ

RUBY HEMBROM

CAROLINE KIOKO

Gender equity and social inclusion manager, Porticus Global Nairobi, Kenya

Climate justice activist and researcher; resistance studies fellow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Paris, France

Partnerships specialist, No Means No Worldwide

San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago

Director, Making Rights Real Tranent, Scotland

Developing structures through policies, strategies and operational frameworks that are inclusive and enable equity for all genders and the socially excluded.

Focusing on building the next generation of leadership within the climate justice movements for the rapid phase-out of fossil-fuels; and developing just, decentralized alternatives and movement networks to tackle the climate crisis.

Senior improvement policy adviser on cyber, digital and technology, Local Government Association London, England

Senior program manager for innovation, Results For Development London, England

Working with community organizations to end sexual and gender-based violence globally.

Working alongside marginalized groups to use the power of human rights for economic, social and cultural change.

Southeast Asia co-director, Just Associates

Siaton, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Data analyst lead, Atlantic Institute Oxford, England

Providing expertise on digital inequalities and inclusive governance.

Challenging dominant norms of global philanthropy in innovation, and analyzing equitable and inclusive funding practices that emphasize local voice, power and agency for leading systems transformation.

Working with diverse networks in Southeast Asia, particularly those involving rural and Indigenous women and the LGBTQ community in defense of land, water, territories and human rights.

Helping the Atlantic Institute to facilitate connections among the hundreds of Atlantic Fellows and understand the impact they are making in challenging inequities.

MADHURESH KUMAR

KEVIN LIVERPOOL

CLARE MACGILLIVRAY

JENNY MCENEANEY

JITE PHIDO

ZEPHANIE REPOLLO

DANIEL SALAZAR MURILLO

Climate justice activist and co-founder, Engajamundo London, England

JAMES AUNG

Operations manager, Organic Roots Myanmar Haywards Heath, England

Research and fiscal justice director, Oxfam Méxicoj Mexico City, Mexico

Feminist political economy analyst Kampala, Uganda

Building movements and facilitating community engagement to promote systemic change and climate justice.

Working as a community mobilizer to bring together different ethnic groups from Myanmar.

Working to push for fiscal and economic justice in Mexico and Latin America, from a human rights and inequalities perspective.

Coordinator, Right to the City program, Civil Association for Equality and Justice Buenos Aires, Argentina

Labor activist and researcher Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Deploying Pan-African and intersectional feminist tools of inquiry to examine and understand systemic injustices and their manifestations, and challenging and dismantling structural inequalities in a world increasingly controlled by plutocrats.

Campaign manager, Small Axe London, England

Coordinating various research and advocacy projects to promote slum residents’ rights, encourage governments to guarantee their participation in public policy design and promote equal treatment for all inhabitants of Buenos Aires.

Building a movement against the ravaging effects of the occupational disease of silicosis in western India, particularly among stonecarving workers.

Helping all parts of society contribute toward creating a world that values justice, safety, care and liberation.

ROSARIO FASSINA

PRIYANKA JAIN

LILY JAMALUDIN

AMANDA SEGNINI

CARLOS BROWN SOLÀ

LEAH ERYENYU

Feminist movement builder and civil society professional

Johannesburg, South Africa

ENAMUL MAZID

KHAN SIDDIQUE

Activist and civil society professional Sylhet, Bangladesh

T.O. MOLEFE

Coordinator, Collective Media Cooperative Ltd. Geneva, Switzerland

Co-founder, Laboratorio 9x18, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Bristol, England

Curating and facilitating platforms for dialogue and learning for African women as a pathway to achieving social justice and systems change.

Working with others in the global south to decolonize the governance of environmental commons and investments for climate justice.

STEPHANIE NWAORONI AKINWOYA

Ph.D. candidate, The Open University

Milton Keynes, England

ROOS SAALBRINK

Global lead on economic justice and public services, ActionAid International London, England

Working on editorial projects for movements, organizations, publishers and individuals working toward the common good and focusing on the intersection of three perspectives: sociality, digitality and decoloniality.

SALMAN USMANI

Communications coordinator, Atlantic Institute Oxford, England

Developing public policies on social housing and deprived neighborhoods.

Working with the government and nongovernmental organizations in the area of education to ensure that every child in Nigeria, irrespective of status or location, has access to quality education.

Creating inclusive spaces to discuss power, women’s rights and economics. Providing expertise on economic justice, focusing on fiscal policy and the impact on financing of genderresponsive public services, social protection and environmental policies.

Promoting Atlantic Fellows and the Atlantic community on a global stage by amplifying their impact on the world. He is interested in media and technology policy, information architecture and narrative change.

Urban development consultant, Inter-American Development Bank Panama City, Panama

Establishing partnerships with communities in Panama and leading infrastructure, health, gender equality and economic initiatives alongside local and international organizations.

GABRIELA VALENCIA

NALEDI MAITE

SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ PÉREZ

HAMIDREZA VASHEGHANIFARAHANI

Researcher and civil society professional London, England

RHOMIR YANQUILING

Head, knowledge management and policy unit, Nature Sustainability and Local Development Center Lingayen, Philippines

Researching disability rights, ableism and neurodiversity, and promoting the social model of disability as a tool to address institutional and discursive roots of inequality and exclusion experienced by individuals with a disability.

Facilitating local development initiatives and capacity building in communities, conducting research on environmental justice and climate change adaptation, and advocating human rights and sustainable development.

L-R: Crystal Simeoni, Pedro Telles and Allison Corkery at the AFSEE Leadership Summit in January 2023. Credit: Catarina Heeckt.

AHMAD ZEYAD ABU HUSSIEN

Urbanist, Greater Amman

Municipality

London, England

Team leader, Options

Consultancy Services Ltd.

Accra, Ghana

Teacher, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

London, England

Responsible Investments and Business Program Lead, Zimbabwe

Environmental Law Association

London, England

Developing and implementing urban strategies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Leading a four-year, UK aid-funded mental health and disability program in Ghana called Ghana

Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Program).

Campaigner and social impact director

London, England

Leading teams to support millions of people to use digital mobilizing tools to increase their ability to speak out against injustices and run people-powered campaigns.

Communications specialist, AECOM do Brasil

London, England

Working on the resolution of socio-technical controversies in the wake of environmental disasters and the search for environmental justice.

Addressing inequality through youth empowerment and education and teaching at UNRWA’s Education Program and their Small & Medium Enterprise Business Training program.

Feminist researcher and gender equality specialist

London, England

Engaging with issues of gender-based violence, women’s economic empowerment and genderresponsive workplace policies.

Coordinating initiatives contributing toward a more inclusive, just, accountable and equitable business within Zimbabwe’s and Africa’s natural resources sector.

Executive secretary, Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council

London, England

Advocating for the protection of labor rights through the Trade Union Coordination Council, 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.

LYLA ADWAN-KAMARA

MANAR ALZRAIY

JOSEPHINE CHINAME

PASCALE FRAZERCARROLL

STEPHANIE GOMES REIS

DIANA IBRAHIM

MAVIS ANNA KOOGOTSITSE

NAJMA MOHAMED

Head of nature-based solutions, UNEP World Conservation

Monitoring Centre

Sussex, England

OMAR MOHAMMED

Chief executive officer, The Cropper Foundation

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Director, Sahabat Laut

Lestari (SLL)

Bali, Indonesia

HENINTSOA RAKOTOARISON

Founder and president, Hay Kanto Antananarivo, Madagascar

Working at the intersection of climate, nature and social justice in development policy and practice, focusing on ideas and solutions that address climate change, fight inequality and restore nature.

Legislative Theatre practitioner and creative civic strategist

Manchester, England

Advancing sustainable development in the Caribbean through sustainability-focused interventions that include data science and technology for sustainability, natural capital accounting and economics, and civil society governance and strengthening.

SABA SAEED

Research analyst, Unbounded Associates

Lahore, Pakistan

Developing, implementing and amplifying Legislative Theatre across the U.S. and the U.K., working in partnership with city councils, national government and community groups.

Coordinating research and advocacy projects to promote equal treatment for women and marginalized groups in Pakistan and East Africa.

Overseeing the operations of SLL, which focuses on sustainable fisheries implementation, with a strong emphasis on ecological, social and economic aspects.

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.

Researcher and civil society professional

Cairo, Egypt

Senior director (organizing), Communications Workers of America

Florida, United States

Working with international organizations, funders and bilateral donors to enhance the resilience of civil society organizations so they can serve their communities and advocate for the rights of those who are voiceless and marginalized.

