Jemima Adepehin is a PhD student in Public Health Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and a researcher in nutrition, climate resilience, and food systems. Her work focuses on developing practical, community-engaged solutions to strengthen food and nutrition security, particularly among vulnerable populations. With a background in Food Science and Technology and experience in research, teaching, and community engagement, Jemima is passionate about translating evidence into meaningful action. Through the Bolder Futures Fellowship, she will collaborate with Operation Food Search to explore responsible applications of AI, strengthen organizational capacity, and advance data-informed approaches to equitable food access and social impact.

Sarah is the K12 Fellowship Manager for the Strategic Data Project (SDP), focused on bringing high-quality programming to a data-focused educational fellowship. Sarah joined SDP in 2023 after having taught middle-grade humanities in Seattle-area schools and earning her M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from the University of Washington. Sarah’s work has focused on supporting emerging educator professional networks, building curriculum and programming for adult learners, and the intersection of data and policy design in education. As a Pacific Northwest resident, Sarah loves to get out on the water to row or cycle the many hills and trails in her backyard.

Shubhecchha Dhaurali is a 1.5-generation Nepali immigrant from Greater Boston whose work is grounded in a simple question: who gets to create, access, and use knowledge? A researcher and community advocate, she is passionate about public health, AANHPI communities, civic engagement, and making research accessible beyond academic and institutional spaces. Through her initiative, Research within REACH, developed through the AAWPI National Civic Impact Fellowship, she helps community members build the skills and confidence to engage with research themselves. Through the AAPI Data and Bolder Futures AI for Social Good Fellowship, she is interested in exploring how AI can expand access to knowledge and research while centering community voice, context, and agency.

Neha Kohli is a recent graduate of Rice University, where she studied Economics and Philosophy. Her work focuses on addressing the central contradiction of our global food system: while more than 730 million people experience chronic hunger, roughly one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted. This year, Neha will conduct Fulbright research in partnership with Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Bolivia, examining the economic and environmental impacts of food loss and the potential of surplus food recovery systems. Through Bolder Futures, Neha will explore how AI can strengthen the food bank’s operations, research, communications, and long-term organizational capacity.

Ellenie Liang is an Associate at Human Rights Watch, working to push human rights forward on a global scale. She also serves as Director of Outreach for Project by Project, a volunteer nonprofit that empowers the Asian American community and grows the next generation of civic leaders. She’s got a genuine love for the nonprofit sector and for creating impact that actually sticks. By night, she’s a serial hobbyist always chasing the next new thing — right now it’s bending pipe cleaners into tiny flowers!

Shijirtuya (Shijree) is from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where she supported advocacy, youth civic engagement, and human rights organizations. She is passionate about improving organizational design and operations systems that help mission-driven organizations. Prior to joining National CAPACD, she worked as a research assistant at Indiana Nonprofits Project and legal program manager at the LGBT Centre Mongolia. She holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from Indiana University Bloomington. Shijree immigrated to the US in 2018 and currently lives with her partner and a cat named Avey in Chicago, IL. She loves hiking, jigsaw puzzles, and all kinds of craft projects.

Anh Nguyen is a community-building programs advocate with the Vietnamese American Roundtable, serving Vietnamese American communities in Santa Clara County. His work focuses on community outreach, bilingual communication, public health education, civic engagement, and nonprofit capacity building. As a certified community health worker, Anh helps connect residents—particularly seniors, immigrants, and limited-English-speaking individuals—with trusted information, services, and local resources. He also supports partnerships, grant initiatives, data systems, and culturally responsive programs addressing health and social needs. Through the Bolder Futures Fellowship, Anh seeks to advance responsible, practical AI use that strengthens nonprofits, expands language access, and benefits underserved communities more effectively.

Nae Nhae holds an MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. As a Social Care Navigator at Public Health Solutions, NYC’s largest health non-profit, she connects vulnerable populations to historically fragmented services addressing social determinants of health. This work builds on a fellowship with Align Social Impact, where she gained insight into the social impact sector at scale, learning from organizations leading the charge on social responsibility. Earlier, at the NYC Health Department, she led a project on generative AI and mental health, securing leadership support for AI regulation in the city’s Youth Mental Health Policy Agenda. Her global health foundation—spanning maternal mental health research in Rwanda, HIV quality improvement in Lesotho, and SRH research in humanitarian settings—drives her commitment to bridging local insight with emerging technology to advance equitable, tech-enabled solutions worldwide.

Jordan Peyton [ 游敏 ] is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education and Graduate Research Assistant for the CHARGE Research Group at the Ohio State University working with Dr. Mayra S. Artiles. They have worked in K-12, Higher Education, Corporate DEI, and APIDA Nonprofits. Research interests include research experiences for undergraduates (REUs) programs in engineering spaces, undergraduate to graduate pathways, and disaggregating the data in the APIDA umbrella. They have extensive experience working with MAASU since 2017, serving on all branches of the organization. Their main objective is to expand the research endeavors of the organization while utilizing their PhD experience.

Daniela Reyes is an educator, mentor, and advocate dedicated to expanding educational access and fostering student success. She serves as Program Associate at the Abramson Scholarship Foundation(ASF) in Washington, D.C., supporting program development, career and internship guidance, and Scholar success. Before joining ASF, Daniela served as a U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Italy, designing and leading English language and cultural exchange lessons for high school students, and represented the U.S.-Italy Fulbright ETA program at the 2025 ETA Enrichment Seminar in Luxembourg. Daniela is a first-generation college graduate and earned her B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art from Williams College.

Francisco is a multifaceted youth leader and professional with interests relating to the education and nonprofit sectors. For more than three years, he has worked at museums and other out-of-school settings facilitating science learning for diverse audiences, including children and families. He currently works as a Community Scientist at BioBus in New York City, bringing high-quality science education to K-12 youth from under-engaged local communities through mobile lab programs. With the expansion of AI in the workforce, he is interested in exploring how emerging tools can be optimized to strengthen organizational capacity for social impact.

Adjoa Sarpong is an aspiring physician-scientist and biosecurity expert focused on strengthening pandemic prevention. She tries to help make biosecurity knowledge accessible to people seeking to enter and contribute to the field. Drawing on interests in neuroscience, vaccine research, and responsible AI, she aims to pair learning with practical, community-centered action. She is fully committed to building networks that can anticipate biological risks and advance a safer future.