Meet the 2023 Fellows
Our inaugural Towards 2040 fellows were selected from over 100 applicants and went through a rigorous review process. From July 2022 through April 2023, the fellows participated in monthly creative solution sessions, exchanged ideas with a peer mentor and presented their projects during the Words Beats & Life Festival in Washington, DC.
Ayesha Riaz
Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas
Queena Bergen
Intikana
Din Tolbert
Meet the 2023 Mentors
The inaugural mentors were each paired with a fellow and acted as a sounding board and peer mentor for the fellow's creative solution project.
Hodari Davis
Holly Bass
Martha Diaz
Robert Farid Karimi
Dr. Toby S. Jenkins
Additional support is provided by the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities.