2018 Obama Fellows

Keith Wattley

Transforming the lives of young people convicted of serious crimes, equipping them to become valuable members of the community

Dominique Jordan Turner

Equipping under-resourced youth to get to and through college, find meaningful careers, and become the next generation of Chicago leaders

Alex Smith

Fighting loneliness and polarization in the UK by connecting seniors and young professionals to build new and lasting relationships

Koketso Moeti

Building a digital platform to enable Black South African women to organize around the issues that most affect their lives

Melissa Malzkuhn

Designing digital tools to give deaf children equal access to language, literacy, and expression

Kalani Leifer

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections

Sandor Lederer

Building digital tools to help citizens push for transparency and good governance in Hungary

Moussa Kondo

Fighting corruption in Mali by celebrating honest civil servants

Navdeep Kang

Building a collaborative, community-based approach to the opioid crisis, changing how addiction is treated in Ohio

Preethi Herman

Equipping a new movement of female leaders to engage their communities in addressing India’s toughest problems

Ashley Hanson

Using the arts to help rural communities connect across difference, revitalize their rural spaces, and create new narratives across the United States

Tiana Epps-Johnson

Fellow Tiana Epps-Johnson from 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows.

Nedgine Paul Deroly

Working with Haitian communities to create a network of civic leaders and build an equitable education system based on shared history, values, and vision

Celina De Sola

Forging partnerships across institutions and people to empower youth, mobilize action, and build community resilience to reduce poverty and violence

Zarlasht Halaimzai

Fellow Zarlasht Halaimzai from 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows.

Harry Grammer

Fellow Harry Grammer from 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows.

Sasha Fisher

Fellow Sasha Fisher from 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows.

Clarissa Delgado

Redesigning teacher training to address the reality of students' poverty and helping public school teachers become community leaders

Veronica Crespin-Palmer

Empowering families most affected by educational inequity in Colorado to organize for change

Erin Barnes

Equipping new local leaders across the country to improve their neighborhoods through resident-led, crowdfunded community change