Eisenhower Fellowships has selected ten ascendant American
leaders from diverse professional fields for its 2024 USA
Fellowship Program, offering them unique opportunities to travel
overseas to meet and exchange ideas with top global experts in
their areas of expertise.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2024 Eisenhower USA Fellows include a civic engagement expert
from the Texas Education Agency, a public policy leader working on
racial justice, the CEO of a Chicago-based public charter school network
and a media company founder dedicated to social advocacy.
Starting this fall, these accomplished leaders will embark on
their international journeys to engage in immersive studies, share
best practices and foster innovative solutions to pressing global
issues. Their travels will take them to countries on four
continents where they will connect with local leaders, gain new
perspectives and return with insights to enhance their work in
the United States.
King Adjei-Frimpong, a civic engagement expert from the Texas
Education Agency, will travel to South
Africa and Belgium to
explore strategies for enhancing democratic participation and civic
engagement, focusing on minority and rural communities.
Andrew Bergman, an advocate for
workforce development and economic empowerment, will travel to
India and the Netherlands to study mental health
workforce development programs, aiming to create a behavioral
health aide program and scale it nationwide to address the shortage
of mental health professionals in underserved areas.
Cielo Castro, a public policy
leader focusing on racial justice, will visit South Africa and Colombia to learn about truth and
reconciliation processes and effective civic engagement, aiming to
apply these insights to advance racial justice in the U.S.
Jamie Holcomb, a museum CEO
focused on early childhood education, will travel to the
United Kingdom and Italy to study early childhood education
methodologies and innovative museum design, with plans to implement
these insights in developing a new state children's museum in
North Carolina.
Constance Jones, CEO of a
Chicago-based public charter
school network, will travel to Ghana and Brazil to study community engagement and
violence prevention strategies, which she aims to implement at
Noble and eventually share across the U.S. education system.
Caroline Klibanoff, a civic
engagement advocate specializing in youth involvement, will visit
Australia and New Zealand to explore innovative approaches
to youth participation in democracy, with plans to develop a
national youth advisory bureau for the U.S. 250th anniversary.
Aija Mayrock, a media company
founder dedicated to social advocacy, will travel to Indonesia and Japan to explore innovative approaches to
aging and mental health support, aiming to create a media network
that highlights the experiences and challenges of older adults.
Samuel Murphey, a strategic
leader in economic development, will visit France and Chile to explore public-private partnerships
and their role in addressing social challenges, seeking to
implement successful models in the St.
Louis metropolitan area.
Aaron Rosen, a foreign policy and
disinformation expert, will travel to Finland and Romania to study best practices in combating
misinformation and enhancing media literacy, aiming to implement
these strategies to bolster trust in democratic processes in the
U.S.
Jonathan Webb, a leader in
women's health and nursing, will visit Ireland, Northern
Ireland and Kenya to
explore strategies for improving maternal health outcomes and
creating economic empowerment opportunities for formerly
incarcerated individuals and those recovering from addiction.
Following their travels abroad, the Eisenhower USA Fellows take their place within EF's
worldwide network of more than 2,500 leaders from government,
business, civil society, education, science, health care, the arts
and journalism. Upon returning home, they will share their insights
and experiences to drive impactful change in their respective
fields.
"We congratulate these outstanding young American leaders for
their selection into this life-changing program and welcome them
into the ranks of our influential network of professionals leading
transformative change around the world," said Eisenhower
Fellowships Chairman, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. "We look forward to their
returning home to apply what they've learned to better their
communities."
Now in its 71st year and named for America's 34th president,
Eisenhower Fellowships brings together innovative leaders from
diverse fields and nations to tackle big challenges and better the
world. Since 1953, more than 2,500 mid-career leaders from 115
countries have benefited from the unique, customized experience of
an Eisenhower Fellowship.
For more information contact:
Erin Hillman, Vice-President,
Programs & Operations
ehillman@efworld.org
215-546-1738
Media Contact
Erin Hillman, Eisenhower
Fellowships, 215-546-1738, ehillman@efworld.org,
www.efworld.org
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