Organizing tens of thousands of workers in tech and video games, and pioneering organizing strategies that have informed trade union programs across the globe.

EKO OCTAVIANUS CHALIM

KATY RUBIN

YARA SHAWKY SHAHIN

THOMAS SMITH

Atlantic Fellow, Maureen Sigauke, at a Thematic Convening to examine the levers of power, policy change and political action, in Brazil, in August 2023.

Credit: Tuca Vieira.

Recently graduated Fellows from the program onstage at the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening 2023, in Rhodes House, Oxford. Credit: Lee Atherton.

Harnessing Indigenous knowledge and ingenuity for social impact.

BASED

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

MARCUS AKUHATA-BROWN

Pou Whakatere, Deputy Secretary

Māori, Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Government Wellington, New Zealand

DURKHANAI AYUBI

Writer and restaurateur

Waterfall Gully, S.A., Australia

ROXANNE BAINBRIDGE

Director, Center for Indigenous Health Equity Research

Cairns, Australia

JODY BARNEY

Leading consultant, Deaf Indigenous community consultancy

Shepparton, Vic., Australia

Working with others to lead and contribute to multigenerational Indigenous societal reformation that promotes the use and recognition of ancient knowledge to generate creative modern solutions.

NICK EAKIN

Director, Bespoke Advantage

Central Coast, N.S.W., Australia

Working to decode what power could look like, based on a reconstructed sense of identity, and communicating this through speaking and writing, as well as making and sharing traditional Afghan food to shift boundaries.

SEAN GORDON

Managing director, Gidgee Group Consulting and Partnerships Pty. Ltd.

Hamilton, N.S.W., Australia

Developing and evaluating the social and emotional learning strategies implemented in Queensland boarding schools, to help remote Indigenous students better engage in life and learning.

ARIADNE GORRING

Co-chief executive officer, Pollination Foundation Melbourne, Australia

Working with many complex Indigenous communications styles, especially for Deaf and hard-of-hearing peoples, as a proud Birri-Gubba, Woppaburra Deaf woman and qualified disability cultural consultant.

NICOLE JENKINS

Executive director, The Centre - Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre

Lismore, N.S.W., Australia

Focused on crossdisciplinary, humanto-human interactions, neuroscience-based coaching and well-being, partnerships, strategy and implementation for not-for-profits, and remote area logistics.

Working on the social and economic disparity of Indigenous Australians, ensuring that legislation, policy and programs have a positive impact, leading to opportunities for Indigenous economic empowerment and independence.

Elevating community-based climate solutions, unlocking incentives to sustain nature, and weaving local and global communities of practice to accelerate a just transition to a climate-resilient future.

Practicing ways of working guided by community development principles to ensure the voices of community are elevated.

MAGGIE KAVANAGH

Independent consultant

Alice Springs, Australia

FAYE MCMILLAN

Professor of Indigenous health, University of Technology

Sydney; deputy national rural health commissioner (Allied Health & First Nations)

Coolamon, N.S.W., Australia

Minister Counsellor for Strategic Communications, Australian Embassy (in U.S.)

Washington, D.C., United States

Executive director, Koorie Women Mean Business

Melbourne, Australia

Supporting Aboriginal people’s aspirations of greater agency in the governance and control of their desert communities and organizations by championing Anangu women’s law and the continuation of their culture.

EVIE O’BRIEN

Executive director, Atlantic Institute

Oxford, England

Leading the Atlantic Institute to support Atlantic Fellows across the world to accelerate the eradication of inequities for fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies.

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.

DEAN PARKIN

Director, From the Heart

Melbourne, Australia

Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations and communities to craft their own narratives and lead their own change and development.

Developing a hub for best practice policy to improve socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous peoples, particularly in the IndoPacific.

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.

MICHELLE STEELE

Chief First Nations officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation

Canberra, Australia

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.

DAMIEN MILLER

LEANNE MILLER

Jonathon Captain-Webb, 2022 Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity, at a traditional smoking ceremony. Credit: Tiffany Garvie.

PETER ANDERSON

Executive director and professor of education, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia

Developing dynamic approaches to embedding First Nation perspectives into western educational systems through professional development capacity building, using digital pedagogies and curriculum frameworks.

JANINE MOHAMED

Chief executive officer, Lowitia Institute

Gisborne, Vic., Australia

ALISON BENTICK

Senior adviser, National Indigenous Australians Agency

Dubbo, N.S.W., Australia

PENELOPE JONES

Assistant secretary, digital ID communication, inclusion and governance, Australian Department of Finance Canberra, Australia

Director, policy and engagement, First Nations Clean Energy Network Melbourne, Australia

Co-designing strategies with Indigenous regional governance bodies to achieve equity. Seeking to close the gap in disadvantage through policies aimed at decision-making rights and empowerment.

HEATH NELSON

General manager, communities and heritage, Mineral Resources Ltd. Fremantle, Australia

Reducing the digital divide by working in partnership with groups at risk of missing out, so that everyone who would like a digital ID can get one. Leading national communications on Australia’s digital ID system and overseeing system governance.

NOLAN

Director, Original Power Melbourne, Australia

Ensuring First Nations participate in and benefit from Australia’s clean energy transition by establishing and enabling collaborations, disrupting entrenched and extractive systems, and advocating for an inclusive and regenerative economy.

Director, Aboriginal culture and healing, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet VIC Melbourne, Australia

Developing The International Alliance of First Nations Nurses, connecting and fostering their sense of resilience and mutual commitment to increase recognition, value and voice of First Nations nurses at an international level.

Building Indigenous business capability through the implementation of Indigenous procurement targets and strategies. Opening doors of opportunity to Indigenous entrepreneurs.

Building the power of Indigenous peoples through organizing and campaigning. Working in partnership with existing campaigns, allies, networks and initiatives to power people, campaigns and solutions.

Delivering an evidencedbased, Indigenous Australian strategy and outcomes, supported by the ability to develop trusting and ethical relationships with the Indigenous community and colleagues from across the sector.

JONATHAN KNEEBONE

KARRINA

CHARLES O’LEARY

RAYMOND ORR

Director, Native American and Global Indigenous Studies Program, and Elizabeth B. White Endowed Chair in Politics, University of Miami Miami, United States

Engaging in treaty-making debates in Australia, considering how testimonials about treaties and selfdetermination from Indigenous and nonIndigenous peoples in the United States and Aotearoa would positively affect discussions in Australia.

ALEX SPLITT

Manging director, Bundyi Girri Consulting Melbourne, Australia

Pou Kahukura, Mana Ātea Auckland, New Zealand

Director and professor, Indigenous nation-building and governance research hub, Jumbunna Institute, University of Technology Sydney Adelaide, Australia

Disrupting the extractive economy by demonstrating an economy of mana, economic development which serves the well-being of our biosphere and selfdetermination of Indigenous peoples.

JUDITH “HUTI” WATSON Executive director, Jureda Tairawhiti, New Zealand

Leading applied research, collaboration and practices for transformative Indigenous nation-building and governance.

Ph.D. candidate, RMIT University; co-founder and director, Goompi Projects and Goompi Give and Grow North Stradbroke Island, Qld., Australia

Ensuring all First Nations peoples of today and tomorrow are strong and proud of their identity, and have access to land, culture and Goenpul knowledge systems.

WEBSTER Chief executive officer, Jawun Adelaide, Australia

JUANITA

Founder and strategist, Full & Frank; executive director, TEDxBrisbane 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 the TEDx stage, advancing reforms, attracting funding and changing hearts and minds.

SHANE

WHEELER

TANIA POUWHARE

DARYLE RIGNEY

PEKERI RUSKA

INDU BALACHANDRAN

Director of strategic support, Aboriginal Housing Office Sydney, Australia

Freelance consultant in social equity, corporate diversity programs, community partnerships and fundraising Sydney, Australia

Supporting for-purpose organizations and movements through strategy and governance expertise, within government, social and commercial institutions, and civic society.

TEGAN BURNS

Co-founder and director, Goompi Give and Grow Ltd. and Goompi Projects North Stradbroke Island, Qld., Australia

Developing a strengthbased approach to identify opportunities and ways to empower the Quandamooka community that ensures members are spiritually and mentally strong, immersed and proud of their culture, and create positive outcomes.

Creating capacity for small business environments to incorporate deeper collaboration with minority groups. Enabling greater visibility and access to genuine cultural education and engagement to create more equitable futures for all.

