The Equity Lab welcomes third Nexus Fellowship cohort
The Equity Lab is excited to announce the leaders who will make up the 2022-23 cohort of the transformative Nexus Fellowship. The 2022-23 Nexus Fellows represent 8 organizations from across the United States. They join a growing national network of non-profit, philanthropic, corporate, and civic leaders looking to address race and equity issues in their communities.
“We need more agents of change if we are going to interrupt the systemic racial inequities that permeate our laws, policies, and organizational practices,” says Michelle Molitor, Founder and Executive Director of The Equity Lab. “We are thrilled to support this group of courageous, bold leaders from around the country who seek to steer their organizations—and our country—toward a more equitable future.”
The Nexus Fellowship is a year-long personalized leadership program that prioritizes equity, deliberately combining the best in leadership, equity, and management training. In addition to four week-long residencies, Fellows receive dedicated coaching, a virtual learning community, and resources to help drive transformational change in themselves, their organizations, and their communities. The Equity Lab believes it is at the nexus of innovation, design, equity, and leadership that learning organizations are nimble and flexible enough to respond to the demands of the 21st century.
The Fellowship pushes leaders and organizations beyond the conversation of racial equity and into the work of sustaining racial equity in practice. Participants and their organizations receive expert training in four key areas: self, adaptive leadership, technical leadership, and the equityXdesign process. Fellows had to demonstrate support and commitment from their organizational leadership at the highest levels to be selected for the fellowship.
Join us as we welcome the 2022-23 Nexus Fellows and their organizations:
Community Center for Education Results
Rotiesha Clark, Director of Family and Community Engagement
Miriam Karamoko, Strategist, Culture and Racial Equity Impact
FoodCorps
Kenya Collins, Vice President of Equity
Arely Garcia, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
KIPP Foundation
John Widmer, Senior Director of School Culture
Dr. Rashidah Bowen White, Director of Mental Health and Wellness
Lumina Foundation
Dr. Zainab Okolo, Strategy Officer
Paola Santana, Strategy Officer for State Policy
National Center for Families Learning
Leslie Wilson, Senior Training Specialist
Cindy Baumert, Manager, Seed Projects
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Kerk Brown, Vice President, Human Resources
Marytza Rubio, Director, Community Engagement
Wildflower Schools
Alia Peera, Partner, Northern California
Daniela Vasan, Partner
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies
Van Davis, Chief Strategy Officer; Service Design and Strategy Officer, Every Learner Everywhere
Jessica Rowland Williams, Director, Every Learner Everywhere