ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
Demonstrating the potential of humanistic knowledge and methods to solve problems, build capacity, and advance justice and equity
Dima Abi Saab
Year:
- 2024
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
Appointed as Research and Organizing Manager, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
Jacob Anbinder
Year:
- 2026
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Manager of Academic Engagement and Impact
Aixin Aydin
Year:
- 2025
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Appointed as Advocacy Manager: Universal Representation Initiative, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Ashley M. Barry
Year:
- 2024
College Access: Research & Action
Appointed as Policy Researcher, College Access: Research & Action
Duygu Basaran Sahin
Year:
- 2025
Coalition for the Homeless
Appointed as Research & Policy Associate, Coalition for the Homeless
Samantha Ruth Brown
Year:
- 2026
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Food Systems and Grocery Policy Researcher
Sara Bubenik
Year:
- 2024
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Appointed as Research Communications Director, United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Catherine Marie Champney
Year:
- 2026
College Access Research & Action
Policy & Research Communications Specialist
Andreina I. Colina-Marin
Year:
- 2024
Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Appointed as Project Management Specialist, Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Belquis Elhadi
Year:
- 2024
Full Spectrum Features
Appointed as Manager of Learning and Impact, Full Spectrum Features
Breanna Escamilla
Year:
- 2025
Hispanic Scholars Program
Appointed as Assistant Director for Programming, Hispanic Scholars Program
Kathleen Escarcha
Year:
- 2026
Presidents' Alliance on Immigration and Higher Education
Research and Policy Associate
Ryan Fan
Year:
- 2024
Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego
Appointed as Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Majdal: Arab Community Center of San Diego
Sara O. Fetherolf
Year:
- 2024
Los Angeles Poverty Department
Appointed as Public Programs and Engagement Specialist, Los Angeles Poverty Department
Mirtha Garcia Reyes
Year:
- 2024
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
Appointed as LGBTQ+ Health Equity Research Specialist, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
Claudia Garcia-Rojas
Year:
- 2025
Open Communities
Appointed as Community Advocacy Manager, Open Communities
Ipshita Ghosh
Year:
- 2025
Disability Rights North Carolina
Appointed as Disability Policy and Advocacy Analyst, Disability Rights North Carolina
Aubrial Harrington
Year:
- 2025
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Appointed as Narrative Development Specialist, Americans for Immigrant Justice
Ashley Hollingshead
Year:
- 2025
North Carolina Justice Center
Appointed as Housing Equity Specialist, North Carolina Justice Center
Megan Jordan
Year:
- 2025
Highlander Research and Education Center
Appointed as Public Memory and Participatory Design Specialist, Highlander Research and Education Center
Jessica M. Kiebler
Year:
- 2025
Sojourner House
Appointed as Research and Policy Director, Sojourner House
Rachel Klepper
Year:
- 2024
United Neighborhood Houses
Appointed as Research Analyst, United Neighborhood Houses NY
Racquel Lee
Year:
- 2024
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Appointed as Program Impact Manager, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Wendyliz Martinez
Year:
- 2024
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Appointed as NJ Reparations Council Research and Digital Communications Associate, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Faith A. Otchere
Year:
- 2025
Sojourner House
Appointed as Strategic Communications and Research Director, Sojourner House
Gisselle Perez-Leon
Year:
- 2026
American Friends Service Committee
Just Migration Communications Research Analyst
Maria Liliana Ramirez
Year:
- 2024
Justice Action Center
Appointed as Narrative Research Specialist, Justice Action Center
Kaelin Rapport
Year:
- 2024
Center for Law & Social Policy
Appointed as Policy Analyst, Racial Equity, Center for Law and Social Policy
Margaret Sheble
Year:
- 2024
Educational Video Center
Appointed as Archive Distribution Specialist, Educational Video Center
Alesondra J. Christmas Stapleton
Year:
- 2024
Zora's House
Appointed as Equity Design Program Manager, Zora’s House
Emily Karen Sterk
Year:
- 2024
The Milwaukee Turners
Appointed as Research and Advocacy Associate, The Milwaukee Turners
Mark Tseng-Putterman
Year:
- 2022
- 2025
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Appointed as Communications/Narrative Change Specialist, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Vuk Vukovic
Year:
- 2025
National Public Housing Museum
Appointed as Associate Curator and Summit Coordinator, National Public Housing Museum
Jade Chanel Williams
Year:
- 2025
Petey Greene Program
Appointed as Strategic Programs Manager, The Petey Greene Program
George Ygarza
Year:
- 2024
Participatory Budgeting Project
Appointed as Curriculum Design Specialist, Participatory Budgeting Project