KAYE-MAREE DUNN

Director, Making Everything Achievable, Ahau NZ Ltd.; chief executive officer, Indigital Blockchain Ltd. Wainuiomata, New Zealand

Working to lift the capability of whānau, hapū and iwi to grow their collective prosperity through Indigenous-centered capital flow, design and technology.

BOYD BROUGHTON

Chief executive officer, Te Taumata Hauora o Te Kahu o Taonui IMPB; director of health, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Auckland, New Zealand

Revitalizing the Māori language with his children raised as native speakers. Contributing to transformation of the health system with a focus on equity of access, resourcing and outcomes for Māori whilst sharing love, laughter and amazing dad jokes.

ADAM FLETCHER

Associate director, N.S.W./A.C.T. Indigenous business and community, National Australia Bank East Maitland, N.S.W., Australia

Exploring how First Nations communities can build economic sovereignty through coordinated action to support the nations’ other sovereign objectives.

RAYMOND BRUNKER

Director, human services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane, Australia

Exploring how to redesign family services to work alongside families in building their restoration.

RACHAEL GALWAY

Manager, housing and well-being support, Kāinga Ora–Lower South Region Auckland, New Zealand

Exploring the experience of whānau involved in statutory child protection processes to develop resources and supports to improve their participation and equity.

MARC BENNIE

ELLA

Dancer, choreographer, managing director and founder, The ELLA Foundation

Sydney, Australia

Senior manager, First Peoples Engagement

Geelong, Vic., Australia

Chief adviser, curriculum futures, Ministry of Education; and chair, Nōna Te Ao Charitable Trust

Gisborne, New Zealand

Cultural awareness and cultural heritage protection facilitator

Hope Vale, Qld., Australia

Creating new pathways for First Nations storytelling through dance, Wiradjuri language revitalization and traditional weaving.

LISA MCMURRAY

Learning and program development manager, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation

Sydney, Australia

Supporting self-determining community development through Indigenous-led nature repair and climate solutions.

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.

Building sustainable communities through growing the socioeconomic outcomes of rural Māori as well as contributing to wider issues through climate change work in the Pacific.

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.

TE TAIAWATEA MOKO-PAINTING

Pou whakahaere kaupapahere (policy manager), Te Tira Whakamātaki

Auckland, New Zealand

Working to ensure that policy, research and legislation enable and empower Māori leadership and recognize Māori relational connection to the natural world in Aotearoa’s environmental system.

Director of First Nations, Foundation of Young Australians

Melbourne, Australia

Systems leadership lead, Collaboration for Impact

Melbourne, Australia

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.

MERIKI ONUS

ANGELA RUTTER

HAVELKA

DEAN HETA

SAMMY HUGHES

HAROLD LUDWICK

KATRINA SMIT

Director, People and Partnerships — Te Ara Tabi, Te Ari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand Maungaraki, New Zealand

Centering joy, abundance and whanaungatanga, being relationally connected, as the foundation for Mana Motuhake, Māori sovereignty and agency.

Journalist and consultant Australia

Working in philanthropy, social investment and Indigenous affairs to develop approaches for improving collaboration, engagement and knowledge in the sector.

TRACY WILLIAMS

Christian Lugnan, 2022 Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity. Credit: Tiffany Garvie.

JAKI ADAMS

Director, social justice and regional engagement, Office of the CEO, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Alawa, N.T., Australia

CAROLYN BARKER

Senior policy officer, First Languages Australia

Battery Hill, Qld., Australia

Former chief executive officer, Gunditj Mirring Traditional

Owners Aboriginal Corporation

Heywood, Vic., Australia

DAMEYON BONSON

Founder, Black Rainbow, an Indigenous LGBTIQA+SB suicide-prevention foundation

Darwin, Australia

From her experiences across government and nongovernment/international development sectors, Jaki is working to define allyship accountability from an Indigenous perspective to unpack the non-negotiables and a tool to assess allyship accountability.

KARLA BRADY

Chief executive officer, Hymba Yumba Independent School

Brisbane, Australia

Championing the self-determination of Queensland’s Aboriginal community-controlled sector in exercising sovereignty, supporting communities and negotiating with state agencies.

Doing what she is told by Indigenous people she trusts, as they work together to create a new future that aligns with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being.

Working on native title, cultural strengthening and heritage as well as community development; exploring ways to recognize and respect cultural landscapes.

JONATHON CAPTAIN-WEBB

Director, Aboriginal cultural heritage, land and economy, Aboriginal Affairs

New South Wales

Mangrove Mountain (Darkinjung Country), N.S.W., Australia

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.

Project manager, Aboriginal

Carbon Foundation

Black Rock, Vic., Australia

Improving the health, wellbeing opportunities and suicide prevention for First Nations sexuality and gender minority groups.

TUI CRUMPEN

Director, Kaiela Institute; Aboriginal academic Shepparton, Vic., 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.

MICHAEL COLEMAN

DAMEIN BELL

MICHELLE JOHANSSON

Chief executive officer, Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ; creative director, Black Friars Theatre Company Clover Park, 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.

SARAH MORRIS

Freelance social and systems change consultant; co-chair, HuiE community, Aotearoa Hutt Central, New Zealand

CHRISTIAN LUGNAN

Chief financial officer, Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., Australia

SIMBA MAREKERA

Head, investment management, Brightlight Group Marsden Park, N.S.W., Australia

Channeling her energy into fulfilling the vision of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, helping Pākehā be better treaty partners and dismantling neoliberal systems rooted in white supremacy in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Offering a different perspective as a First Nations management accountant professional by bringing his ancestors, language and culture into a mainstreamdominated setting.

Using Indigenous-informed investment principles as a tool for investors to influence company and business behavior toward genuine Indigenous and community empowerment.

PANIA NEWTON

Lawyer and activist for Māori land rights; co-founder of the campaign and battle to protect ancestral land at Ihumātao Auckland, New Zealand

Campaigning as an activist for Māori rights, environmental protection and constitutional transformation; recently co-led the #ProtectIhumatāo campaign to protect ancestral land in Auckland from corporate desecration.

RAYLENE NIXON

Aboriginal academic; lecturer in rural Aboriginal health, department of rural health, University of Melbourne Shepparton, Vic., Australia

Working to address the lack of inclusion and afforded value of Indigenous peoples in their own country; advocating for the elimination of deaths in custody of Aborginal people.

TARA MOALA

Managing director, Rākau Tautoko, a social enterprise; general manager of outcomes, Tāmaki Regeneration Company Auckland, New Zealand

Activating communityled regeneration through Indigenous and place-based practices; creating a new way forward to empower local community and government representatives to collaborate on a location-specific regenerative future.

JEWELZ PETLEY

Freelance social changemaker, Kaiarahi Hapori - Te Kawerau ā Maki Iwi Tiaki Trust, Innovation Unit Associate Hobsonville, New Zealand

Working alongside Māori and Pasifika communities to create, enable and facilitate equitable change opportunities for whānau, hapori and rangatahi.

STACIE PIPER

First Nations art curator; cultural dancer and educator; consultant Kallista, Vic., Australia

TE AWA PUKETAPU

Principal adviser, treaty partnerships, Abuse in Care, Royal Commission of Inquiry; chair person, Wainuiomata Community Board

Wainuiomata, New Zealand

Aboriginal cultural coordinator, Bush Heritage Australia Nhulunbuy, N.T., Australia

Spoken word poet Victoria, Australia

Facilitating community voices, connecting past and present and highlighting the continuity and importance of cultural values; empowering community to care for Country and heal trauma.

Looking at the next 40 years of te reo Māori revitalization, prioritizing language concepts, sovereignty and access, and decolonizing how reo Māori is used in bilingual settings.

SHONELLA TATIPATA

Director, Centre of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Watson, A.C.T., Australia

HOLLY WEIR-TIKAO

Project manager, TIPU MAHI, South Island Māori Health Workforce Development Project Nelson, New Zealand

Identifying key cultural protocols to support selfdetermination as a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman; unpacking intergenerational trauma and using her people’s cultural resilience to empower.

Developing an international residency for Pasifika and Indigenous spoken word artists and practitioners to strengthen their voice, leadership capability and connection to culture.

BOYNTON

Program coordinator, Te Tohu o Te Ora O Ngati Awa Whakatane, New Zealand

Investigating how the interactions of data and First Nations’ narratives can contribute to more equitable systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Revitalizing knowledge and use of taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) to re-Indigenize approaches to mental and physical health and wellbeing.

