NELP Senior Fellows

Notable NELP Graduates

About Our Senior Fellows

We all stand to profit from the energy and commitment of this new talent pool. Emerging Leaders Program graduates will not only represent the demographics of our region, but will have the leadership training needed to add immediate value to community projects and organizations.

NELP Class XIV (2023-2024)


Fellows:


  • Meg Birmingham

  • Rachael Brown

  • Geneva Budd

  • Kalyn Dean

  • Danny Jimenez

  • Joshua Hanosh

  • Michelle Le

  • J. Newell

  • Chimmy Power

  • Joan Schubert

  • Maria Soria

  • Janelle Surrey-Miller

  • Keiona Williamson

  • Brandon Xiong

NELP Class XIII (2022-2023)


Fellows:


  • Bena Arao, Ed.D.

  • Al Brown, Jr.

  • Madison Burton

  • Michaela Edwards

  • Franceska "Frankie" Gamez

  • Kelly Huffman

  • Robin Kelly-Dunton

  • Jeneba Lahai

  • Shing Long

  • Michelle Maghari

  • Eugenia "Gina" Richardson

  • Jetaun Stevens

  • Juliet Swinger

  • Britton Taylor

NELP Class XII (2021)


Fellows:


  • Achini Bandara

  • Courtney Beal

  • Neil Brown

  • Coley World

  • Rosemarie Dauz

  • Sean Duncan

  • Renatto Guerra

  • Ray Harrington

  • Essence Hill

  • Gregory Knox

  • Marlon Lara

  • Bobby Lister

  • Eric Riviera-Juardo

  • Jade Rodgers

  • Carmen Ross

  • Claire Scott

  • Jon Wedding

  • Melinda Wilson Ramey, Ph.D.

NELP Class XI (2019-2020)


Fellows:


  • Chastity Benson

  • Kimberly Diaz

  • Tracy Ewing

  • Tiffani Harter

  • Riley Hayek

  • Riley Hayek

  • Theadora Kaiser

  • Sadalia King

  • Adrianna Lucero

  • Keitie McGhee

  • Erica Morgera

  • Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu

  • JaRita Pichon

  • Dr. Allegra Pickett

  • Jarrett Powell

  • Shelle Smallwood

  • Simone Thomas

  • Anya-Jael Woods

NELP Class X (2018-2019)


Fellows:


  • Manpreet Bains

  • Samantha Beck

  • Adrian Carpenter

  • Delilah Clay

  • Bryan Cruz

  • Rabbil Green

  • Cameron Law

  • Sarita Lee

  • Amanda Lipp

  • Mariana Sabeniano

  • Evan Schmidt

  • Terrence Shelton

  • Beatrice Tetteh, MD, MPH

  • Darcy Totten

  • Anna Trunnell

  • Nikki Wardlaw

  • Paul Willis

NELP Class IX (2017-2018)


Fellows:


  • Vanessa Caigoy

  • Christine Calvin

  • Janette Cruz

  • Aaron Davis

  • Kara Johnson

  • Shaunda Johnson

  • Giuliano Kornberg

  • Anthony Ogbeide

  • Deneva Shelton

  • Maya Wallace

NELP Class VIII (2016-2017)


Fellows:


  • Bree Cahill

  • Simi Claire

  • Lori Fuller

  • Patrick Guild

  • Jeannie Howell

  • Jonathan Kaufman

  • Michael Lynch

  • Robert Mendoza

  • Santosh Mishra

  • Guy Ollison

  • Tara Porter

  • Jordan Powell

  • Kiara Reed

  • Sara Reed

  • Koi Rivers

  • Tamara Srzentic

NELP Class VII (2015 - 2016)


Fellows:


  • Amanda Blackwood

  • Kameka Brown

  • Cornelious Burke

  • George Claire

  • Flojaune Griffin Cofer, PhD, MPH

  • Toni Hoang

  • Raymond James Irwin

  • Dave Kempa

  • Emma Kerss

  • Aisha Lowe

  • Khaim Morton

  • Eduardo Pagliere

  • Johnny Perez

  • Bastian Reinhart

  • Bobby Dalton Guleng Roy

  • Hadi Shirmohamadali

  • Oana York

NELP Class VI (2014 - 2015)


Fellows:


  • Jose Altamirano

  • Julius Austin

  • Veronica Delgado

  • Robyn Fleming

  • Johnnise Foster-Downs

  • Lishaun Francis

  • Rita L. Gallardo Good

  • Kenneth (KJ) Johnston

  • Ranon Maddox

  • Robynne S. Rose-Haymer

  • Kao Nyuan Saephanh

  • James C. Shelby II

  • Robert (BJ) Snowden, Ed.D.

  • Louis Stewart

  • Justin L. Ward

NELP Class V (2013 - 2014)


Fellows:


  • Deepak Aswani

  • Elizabeth Baidoo

  • Constance D. Carter

  • Le Ondra Clark Harvey

  • Aboubacar S. N. Diare

  • Suzanne Dizon

  • Basim Elkarra

  • Jessica Kriegel

  • Jessica Leeson

  • John H. Lockwood

  • Kathleen J. Olson

  • Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick

  • Joshua Wood

  • Lisa Wrightsman

NELP Class IV (2012 - 2013)


Fellows:


  • Yaa Aggrey-Fynn

  • Addie L. Ellis, EdD

  • Tiffany Fraser

  • Brittney Gandy-Knox

  • Marlon Hill

  • Yen Marshall

  • Tamiko Moon

  • Jake Mossawir

  • Elaine Sison-Lebrilla

  • Kyle Wakamiya

  • Melissa Williams

NELP Class III (2011 - 2012)


Fellows:


  • Monique Anderson

  • Saori Choulos

  • Charles Dukes

  • Emily Dutch

  • Kamieka Hairston

  • Kamieka Hairston

  • Chantel Johnson

  • Torreyana D. Johnson

  • DeShawn Jordan

  • Esther Kennedy

  • Lesli Lewis

  • Lawrence Luong

  • Dr. Michael Marion, Jr.

  • Terry Palacios, E.I.T.

  • Miyishia Slay

  • Kristin Smith

  • Christina Solomon

  • Jamie Taylor

NELP Class II (2010 - 2011)


Fellows:


  • Chaez Boswell

  • Michael Broughton

  • Brandy Daniels-Bolden

  • David Davis

  • Jennifer M. Daw

  • Christopher Griffin

  • Ryan Harrison

  • Dustin Johnson

  • Marcus Kiel

  • Alana Mathews

  • JaConya Merchant

  • Kiauna Norman

  • Rory Scott

  • Lateka Stanley

  • Chuka Torres

  • Johnathan E. Williams

NELP Class I (2009 - 2010)


Fellows:


  • Mark Adams

  • Naomi Amaha

  • Jose Bodipo-Memba

  • Kiyana Davis Kiel

  • Courtney Frieh

  • Melissa Gear

  • Parrish Geary

  • Nicole Howard

  • Lourdes Jimenez-Price

  • Christopher Johnson

  • William Jahmal Miller, MHA

  • Stephen Kyle Nichols

  • Amos Nugent

  • Rhonda Staley-Brooks

  • Darrell Teat