Leading change by reclaiming spaces of Māori wāhine (women) leadership and participation in decisionmaking that benefits people, environment, culture, economy, social factors and the long-term sustainability of our communities.

STEPHANIE SALEE

MARINA ALEFOSIO

TONI

National reconciliation lead; possum skin cloakmaker; cultural educator Dunscreek, N.S.W., Australia

Senior project officer, team focused on chronic care for Aboriginal people, New South Wales Agency of Clinical Innovation Mascot, N.S.W., Australia

Consultant/facilitator, First Nations strategy, partnerships and outcomes across New South Wales Lake Haven, N.S.W., Australia

Curator and conservator, State Library Victoria Altona, Vic., Australia

Strengthening elders’ connections to family, community and culture through collective storytelling and participation in cultural practices by placing Aboriginal culture at the forefront of dismantling colonial systems.

KARL JAPALJARRI

HAMPTON

Regional director, Yuendumu, Northern Territory Government. Alice Springs, Australia

Developing a collaborative decision-making process in health care to create change that rebalances power dynamics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing the health care system.

MELISSA KENNEDY

Research fellow in water policy and social science, University of Melbourne Mildura, Victoria, 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.

Seeking Indigenous unity, reawakening Indigenous ancestral connections, uniting against colonialism and challenging the hierarchy of knowledge within cultural institutions.

Social change advocate and consultant Hamilton, Australia

Chief executive officer, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition; co-chair, Learning Creates Australia Reservoir, Vic., New Zealand

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.

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.

KETI MARSH-SOLOMON

HAYLEY MCQUIRE

KERRI CLARKE

DAVID FOLLENT

LIL GORDON

JADE HADFIELD

Victorian Aboriginal inclusion officer, Victorian Electoral Commission

Frankston, Vic., Australia

TIARE

Director, management and consulting team, KPMG

Auckland, New Zealand

Senior resident medical officer, New South Wales Health

Sydney, Australia

Community and cultural leader specializing 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.

JO VOICE

Manager, Whanganui Women’s Refuge

Whanganui, New Zealand

Specializing in partnering with Māori, public- and private-sector organizations, and communities to support major social reforms and investments that reduce inequities, increase inclusion and improve lives.

INEZ

Founder and director of Indigenuity Ltd.; property valuer Rotorua, New Zealand

Focusing passionately on the social determinants of health and advocating for young First Nations voices in crafting foreign policy.

Obstetrician and gynaecologist; co-chair, Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Clinical Network Bogangar, N.S.W., Australia

Building a collective that demands a shift in the criteria of knowledge, experience, power and expertise in health care and envisions and builds capacity for Indigenous health futurities.

Managing partner, First Australians Capital Camp Hill, Qld., 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 into a family-friendly format of communication through storytelling, social media and podcast.

Empowering Indigenous people and communities to build economic resilience and create wealth that is culturally reflective of their values whilst taking economic control of their futures.

JEREMY NIKORA

“DEIDRE” OTENE

JOSHUA PREECE

ALICIA VEASEY

WHITE FAITALA

BRIAN WYBORN

MAVAE AHIO

Service manager, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, Ministry of Education

Auckland, New Zealand

Solicitor advocate, Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid N.S.W.

Central Coast, N.S.W., Australia

Country coordinator, Melanesian Women Today Suva, Fiji

Executive officer, DVC Indigenous, University of New South Wales; First Nations general councilor, History Council of NSW Sydney, Australia

Owning and playing his role as a descendent of traditional navigators with a legacy that transcends values and morals, and inspires common heritage that motivates change on a journey forward as one.

KALINDA GRIFFITHS

Director, Poche SA+NT, Flinders University

Darwin, Australia

Addressing health disparities, promoting Indigenous data rights and contributing to positive change globally through advocacy, research and policy influence work.

Challenging the status quo of the justice system through governance and advocacy in order to achieve systemic change, justice and equilibrium for First Nations people and communities across New South Wales.

Adviser, Department of Internal Affairs

Whangarei, New Zealand

Actively advocating for the fair and equitable access to holistic well-being for Māori as Indigenous people.

Recording traditional Fijian practices and culture through research. Working in the legal sector to build on legislation and policies that protect their land and extend their qoliqoli (Indigenous fishing areas) to traditionally recognized boundaries.

GEOFFREY HIPANGO

Guardian of Marae, self-employed Whanganui, New Zealand

Agitating for selfdetermination and social equity in Indigenous higher education and health research, seeking to address systemic inequalities and advocate for positive change. Revitalizing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledges.

Freelance trainer and journalist Sydney, 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.

DANIELLE CAPTAIN-WEBB

TALEI ALOESI CAUCAU

CARA CROSS

CHEYENNE HEKE

RACHAEL HOCKING

ROB HUDSON

Cultural business coordinator, Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative Bairnsdale, Vic., Australia

TAMIKA JARVIS

Adviser to the board, YWCA

Young Women’s Council; service coordinator, Orange Sky Australia Central Coast and Sydney, Australia

Founder and director, Kennell&Co Impact Consulting + Strategy Melbourne, Australia

Artist and filmmaker Melbourne, Australia

Helping to heal, protect and empower First Nations people through truth telling, freedom of speech, cultural practices and preservation.

Contributing to social change work related to homelessness, young parents and young women.

ROB LUISI

Co-founder and youth work team leader, Ranui 135 Youth Trust Ranui, Auckland, New Zealand

Senior adviser, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Melbourne, Australia

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.

First Peoples engagement lead, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy Melbourne, Australia

Senior audio producer/ presenter, Guardian Australia Sydney, Australia

Championing youth leadership and selfdetermined futures, in Ranui and West Auckland.

Informing lasting and meaningful change by raising and amplifying the voices of Aboriginal children and young people to decisionmakers in government.

Creating positive change through building mutually beneficial partnerships with Victoria’s First Peoples and the energy industry, and ultimately, a more reconciled and equitable future for First Peoples.

Uplifting Black, Brown and queer voices, whether in the newsroom or the community, through reporting on climate change, racial justice and gender equality.

KERRY KENNELL

YASBELLE KERKOW

KATHERINE MAHONEY

TEGAN MILLER

LAURA MURPHY-OATES

PAUL NALAU

Principal policy analyst, Government of Vanuatu

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.

MOANA TIMOKO

Education hustler, Tumuaki Tuarua; deputy principal, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe; director, Āteanui Ltd. Kaikohe, New Zealand

Creating spaces for learning potential and more recently, focusing on the potential of Peruperu — Kai Tūpuna — food of our ancestors!

L-R: Shonella Tatipata and Tara Moala at the graduation of the 2022 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. Credit: Tiffany Garvie.

Welcoming the 2024 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity to Naarm/Melbourne. Credit: Tiffany Garvie.

Governing Board

CHRISTOPHER G. OECHSLI (CHAIR)

Chris is the president and chief executive officer of The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic), and chair of the Atlantic Institute Governing Board.

He led Atlantic’s grant-making through its four program areas and Founding Chairman grants. His responsibilities included working with the board of The Atlantic Philanthropies to complete all of Atlantic’s active grantmaking by 2016 and to conclude all operations by 2020.

Chris has over 35 years of experience in international business, law, philanthropy and policy development in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

Previously, he was counsel to U.S. Sen. Russell Feingold and worked with private law firms in the U.S. and Asia.

He graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and received a master’s degree in foreign affairs and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia.

Nicolette is a Pan-African feminist lawyer and senior philanthropic executive, who has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of justice, feminism and philanthropy.

She led the Ford Foundation’s Southern Africa office and the international program on gender, racial and ethnic justice where she was responsible for directing the foundation’s strategy and team in the Southern African region, as well as global programming on gender, racial and ethnic justice.

Her work has focused on increasing resources and financial support for civil society in the global south, and a commitment to strengthening the feminist funding ecosystem for Black and Indigenous feminist movements as well as LGBTIQ+ and gender-expansive movements.

She retired from the Ford Foundation in September 2022 and is now providing consultant support to philanthropic organizations, feminist movements, civil society organizations and academic institutions whilst completing her book project, which spans deeply personal and political reflections, celebrations, and critiques of her time in philanthropy.

NICOLETTE NAYLOR (VICE CHAIR)

Kofi is the president of the Africa-America Institute (AAI), and has 30 years of domestic and international experience as a corporate lawyer, investment banker and board director. He serves on the Atlantic Institute Governing Board, the international advisory board of IE University, the board of the Greentree Foundation and the honorary council of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). He serves as a senior adviser to The Rock Creek Group. He previously served as board chair of the Ford Foundation, the Community Service Society of New York and ICTJ.

In recognition of his work in business and philanthropy, he was named a “Great American Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation in 2013.

Born in Ghana, Kofi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University. He then began his career as a corporate lawyer and, in 1994, became the first Black African to become a partner at a major New York City law firm.

Roger became president of the China Medical Board in January 2023. His distinguished career in global health spans five decades and includes leadership roles in public service, research, capacity building and international collaboration. Most recently, he served as the director of the Fogarty International Center and associate director for international research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). As the longest-serving director of the Fogarty International Center (2006-2023), he led efforts to support and facilitate global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. During his tenure, NIH helped launch the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, partnered with PEPFAR to support the Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Africa, joined the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), and launched the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative, followed by Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa), to build research capacity on the African continent by African scientists.

He spent much of his career at the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), starting as a medical officer assigned to the Environmental Hazards Branch in 1977. On secondment from CDC, he worked as a scientist at the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, from 1979-1983. In 1984, he joined the National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, where he worked on the molecular biology of rotavirus. In 1986, Roger returned to the CDC to become chief of the Viral Gastroenteritis Unit at the National Center for Infectious Diseases.

KOFI APPENTENG

DR. ROGER GLASS

PROFESSOR ARMINE ISHKANIAN

Armine is executive director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) program and a professor in the department of social policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She also co-convenes the Politics of Inequality research program at the LSE International Inequalities Institute. She provides institutional and strategic oversight of AFSEE to achieve its vision, mission and goals, supporting the team in building a powerful, effective program at the heart of the LSE International Inequalities Institute. She also curates the academic content of, and provides facilitation during, the Fellowship modules, ensuring a clear, cohesive learning arc within and across modules. Her work was recognized with LSE’s Excellence in Education Award 2019-2020.

Armine’s research examines the relationship between civil society, democracy, development and social transformation. She has examined how civil society organizations and social movements engage in policy processes and transformative politics in countries that include Armenia, Egypt, Greece, Russia, Turkey and the U.K. Journals publishing her research include Critical Social Policy, Democratization, Europe Asia Studies, Journal of Civil Society, Journal of International Development, Journal of Social Policy, Social Politics, Sociological Review and Voluntas. She has authored books: “Democracy Building and Civil Society in Armenia” (published in 2008) and “The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare?” (co-edited with Simon Szreter, and published in 2012).

Elizabeth became warden of Rhodes House and chief executive officer of the Rhodes Trust in 2018, the first woman to hold this position. She oversees the world’s oldest graduate scholarship, the Rhodes Scholarship, as well as several partnership programs, which include the Atlantic Institute.

Founded in 1903, the Rhodes Scholarships support outstanding students from around the world for graduate study at the University of Oxford. One hundred Scholars are selected annually on the basis of their intellect, character, leadership potential and commitment to service.

The 125th Anniversary strategic plan for the Rhodes Trust will expand the annual number of Scholars to 125, with a wider global profile. It also includes an ambitious fundraising campaign, deepening the alumni lifelong fellowship and increasing the connection and impact of the partnership programs, which also include The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Schmidt Science Fellowship program and Rise.

Before joining the Rhodes Trust, Elizabeth served for 12 years as president of Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2006, she served as the founding director of Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics. She received her undergraduate degree in philosophy from Davidson College in North Carolina, and received a Bachelor of Philosophy and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford.

DR. ELIZABETH KISS

Kevin is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and a Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board (GFAB) member. He is a violence prevention practitioner with a passion for fostering men’s holistic well-being, championing gender equality and eradicating violence against women, girls and gender-diverse individuals.

Based in Trinidad and Tobago, he collaborates with various local and regional civil society organizations to advocate for legislative reforms prioritizing victim safety and enforcing perpetrator accountability. As a director at the Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a member of the Alliance for State Action to End Gender-Based Violence, he plays an integral role in shaping policy and fostering societal change.

Kevin also mentors young men involved in the juvenile justice system. Through his innovative Upstream Journeys curriculum, he guides them on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment. His goal is to help them uncover root causes, rediscover lost dreams and realize their innate potential.

His current role as a partnerships specialist at No Means No Worldwide, an international NGO committed to ending sexual and gender-based violence, allows him to further his mission on a global scale.

Amina is an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia and a Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board member. She is a committed advocate for gender, reproductive health and human rights in the Philippines.

She is the founding executive director of Roots of Health and Ugat ng Kalusugan, a local reproductive health organization she started in 2009. In this role, she leads a team of 40 advocates in their work to reduce unplanned pregnancies, maternal deaths and HIV incidence in the Philippines.

In Roots of Health, Amina acts as a bridge between the organization’s boards in the United States and the Philippines. She also contributes to the Provincial Family Health Council of Palawan and the Puerto Princesa City Local Health Board. She is a member of the board of directors for the Forum for Family Planning and Development and actively participates in the Reproductive Health Advocacy Network.

Amina’s accomplishments include recognition as a Philippines Ashoka Fellow and an Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader.

Her career encompasses human rights research in Asia, including a two-year stint with Human Rights Watch, as well as positions with the Guttmacher Institute and the UNHCR in India.

KEVIN LIVERPOOL

AMINA EVANGELISTA SWANEPOEL

DIRECTORY OF GLOBAL ATLANTIC FELLOWS PROGRAM STAFF

GLORIA AGUIRRE

Community outreach

gloria.aguirre@atlanticfellows.org

RONAN BREATHNACH

Fellow support, Trinity ronan.breathnach@gbhi.org

Administration & operations conneec@tcd.ie

EOIN COTTER

Learning experience

eoin.cotter@gbhi.org

Gloria works with underserved and underrepresented populations, supporting brain health through the arts, community engagement and outreach at the Memory and Aging Center of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

AMANDA DELANEY

Administration & operations amanda.delaney@gbhi.org

Ronan is the first point of contact for incoming and current Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health based at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin (Trinity). He assists Fellows with relocation and any administrative challenges.

AURA DEMARE

Administration & operations aura.demare@gbhi.org

Ciaran leads the operations team at the Institute of Neuroscience and provides high-level management support to help develop strategic initiatives. He managed the Global Brain Health Institute program at Trinity during the start-up phase.

ELISABETTA

Alumni relations & partnerships elisabetta.favero@gbhi.org

Eoin primarily works with the learning experience team to lead coordination and oversight of the design, development and delivery of the learning experience.

Regional impact laura.galaviz@gbhi.org

Amanda’s role includes supporting the site director and chief operations officer at Trinity College Dublin. She coordinates local meetings and events, liaises with finance teams and supports program operations.

Aura oversees the Pilot Award program and supports regional impact efforts, with a particular focus on sub-awards, contracts and preparing funding proposals.

Elisabetta is dedicated to developing the global network of brain leaders through culturally sensitive dialogue, events and creative collaborations. Elisabetta believes in maintaining brain health and reducing dementia impact through education, smart nutrition and community engagement.

Laura is responsible for leading and coordinating an initiative to create and support a network of regional mentors as part of the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at the Global Brain Health Institute.

CIARAN CONNEELY

FAVERO

LAURA GALAVIZ

ROSALIE GEARHART

Administration & operations rosalie.gearhart@gbhi.org

ANNE-MARIE GLYNN Chief operating officer, GBHI anne-marie.glynn@gbhi.org

CARMEN HART

Administration & operations carmen.hart@gbhi.org

Administration & operations bhewitt@tcd.ie

Rosalie serves as a senior adviser for the Global Brain Health Institute’s executive committee and senior management team.

Anne-Marie leads on the implementation of the Global Brain Health Institute’s strategy at the Trinity site.

Carmen works closely with the executive director and staff to coordinate, manage and plan key aspects and activities of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program.

SHIREEN JAVANDEL Operations & impact shireen.javandel@gbhi.org

NIALL KAVANAGH Communications niall.kavanagh@gbhi.org

ALESSANDRA KHODAVERDI Fellows support, UCSF alessandra.khodaverdi@gbhi.org

Barbara is responsible for the financial planning at the Global Brain Health Institute.

CAMELLIA LATTA

Alumni relations & special initiatives camellia.latta@gbhi.org

Shireen oversees the growing impact portfolio of the Global Brain Health Institute and provides oversight for resource allocation, risk mitigation, budgeting and logistics for the GBHI at the site at UCSF.

Niall is responsible for developing and sharing messaging, media and news for the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health community.

Alessandra serves as the primary point of contact for the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program. While monitoring the Fellows’ progress and providing programmatic support, she facilitates connections within the Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF community.

Camellia is responsible for building connections and opportunities to support Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health and strengthen collaboration across the Atlantic Fellows community. She also leads work on partnerships and arts strategies at the Global Brain Health Institute.

BARBARA HEWITT

BRIAN LAWLOR

Site director, Trinity brian.lawlor@gbhi.org

KAILEY MATEO

Monitoring & evaluation

kailey.mateo@gbhi.org

MELINDA MATICE

Learning experience

mindy.matice@gbhi.org

SARAH MCDONAGH

International program manager

sarah.mcdonagh@gbhi.org

Brian works to develop effective interventions, strategies and policies that can improve the well-being and quality of life of people with dementia and their care partners.

ANDJELIKA MILICIC

Regional impact andjelika.milicic@gbhi.org

Kailey works with the Global Brain Health Institute’s monitoring and evaluation team to provide ongoing support for the monitoring and learning activities of the Atlantic Fellows program, which includes looking at indicators of impact.

HELEN MURRAY Communications helen.murray@gbhi.org

Bringing her expertise and experience in teacher training, Mindy works with the faculty to design a better classroom and online learning experience for Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health.

ANDREW PHILIPOFF Technology andrew.philipoff@gbhi.org

Andjelika supports datarelated needs for projects ranging from neuroscience to clinical and social research. She assists researchers in setting up databases, data analysis, maintaining datasets and managing datasharing policies.

Helen is responsible for leading communications activities that promote the mission and work of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health.

Andrew is responsible for the upkeep, configuration and operation of the program’s systems.

Sarah supports Fellows with the implementation of research projects, new grant applications and the management of existing research projects with a focus on the ReDLat project (a multi-partner consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America).

CAROLINE PRIOLEAU Communications caroline.prioleau@gbhi.org

Caroline helps communicate the mission and work of the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program through stories and images. She also co-founded and co-leads the hear/say storytelling project to collect personal narratives about living with dementia.

WINNIE TSOU

Technology

winnie.tsou@gbhi.org

VICTOR VALCOUR

Site director, UCSF

victor.valcour@ucsf.edu

MARY WARBELOW

Learning experience

mary.warbelow@ atlanticfellows.org

EVELYN WONG

Administration & operations

evelyn.wong@gbhi.org

Winnie brings extensive experience in project management, software development and web technologies to the program.

Victor works to position the Global Brain Health Institute as a leader in global brain health. He works with the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health as they return to their home communities to leverage the Global Brain Health Institute and the Atlantic community.

STACEY YAMAMOTO

Program & strategy

stacey.yamamoto@gbhi.org

Stacey oversees programmatic areas of education and training at the Global Brain Health Institute, including recruitment and selection, curriculum and administration of an academic certificate program at UCSF.

Mary works with Atlantic Fellows and the Global Brain Health Institute’s team to provide technical support and expertise to training. She supports projects related to mentorship, curriculum development, leadership and other experiential learning.

Evelyn is responsible for financial management and reporting for the Global Brain Health Institute, as well as managing many of the site-specific operations at the UCSF.

L-R: Niall Kavanagh, Carmen Hart and Winnie Tsou at the All-Program Retreat, Viet Nam, in 2024.

JANICE BLANCHARD

Global Atlantic Fellow faculty

jcblancha@gmail.com

GUENEVERE BURKE

Executive director

gburke@email.gwu.edu

LEIGH ANNE BUTLER

Manager, Mullan Institute research operations

lbutler@gwu.edu

SELAM BEDADA CHALE

Program director

selam@gwu.edu

Janice is a professor of emergency medicine at The George Washington University and is a member of the Fellowship’s Global Atlantic Fellows team.

Guenevere is the co-founder and executive director of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. She is a practicing emergency physician, and continues to teach medicine and health policy.

KATE HILTON

Leadership learning lead k.hilton@atlanticfellows.org

OLIVIA JEFFERSON

Program coordinator olijeffev@gwmail.gwu.edu

Leigh Anne is responsible for the management of administration, finance and reporting functions for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program at The George Washington University.

BETH MECHUM

Communications lead bmechum@email.gwu.edu

Selam manages the overall design and implementation of the Fellowship program. She has over ten years’ experience in public health research and health systems strengthening.

SAMANTHA MEEKER Equity scholar samantha.meeker@email.gwu.edu

In her role as director of leadership online learning, Kate coaches Fellows in the use of leadership and changemanagement methods to advance and sustain health equity.

Olivia serves as a program coordinator for Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity. Before joining the program, she worked in a variety of nonprofit communications settings that addressed economic inequity, community health and food security issues.

Beth is working with the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity to implement a communications strategy that advances the recognition of the Fellowship, the work of the Fellows and the urgent need for health equity.

Samantha works with Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity and Mullan Institute faculty and staff to gain skills and experience in the areas of health equity and leadership training, community building, evaluation and health workforce research.

KHADIDIATOU NDIAYE

Health equity learning lead kndiaye@gwu.edu

MOIRA SECREST Manager, sponsored projects moira@gwu.edu

TAMARA TUR Global Atlantic Fellow lead ttur@email.gwu.edu

SHARON WHITE Manager, research programs sgwhite@gwu.edu

Khadidiatou is the health equity instructional lead, an associate teaching professor in the department of prevention and community health, and director of the Public Health Communication and Marketing program at George Washington University’s School of Public Health.

SHADELLE YANCEY

Operations & logistics coordinator shadellegregory@email.gwu.edu

Moira brings her knowledge of research administration and an eagerness to implement systems to maximize support in the areas of graduate medical education, health workforce equity, behavioral and reproductive health, and fellowship in health equity.

Tamara is working to develop a strongly connected lifelong community of Global Atlantic Fellows. She is the primary point of contact for the Global Atlantic Fellows and coordinates the activities for the Global Atlantic Fellow community.

Sharon is responsible for the program’s financial operations and collaborates with colleagues across the university. Her role ranges from drafting the annual budget to preparing longterm spending forecasts and doing financial analysis for leadership.

Shadelle is responsible for handling the operations and logistics for the program. She manages the event planning for convenings and other team events.

Executive director, Guenevere Burke, provides an overview of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program at the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening 2023. Credit: Lee Atherton.

BOONVADEE

ARIYASKULVONG

Program assistant boonvadee.ariyaskulvong@ atlanticfellows.org

PAUL CHEH

Program executive pcheh@cmbfound.org

KIM CRUZ

Communications manager kcruz@cmbfound.org

SIRAPRAPA MORRODKUTE

Program associate – Fellowship siraprapa.morrodkute@ atlanticfellows.org

Boonvadee assists with administration and operations for the program and supports the development of the online learning management system development.

KANYARAT PANITWONG

Administrative & finance assistant kpanitwong@cmbfound.org

Paul is the program executive of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, based in Bangkok, Thailand, from where he coordinates the Fellowship learning events and the Fellowship recruitment and selection process.

LE NHAN PHUONG Executive director ple@cmbfound.org

Kanyarat assists in overseeing finance, human resources and logistics operations for the program.

Phuong leads the strategic direction of the program and provides executive oversight for operations.

Kim is responsible for implementing the communication strategy to promote the work of the program and its Fellows for internal and external audiences.

Program executive qduong@cmbfound.org

Quyen is based in Hanoi, Viet Nam, from where she is responsible for the program’s strategic planning, and the program’s recruitment and selection process.

Siraprapa supports Fellows’ online learning and the overall operations of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia.

Fellows relations manager mthavornpinittham@ cmbfound.org

May is in charge of the community of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, and equity communities beyond Fellows, as well as public communications and networking.

DUONG HOANG QUYEN

MAYTIWA THAVORNPINITTHAM

KANOKRAT “NOK” THOMTHONG Office manager k.thomthong@atlanticfellows.org

Kanokrat oversees the daily operations and logistics for the program.

WANROB WARARAS Program associate –community building wanrob.wararas@ atlanticfellows.org

Wanrob supports the community-building activities and operations for the program.

Program executive, Duong Hoang Quyen, with Atlantic Fellow, Made Wikandana, during a team-building session in Hue, Viet Nam. Credit: Kim Cruz.

PHINDIWE DLULANE

Program administrator

phindiwe@tekano.org.za

SIBUSISO KHASA

Communications manager sibusiso@tekano.org.za

SIPHOKAZI “SIPHO” KONDILE

Executive assistant

siphokazi@tekano.org.za

LANCE LOUSKIETER

Program director

lance@tekano.org.za

Phindiwe is responsible for the overall administration and co-ordination so the program is implemented effectively. She also provides support for and liaison with the Fellows on the program.

Sibusiso contributes to the achievement of organizational objectives through amplifying Fellows’ work, building their influence and promoting the program.

Sipho supports the program’s chief executive officer and the board, and contributes to effective executive leadership, internal integration and coordination, and sound stakeholder management.

THEMBISA LUGALO

Office assistant thembisa@tekano.org.za

SARURAI MANGWANDA

Finance director

sarurai.mangwanda@ atlanticfellows.org

SIPHOKAZI

Chief executive officer

sipho.mthathi@tekano.org.za

Lance provides overall strategic leadership of the Fellowship program, ensuring alignment with the overall vision and mission.

SISA NTWALANA

Finance officer

sisa.ntwalana@atlanticfellows.org

Thembisa ensures the day-to-day functioning of the program office. She looks after the facilities, ensuring that they are used responsibly by program staff, as well as Fellows and other stakeholders, to further their collective work.

Sarurai’s portfolio encompasses finance, procurement and IT. She ensures that the program has the tools, systems, resources and policies it needs to drive its strategic goals.

Sipho is responsible for the program’s overall strategy and its institutional and operational effectiveness. She provides the internal coherence through crossfunctional integration and takes charge of the program’s external positioning.

Sisa is responsible for the day-to-day financial management, helping the organization deliver its objectives through sound stewardship of its resources.

“SIPHO” MTHATHI

LYNN PHILLIPS

Learning & innovation manager

lynn@tekano.org.za

THANDOKAZI TABATA

Yearlong Fellowship manager (acting) thandokazi@tekano.org.za

MARIANNA VAN NIEKERK

Senior human resources manager

marianna@tekano.org.za

Lynn is responsible for monitoring, evaluation and learning. She supports the program’s strategy and effectiveness through embedding a culture of learning.

Thandokazi drives the yearlong Fellowship program, ensuring the growth of their community through recruitment, onboarding and induction, and a high quality of Fellowship experience for all their cohorts.

Marianna is in charge of human resources, looking after the people, culture and the workplace environment so it is enabling and gives opportunities for the staff to thrive.

Lance Louskieter, Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa program director, at a workshop hosted by the Atlantic Institute at Rhodes House, Oxford, in July 2023. Credit: Lee Atherton.

ASHIKA DAVECHAND

Chief of staff

a.davechand@atlanticfellows.org

SEBABATSO MANOELI-LESAME

Executive director

s.manoeli@atlanticfellows.org

NOLWAZI LAETITIA MBULI

Senior program manager

l.mbuli@atlanticfellows.org

T.O. MOLEFE

Director, publications

t.o.molefe@atlanticfellows.org

Ashika ensures strategy alignment by connecting strategic thinking, planning and implementation across the organization. She facilitates the realization of the vision and priorities in addition to providing problem-solving and strategic support.

MODUPEOLA (“DUPE”) OYEBOLU

Associate director, communications m.oyebolu@atlanticfellows.org

Sebabatso provides institutional oversight, develops operational policies and supports the strategic direction of the program.

Nolwazi manages all aspects of the Fellowship, to support a successful experience for Fellows, including the implementation of the virtual and immersive retreats. She also supports the production of the program’s magazine and podcast.

NIGEL RICHARD

Senior program director & facilitator

n.richard@atlanticfellows.org

Modupeola manages external communications, including content creation, social media and newsletters. She also supports narrative change projects across the program which includes working for the literary magazine, Moya.

Nigel leads the development and delivery of the Fellowship experience and leadership support for Fellows. He also cofacilitates Fellowship sessions, including both the virtual and immersive retreats.

YASMEEN RUBIDGE Facilitator

yasmeen@leadershippathways.co.za Yasmeen co-facilitates Fellowship sessions, including both the virtual and immersive retreats. She also is a founding director of Leadership Pathways, which focuses on the intersections of leadership development and systems transformation.

T. O. stewards the development of the program’s publications and is editorin-chief of Moya, the program’s magazine which explores Black life across time and space. He is a social researcher and a Global Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity.

MEREDITH SHIN

Finance & operations manager

m.shin@atlanticfellows.org

Meredith supports financial operations in the U.S., including financial reconciliation and the tracking of payments, and provides day-to-day administrative support to programs, operations, activities, initiatives, special projects and events.

AMANDA WEBB

Program coordinator

a.webb@atlanticfellows.org

GIL WINTERS Director, finance and operations g.winters@atlanticfellows.org

Amanda coordinates the selection process of Fellows and supports the implementation of Global Atlantic Fellow communitybuilding and funding opportunities.

Gil leads the development of the financial and investment strategy of the program, including work to create necessary processes and infrastructure. He is also responsible for operations, organizational risk management and compliance.

Senior program director, Nigel Richard, speaking at the All-Program Staff Retreat in Da Nang, Viet Nam, in 2024.

ASMAA AKHTAR

Program manager (global engagement and impact)

a.akhtar2@lse.ac.uk

SARA CAMACHO FELIX

Program lead and assistant professor (education)

s.m.camacho-felix@lse.ac.uk

Communications manager

e.ceccato@lse.ac.uk

GRACE FARRELL-TWINEY

Partnerships manager

g.e.farrell-twiney@lse.ac.uk

Asmaa oversees the lifelong Fellowship strategy and programming. Her overarching aim is to ensure that the program’s Global Atlantic Fellows are strongly connected to each other, the program and the wider Atlantic community and have access to continuous learning.

ARMINE ISHKANIAN

Executive director

a.ishkanian@lse.ac.uk

Sara, a practitionerresearcher whose praxis focuses on equitable and reflexive pedagogies in higher education, is responsible for delivering the academic programming and pedagogy of the active Fellowship year.

GEORGE KUNNATH

Lifelong engagement lead and associate professor (education)

g.kunnath@lse.ac.uk

Armine provides institutional and strategic oversight for the Fellowship to achieve its vision, mission and goals, and supports the team to build a powerful and effective program.

George works on strengthening the program’s approach to lifelong engagement, including overseeing the Atlantic Equity Challenge and the AFSEE Incubation Labs.

Emma is the communications manager for the International Inequalities Institute, where the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) program is based. She oversees the program’s marketing and communications planning, strategy and activities.

AYGEN KURT-DICKSON

Policy fellow (funding and knowledge exchange strategy)

a.s.kurt-dickson@lse.ac.uk

Grace leads the program’s partnership strategy, including internal collaborations within the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and external partnerships with other Atlantic Fellows programs and organizations.

MAËL LAVENAIRE

Research fellow (racial inequality)

m.lavenaire@lse.ac.uk

Aygen works toward developing and implementing the International Inequalities Institute’s funding and knowledge exchange strategy, including the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity program’s portfolio.

Maël is a research fellow in racial inequality, who contributes to the Fellowship curriculum development, teaching and mentoring.

EMMA CECCATO

SAAGA LEPPANEN

Communications and marketing officer

s.leppanen1@lse.ac.uk

FABRICIO MENDES FIALHO

Research fellow

f.mendes-fialho@lse.ac.uk

ANASTASIA NAZARYAN

Projects manager

a.nazaryan@lse.ac.uk

ADELE OLIVER

Project support officer, knowledge exchange

a.e.oliver@lse.ac..uk

Saaga leads on the program’s external and internal communications, including managing the AFSEE website, blogs and social media; planning and executing outreach and marketing; and organizing events.

ANNALENA OPPEL

Research fellow

a.oppel@lse.ac.uk

Annalena is a research fellow, who contributes to Fellowship curriculum development, teaching and mentoring.

Fabricio is a research fellow, who contributes to Fellowship curriculum development, teaching and mentoring.

JULIA RYNG

Program officer (Fellowship experience)

j.a.ryng@lse.ac.uk

Julia’s overarching aim is to ensure that the Fellows have the highest-quality student experience during their year at LSE and are prepared to continue their journey as Global Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity.

Anastasia is responsible for managing the key stages of the program’s research project cycles — from the setup through to the completion and closure.

Adele is responsible for fostering and supporting knowledge exchange activities between the program, Fellows and the wider LSE academic community.

FIONA “FI” BELCHER

Research fellow (impact and evaluation)

fiona.belcher@unimelb.edu.au

TRINITY CRUMPENWINMAR

Administration officer

trinity.crumpenwinmar@ unimelb.edu.au

NATHAN FIORITTI

Communications & events officer

nathan.fioritti@unimelb.edu.au

RACHAEL GALWAY

Program manager (Aotearoa) r.galway@unimelb.edu.au

Fiona is a researcher and educator who is focusing on the evaluation and impact of the program.

Trinity maintains high standards in administration and provides general support for program delivery.

SANGITA IYER

Senior coordinator, Fellowship experience sangita.iyer@unimelb.edu.au

ZANE KINGI

Community engagement lead zane.kingi@unimelb.edu.au

Nathan supports communications, particularly the program’s online presence and publicity about the Fellowship during recruitment campaigns. He also assists with event coordination.

ELIZABETH MCKINLEY

Executive director

elizabeth.mckinley@ unimelb.edu.au

Sangita coordinates a range of strategic projects for the team, including the Fellow selection process and the engagement of Global Atlantic Fellows. She also provides logistical support for the delivery of the program.

Zane applies his expertise in Indigenous-informed communication and engagement to ensure that the needs and expectations of Indigenous communities affected by the program are heard and incorporated in all the program’s decisions and strategies.

Elizabeth provides strategic direction, leadership and management of the program, and leads on stakeholder relations.

Rachael is a program manager based at the University of Auckland. Her responsibilities include promoting the program and coordinating Fellowship activity in Aotearoa.

NIKKI MOODIE

Program director & deputy director nikki.moodie@unimelb.edu.au

Nikki is responsible for program team leadership and research translation.

DAVID POLLOCK

Program course coordinator

david.pollock@unimelb.edu.au

MAKAYLA PRESTON

Administration officer makayla.preston@unimelb.edu.au

HINEANI ROBERTS

Communications lead hineani.roberts@unimelb.edu.au

ANNIE SOWTER

Fellowship experience officer

annie.sowter@unimelb.edu.au

Dave coordinates academic programming, curriculum design and delivery, and scholarly support for Fellows.

Makayla is experienced in administrative duties and supports the smooth delivery of the program.

ASHA STEER

Academic support

asha.steer@unimelb.edu.au

CRAIG WALLACE

Associate director (operations) craig.wallace@unimelb.edu.au

Hineani is the communications lead and is passionate about decolonizing narratives and strength-based digital storytelling.

Annie is a participant of the 2024 Melbourne Indigenous Professional Employment Program at the University of Melbourne, completing a diploma of business (operations) whilst assisting with administration and operations at the program.

JO WILSON

Executive coordinator jo.wilson@unimelb.edu.au

Asha is a teaching assistant who supports Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity programming and assisted with the Global Atlantic Fellows cross-program flagship convening on Indigenous health in 2023.

Craig leads the operational delivery and support mechanisms of the program. Committed to supporting social change, he has worked with teams to deliver high impact practices in Australian and Canadian higher education settings.

Jo is an office professional who provides support to the leadership team and the secretariat function for the program advisory board.

VINCENT

Senior executive assistant executive.assistant@ atlanticfellows.org

KATHERINE BOND

Partnerships lead katherine.bond@ atlanticfellows.org

TANYA CHARLES

Senior program and impact lead t.charles@atlanticfellows.org

ABI DIAMOND

Associate executive director (communications and impact) abi.diamond@atlanticfellows.org

Vincent coordinates the executive director’s diary and manages communications on her behalf; supports the Atlantic Institute Governing Board, program directors and the Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board. He also organizes Atlantic Institute property bookings.

KHALIL GOGA

Associate executive director (community and programming) k.goga@atlanticfellows.org

Katherine is responsible for building effective strategic relationships with valuesaligned organizations to mutually enhance knowledge, capability and impact.

MARIA JEFFERY

Communications lead m.jeffery@atlanticfellows.org

Tanya leads various inperson and online programs, including the Annual Convening of Global Atlantic Fellows. She also provides strategic support to the GFAB (Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board).

Team coordinator (convenings) d.mallinson@atlanticfellows.org

Abi is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring the Institute’s operations, financial planning, compliance and reporting. She is also responsible for leading the communications strategy for the Atlantic Fellows community and assessing impact.

XR lead (covering parental leave) deepa.mannkler@ atlanticfellows.org

Khalil is responsible for leading the design and implementation of programs in support of the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff, and the development of a strongly connected lifelong community of action.

Maria is responsible for the creation and distribution of publications, newsletters, events and other emails, Hub content, social media and branding across all communications channels and at events. She also oversees the branding and distribution of Institute gifts.

David provides high quality logistical and coordination support for convenings and programs in support of the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.

Deepa explores how Extended Reality (XR) can further the equity missions of Fellows, developing and commissioning XR work that champions (k)new solutions and interrogates what it means to be human when digital.

DAVID MALLINSON

DEEPA MANN-KLER

BATTAGLIA

MEL NASH

Finance coordinator

melanie.nash@atlanticfellows.org

HA NGUYEN

Team coordinator (covering parental leave)

ha.nguyen@atlanticfellows.org

PATRONELLA NQABA

Program and impact lead

p.nqaba@atlanticfellows.org

EVIE O’ BRIEN

Executive director

e.obiren@atlanticfellows.org

Mel is the financial link between the Institute and Rhodes Trust. She provides budget support to the Atlantic Institute team, assists in building the Institute’s annual budget and provides spend analysis.

AMANDA ODUKA

Program and impact lead amanda.oduka@ atlanticfellows.org

Ha provides support for convenings and programs in support of the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.

Patronella leads on on supporting regional and continental efforts in Africa and is also working to build a strongly connected lifelong global community of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.

KIM OOI

Team coordinator

kim.ooi@atlanticfellows.org

SHANJITHA RAJASINGAM

Team coordinator - convenings & programming (on parental leave) shanjitha.rajasingam@ atlanticfellows.org

Evie provides overarching strategic and operational leadership to the Institute and promote’s the Institute’s values, vision and mission. She works with Fellows, programs and host organizations to create a flourishing global community of changemakers.

DANIEL SALAZAR MURILLO

Data analyst lead daniel.salazarmurillo@ atlanticfellows.org

Amanda supports Fellows’ individual and collaborative work to address the root causes of inequity through designing innovative resourcing and providing bespoke support. She also provides support to previously awarded grantholders.

Kim assists as the coordinator for resources to Fellows and also supports the work of the Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.

Shanjitha assists with convenings and programs in support of the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff.

Daniel compiles, analyzes and protects community data to support decision-making and efforts of the programs and Global Atlantic Fellows. An Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, he is interested in technology, digital rights and fiscal justice.

SUKH SANGHERA

Technology platforms lead

s.sanghera@atlanticfellows.org

RICHARD SMITH

XR specialist richard.smith@atlanticfellows.org

Program and impact lead (innovation and special projects) jemma.stringer@ atlanticfellows.org

FIONNUALA SWEENEY

Multimedia editor

f.sweeney@atlanticfellows.org

Sukh is responsible for maintaintaining and developing the Institute’s online platforms and services. This also includes system upgrades as well as providing technical support and training to Fellows and program staff.

SALMAN USMANI

Communications coordinator

salman.usmani@ atlanticfellows.org

Richard is responsible for the running of the XR (Extended Reality) Lab in Rhodes House, Oxford, which involves technical workshops, managing the equipment loan store, R&D projects and using XR to create experiences that can further the mission of the Fellows to advance equity.

ALICE WROE

XR lead (on parental leave) alice.wroe@atlanticfellows.org

Jemma designs and facilitates programs in support of the work of Global Atlantic Fellows and program staff (underpinned by critical and inclusive pedagogy).

Fionnuala provides editorial guidance to the Institute team, producing multimedia presentations and tools amplifying the work of Global Atlantic Fellows. An Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, she is particularly interested in the care needs of people with dementia.

Salman works as part of the communications team to promote Atlantic Fellows and the Atlantic community on a global stage by amplifying their impact on the world. An Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, he is interested in media and technology policy, information architecture and narrative change.

Alice explores how Extended Reality (XR) can further the equity missions of Fellows, developing and commissioning XR work that champions (k)new solutions and interrogates what it means to be human when digital.

JEMMA STRINGER

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